Conference Materials

FIRMA Conference Materials

2023

Agenda

Monday, May 1, 2023

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM : Keynote: The State of the Trust Profession

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM : Economic Update

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM : Regulator Panel

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM : Sanctions, Sanctions, Sanctions: Why Every Firm Must Do Something

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM : Operational Risks - A Deeper Dive

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM : Top 5 Artificial Intelligence Concepts

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM : The Culture Ethics Connection

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM : Emerging Risks

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM : Trust Legislative and Regulatory Update

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM : Client Notifications: The Flight Safety Cards of Our Industry

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM : The Culture Ethics Connection

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM : Emerging Risks

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM : RIA Risk and Compliance

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM : Audit Issue Management and Report Writing

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM : Second Line Testing

4:45 PM - 5:45 PM : Roundtable: Small & Regional Institutions Audit

4:45 PM - 5:45 PM : Roundtable: Large Institutions Audit

4:45 PM - 5:45 PM : Roundtable: Small & Regional Institutions Risk/Compliance/FLOD

4:45 PM - 5:45 PM : Roundtable: Large Institutions Risk/Compliance/FLOD

4:45 PM - 5:45 PM : Roundtable: Regulators

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM : Keynote: Industry Trends

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM : Fiduciary Executive Panel - Current Events and Trends in Personal Trust

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM : Fiduciary Litigation - Spotlighting Industry Trends

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM : ERISA Update

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM : Investing for Irrevocable Trust Assets: Key Considerations

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM : Beware: Dangers Lurking in the Retirement Plan Waters

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM : Fiduciary Litigation - Spotlighting Industry Trends

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM : First Line of Defense Basics

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM : Irrevocable Trust Administration: Avoiding Risk from Start to Finish

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM : Getting Thoughtful About Intellectual Property

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM : Focus Session I: Beyond the Basics - Risk Assessments

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM : Focus Session II: Data Analytics - Real and Practical Applications

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM : Focus Session III: Beyond the Basics - Reviews

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM : Keynote: The Future Regulation of Crypto

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM : Beyond the Basics - Compliance

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM : Beyond the Basics - Third Party Relationships

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM : Difficult / Hard-to-Find Beneficiaries

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM : Effective Fiduciary Governance - Process & Reporting

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM : Beyond the Basics - Trust Audits

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM : Unique Asset Managment - Challenges and Solutions

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM : Regulatory Reporting - Schedule RC-T

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM : Data Governance / Privacy

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM : Effective Auditing in a Virtual Environment

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM : Beyond the Basics - Conflicts of Interest

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM : Fiduciary Challenges in a Global / Offshore World

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM : My How Prudence Has Changed! The Prudent Investor Rule for the Contemporary Fiduciary

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM : Beyond the Basics - Investment Tools

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM : Do You Really Want to Do That?

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM : Are Prohibited Transactions for Real?

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM : My How Prudence Has Changed: The Prudent Investor Rule for the Contemporary Fiduciary

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM : Audit Hot Topics from Regulators

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM : Problematic Trust Language

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM : Investing for Trusts and the Complexities of Current and Remainder Beneficiaries

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM : An Inflection Point for the ESG Investing Industry

Thursday, May 4, 2023

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM : Keynote: Cyber Security - Financial Open Source Intelligence

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM : Future Technology

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM : Conference Highlights and Key Takeaways: Small and Regional Institutions Audit

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM : Conference Highlights and Key Takeaways: Large Institutions Audit

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM : Conference Highlights and Key Takeaways: Small & Regional Institutions Risk/Compliance/FLOD

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM : Conference Highlights and Key Takeaways: Large Institutions Risk/Compliance/FLOD

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM : Conference Highlights and Key Takeaways: Regulators

Speakers

Albrecht, Danielle : Conference Highlights and Key Takeaways: Small & Regional Institutions Risk/Compliance/FLOD

Albrecht, Danielle : Roundtable: Small & Regional Institutions Risk/Compliance/FLOD

Archibald, Neil : The Culture Ethics Connection

Archibald, Neil : The Culture Ethics Connection

Austin, Deborah : Second Line Testing

Bailey, Gabrielle : Fiduciary Executive Panel - Current Events and Trends in Personal Trust

Bailey, Holly : Fiduciary Executive Panel - Current Events and Trends in Personal Trust

Bankston, Matt : Beyond the Basics - Investment Tools

Bazarow, Jamie : Regulator Panel

Belcher, Thomas : Regulator Panel

Bohlen, Neil : Beyond the Basics - Trust Audits

Bridgeman, W. Michael : Conference Highlights and Key Takeaways: Small & Regional Institutions Risk/Compliance/FLOD

Bridgeman, W. Michael : Roundtable: Small & Regional Institutions Risk/Compliance/FLOD

Cantrell, Stephen : Focus Session I: Beyond the Basics - Risk Assessments

Davis, Daniel : Keynote: The Future Regulation of Crypto

De Vries, Jennifer : Unique Asset Managment - Challenges and Solutions

Diamond, Dave : Fiduciary Challenges in a Global / Offshore World

Dindoffer, Joan : Focus Session I: Beyond the Basics - Risk Assessments

Egbuonu, Chizoba : Regulator Panel

Eller, Jennifer : ERISA Update

Felix, Sarah Beth : Sanctions, Sanctions, Sanctions: Why Every Firm Must Do Something

Fornes, Christine : RIA Risk and Compliance

Giuffre, Sharon : Investing for Trusts and the Complexities of Current and Remainder Beneficiaries

Goldberg, Bruce : Conference Highlights and Key Takeaways: Large Institutions Audit

Goldberg, Bruce : Roundtable: Large Institutions Audit

Gray, Mark : Conference Highlights and Key Takeaways: Large Institutions Risk/Compliance/FLOD

Gray, Mark : Roundtable: Large Institutions Risk/Compliance/FLOD

Hays, Mark : An Inflection Point for the ESG Investing Industry

Hetherington, Cynthia : Data Governance / Privacy

Hetherington, Cynthia : Keynote: Cyber Security - Financial Open Source Intelligence

Holtzclaw, Chris : Fiduciary Litigation - Spotlighting Industry Trends

Holtzclaw, Chris : Fiduciary Litigation - Spotlighting Industry Trends

Jalics, Thomas : Economic Update

Jonke, David : Regulator Panel

Keehan, Timothy : Trust Legislative and Regulatory Update

Kelly, Scott : Conference Highlights and Key Takeaways: Regulators

Kelly, Scott : Roundtable: Regulators

Kropschot, Jeffrey : Beyond the Basics - Third Party Relationships

Levitan, Shari : Getting Thoughtful About Intellectual Property

Lincoln, David : Keynote: Industry Trends

Lyons, Gregory : Beyond the Basics - Conflicts of Interest

Massa, James : Top 5 Artificial Intelligence Concepts

McCabe, Natalie : Focus Session I: Beyond the Basics - Risk Assessments

McCabe, Natalie : Conference Highlights and Key Takeaways: Small and Regional Institutions Audit

McCabe, Natalie : Roundtable: Small & Regional Institutions Audit

Milich, Mike : Difficult / Hard-to-Find Beneficiaries

Moore, Jr., Donald : Do You Really Want to Do That?

Morrison, Denise : Conference Highlights and Key Takeaways: Large Institutions Risk/Compliance/FLOD

Morrison, Denise : Roundtable: Large Institutions Risk/Compliance/FLOD

Palma, Tony : Conference Highlights and Key Takeaways: Large Institutions Audit

Palma, Tony : Audit Issue Management and Report Writing

Palma, Tony : Roundtable: Large Institutions Audit

Panico-Marino, Rosemarie : Are Prohibited Transactions for Real?

Parthemer, Mark : Keynote: The State of the Trust Profession

Pattegar, Satish : Regulatory Reporting - Schedule RC-T

Pruitt, Jenna : Focus Session II: Data Analytics - Real and Practical Applications

Rankin, Deanna : Conference Highlights and Key Takeaways: Small and Regional Institutions Audit

Rankin, Deanna : Roundtable: Small & Regional Institutions Audit

Reilly, Mary Ellen : Effective Fiduciary Governance - Process & Reporting

Renaud, Patrick : Fiduciary Executive Panel - Current Events and Trends in Personal Trust

Reneo, Rosanne : Operational Risks - A Deeper Dive

Rhodes, Amy : Focus Session III: Beyond the Basics - Reviews

Rinko, Machelle : Focus Session II: Data Analytics - Real and Practical Applications

Sabino, Mark : Future Technology

Severyn, Carol : Focus Session I: Beyond the Basics - Risk Assessments

Shankle, Chris : Beware: Dangers Lurking in the Retirement Plan Waters

Shier, Suzanne : My How Prudence Has Changed! The Prudent Investor Rule for the Contemporary Fiduciary

Shier, Suzanne : My How Prudence Has Changed: The Prudent Investor Rule for the Contemporary Fiduciary

Snyder, Susan : Problematic Trust Language

Tanner, Andrew : Getting Thoughtful About Intellectual Property

Tesarik, Lisa : Investing for Irrevocable Trust Assets: Key Considerations

Thomson, Edward : Audit Hot Topics from Regulators

Valker, Louis : Emerging Risks

Valker, Louis : Emerging Risks

Van Eeuwen, Kathryn : Irrevocable Trust Administration: Avoiding Risk from Start to Finish

Vasquez, Diana : First Line of Defense Basics

Villwock, David : Fiduciary Executive Panel - Current Events and Trends in Personal Trust

Villwock, David : Beyond the Basics - Compliance

Waltz, Deidre : Client Notifications: The Flight Safety Cards of Our Industry

White, Josh : Effective Auditing in a Virtual Environment

Williams, David : Fiduciary Executive Panel - Current Events and Trends in Personal Trust