The modern world doesn’t work without CPAs, and there are no CPAs without accounting educators. This conference is designed for you.
The Accounting Educators Conference is an annual event that connects you with other educators, updates you on accounting industry trends, and equips you to help your students succeed. It’s about giving you the knowledge you need to better help your students succeed.
Topics include:
Maryland Board of Accountancy and Professional Issues Updates
CPA Evolution
Software Resources for the Accounting Classroom
Best Practices in Virtual Accounting Education
Recruiting/Hiring/Internships in light of COVID-19
Ethics – an immersive investigative experience
Featured Speakers:
Tom Hood, CPA, CITP, CGMA
Ray Speciale, ESQ., CPA
Jan Williams, Ph.D., CPA
Yvonne Hinson, Ph.D., CPA, CGMA
James McKinney, Ph.D., CPA
Charles Russo, Ph.D., CPA, CMA, CVA
Kelly Richmond Pope, Ph.D., CPA
**This conference will be hosted online using Zoom. Participants will need to install the Zoom application on the device in which they will be using to “attend” the conference. Participants will also be asked to register for the conference in Zoom for additional security and privacy.
Speakers: Tom Hood, CPA, CITP, CGMA and Ray Speciale, ESQ., CPA
9:30 am
Maryland Board of Accountancy Update
Speaker: Jan L. Williams, Ph.D.
10:00 am
CPA Evolution Update
Speaker: Yvonne L. Hinson, CPA, CGMA, Ph.D.
10:50 am
Stand up and Stretch Break
11:00 am
Software Resources for the Accounting Classroom
Speaker: James McKinney, Ph.D., CPA, Clinical Professor, Associate Chair, University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business
11:40 am
Best Practices in Virtual Accounting Education
Speaker: Charles Russo, Ph.D., CPA, CMA, CVA
12:30 pm
Lunch Break
1:00 pm
Panel Discussion - Recruiting/Hiring/Internships in light of COVID-19
Panelist:
Anita Galiano – Senior Campus Recruiting Specialist People & Culture, CohnReznick
Cynthia O’Brien, Senior Director, Employer Relations, Office of Career Services, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University Of Maryland
Stephanie Plageman, Deloitte Services LP
Clare Tauriello – Director of the Career Center for Mount St. Mary’s University
