119th Annual Conference Sessions: ERP Systems and Technology

1. Mon 30 June

   4 sessions

Sessions for Monday, June 30

• Mon 30 Jun 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM ET Ballroom A
  ERP Systems and Technology

  Overcoming ERPphobia: How to Confront Your Next Project

  For many finance professionals, embarking on an enterprise resource planning (ERP) project is not something they look forward to undertaking. Long hours, cost overruns, difficult vendors, and resistance to change are not pleasant experiences. However, with careful planning and a focus on organizational readiness, governments can take much of the pain out of ERP.

  

  

  

  

  George Govan, Holly Matthews, Michael Stewart, Consuela Wilson

  2 CPE credits

  Level: basic

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• Mon 30 Jun 2:40 PM - 3:55 PM ET Ballroom A
  ERP Systems and Technology

  Ready or Not: Managing Artificial Intelligence in the Finance Office

  Artificial Intelligence (AI) is just about everywhere and becoming even more prevalent. While early adopters were able to use AI to conduct research, generate images, summarize data, write memos, provide feedback, and refine ideas, it is capable of transforming how local governments manage finances and is integrated with core processes.

  

  

  

  

  Amy Edwards Holmes, Megan Kilgore, Matthew Lue, Miklos A. Vasarhelyi

  1.5 CPE credits

  Level: basic

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• Mon 30 Jun 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM ET Room 146
  ERP Systems and Technology

  Cyber Risk Savvy: GFOA's 2025 Cybersecurity Update

  Protecting an organization is not only an IT function. Finance professionals are critical stakeholders in any government's approach to prevent, respond to, and clean up cyberattacks. In this session, speakers will provide an update on the cybersecurity landscape specifically focused on the role of finance professionals.

  

  

  

  

  

  Todd Buikema, Dennis Cail III, Courtney T. Joiner, Melissa Kraft, Danyce Steck

  1.5 CPE credits

  Level: update

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• Mon 30 Jun 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM ET Ballroom B
  ERP Systems and Technology

  Implementing Customer-focused Treasury Technologies

  Customers today appreciate the many different ways they can make payments. Forgot your wallet on your trip to City Hall to pay your water bill? No problem—pay with your phone! Didn’t have a stamp to drop off your property tax payment in the mail and it's due tomorrow? No worries—pay from the convenience of your home. As payment options continue to evolve, it's important for the treasury office to adapt to meet the needs of its customers.

  

  

  

  Håkon Johanson, Dennis Kauffman, CPA, CPFO, Jonathan Millard

  1.5 CPE credits

  Level: basic

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