Schedule

MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2020
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Leadership Institute Kick-Off Activity
LI2.0 Class Members Only
TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2020
8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Pre-Conference and Conference Registration
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CONARC Steering Committee Meeting
Invitation Only
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. BDO Alliance USA Workshop with Continental Breakfast
Members and Invited Guests Only
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CPAFMA Leadership Institute 2.0 Day I with Lunch
LI2.0 Class Members Only
12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Color Accounting Pre-Conference with Lunch 
Pre-Registration Required
12:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.    Vendor Set-Up
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Welcome Reception with the Vendors 
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020
6:00 a.m.  Power Stroll
Led by Roman Kepczyk
7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Conference Registration
7:15 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Networking Breakfast with the Vendors
8:00 a.m. - 8:20 a.m. Welcome and Early Seagull Prizes
8:20 a.m. - 9:35 a.m. General Session: The Unstoppable You 
9:35 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. CPAFMA This Year and Next
9:45 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. Refreshment Break with the Vendors
10:10 a.m. - 12:40 p.m. BREAKOUT BY FIRM SIZE LUNCH & LEARNS
  BO1 Sharing Best Practices Small Firm Roundtable
  BO2 Sharing Best Practices Medium Firm Roundtable
  BO3 Sharing Best Practices Large Firm Roundtable
12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSIONS
  BO4 Management and Leadership
  BO5 Collaboration: Teams and Yammer
  BO6 A NOVEL IDEA: "One Word"
2:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSIONS
  BO7 Planning and Life Management: Getting Unstuck
  BO8 Power BI and Robotic Process Automation
  BO9 Unconscious Bias
  BO10 Recruiting Models
3:25 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. Refreshment Break with the Vendors
3:50 p.m. - 5:05 p.m. General Session: Building Business Relationships that Really Work
5:05 p.m. - 6:05 p.m. Happy Hour with the Vendors
6:05 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. BDO Alliance USA Happy Hour
By Invitation Only
9:00 p.m. Sundae Bar on the Pool Deck
An optional evening activity for those who are still looking to share.
THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2020
6:00 a.m. Yoga Class
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Conference Registration 
7:30a.m. - 8:30 a.m. The Transformation of the Accounting Profession:
Major Changes in Our Industry that You Need to Be Aware of as Firm Manager
7:30a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Networking Breakfast with the Vendors 
8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. General Session:
Politics and Their Impact on the Firm of Today and Tomorrow
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. BREAKOUT SESSIONS
  BO11 Emotional Intelligence and Conflict Management
  BO12 Gadgets
  BO13 Candid Conversations
  BO14 How to Really Merge After the Merge: Integration
10:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. Refreshment Break with the Vendors
10:50 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSIONS
  BO15 Communication Skills
  BO16 Security
  BO17 Feedback
  BO18 Expanding Your Firm's Accounting Services Beyond the Cloud
12:05 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. VENDOR SPONSORED LUNCH & LEARNS
  LL01 Thomson Reuters
  LL02 Wolters Kluwer/CCH
  LL03 Intuit
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSIONS
  BO19 Conquer the Calendar
  BO20 Workflow/Automation
  BO21 The Success Factors for Millenials -
Preparing New Hires for Success in Their Careers
  BO22 Get Your Net Working
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Refreshment Break with the Vendors
3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. General Session: Transformation
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. EVENING OUT | Dinner and Entertainment
Memories Are Made in Flip Flops
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2020
7:00 a.m. - Noon Conference Registration
7:15 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Hot Breakfast with the Vendors
8:05 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. General Session: Addiction and What It Means
9:20 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. FMA Feud
10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. General Session: Multigenerational Management
11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Top Ten and Late Seagull Prizes