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Lease and Finance Accountants Conference

September 08 - September 10, 2025

Denver Hilton City Center, Denver, CO
Lease & Finance Accountants

Monday, September 08

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM Early Registration for the Pre-Conference Sessions
09:30 AM - 11:30 AM Pre-Conference Session: Equipment Leasing - A Roundtable Discussion on Processes, Controls, and Systems
09:30 AM - 11:30 AM Pre-Conference Session: Life of a Lease
09:30 AM - 11:30 AM Pre-Conference Session: Soft Skills
11:30 AM - 07:00 PM General Conference Registration
01:15 PM - 02:30 PM Opening & Keynote Presentation: Five Rules for Innovating in Turbulent Times
In this mainstage talk, Chelsey Barron, Innovation Committee Chair, introduces the NEW Innovation Lab Conference & Exhibition and all the exciting things that await you this week. We will then hear from ELFA CEO & President, Leigh Lytle. Leigh will highlight all that ELFA has accomplished in 2025, what is beyond and how this innovative and active group can participate. Rounding out this energetic start to our conference is Safi Bahcall. Five Rules for Innovating in Turbulent Times Many companies struggle to adapt to rapidly changing markets: the core dominates the new, projects linger too long, and innovation theater proliferates. The apex innovators who avoid these traps and dominate their industry focus on structure not just culture. They build a system to run experiments at pace and scale without sacrificing excellence in their core franchise. Using surprising and entertaining examples from Apple, Amazon, Best Buy, Harley-Davidson, Lego, and the US military, Safi describes five rules you can use to build this system and become the initiator rather than the victim of innovative surprise.
02:30 PM - 02:45 PM Refreshment Break/Exhibits Open
02:45 PM - 03:45 PM Concurrent Session: Tax Strategy
02:45 PM - 03:45 PM Concurrent Session: Does My Contract Contain a Lease or a Service Contract?
03:45 PM - 04:00 PM Refreshment Break/Exhibits Open
04:00 PM - 05:15 PM BCSC Roundtable
05:15 PM - 07:00 PM Hosted Reception/ Exhibits Open
05:15 PM - 06:00 PM Newcomers Reception
07:00 PM - 09:00 PM Dinner
* All times are in Mountain Standard Time