Lease Accountants Conference

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Loews Vanderbilt Hotel
Nashville, TN

 

Schedule at a Glance

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Monday, September 15
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday
9:00 am

Early Registration

(for morning sessions)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions:

  • CFO Roundtable
  • (1) Introduction to Leasing
11:30 am - 1:00 pm

General Conference Registration

1:00 - 1:15 pm

Conference Welcome

1:15 - 2:15 pm

Keynote Address

2:15 - 3:30 pm

Concurrent Breakout Sessions:

  • (1) Basics of Lease Accounting
  • (2) Captive and Vendor Leasing & Financing
3:30 - 3:45 pm

Break

3:45 - 5:00 pm

Concurrent Breakout Sessions:

  • (1) Intermediate Lease Accounting
  • (2) Securitization & Asset Sales
  • (3) Big Ticket ProductsÑRenewable Energy
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Hosted Reception

Tuesday, September 16
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday
8:00 - 8:30 am

Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 9:45 am

Global Economic Outlook

9:45 - 10:00 am

Break

10:00 - 11:15 am

Concurrent Breakout Sessions:

  • (1) Basics of Tax Leasing
  • (2) Residual Value Issues
  • (3) Mergers & Acquisition Issues
11:15 - 11:30 pm

Break

11:30 am - 12:45 pm

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

  • (1) Basics of Pricing Lease Transactions
  • (2) IFRS vs. US GAAP: Leasing and Financing
  • (3) FIN 46 Consolidation
12:45 - 2:00 pm

Hosted Luncheon

2:00 - 3:45 pm

Concurrent Sessions

  • (1) Sales/Personal Property Tax
  • (2-3) Current & Emerging Issues at the FASB
3:45 - 4:00 pm

Break

4:00 - 5:15 pm

Concurrent Breakout Sessions:

  • (1) Operations and Technology
  • (2) Lease Modifications and Restructuring
  • (3) Hot Topics in Lease Accounting
5:15 - 6:30 pm

Hosted Reception

Wednesday, September 17
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday
8:30 - 9:00 am

Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 10:15 am

Concurrent Breakout Sessions:

  • Lease Analysis Tools
  • (1) International Financial Reporting Standards: The Road Ahead
10:15 - 10:30 am

Break

10:30 - 11:45am

Town Hall Meeting: Commentary on the Lease Accounting Project

11:45 am

Conference Adjournment

  Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday