Annual Conference (Virtual)

Overview

Please note, there is a $50 transfer fee if you move your attendance from virtual to in person or vice  versa after Dec. 6.

December 11, 2025

8:00 – 8:50  Current Landscape of the Private Equity Market -  Alastair MacDonald

8:50 – 9:00  Change Break

9:00 – 9:50 Update on AI in Accounting – David Wood, Ph.D - BYU
     
9:50 – 10 :00 Refreshment Break

10:00 – 10:50 From Compliance to Competitive Edge: What’s Next in HR for High-Performing Companies – Cassie Whitlock - Diversify

10:50 – 11:00 Change Break

11:00 – 12:00 Private Issue Life Insurance/Retirement – Jeff Sikachio
     
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch

12:30 – 1:00 UACPA Update Dan Frei, CPA – UACPA President
     
1:00 – 1:05 Change Break

1:05 – 1:55 Estate Planning - Michael Blackburn, CPA  - Blackburn & Stoll

1:05 – 1:55 Outsourcing – Chandu Nagarajan – Madras Accountancy 

1:55 – 2:00 Change Break

2:00 – 2:50 IRS Cases & Rulings – Gail Anger, CPA

2:00 – 2:50 TBD 

2:50 – 3:00 Refreshment Break

3:00 – 4:00 Economic Update – Robert Spendlove – Zions Bank

December 12, 2025


8:00 – 8:50 Professional Issues Update – Jan Lewis, CPA - AICPA

8:50 – 9:00 Change Break

9:00 – 9:50 Using Data in Occupational Fraud Investigations – Leah Wietholter, CPA – Workman Forensics
     
9:50 – 10 :00    Refreshment Break

10:00 – 10:50 Accounting & Auditing Update – Joe Strain, CPA - PwC

10:50 – 11:00    Change Break

11:00 – 12:00 Ethics – Justin Paperny – White Collar Advise
     
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch

12:30 – 1:00 Legislative Update – Ryan & Craig Peterson – UACPA Lobbyists
     
1:00 – 1:05 Change Break

1:05 – 1:55 Federal Budget Deficit – David Walker – Former U.S. Comptroller General

1:55 – 2:00    Change Break

2:00 – 2:50  Breaking The Mold: New Pathways for Tomorrow’s CPAs Panel – Nate Swart – University of Utah, Melissa Larson – BYU, James Hansen – Weber State University, Paul Campbell - USU

2:50 – 3:00 Refreshment Break

3:00 – 4:00 TBD

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