Day
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ACE Session #
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ACE Session Name
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Speaker(s)
* = IMA TS&P Committee Member
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Short Description
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Saturday, 6/20
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PCW1
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Turning the Tables on Excel
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Debby Bloom-Hill (Mitchell Cmty College)
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Since we still have Excel, get the most out of it with data and pivot tables.
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Sunday, 6/21
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TES2
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Modernize Finance and Escape from Excel Hell
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Andre
Lafayette (Host Analytics)
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Automate budgeting & forecasting with cloud-based streamlining.
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Sunday, 6/21
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TES1
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Enhanced Analytics - Benchmarking Made Easy with XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language)
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*Ariel Markelevich (Suffolk University)
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Analyze and improve your company's performance by enhancing your peer benchmarking. XBRL has made data accessible and easy to use more than ever before.
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Sunday, 6/21
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BPS2
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The Impact of Integrated Reporting on Management Accountants
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*Kristine Brands (Regis U.), *David Colgren (Colcomgroup), Bob Laux (Microsoft)
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Developments in Integrated Reporting (<IR>), an emerging performance reporting trend that focuses on broadening traditional financial reporting to include environment, social, and governance performance reporting. (More emerging than Tech, but our Committee is really into <IR> and you need to know the impact.)
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Monday, 6/22
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GSM2
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The Cyber Security Ecosystem - Where Do I Fit?
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MarcusSachs (North American Electric Reliability Corporation)
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Showing which techniques are successful in countering what seems to be an endless stream of cyber incidents.
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Monday, 6/22
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LHM1
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Management Accounting Roundtables (formerly Brown Bag) Lunch:
SEE BELOW “TE1-8”
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Multiple TS&P members
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Monday, 6/22
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TE1
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Analytics and Big Data – What Tools Do You Use?
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Rosemary Amato (Deloitte Innovation)
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Monday, 6/22
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TE2
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Maximizing Control and Visibility Through Automation
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Peter Carrell
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Monday, 6/22
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TE3
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Corporate Disclosure 3.0: The Rise of Integrated Reporting
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*Brad Monterio (Colcomgroup)
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Monday, 6/22
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TE4
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Best Apps for Business
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Deborah C. Michalowski
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Monday, 6/22
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TE5
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New Computer Implementations - Tips and Traps
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Scott Johnson
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Monday, 6/22
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TE6
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The Advantages of Best-In-Class Financial Management in the Cloud
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Mark Severance
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Monday, 6/22
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TE7
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Big Data and Excel PowerPivot
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*Chris Mishler (Experis)
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Monday, 6/22
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TE8
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XBRL for Management Accountants
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*David Colgren (Colcomgroup)
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Monday, 6/22
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ARM1
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Is Data Science the New Statistics?
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Thomas Miller (Northwestern Univ.)
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The emerging field of data science, otherwise known as predictive analytics. Current developments in the field, leading database and analytics software systems, and directions for the future.
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Monday, 6/22
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BPM3
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Moving Beyond Budgeting: Integrated Financial Planning IS Integral to CFO's Role
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Paul Barber (Prophix Software)
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Using CPM to drive insightful analysis and expanded participation from their entire organization.How are they doing it and what benefits are they seeing?
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Monday, 6/22
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BPM1
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Big Data and Advanced Visualization - Big Data the BIG Buzz Word
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Rosemary Amato (Deloitte Innovation)
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Learn about advanced data visualization techniques and solutions that can be used with Big Data. A case study using QLIK will be presented to show how to recognize risks within Big Data.
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Monday, 6/22
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TEM1
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Business Intelligence with Microsoft Excel
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Bill Jelen (MrExcel.com)
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Excel 2010/2013 Power Query to automate data cleansing, Power Pivot to mash up millions of rows, Power View for interactive dashboards, Power Map for geographic analysis, and more new features.
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Monday, 6/22
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BPM4
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Best Practices in Gaining Full Control over the Financial Close and Reconciliation Management Process
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Bob Davenport (Blackline)
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Reconciliation and closing automation software – Efficiency!
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Monday, 6/22
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RMM2
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Focus on Monitoring - How Data Analytics Can Enhance Internal Controls
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Jennifer Thompson
(Wipfli LLP)
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Consider the benefits data analytics can bring to the organization, especially as an enhancement to monitoring controls.
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Tuesday, 6/23
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TET1
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Data Visualization: How to Mine Through Mess and Put Data to Use!
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Erich Heneke
(Mayo Clinic)
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Learn how to take mined data and present it differently to executives, who may prefer to be given more meaningful reports instead of spreadsheets.
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Tuesday, 6/23
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TET3
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The Value of Social Media in Finance & Accounting
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Jodi Chavez
(Accounting Principals)
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Accounting and finance leaders are utilizing social media like never before. How are they using it, and what role should it play in your career and in your company?
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Tuesday, 6/23
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SCT3
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Building Trust in Integrated Reporting: Applying the COSO Framework And Understanding Key Related Issues
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*Brad Monterio (Colcomgroup), *Liv Watson (Workiva)
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Integrated reporting in the context of the updated COSO Framework and identifying related key issues around enterprise risk management, assurance and audit quality.
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Tuesday, 6/23
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RMT2
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A Wake-Up Call? Fight Back Against Cybercrime
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Ricky Link
(Coalfire Systems)
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Discussion of cyber risk management and review the disclosure law already in effect. Also covered in this topic is the development of in depth cybercrime defense and preparation of short- and long-term action plans.
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Tuesday, 6/23
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TET2
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Understanding the Cloud for Accounting
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George Thomas
(First Data)
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Learn how to assess whether your business is on the cloud and how to understand the related risks and opportunities.
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Wednesday, 6/24
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TEW1
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Review and Apply Top Technology Trends in Accounting and Finance
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*Eric Matyac (Experis Finance)
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Review survey results of technologies impacting A&F teams as well as how some organizations are planning for and adopting new technologies. Explore methodologies for adoption of new technology.
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Wednesday, 6/24
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GSW2
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Darwinian Business - The Evolution of Big Data and Analytics - Concepts for Management Accountants
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John Lucker,
Deloitte Consulting LLP
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Examples and case studies of current key industry trends in the evolution of analytics, important areas to focus on, new insights in business analytics, and key lessons learned.
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