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LeaseAccelerator Kicks off Fourth Enterprise Lease Accounting Summit in Texas

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LeaseAccelerator, the pioneer in Enterprise Lease Accounting software,
will kick off the fourth annual Enterprise
Lease Accounting Summit on Wednesday, June 12th in Fort
Worth, Texas at 8:42am CDT. The summit is the accounting industry’s
largest event 100% focused on adoption of the ASC 842, IFRS 16, and GASB
87 standards. Several hundred representatives from large public,
private, and non-profit companies will convene to discuss best practices
and key challenges with adoption of the new standards.

Hosted by LeaseAccelerator and sponsored by RGP, PwC, Riveron
Consulting, RSM, CFGI, Qiado, and Vaco, the 2019 Enterprise Lease
Accounting Summit will feature:

  • Case study presentations of large and mid-sized public companies who
    have successfully transitioned to ASC 842 and IFRS 16 over the past
    six months.
  • Over 15 expert panel sessions on topics such as audit criteria,
    international reporting, discount rates, monthly close, data
    abstraction, and centers of excellence.
  • Special industry session and forums for members of the energy sector
    as well as non-profit and government organizations adopting GASB 87.
  • Training sessions on pre-adoption best practices for data collection
    and system configuration as well as post-adoption management of lease
    portfolios for accuracy and completeness.
  • Strategy discussions for taking cost, risk, and time out of the
    monthly close process using out-of-the-box automation capabilities
  • Leasapalooza celebration featuring a Texas Rodeo at Cowtown Coliseum,
    Chuckwagon BBQ, and live music.

Speakers at the 2019 summit will include project leaders from Charter
Communications, Waste Management, General Dynamics, NuStar Energy,
Station Casinos, Teleflex and IFF as well as lease accounting experts
from big four and financial advisory firms, such as RGP, PwC, KPMG,
Riveron Consulting, RSM, CFGI, Qiado, Vaco, EY, CBRE, and Effectus Group.

“We are thrilled to see double the attendance at this year’s Enterprise
Lease Accounting Summit with registrants coming from as far away as
Portugal and Australia,” said Michael Keeler, CEO of LeaseAccelerator.
“With almost 40 hours of expert-led content on ASC 842, IFRS 16, and
GASB 87, there’s no better place to get educated on the new standards
and identify best practices for long-term success.”

Registration is open to the public. Finance, accounting, treasury, and
IT professionals at public, private, non-profit and government
organizations are encouraged to register at: https://leaseaccountingsummit.com/.
CPE credits are available. The 2020 Enterprise Lease Accounting Summit
is scheduled for May 19-21 in Nashville, Tennessee.

About Enterprise Lease Accounting Summit:

Enterprise Lease Accounting Summit is the financial reporting industry’s
largest conference dedicated to the successful adoption of ASC 842, IFRS
16, and GASB 87. The summit is open to finance, accounting, treasury,
and IT professionals at public and private companies, as well as
employees of accounting, financial advisory, and BPO firms. More
information: https://leaseaccountingsummit.com/

About LeaseAccelerator:

LeaseAccelerator offers the market-leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
solution for Enterprise Lease Accounting, enabling compliance with the
current and new FASB and IFRS standards. Using LeaseAccelerator’s
proprietary Global Lease Accounting Engine, customers can apply the new
standards to all types of leases including Real Estate, fleet, IT, and
other equipment at an asset-level as required by FASB and IASB. On
average, LeaseAccelerator’s Sourcing and Management applications
generate savings of 17 percent with smarter procurement and end-of-term
management. Learn more at http://www.leaseaccelerator.com.