Ethics: Keeping the Good from Breaking Bad
Ethics codes are how professionals define right from wrong, define good behavior from bad behavior. When we break those codes, we “break bad”. For five seasons, the popular television show Breaking Bad explored the transformation of one good man breaking bad.  This session provides an overview of ethics and why people break bad, while using examples from the TV show as well as case studies of good people who broke bad.
Daniel Porter, CFE – Consultant/Trainer, Cape Coral, FL

Succession Planning & Buy-Sell Valuation Strategies for Family & Closely Held Businesses
Explore technical approaches to business valuations including those used for owner transitions, buy-sell agreements and succession planning. Gain practical insight into applying valuation methods tied to performance triggers and incentive alignment before covering exit strategies.
Nicholas A. Adamy – Managing Director, Adamy Valuation Advisors, Grand Rapids

The Continued Growth of Payment Fraud: Overview, Risk Management, and Related Controls
This session will discuss the current payment fraud landscape, walkthrough example cases of payment fraud and scams highlighting what went wrong, provide guidance on how to respond to fraud incidents, and cover ways to protect against and mitigate payment fraud.
Kate Farwell, CPA, CFE – Senior Manager, AHP, Bloomfield Hills

Litigation Support Practice Management
Explore effective practice management tactics in litigation support engagements as law firms demand greater responsiveness, clarity and measurable return on investment. We discuss considerations for engagement letters and practical communication techniques for working with legal teams, managing scope creep and presenting financial analyses clearly to attorneys, judges, juries and mediators.
Jim Hitchner, CPA/ABV/CFF – Managing Director, The Financial Valuation Group, Ventnor City, NJ

Business Valuation for Litigation, Estate & Tax Purposes
Assess ways that business valuation approaches differ across litigation support, estate planning, employee stock ownership plans and tax controversy engagements. We discuss standard updates since the first AICPA business valuation pronouncement as well as discount applicability and practical case examples. 
Jennifer Cohen – Partner, Citrin Cooperman, New York, NY

AI in Litigation Support
Generative AI, machine learning and natural language processing are changing litigation support by enabling more efficient eDiscovery and enhancing document triage and predictive analytics. Discuss emerging AI-enabled data collection tools and practical ways to apply them that reduce time and cost while maintaining quality.
Brandi Blasses, JD – Associate, Schafer Weiner PLLC, Bloomfield Hills

Economic Damages Quantification in Commercial Disputes
Assess approaches for quantifying economic damages in commercial litigation including lost profits, business interruption losses, and broader economic impacts. We explore the distinction between lost profits and lost business value, address causation considerations and highlight how evolving case law and standards influence analysis.
Joseph Lesovitz – Partner, Citron Cooperman Advisors LLC, Philadelphia, PA

The Dark Side of Crypto: Exposing Fraud in Digital Transactions
Examine the rise in cryptocurrency transaction fraud from $500 million in 2017 to $5.5 billion, according to the FBI’s 2023 Cryptocurrency Fraud Report, as digital asset adoption accelerates. We review high-profile cases including pyramid schemes, market manipulation and non-fungible token scams, while addressing the regulatory and enforcement gaps that complicate fraud prevention. Come away with actionable legal strategies to reduce these risks.
Zachary Evans – Manager, Forensic Risk Alliance, Washington, DC

Generative AI in Business Valuation & Forensic Accounting: Tools, Techniques, and Guardrails
This session introduces forensic accountants and business valuators to the practical applications of generative AI in their work. Through narrated demonstrations and concrete examples, the session shows how AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude can assist with summarizing legal documents, detecting red flags in financial transactions, outlining reports and memos, and training junior staff on technical concepts. The presentation covers prompt engineering techniques that produce higher-quality AI output, and addresses the professional guardrails practitioners should maintain around confidentiality, reliability, and the limits of using AI. Attendees will leave with a clear framework for integrating AI into their workflows and a curated set of prompt examples they can begin using immediately.
Dr. Michael A. Crain, CPA, CFA, ABV, CFE – Faculty, Florida Atlantic University – College of Business, Fort Lauderdale, FL