Mark Dauberman
Dauberman Enterprises 

• Apply the changes to all professional standards resulting from the clarity projects to improve the efficiency with which professional services are performed
• The revised AICPA Code of Professional Conduct
• Changes to the independence requirements that went into effect at the beginning of 2016
• Changes to the performance of compilation and review engagements resulting from SSARS 21
• The new preparation engagement introduced in SSARS 21
• Changes to the accounting principles related to the statement of cash flows, imputation of interest, and accounting for deferred income taxes

Michael Luff 
CliftonLarsenAllen, LLP

• Recognize how the new leasing standard has evolved and how the new standard is organized
• Recognize how the new leasing standard has evolved and how the new standard is organized
• Demonstrate knowledge of some high level differences between ASC 842 and IFRS 16
• Recognize the new recognition and measurement requirements

Robb Connor 
BKD LLP

• The impact of the tax reform will depend on your unique situation
• There are many significant uncertainties surrounding the new pass-through business deduction; many are taking a wait-and-see approach
• The international provisions of the TCJA are complex & require detailed analysis.

Brian Zales, CPA
Anton Collins Mitchell LLP

• Obtain an understanding of the accounting and tax implications and pitfalls of the M&A process
• Description and overview of merger and acquisition process
• Account implications and pitfalls of the M&A process
• Tax implications of M&A process

KC Matthews, CFA 
UMB Bank

• Over the past few years the U.S. has been experiencing a “Goldilocks economy.” Low interest rates, modest inflation, a robust labor market and stellar corporate earnings have created an economy that was not too hot, not too cold, but just right.
• What are wolves? Material and sustainable disruptor to the fundamentals of the economy and financial markets.
• Goldilocks to the Big Bad Wolves: What are the actual real wolves, inflation, fed policy error, end of economic cycle, trade war, and the mother of all wolves. What are the perceived wolves, weather, conflict.
• Forecast including real GDP, Fed Funds, S&P 500 Earnings, Four-Year Presidential Cycle, and UMB’s Forecast Summary

Rick Lucy, CISA, CPA, phD
BKD LLP

• Understand 2018’s cyber security threats
• A deep dive into cyber security threats against your business

Brad Kelsey
KPMG LLP

• An understanding of why the path is shorter for manually compliant organizations to implement revenue technology.  The value of moving to automated compliance and having more robust revenue reporting. How organizations determine the priority and next step in their revenue and reporting   journey.
• A Leading Cyber Security Company’s Journey to Automated Revenue Recognition Compliance
• Considerations for Automating All or Part of A Manually Compliant Organization
• Accelerating Your Path to Automation – How Manually Compliant Organizations Are Halfway There

Dan Domagala 
EKS&H LLLP soon to be Plante Moran

• What opportunities or challenges might blockchain bring to you and your organization?
• Evolving concepts of trust: Local, Institutional, Distributed
• Defining blockchain as a distributed ledger
• Blockchain examples: Cutting through the hype