Getting the Most from Your Information Systems

Don Minges, MBA, The Knowledge Institute

Are your information systems working for you or are you working for your information systems? Your information systems can make your job go smoothly or make your life miserable. In which world would you rather work? This session provides insights into selecting, installing and using information systems. Even if new software is not in your future, this session will give you insights into improving your current systems, making them far easier to use.

It's time to network with colleagues and visit sponsor tables.

Understanding Value from the Customer’s Perspective

Bob Mims, CPA, The Knowledge Institute

When a company has a unique, well-differentiated product, understanding value from the customer’s perspective becomes the most important factor in profitable pricing. Yet, many organizations adopt a “value pricing strategy” without having performed the analysis to understand either how much they could get for their products or the minimum acceptable price. This session discusses four techniques for understanding value.

It's time to network with colleagues and visit sponsor tables.

Know Your Cost: Double Your Profit (A&A)

Don Minges, MBA, The Knowledge Institute

Companies with poor cost information make bad decisions about products that are not “average.” Poor information causes companies to overprice easy, high-volume “gravy” products and underprice difficult, low volume “dog” products. Regardless of whether your company sells goods or services, learn how to double your profit by giving the dogs to your competitor and keep the gravy for yourself.

It's time to have lunch with colleagues and visit sponsor tables. Lunch is provided for in-person attendees.

Risk Analysis and Management (A&A)

Bob Mims, CPA, The Knowledge Institute

In this turbulent world, risk management responsibility has fallen squarely on financial management’s shoulders. Audit committees and external auditors are asking questions they never asked before. We must prepare to give them answers! Come get insights about Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and what standards such as the COSO ERM model say every organization must do.

It's time to network with colleagues and visit sponsor tables.

Commodity and Interest Rate Risks: Manage the Unmanageable

Don Minges, MBA, The Knowledge Institute

Risk is everywhere; volatile interest rates, commodity prices, and markets. The best business leaders excel at mitigating risks, but some risks can’t be tamed while others can be. How did this happen? Why is market risk increasing and happening more frequently – despite governmental regulations? What can we do to better manage interest rate risk and commodity price changes? We review why market risks are so damaging, and what we can do about them today. If risk is an issue—this session is for you!

It's time to network with colleagues and visit sponsor tables.

Cases in Corporate Ethics: Real Life Dilemmas

Bob Mims, CPA, The Knowledge Institute

Anyone who has ever attended a lecture-format ethics session knows there is a better way. This session examines real world ethical dilemmas that others have encountered. Sometimes professionals handle their situations skillfully; sometimes they are left wondering “what happened?” long after the fact. Get prepared before something happens to you. Once you have taken a case-based ethics session, you will never want anyone to listen to someone just read you the rules ever again.