Page 3 - 2020 Vendor/Buyer Conference

AGENDA

Tuesday January 28, 2020
Caroline Brackley Gary Barkman
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast Professional Group Public Mesa Public Schools
Consulting
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Welcome & Conference Overview

9:15 AM - 10:05 AM General Session & Keynote Address

10:10 AM - 11:00 AM Breakout Session I

11:05 AM - 11:55 AM Breakout Session II
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM Breakout Session III
Drew Keil Vessa Roberts
1:50 PM - 2:05 PM Break SPS + Architects East Valley Disaster Services

2:10 PM - 3:00 PM Breakout IV

3:00 PM Adjournment

Keynote Address

Connecting the Dots and Drawing the lines:
When personal interest gets public officers
and employees in trouble.
An overview of the application of Arizona’s conflict of interest laws from a
legal and accounting perspective. Conflicts of interest are not always that
simple to detect and resolve. Our presenters will address the nuances of
Arizona’s conflict of interest laws as they apply to school district decisions
and transactions. This session will cover material that goes beyond the ba-
sics and will address many of the complicated scenarios that arise and that Karen Fleetwood Jen Rehse
have, in some cases, led to adverse audit findings, as well as criminal and Mesa Public Schools Sport Surfaces Distributing Inc.
civil sanctions for individuals. The session will also provide examples of
internal controls a District can put in place to help prevent audit findings.

Susan Segal Jennifer Shields Monique Harris Bobby Williams II
Gust Rosenfeld, PLC Heinfeld, Meech & Co., Tempe Elementary School Mesa Public Schools
P.C. District