Financial Institutions Conference (IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE)

Overview

In-person seating is limited. Register early!

Highlights

See agenda tab above for session information. Detailed session descriptions will be updated late Spring.

Designed For

CPAs and financial professionals working in or with the financial institutions profession

Objectives

To provide the latest information on accounting and financial issues affecting financial institutions

Notice

You may also attend this conference via live webcast. Register for live webcast attendance HERE.

Fees

Credits

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Vendor

Tuesday, May 23

General Session

8:00am - 8:10am Welcome messages

This session is available to registrants only.

General Session

8:10am - 9:00am Economy Update

Speaker: Brandon Koeser, CPA | RSM US LLP

This session is available to registrants only.

Breakout Session

9:15am - 10:30am Cryptocurrency and Fraud

When fraud is being facilitated through cryptocurrencies, accountants and finance professionals need to have a basic understanding of how cryptocurrencies work. Contrary to common beliefs, cryptocurrency transactions can be traced, even though it may be difficult. Entities such as FTX have facilitated massive frauds utilizing cryptocurrencies as the primary vehicle to entice investors. In this interactive session, learn a high-level review of blockchain, how to potentially trace transactions, and how historical psychological approaches are being utilized to entice investors into providing their funds without doing the proper due diligence.

Key takeaways:

Identify the components of a blockchain sequence.
Differentiate between cryptocurrency and a token.
Assess different methods to trace blockchain transactions.
Evaluate psychological methods being used to facilitate cryptocurrency fraud schemes.

Speaker: Michael "Bret" Hood

This session is available to registrants only.

9:15am - 10:30am Tax Update

Speaker: Rachel Scheve, CPA and Paul Cain, CPA | RSM US LLP

This session is available to registrants only.

General Session

10:45am - 12:00pm ALM (Asset Liability Management)

Speaker: Scott Hildebrand

This session is available to registrants only.

General Session

12:45pm - 1:35pm Regulator Trends Panel

This session is available to registrants only.

Breakout Session

1:50pm - 2:40pm Mergers & Acquistions

Speaker: Howard Hagen, Dickinson Law

This session is available to registrants only.

1:50pm - 2:40pm The Dark Triad of Ethicality: How Illusory Superiority, Bounded Ethicality, and Confirmation Bias Impact Ethical Decision-Making

While financial professionals often have the best intentions, certain mental processes can interfere with objectivity. Three particular maladies, referred to as illusory superiority, bounded ethically and confirmation bias, can indirectly lead to flawed conclusions and examinations — which can directly affect credibility. This session will uncover methods to ensuring a fair and impartial fraud examination can be conducted. This session qualifies for one hour of ethics CPE credit.

Key highlights:

Create mental triggers to improve ethical outcomes
Determine how perception affects decision-making
Evaluate methods to mitigate the negative effects of power and myopic vision
Identify the effects of abstraction on risk assessment and mitigation
Generate different perspectives and frames to improve objectivity

Speaker: Michael "Bret" Hood

This session is available to registrants only.

Breakout Session

2:55pm - 3:45pm Call Reports

Speaker: Andrea Lambert, 3PR

This session is available to registrants only.

2:55pm - 3:45pm Credit Risk

Speaker: To be announced soon

This session is available to registrants only.

General Session

3:55pm - 4:45pm CEO Banking Industry Discussion

Panelists:

Josh Cook, Community Choice Credit Union
Jim Plagge, Bank Iowa
Laurie Vitzthum, Iowa State Bank
Ben Currie, TruBank (moderator)

This session is available to registrants only.

Leader(s):

Panel of Experts