Presentations will be added as they are received
April 23-24, 2020
GASB Update
[PDF] Deborah Beams, GASB
Ethics, It's a Matter of Principle
[PDF] Christian, Cal, East Carolina University
Making Sense of Power Market Trends
[PDF] Conrath, Dan, INTL FCStone Financial Inc.
Public Power's Rating Outlook
[PDF] Cox, William, Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc.
GASB 87 is Here, Now What
[PDF] Darlington and Simovic, Moss Adams
PowerPlan Sponsor Presentation
[PDF] Elkin, Alex, PowerPlan, Inc.
Public Power's Rating Outlook
[PDF] Pidherny, Dennis, Fitch Ratings
Thriving in a New Era of Accounting
[PDF] Rollinson, Cyndi, Blackline
Past Presentations:
April 25-26, 2019
Review the final program
8:30 – 10 a.m.
Accounting for Energy Credits and Other Intangible Certificates
[PDF] Tom Unke, Partner, Baker Tilly, Madison, Wisconsin
10:15 – 11:45 a.m.
Financial Benchmarking
[PDF] Amy DeLeeuw, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, Michigan Public Power Agency, Lansing, Michigan; and
[PDF] Jeff McCauley, Chief Financial Officer, Greenville Utilities Commission, Greenville, North Carolina [PDF Handout: GUC's strategic plan]
1:15 – 2:45 p.m.
Rating Agency Update: S&P Ratings Criteria and Fitch Bond Rating Outlook
[PDF] Dennis Pidherny, Managing Director, Fitch Ratings, New York, New York; and
[PDF] Scott Sagen, Associate Director, S&P Global Ratings, Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 – 10 a.m.
GASB Update
[PDF] Deborah Beams, Supervising Project Manager, Governmental Accounting Standards Board, Norwalk, Connecticut
10:15 – 11:45 a.m.
Don’t Wait Until You Need It! Are You Properly Insured?
[PDF] Aidan Heisey, Property & Casualty Insurance Broker, Marsh Wortham Power Gen Insurance, Austin, TX; and Fred Wass, Property & Casualty Insurance Broker, Marsh Wortham Power Gen Insurance, New York, NY
12:15 – 1:45 p.m.
Natural Gas Prepayments: Potential O&M Savings from the Desk of the CF
[PDF] Chris Lover, Managing Director, Public Financial Management, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina
April 19-20, 2018
[PDF, 27 pp] Preparing for Disaster: What to Expect from FEMA & How to Navigate The FEMA Grant Process; Bill Riley, Managing Director Witt Obrien's
[PDF, 33 pp] Life After Advance Refundings; Mike Mace, Managing Director, PFM Financial Advisors; and Mitch Rapaport, Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP
[PDF, 27 pp] Rating Agency Update; Dennis Pidherny, Managing Director, Fitch Ratings
[Access PDF] What your Board Wants, What They Really, Really Want; Dave Paradi, Owner, ThinkOutsideTheSlide.com
[PDF, 98 pp] GASB Update; Wes Galloway, GASB Project Manager, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
[PDF not available] Legislative Update; Michael Nolan, MJN Consulting, Washington, D.C.