Zinner & Co. Tax Partner Howard J. Kass, CPA, AEP® and Tax Manager Brett W. Neate, CPA, MTax, recently attended TIAG’s International Conference in Miami. The conference, which took place on May 5th through 7th, provided TIAG® members with the opportunity to strengthen the relationships they create within the alliance of more than 115 accounting firms from around the world.
In addition to various networking opportunities and group breakout sessions, TIAG members attended a variety of informative and educational sessions aimed at firm and practice development. Also in attendance at the conference were members of TIAG’s affiliate alliances, TAGLaw® and TAG-SP™. All three alliances are collectively known as the TAG Alliances™. Sessions and speakers at the conference included:
- Not Your Father’s Latin America: the Hot Spots, Lots More Cool Ones, and the Sleepers; Presenter: Ambassador (ret.) John F. Maisto
- You are Where You are Going, Not Where You Have Been; Presenter: Benjamin Sywulka, Director of Innovation, IXL Center
- The Importance of Email Security; Moderator: Richard Attisha, Partner, Harper Grey LLP (Vancouver, Canada - TAGLaw)
- Tax Planning Strategies for High Net Worth Individuals; Moderator: David Neighbors, Partner, GALLINA LLP (Northern California, USA - TIAG)
- What Truly Makes for Great Firms, Great Partners and Great Leaders? Presenter: Allan Koltin, President & CEO, Koltin Consulting Group
- Anatomy of a Financial Institution Failure; Moderator: James Berger, Managing Partner, Berger Singerman (Florida, USA - TAGLaw)
- Doing Business in the Cloud: Managing the Risks and Opportunities of Modern Business in the Cloud; Moderator: Lisa Spearman, Private Client Partner, Mercer & Hole (London England - TIAG)
For more information about how Zinner & Co. LLP’s TIAG relationships can help your business, please contact our TIAG Contacts, Howard Kass and Brett Neate.
