Welcome NARUC Staff Subcommittee on Accounting & Finance Fall 2017 Conference
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Wednesday Night Dinner Nick and Nino s Penthouse Restaurant and Comedy Entertainment Here at the hotel Wyndam City Centre at Vista 1 (29 th floor) Starts at 6:30 PM
Edison Electric Institute Sponsored Reception 6:00 PM Location: Wyndam City Centre at Vista 1 (29 th floor) Thank you EEI for your support
Thank you American Gas Association for your support of our FASB speaker!
NARUC Accounting & Finance Monday A.M. September 11, 2017 (1) Welcome and Introductory Remarks Acting Commissioner Sadzi Oliva (Illinois Commerce Commission) (2) FASB Update Nicholas Cappiello, CPA, Supervising Project Manager (FASB) (3) Coal-Fired Generation: Abandonment and Depreciation Caroline Garcia, CPA, Audit Partner (KPMG LLP) (4) New Revenue Recognition Standards Julie Petit,CPA, Senior Partner (Mazars USA LLP) Brian Jones, CPA, Senior Manager (Mazars USA LLP) (5) Effective Testimony Azeema Akram, Esq., Legal & Policy Advisor to Acting Commissioner Oliva (IL Commerce Commission) - Moderator Acting Commissioner Sadzi Oliva, Esq. (IL Commerce Commission) Randall Eric Robertson, Esq., Partner (Lueders, Robertson and Konzen, LLC) Matthew Harvey, Esq., Office of General Counsel (IL Commerce Commission)
NARUC Accounting & Finance Monday P.M. September 11, 2017 (6) Regulatory Treatment of Cloud Computing Former Legal & Policy Advisor to Chairman Sheahan, Meagan Pagels, Esq. Moderator, (IL Commerce Commission) Angela Nagy, CPA, Executive Director of Financial Accounting Advisory Services (Ernst &Young) Dr. David Loomis, PhD, Professor of Economics & Executive Director of Institute of Regulatory Policy Studies (Illinois State University) Danny Waggoner, MA, Manager of Regulatory Transformation (Advanced Energy Economy) Richard Caperton, MBA, Director of National Policy and Regulatory Affairs (Oracle) (7) Cost of Equity: Impacts of Rate Decoupling Mechanisms and Other Riders Toby Shea, MA, Vice President Senior Credit Officer (Moody s Investor s Service), Rochelle Phipps, MBA, Senior Financial Analyst (IL Commerce Commission) David Murray, Utility Regulatory Manager of the Financial Analysis Unit (MO Public Service Commission)
Edison Electric Institute Sponsored Reception 5:30 p.m. Location: Thank you EEI for your support!
Welcome NARUC Staff Subcommittee on Accounting & Finance Fall 2017 Conference
NARUC Accounting & Finance Tuesday A.M. September 12, 2017 (8) Rural Utilities Service Update Diana Alger, CPA, Chief, Technical Accounting & Auditing Staff, Rural Utilities Service (US Department of Agriculture) (9) FERC Update Steve Hunt, CPA, Deputy Chief Accountant (FERC) Jim Yu, CPA, Accountant (FERC) (10) Alternative Rate Designs Revenue Decoupling, SFV, Demand Charge for Residential Customers, Rate Design for Distributed Generation Azeema Akram, Esq., Legal & Policy Advisor to Acting Commissioner Oliva (IL Commerce Commission) - Moderator Dr. Karl McDermott, PhD, Professor & former ICC Commissioner (University of IL at Springfield) Scott Struck, CPA, Asst. Director of Financial Analysis (IL Commerce Commission) (11) Formula Rates: Illinois and Other States Joy Nicdao-Cuyugan, MBA, Director of Financial Analysis (IL Commerce Commission) Rick Bridal, CPA, Accountant (IL Commerce Commission)
Welcome NARUC Staff Subcommittee on Accounting & Finance Fall 2017 Conference
Wednesday Night Dinner Dinner Here at the hotel Starts at 6:30 PM
NARUC Accounting & Finance Tuesday P.M. September 12, 2017 (12) How Co-ops are Evolving in This Day and Age Bob Hance, President/CEO (Midwest Co-Op) (13) Smart Cities and Micro Grids: Development, Impact & Cost Gerardo Delgado, Esq., Legal & Policy Advisor to Acting Commissioner Oliva (IL Commerce Commission) - Moderator Tamer Rousan, MSEE, Supervising Engineer of Distribution Automation Technology (Ameren Illinois) Dr. David Loomis, PhD, Professor of Economics & Executive Director of Institute of Regulatory Policy Studies (Illinois State University) Susan Satter, Esq., Public Utilities Counsel (Office of the IL Attorney General) (14) New Technologies Driving Transition to a Circular Economy and Transforming the Wastewater Industry Robert (Bob) Wilson, CPA, CFO (Industrial Waste Elimination, Inc.) Robert Littmann, P.E., CEO (Industrial Waste Elimination, Inc.)
Welcome NARUC Staff Subcommittee on Accounting & Finance Fall 2017 Conference
NARUC Accounting & Finance Wednesday A.M. September 13, 2017 (15) Update on Federal Tax Reform Jim Gould, Principal (Jim Gould Strategies LLC) (16) Updating USoA for Water Companies Rebecca Burleigh, CPA, Senior Mgr, Accting & Reporting (EPCOR Water) Dolores Midkiff-Powell, CPA, Manager, Act 304 Reconc Section (MI PSC) Cheryl Bulecza-Banks, CPA, Assistant Director (FL PSC) (17) Taxes Sal Montalbano, Partner, National Power & Utilities Sector (PwC) (18) Gas Infrastructure Replacement Programs Joe Christian, Director Rates & Regulatory Affairs (Atmos Energy Corporation) - Moderator Stavros Bezas, Manager Gas Operations (DTE Energy) Mary Palkovich, Vice President, Gas Engineering and Supply (CMS Energy) (19) Pensions
NARUC Accounting & Finance Wednesday P.M. September 13, 2017 (20) Introducing of Attendees Approval of Minutes Dolores Midkiff-Powell, CPA, Manager, Act 304 Reconciliation Section (MI PSC) Locations for Site Selection Fall 2018 North East Cheryl Bulecza-Banks, CPA, Assistant Director (FL PSC) Agenda Topic Suggestions for Spring 2018 Conference Poll Questions Dolores Midkiff-Powell, CPA, Manager, Act 304 Reconciliation Section (MI PSC)
NARUC Accounting & Finance Thursday A.M. September 14, 2017 (21) Washington Legislative Update Chris Mele, Legislative Director, Energy, NARUC (22) Tax Reform Impact on Regulate Utilities Tim Zeldenrust, Vice President Strategic Consulting (PowerPlan) (23) Hot Issues Before the Illinois Commission: New Law on Energy Efficiency & Renewables and the NextGrid Dr. James Zolnierek, PhD, Bureau Chief of Public Utilities (IL Commerce Commission) Gerardo Delgado, Esq., Legal & Policy Advisor to Acting Commissioner Oliva (IL Commerce Commission) (24) Question and Answer Section ADJOURN
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