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Controllers Council & CFMA Joint Meeting
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Hilton Garden Inn,1325 Dickenson Avenue, Ames, IA 50014
Special interest to Controllers, CFO’s, Owners, Vice-Presidents, Estimators and Office Managers

8:30 am              Welcome/Opening Remarks – Shane Treslan, Director of Administration AGC of Iowa

8:40 -9:45 am    Midwest Legal Update – Kay Oskvig is an attorney at Whitfield and Eddy Law. She will present a legal update focusing on employment-related laws and cases. She will cover Iowa cases, recent federal regulatory updates, and give examples and recent developments from surrounding states.

9:45–10 am    Break

10 -11:30 am  From Potential to Practice: Unlocking Microsoft 365, Copilot, and Secure Productivity – Kaleb Dombeck, Senior Associate at RSM, and Jodi Rickers, Director at RSM will provide a practical overview of how Microsoft technologies— especially Microsoft 365 and Copilot —can be effectively adopted to drive productivity, collaboration, and organizational readiness. We will combine real world deployment lessons with cybersecurity awareness to help leaders and teams better prepare for both innovation and risk.

 12:00 – 12:45     Lunch & Networking - Sponsored By RSM US LLP

12:50 – 2:00 pm Group Captive Insurance 101 – Sam Pritchard, Captive Executive at Innovative Captive Strategies (ICS) - a Holmes Murphy subsidiary, will introduce the group captive insurance model and its growing adoption in the construction industry. Mr. Pritchard will walk through how captives work, what distinguishes them from traditional insurance, and how contractors are using them as a market-neutral solution to take control of their risk costs and build long-term equity.

2:00 – 2:15 pm    Break

2:15 - 4:00 pm    Round Table Discussion – Topic – Artificial Intelligence (AI) Learning Session 2.0 – Paul Gormley, Digital Marketing and Innovation at CIRAS, will give an update on AI advancement and the options available in our industry. Paul will also be doing a Q &A to go over any specific questions anyone has.