AGENDA

AGENDA

Wednesday, October 14
8:00 am – 2:00 pm	Bruce Testa Semi-Annual Golf Outing
10:00 am – 6:00 pm	Sponsor Registration
12:00 pm – 6:00 pm	Registration
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm	Committee Meetings
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm	Preconference Internal Controls/Technology Bob Scott
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Opening Sponsor Reception

Thursday, October 15
7:00 am – 10:00 am	Registration
7:15 am – 8:15 am	Networking Breakfast
8:15 am – 9:05 am	Concurrent Sessions Conference Success & Member Perks: TBD GFOAT President, Past President, & President Elect and Current Board and Committee Chairs Accounting: TBD Rachel Ormsby (Partner, FORVIS) Budget: Non-Municipal Budgeting Monika Arris & Kate Boatler Technical: Ask Me Anything Bob Scott (ACM, Prosper) Technical: Strategic Approach to Lowering Credit Card Fees Mike Cannata (Senior Consultant, Merchant Cost Consulting)
9:15 am – 10:05 am	Concurrent Sessions Accounting: TBD John Deburro (Partner, Weaver) Budget: New Budget Award Criteria Katie Ludwig (GFOA) Technical: Engaging Your Legislators Rick Ramirez (TML) Soft Skills: Why Your Best Ideas Never Happen Nathan Manlove (President, The Ammo Group) Getting the Most from Your GFOAT Sponsorship: Special session for sponsors only! Martie Simpson (Executive Director, GFOAT)
10:05 am – 10:45 am	Sponsor Break
10:45 am to Noon	Welcome and General Session GFOAT Welcome Sergio Villasana (GFOAT President & Director of Finance & Procurement, City of Corpus Christi) Corpus Christi Welcome TBD Greetings & Housekeeping Martie Simpson (Executive Director, GFOAT) TML Update & Legislative Monty Wynn (Executive Director, TML)
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm	Delegate Lunch Awards
1:10 pm – 2:40 pm	Keynote Speaker JB Sauceda
2:40 pm – 3:10 pm	Sponsor Break
3:10 pm – 4:00 pm	Concurrent Sessions Accounting: GASB 103 Bob Scott & GASB Budget: Small City Budgeting Cayce Lay Lamas Technical: Bond Sales & Small Cities Brian Shiels (Sr. VP, The Baker Group) Soft Skills: Communicating Financials Shannah Hayley (Plano/TAMIO) Accounting: TBD Brooks Watson
4:10 pm – 5:00 pm	Concurrent Sessions Accounting: Ethics Thao/Sergio Budget: TBD Casey Bennett & Colin Boothe Technical: HOT & STR Compliance Marlon Castillo (Manager, Azavar) Soft Skills: Sustainable Processes Blu Kostelich & Aaron Rector Accounting: TBD Dean Michael Mead (Partner, Carr Riggs & Ingram)
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm	Conference Social on the USS Lexington

Friday, October 16
7:30 am – 8:30 am	Committee Networking Breakfast
8:30 am – 10:00 am	President's Address Friends with a Lifeboat: How to Work with Partners to Triage Your Processes Sergio, Keith, & Katie Ludwig
10:00 am – 10:30 am	Coffee Break/Sponsor Networking
10:30 am – 11:50 am	Concurrent Sessions Accounting: Depreciation Bob Scott Budget: Public Safety Budgeting Julie Behrens Technical: TBD Speakers Soft Skills: Leading the Next Generation Christina Flores (HR Director, McAllen)

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