2021 ASA Philadelphia Chapter Business Valuation Conference (Virtual)
2021 ASA Philadelphia Chapter Business Valuation Virtual Conference
The American Society of Appraisers Philadelphia Chapter is pleased to present their 2021 ASA Business Valuation Virtual Conference to be held on Thursday, September 23, 2021.
The conference will run from 8:00am to 4:15pm Eastern Standard Time (EST). Zoom invites will be sent out ahead of time. Early-bird registration fees are available through September 5, 2021 at midnight. (Early-bird registration was extended for a few days due past the initial deadline due to some individuals only learning of the conference on September 1, 2021.)
If you have any questions, please contact the conference organizers noted below. We thank all of our guest speakers and presenters for participating.
Range of Presentation Topics and Agenda
The conference agenda will feature presentations from nationally recognized speakers who are professional leaders, covering a range of topics. Attached here is the conference brochure.
8:00am – 8:10pm Registration
8:10am – 8:15am Welcome Remarks
Michael Cunningham, ASA, Philadelphia Chapter President
Steven Juska, ASA, Managing Director, Financial & Forensic Services, CBIZ, Conference MC
8:15am – 9:15am Value in M&A “in action” vs. in BV practice: Pest Control Industry Case Study
Paul Giannamore, Managing Director | Potomac Pest Control Group
Paul has been a leading global M&A broker in the Pest Control industry for over a decade after working as a valuation analyst. Learn more about how market participants look at potential acquisitions and recent trends in the pest control industry as a case study as transaction multiples are at record highs.
9:15am – 10:15am Active versus Passive Appreciation in Divorce
Discounts for Lack of Marketability & Liquidity
Ashok Abbott, Ph.D., Associate Prof. of Finance | West Virginia University
Dr. Abbott’s areas of research and teaching include mergers and acquisitions, corporate valuation, and measures of market liquidity. His consulting areas are valuation discounts and premiums, valuation model validation, passive appreciation, and event studies. His presentation will focus on the questions: Why do we care whether a business has active or passive appreciation during a divorce? Is there a quantitative measure to quantify passive appreciation in divorce?
Are there distinctions between marketability and liquidity? The speaker brings to us empirical studies that attempted to quantify liquidity discounts.
10:15am – 10:30am 15-Minute Break
10:30am – 11:30am Litigation Do’s and Don’ts
Sean Saari, CPA, ABV, CVA, MBA, Partner Advisory | Marcum
Robert Ranallo, CPA, ABV, JD, CVA, CFF, Partner Advisory | Marcum
Preparing a valuation analysis can be difficult enough, let alone defending it against an opposing party questioning your every move. Valuation experts need to know how their valuations may be challenged by other experts and work to effectively address these issues pre-emptively.
11:30pm – 12:15pm Automated Business Valuation and Data Resources
A conversation between Valutico’s CEO and current clients providing an update on current data available and business valuation technology offered by Valutico. Vaultico is based in Vienna, Austria, and offers data and business valuation technology for all global markets. Will automated business valuations represent a threat or an opportunity for business appraisers?
12:15am – 1:00pm Lunch Break
1:00pm – 2:00pm Valuing Intangible Assets in Technology Companies
Tom Zambino, Director, MossAdams
Thomas has provided valuation consulting services since 2000 and oversees Moss Adam’s valuation services throughout the Greater San Francisco Bay Area. Thomas’s experience includes valuing intangible assets under ASC 805 and other tax reporting purposes, ASC 350 goodwill impairment analyses, and IRC 409A deferred compensation valuing common stock for privately held companies. He’ll talk about current methods in valuing intangible assets in Technology Companies.
2:00pm – 2:45pm The New ROI
Dave Bookbinder, ASA, CEIV, Managing Director| B. Riley Financial
The speaker is the author of a book called The NEW ROI: Return on Individuals, which explores the impact that people have on the value of a business. The value of a business is a function of how well the financial capital and the intellectual capital are managed by the human capital…. you’d better get the human capital part right. Keeping this in mind can help with valuation consulting and valuation creation.
2:45pm – 3:30pm Bitcoin versus other Cryptocurrencies: Similarities and Differences
Daniel Folkinshetyn, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Accounting & Finance | Rowan University
Professor Folkinshetyn specializes in the valuation of cryptocurrencies and their strengths and weaknesses. He will provide an overview of the differences between bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies currently available and factors that influence value.
3:30pm – 4:15pm NICE DLOM
William Frazier, ASA, Principal | W.H. Frazier & Co
The speaker is the developer of the Non-marketable Investment Company Evaluation (“NICE”) Method. The NICE Method is gaining acceptance in valuations of family-owned investment entities and was favorably reviewed in the 2019 U.S. Tax Court case Grieve v. Commissioner. Mr. Frazier operates a business valuation firm in Texas.
Why Attend?
Timely Updates on Topics of Current Interest – Session content will represent leading-edge topics selected for their importance to professionals that perform complex securities valuations.
Nationally Recognized Speakers – This is an exclusive opportunity to obtain insights from nationally recognized leaders in the profession.
Practitioner Focus – This conference is focused on the needs of valuation and accounting professionals involved in the development and audit of complex securities estimates. Insights can be immediately employed in the technical or business management of your professional practice.
ASA and NASBA Continuing Professional Education – The conference will provide continuing professional education credit by both the American Society of Appraisers (ASA) and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA). This is a timely and cost-effective means of obtaining CE hours for your ASA reaccreditation and CPE hours for your CPA license.
CEIV(TM) Continuing Professional Development – The conference qualifies for Certified in Entity and Intangible Valuations™ (CEIV™) Credential Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit.
Competitive Pricing – ASA continues to price the conference at an extremely low cost as a benefit to its membership and the professional community at large.
NASBA and Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Credit
The American Society of Appraisers is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have the final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website www.learningmarket.org.
CPE Credit: 8.0 hours.
Program Level: Advanced
Delivery Method: Only group-live courses are approved for CPE.
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None
Policies: ASA’s Refund and Cancellation Policy and ASA’s Complaint Resolution Policy
Sponsorship and Future Presentation or Guest Speaker Opportunities
To become a sponsor, please contact Mike Cunningham at (215)-518-0591.
In addition, we are always building our roster of guest speakers and presenters. If you are a specialist on a topic that may be of interest or know someone that would be a good addition as a guest presenter to future business valuation seminars or local Philadelphia ASA events, please reach out.
Questions
For more information, please contact Mike Cunningham, ASA, or Poonam Vaidya, ASA.