2010 Fall Conference Program  (FOR PRINTABLE VERSION OF PROGRAM CLICK HERE)

Time

Event/Session

Room/Location

  Wednesday October 6, 2010
8:00 5:00 CPFO Exam   Mill Mountain
12:00 5:15 Registration   North Entry
1:00 1:15 Welcome 
(Presentation of Colors by Patrick Henry High School ROTC)
Ann Shawver, President, VGFOA Washington Lecture Hall
1:15 1:30 Welcome from City of Roanoke The Honorable David A. Bowers, Mayor of the City of Roanoke Washington Lecture Hall
1:30 2:45 Budgeting for Sustainability Linda C. Davidson, President-Elect, GFOA Washington Lecture Hall
2:45 3:00 Break - co-sponsored by: Bingham Arbitrage Rebate Services Incorporated, MAXIMUS and Hunton & Williams LL Lounge
3:00 5:00 VSCPA Ethics ($50 fee for Ethics Course) James D. Cole, Chief Executive Officer, Masonic Home of Virginia Roanoke B
3:00 4:15 Building Public Trust and Confidence in Your Local Government Frank H. Shafroth, Jr., Director of Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations at the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, and Megan E. Kelly, Senior Assistant County Attorney, Prince William County Washington Lecture Hall
4:15 5:15 Economic Outlook: On Shaky Ground, but Still no Double Dip Anika R. Khan, Vice President, Economist, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC Washington Lecture Hall
6:00 7:30 Reception - Sponsored by: SunTrust Bank Entertainment Sponsored by: Robert W. Baird & Co. Shenandoah
 Thursday October 7, 2010
8:00 5:00 Registration   North Entry
7:30 8:30 Breakfast - Sponsored by: McGuire Woods   Crystal Ballroom
8:30 9:45 Changing Role of Government Finance Officers Steven A. Solomon, Finance Director, Prince William County Washington Lecture Hall
9:45 10:00 Break - Sponsored by: Regions Bank   Crystal Ballroom
Concurrent Sessions
10:00 11:00 Budget Process Triage: What Worked, What Didn’t Work, and What Needs Adjustment for FY11-12? Brent Robertson, CPA, Director of Management & Budget, Roanoke County Washington Lecture Hall
10:00 11:00 Can Virginia Afford Public Services? Neal Menkes, Director of Fiscal Policy, Virginia Municipal League Roanoke B
10:00 11:00 Utilizing Wireless Technologies to Increase Revenue, Reduce Operating Costs and Improve Quality of Service Adam Corwin, National Business Development Manager, NORESCO Technology Solutions Roanoke DGH
11:00 12:00 Continuity of Operations (COOP) for Finance Departments Patrick Collins, Emergency Services Coordinator, Prince William County Washington Lecture Hall
11:00 12:00 The Health Care Tipping Point - Employer Financial Impact Jim DeGrandis, Consulting Actuary, BPS&M, LLC, A Wells Fargo Company Roanoke B
11:00 12:00 Technology in Government Operations and Realizing Value in Technology Christian Goodwin, Robinson, Farmer Cox Associates Roanoke DGH
12:00 1:30 Lunch, Awards & Business Meeting - Sponsored by Wells Fargo/Wachovia Roanoke CEF
Concurrent Sessions
1:30 2:30 Budgets from the Perspective of the County Executive Brenda Garton, County Administrator, Gloucester County and Joseph P. Casey, Deputy County Administrator, Hanover County Washington Lecture Hall
1:30 2:30 OMB's New 2010 Compliance Supplement for Circular A-133, Audits and Other Developments with ARRA Jack Reagan, KPMG Roanoke B
1:30 2:30 Optimizing your Spend – An Introduction to Spend Analysis, Spend Management, and Identifying Savings Opportunities Jonathan White, US Territory Manager, Spikes Cavell Roanoke DGH
2:30 3:30 A Fresh Perspective on Finding Sustainable Budget Solutions John A. Anzivino and Nicholas Dragisich, Senior Vice Presidents, Springsted Incorporated Washington Lecture Hall
3:30 3:45 Break - Sponsored by: Fidelity Capital Markets   Crystal Ballroom 
3:45 5:45 The Local Perspective on Long-Term Financial Planning and the Use of Multi-Year Budgeting Panel Discussion: Moderator - Kevin Rotty, Morgan Keegan. Panel Members:  Mary M. Blowe, Finance Director, Winchester; Terry S. Stone, Director of Financial Operations, Hanover County Schools; Catheryn R. Whitesell, Director of Management Services, City of Virginia Beach, and Lisa Schroeer, Standard and Poor. Washington Lecture Hall
  Friday October 8, 2010
8:00 12:00 Registration   North Mountain
7:30 8:30 Past President's Breakfast Appalachian
7:30 8:30 Breakfast - Sponsored by: PNC Bank Crystal Ballroom
8:30 9:30 Why has Strategic Execution Remained a Problem for So Many Years? Charles J. Brown, Business Process Management, City of Norfolk Washington Lecture Hall
9:30 10:30 Payroll Leakage - Do You Have an Adequate Cost Containment Program? Lisa Disselkamp, President, Athena Enterprises Washington Lecture Hall
10:30 10:45 Break - Co-Sponsored: Davenport & Company and U.S. Bank   Crystal Ballroom
10:45 12:00 Budgeting for Outcomes Chris Morrill, City Manager,  City of Roanoke Washington Lecture Hall
12:00   Boxed Lunches - Co-Sponsored: Brown, Edwards & Company, LLP, CGI , BB&T Capital Markets and The PFM Group Crystal/Roanoke Foyer