2022 KSGFOA Conference
The Kansas Government Finance Officers Association is pleased to present a series of workshops for those involved in the financial affairs of municipalities, counties, schools, state agencies, utilities, and special authorities. The 23rd annual conference will be held Oct. 5 – 7, 2022 in Overland Park, Kansas.
Keynote Speaker: Chuck Malkus
A global business strategist, best-selling author and TV producer, Chuck Malkus is president of Malkus Group. After building his career as a marketer for Broward County and Broward Health, he has spent the past 24 years assisting Fortune 500 companies with protecting and enhancing their brands.
Chuck is an executive producer for the hit Netflix series Heist and his book, Full Circle: The Remarkable True Story, is the basis for an Emmy-nominated ESPN documentary. He has been featured with another book, The Ultimate Ponzi, on CNBC’s American Greed and Investigation Discovery’s Guilty Rich.
His leadership with the importance of ethics includes serving as a keynote speaker for the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics. Woven into his corporate acumen is a specialization in community engagement and he is the Co-Founder of Neighbors 4 Neighbors, an international disaster relief organization. He has also served as a board member for the American Red Cross, Junior Achievement and Nova Southeastern University, among several others.
Chuck has been published in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Street, Financial Advisor Magazine, Miami Herald, Daily Business Review and Tampa Bay Times. His website may be found at www.chuckmalkus.com
Presentation Title
Ethical Choices
Presentation Summary
Chuck will share the hallmarks of good citizenship; integrity; values and ethics with unique cases, along with personal experiences. He demonstrates how choices relating to community and social responsibility may lead to either professional success or failure for an organization.
A new appreciation for the values associated with ethical choices will be gained relating to an organization’s culture and values. His descriptions include Scott Rothstein’s operation, one of the most ruthless Ponzi schemes in U.S. history, a $1.4 billion theft to finance his opulent lifestyle. Hundreds of careers and lives were impacted.
He will also explain what happens when there is a lack of attention given to protecting an organization’s assets with the back story of Heist, which includes our country’s largest airport theft.
Topics
- Labor Trends
- Recruiting & Retaining Talent
- Infrastructure Funding
- Cybersecurity
- ARPA Funding Compliance & Reporting
- Single Audit Issues related to ARPA
- What’s new with GASB
- Engaging with Citizens on the Budget
- Legislative Update
- Open Network Session- Practitioner Exchange
- Addressing Benefits
- More to come….
Schedule
| October 5 | Speaker | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
1:30pm-4:30pm Pre-Conference Session | |||
| 1:30pm-4:30pm Registration | |||
| After 4:00pm Vendor Set Up |
| October 6 | Speaker | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
7:30am – 8:00am Registration/Breakfast/Vendors | Foyer | ||
| 8:00am – 9:30am Keynote | Chuck Malkus – Author, Producer, Ethics Speaker | Ethical Choices | |
9:45am – 10:45am Breakout Session #1 | |||
9:45am – 10:45am Breakout Session #2 | |||
| 11:00am – 11:30am Vendor Fair | Foyer | ||
11:30am – 1:40pm Lunch | KSGFOA Business Meeting & Presentation | ||
1:45pm – 2:45pm General Session | |||
| 2:50pm – 3:50pm Breakout Session #3 | |||
| 2:50pm – 3:50pm Breakout Session #4 | |||
| 4:00pm – 5:00pm General Session | |||
| 5:00pm – 6:30pm Vendor Reception | Foyer | ||
| 7:00pm – 9:30pm Social Event |
| October 7 | Speaker | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
7:30am-8:30am Breakfast/Vendors | Foyer | ||
| 8:30am-10:00am Keynote/General Session | |||
| 10:15am – 11:15am Breakout Session #5 | |||
| 10:15am – 11:15am Breakout Session #6 | |||
| 11:30am – 12:30pm Closing General Session |
2022 KSGFOA Conference Sponsors
2022 KSGFOA Hotel Information
Conference Scholarships
If you are not a member of KSGFOA or are a member who has never had the opportunity to attend the Annual Professional Conference, you can apply for a scholarship. The Board will sponsor up to 5 individuals. The scholarship for non-members will include a one-year KSGFOA membership and for members includes the conference registration. Applicants conference registration fees will be refunded if they are selected for scholarship.
Annual Awards 2022
Innovation Award
The innovation award is designed to recognize and promote creative public finance initiatives and projects that provide innovative and creative solutions to address organizational and community challenges. Winners are those who reflect dedication and inventiveness in public finance and governance to deliver excellence in public services. Initiatives and projects should have occurred within the last two years. Applications are due August 26.