This workshop is not available as part of the Online or Flex Pass registration options. We will be discussing the importance of Emotional Intelligence for Leaders and it's impact on performance and morale. We will look at (5) key competencies of EI and how they manifest themselves in our day-to-day interactions with stakeholders.

• Identify and discuss (5) competencies of Emotional Intelligence and their impact on performance and morale in the workplace
• Develop an action plan to address the greatest opportunity for the participants of these (5) competencies for each of them.

This workshop is not available as part of the Online or Flex Pass registration options. In this session, we will discuss changes that are currently or soon will be impacting the financial reporting and disclosure requirements for manufacturing and distribution companies as it relates to FASB ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers and FASB ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). In addition, the session will describe changes that will likely impact internal controls and processes over financial reporting, creditor covenant requirements, contract provisions and arrangements, internal projections, company valuations, and other related impacts and describe effective methods for adoption and implementation.

• Educate the audience on the changes impacting U.S. GAAP accounting standards for revenue recognition and leases.
• Discuss how these U.S. GAAP changes will disrupt internal controls and processes over financial reporting, creditor covenant requirements, contract provisions and arrangements, internal projections, company valuations, and other related topics related to these new standards.
• Discuss best practices for adoption and implementation of these new accounting standards.

We are in the tenth year of the economic expansion following the "Great Recession" of 2008 and 2009. During the economic downturn the economy experienced outsized losses in the housing, manufacturing and jobs. Yet, the recovery and expansion has been restrained. While unemployment rates are very low, solid wage gains remains elusive. Inflation has been low and below the Federal Reserve's target for several years, but the Fed has begun to remove its very accommodative policy. 

Mr. Strauss will look at the performance of the overall macro economy with specific attention paid to key economic sectors and indicators for the U.S. economy over the next several years.

• Key drivers of economic growth
• Risks to the economic outlook
• Outlook for Monetary Policy

According to the Kroll Global Fraud 2017/2018 report, 84% of US Companies suffered at least one type of fraud in the last year. This session will cover preventative steps that you can take to protect your organization.

• Identify common fraud risks at your organization.
• Learn common controls that mitigate risks as well as think about how to design controls specific to your organization.

Due Diligence Activities in Merger and Acquisition Transactions:

• Obtain information to analyze risks associated with transaction.
• Discuss items to request to examine the potential commercial terms contemplated.

Even in times of low unemployment, skilled labor is difficult to find and keep, in part because our education system is not preparing students with skills that translate directly to the manufacturing workforce. This presentation outlines the skilled-workforce shortage facing manufacturing today, and how the CareerWise modern youth-apprenticeship program can help address it by moving business from being merely a consumer of talent to becoming a producer of talent.

• Understand the origin and short- and long-term benefits of modern youth apprenticeship as a new talent-acquisition strategy for the manufacturing industry.
• Receive a broader understanding of how modern youth apprenticeship can support talent-acquisition strategies for the accounting industry in general.

Congress recently enacted the largest tax bill in history - a new law with far-reaching consequences for businesses of all types and sizes. The session will provide an update on the implementation of the new law at the federal level as well as with the states.

• Understand how the new law is constructed and how it effects businesses.
• Understand what parts of the law have been implemented by the federal government as well as by the states.

Utilizing Counsel to Influence Changes and Impact Business Performance in Corporate Governance.

• Importance of involving counsel to be proactive in establishing controls that reduce risk and influence change to increase business results
• Understanding the board of directors responsibility and the lawyer's role in corporate governance

Did you know the federal and over 40 state legislatures have devised multiple tax incentives for certain Research & Development (“R&D”) expenses and activities? A majority of all credits claimed are by Fortune 500 corporations because of the lack of knowledge that such R&D incentives are widely applicable to many activities and industries. Even those that are aware of the power of R&D incentives and their wide applicability lack the expertise to appropriately identify and substantiate the claims.

BRAYN will present on the history, background, eligibility, requirements, and special issues, as well as provide case studies, of several little-known but highly lucrative R&D tax credits.