Break out sessions

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm

So You Need to Reduce Retirement Costs? Contracting for Reduced Benefits: Speakers: Brian Stott, Human Resources Director, City of Fremont; Lalo Perez, Administrative Services Director, City of Palo Alto
Investing in Today’s Changing Markets: Speakers: Michelle Durgy, Chief Investment Officer, City and County of San Francisco; Nancy Jones, Managing Director; PFM Asset Management LLC
Need More Revenue in Today’s Anti-Tax Environment?: Speakers: Catherine Lew, President & CEO, The Lew Edwards Group; Chris Fisher, Group Manager, Financial Consulting, Willdan Financial Services; Tami Scott, Administrative Services Director, City of Cathedral City
Implementing GASB 54 (Fund Balance Reporting): Speaker: Gregory Allison, Senior Lecturer in Public Finance and Government, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Analyzing Organizational Performance Problems – Whose Problem is It?: Speaker: Neil Kupchin, Management and Training Consultant, Motivational Business Speaker

To Bell and Back: Lessons Learned: Speaker: Ken Hampian, Former Interim City Manager at Bell, Retired City Manager, City of San Luis Obispo
Get It In Writing: Best Practice in Financial Policies: Speakers: Lakshmi Kommi, Debt Management Director, City of San Diego; Bill Statler, Retired Director of Finance & Information Technology, City of San Luis Obispo; Gabe Petek, Senior Director, U.S. Public Finance, Standard & Poor’s; David Brodsly, Managing Director, KNN Public Finance
Common Financial Reporting Problems and How to Avoid Them: Speaker: Gregory Allison, Senior Lecturer in Public Finance and Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
New Blue Book (Upcoming Release): (This session will be repeated) Speaker: Stephen Gauthier, Director, Technical Services Center, GFOA
Successfully Balancing Leadership and Management Skills: Speaker: Neil Kupchin, Management and Training Consultant, Motivational Business Speaker

Pension Reform and Other Budget Balancing Tools: You Can’t Afford to Wait: Speakers: Jay Goldstone, Chief Operating Officer, City of San Diego; Julia Cooper, Acting Finance Director, City of San Jose
Update on Redevelopment: Has the Fat Lady Sung?: (This session will be repeated) Speakers: David Schey, HdL Coren and Cone; Jack Nagle, Partner, Goldfarb & Lipman LLP
Water, Water Everywhere? Developing Tools to Assess Risk in Capital Spending Plans and Evaluate System Impacts: Speakers: Sanjay Gaur, Senior Manager, Raftelis Financial Consultants, Victoria Beatley, Chief Financial Officer, Mesa Consolidated Water District; Rod LeMond, Finance Director, Western Municipal Water District
Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Update: Speaker: David Bean, Director of Research & Technical Activities, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
So You Want to Be a Finance Director: Keys to Successful Interviewing: Speakers: Don Maruska, Master Certified Coach, Director CSMFO Coaching Program, Don Maruska & Company, Inc.; Ken Hampian, Former Interim City Manager at Bell & Retired City Manager, City of San Luis Obispo; Teri Black-Brann, Executive Recruiter, Teri Black & Company LLC; Drew Corbett, Budget Manager, City of Sunnyvale

Negotiating Reductions in Benefits: What Finance Officers Need to Know: Speakers: Mark Danaj, Assistant City Manager, City of Fremont; Edward Kreisberg, Principal, Meyers Nave
Financing Utility Projects in Today’s Challenging Economic Climate: Speakers: Jim Cervantes, Managing Director, Stone & Youngberg; Brian Forbath, Partner, Bond Counsel, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth; Bill Gallardo, Administrative Services Director, City of Brea
New Approaches to Balancing the Budget with Shared and Contract Services: Speakers: Brian Moura, Assistant City Manager, City of San Carlos; Doug Long, Parks & Recreation Director, City of San Carlos; Rebecca Mendenhall, Administrative Services Director, City of San Carlos
New Blue Book: (Upcoming Release) (Repeat Session) Speaker: Stephen Gauthier, Director, Technical Services Center, GFOA
Social Media Update: The Latest in Citizen Engagement: Speaker: Paul W. Taylor, Editor at Large, GOVERNING Magazine, Washington, DC

Update on Redevelopment: Has the Fat Lady Sung?: (Repeat Session) Speakers: Jim Kennedy, Interim Executive Director, California Redevelopment Association, Jack Nagle, Partner, Goldfarb & Lipman LLP
Avoiding Insolvency and Understanding the Tools of Last Resort: An Update on AB506 And Chapter 9 Bankruptcy for Public Agencies: Speakers: Marc Levinson, Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, John Knox, Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Rob Stout, Retired Finance Director, City of Vallejo; Dave Millican, Municipal Consultant, Retired Deputy City Manager/Chief Financial Officer, City of Fremont
How the 2010 Health Care Bills Are Currently Affecting Cities and Other Governmental Agencies: Speakers: William S. Morgan, CPA, Director of Consulting Services, Diehl, Evans & Co.; Daniel Kopti, Esq., Compliance Consultant, Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc.
Pension Accounting: A Work in Progress: Speaker: David Bean, Director of Research & Technical Activities, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Exploring the Payments World: What’s New and What’s on the Horizon: Speakers: Greg Hamilton, Vice President, JPMorgan Chase; Scott Shannon, Sr. Vice President, Treasury Management, U.S. Bank

Changes in the Pension Environment – Seismic Shift or …?: Speaker: Alan Milligan, Chief Actuary, California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)
Regulatory Reform: Stop the Hysteria! What is an Issuer Supposed to do Differently?: Speakers: Daniel Deaton, Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP; Edward J. De La Rosa, President, De La Rosa & Co.
How to Select a New Financial System: Speakers: Terry Hackelman, Nexlevel Information Technology, Inc.; Paul Rankin, Administrative Services Director, City of Dublin
Fraud Protection and Crime Scene Investigation: Speakers: Christy White, President, Christy White Accountancy Corp.; John Dominguez, Supervisor, Christy White Accountancy Corp.; Ben Leavitt, Senior Investigator, Christy White Accountancy Corp.
Data Privacy: What You Should Know, What You Should Do!: Speakers: Donald Hester, Director, Maze & Associates; Tom Lanfranki, Information Systems Auditor, Contra Costa County