Schedule at a Glance
The Financial Special Interest Group is focused on advocacy and current topics impacting the heavy equipment industry. Over this day and a half training program, you will have exclusive insight and tactical strategies for financial executives.
Wednesday, Oct. 21- Friday, Oct. 23
Held at The Willard InterContinental in Washington, D.C.
Wednesday Oct. 21
5:30-7PM Cocktail Hour- The Willard InterContinental
Thursday Oct. 22
8AM Breakfast
8:30-10AM Advocacy 101
Christian Klein & Daniel Fisher- Best practices to meet with members of Congress with tools that AED has to facilitate your engagement and political intelligence on key equipment industry issues.
10-10:15AM Break
10:15-11:15AM Affordable Care Act is here to stay. Are you ready?
Brian Uhligh- Senior Vice President, GCG Financial Inc.
11:15-Noon The questions to ask before adopting an ESOP
Amy Hartnett- Director of Business Development, ESOP at Principal Financial
Noon-1:30 Lunch
Invited: Rep. Reid Ribble- Member of Transportation & Infrastructure
1:30-2:30PM Like-kind on Capitol Hill
Brett Abrahm & Dave Faller from PWC
2:30-2:45PM Break
2:45-4PM Panel discussion- Major political issues that touch your decision making process
Invited: Amanda Austin, Jade West, Dorothy Coleman
4-6PM Break
6-7PM Cocktail hour at The Willard Washington D.C.
Friday Oct. 23
8-9:30AM Breakfast
Congressman Peter Roskam, Chairman of the Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee
9:30-10:30AM IT Security- Securing your companies assets
Dino Damalas, Vice President & Chief Information Officer American College of Cardiology
10:30AM Closing remarks and future meetings