2026 Business & Industry Spring Conference Afternoon Sessions
Available Until
Online
4.20 Credits
Member Price $209.00
Non-Member Price $259.00
Overview
Sessions covered in this On-Demand replay of the Business & Industry Spring Conference:
Decoding Automation: From Ideas to Reality
In an era of tight margins and workforce challenges, automation is no longer optional. This session is designed for financial leaders who need to drive operational efficiency now. Learn the fundamental tools and strategies to relieve margin pressure, solve labor shortages and remain competitive. Move beyond theory and learn how to build a practical, results-driven automation blueprint for your organization. .
Cash Management: Day-to-Day Best Practices
You may not currently manage cash, but cash management skills are likely to affect your future advancement. Poor liquidity kills organizations, but strong liquidity allows them to grow. This session will help you develop your cash management skills to make you indispensable.
Build Better Budgets: Fundamental Techniques & Best Practices
Enhance the preparation and utilization of your budgets with a renewed understanding of popular techniques and fundamental budgeting concepts. In this session, you will develop an appreciation for the holistic nature of budgeting as an integral tool for planning and control.
Resolving Ethical Conflicts
At some point in their career, every financial manager will face the choice of doing the right thing or taking the easy way out. Skillful handling of an ethical conflict can make a big difference in your career's trajectory. Learn how to turn a situation around and get others to do the right thing.
NOTE: Certificates of attendance showing the CPE credit earned from this On-Demand program will be sent to your primary email on file approximately 2 weeks after viewing as we receive attendance reports from our streaming service provider. Members will also see this program reflected in their CPE tracker.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Chris Harper, Associate Professor of Accounting, Siedman College of Business Grand Valley State University
Chris is a CPA with the heart of a teacher. He is an associate professor of accounting at Grand Valley State University’s Seidman College of Business. He also serves as a senior manager and director of education for Hungerford CPAs + Advisors. Chris has been serving tax and accounting needs of closely held business and individuals since 1998. He has also owned and operated several of his own businesses throughout his career. Chris develops and presents a variety of continuing professional educational programs as the owner of Harp Doc, LLC, Grand Rapids, MI, with a focus on accounting/auditing and ethical guidelines for the everyday accountant. He is a frequent discussion leader for the MICPA and other state society organizations in live and webinar-based models.
John Daly, President & CEO, Executive Education, Inc.
John L. Daly, MBA, CPA, CMA, CPIM spend fifteen years as a CFO and more than two decades teaching other CPAs how to do the job. He is the author of Pricing for Profitability published by John Wiley & Sons and a novel, Tool & Die. For fun, he often performs his one-man show, Mark Twain’s American West and lectures on history topics.
Mitchell Suter, Chief Innovation Officer, Naviant, Inc.
Mitchell Suter is the Chief Innovation Officer at Naviant, a workflow automation and AI consulting company serving over 500 customers coast to coast. In his role, Mitchell is responsible for shaping the corporate vision and strategy. A software engineer and machine learning practitioner by training, Mitchell actively engages with customers to evangelize the transformative power of AI, helping organizations—with a key focus in Manufacturing, Healthcare, Insurance, and Government—navigate their path to an intelligent, automated future.
Non-Member Price $259.00
Member Price $209.00