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Sunday, October 28

   

Monday, October 29

 

Tuesday, October 30

 

Wednesday, October 31

 

AGENDA AT A GLANCE
Sunday, October 28
  8:30am - 5:00pm Business Valuation Committee Meeting
  4:00pm - 6:00pm Early Registration
     
Monday, October 29
  7:00am - 8:00am Registration/Continental Breakfast/Exhibits
  8:00am - 8:15am Welcome and Introduction
  8:15am - 9:30am
General Session
    1. FASB Current Thoughts on Fair Value
      Speaker to be Determined
  9:30am - 10:45am
General Session
    2. State of Business Valuation
      Speaker: Shannon P. Pratt, CFA, FASA, MCBA, CM&AA and Jay E. Fishman, FASA
  10:45am - 11:15am Refreshment Break/Exhibits
  11:15am - 12:30pm Concurrent Sessions (Select One)
    3. Business Combinations under SFAS 141R
      Speaker: Gerald J. Mehm
    4. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For.
      Speaker: Eva M. Lang, CPA/ABV, ASA
  12:30pm - 2:00pm Lunch
 
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Concurrent Sessions (Select One)
    5. SFAS 157, SFAS 159 and Beyond: Fair Value, the Fair Value Option, and the Future of Fair Value in Financial Accounting
      Speaker: Anthony V. Aaron, ASA, CFA
    6. Company-Specific Risk - New Theories: You Can't Completely Diversify It, But You Can Quantify It!
      Speakers: Peter J. Butler, CFA, ASA and Professor Richard Sias
  3:15pm - 3:45pm Refreshment Break/Exhibits
  3:45pm - 5:00pm Concurrent Sessions (Select One)
    7. Issues in Estimating the Cost of Equity Capital
      Speakers: Roger J. Grabowski, ASA and Shannon P. Pratt, CFA, FASA, MCBA, CM&AA
    8. Fairness Opinions: Emerging Issues and Defensible Analyses
      Speaker: Jeffrey S. Tarbell, ASA, CFA
  5:00pm - 7:30pm Reception/Exhibits
   

Tuesday, October 30

  7:00am - 8:00am Registration/Continental Breakfast/Exhibits
  8:00am - 9:15am Concurrent Sessions (Select One)
    9. IP Valuation - A New Look at an Old Friend
      Speaker: David C. Dufendach, CPA/ABV, ASA
    10. One Size Does NOT Fit All: Industry Analysis As Haute Couture
      Speaker: Warren D. Miller, ASA, CFA, CMA, CPA
  9:15am - 9:25am Change Break
  9:25am - 10:40am Concurrent Sessions (Select One)
    11. Current and Perplexing Issues in Implementing 409A and SFAS 123 R
      Speaker: Neil J. Beaton, CPA/ABV, CFA, ASA
    12. Discounts & Premiums
      Speaker: Ashok Abbott, MBA, Ph.D
  10:40am - 11:15am Refreshment Break/Exhibits
  11:15am - 12:30pm Concurrent Sessions (Select One)
    13. Adjusting Multiples from Guideline Public Companies
      Speaker: Timothy R. Lee, ASA
    14. Advanced Modeling for Holding Company Valuation
      Speaker: Dennis A. Webb, ASA, MAI, MRICS
  12:30pm - 2:00pm Lunch
  2:00pm - 3:15pm Concurrent Sessions (Select One)
    15. Valuing More Complex Options with Advanced Applications of Numerical Methods
      Speaker: Dwight Grant, MBA, PhD
    16. The Market Approach and/versus The Income Approach
      Speakers: Matt Crow, CFA, ASA and Travis Harms, CFA, CPA/ABV
  3:15pm - 3:45pm Refreshment Break/Exhibits
  3:45pm - 5:00pm Concurrent Sessions (Select One)
    17. Discount Rate Considerations in a Global Environment. A Market Participant Viewpoint
      Speaker: James T. Budyak, MBA, CPA/ABV, CFA, ASA
    18. New Thinking on Discounts for Lack of Marketability
      Speaker: Espen Robak, CFA, Ronald Seaman and John J. Stockdale ASA CPA/ABV
   
Wednesday, October 31
  7:00am - 8:00am Continental Breakfast
  8:00am - 9:15am General Session
    19. Business Valuers and Financial Reporting
      Speakers: Bruce B. Bingham, ASA, FASA and Carla G. Glass, CFA, FASA
 
9:15am - 10:30am
General Session
    20. How the IRS Wants to Help You Stay Out of Trouble
      Speakers: Jay E. Fishman, FASA and Michael A. Gregory, ASA, AVA, PE
  10:30am - 10:45am Refreshment Break
  10:55am - 12:10pm General Session
    21. The Business Appraiser as an Expert Witness: Depositions, Trial and Cross Examination
      Speaker: Brian P. Brinig, JD, CPA, ASA
    Conference Adjourns
   


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