56th Annual Virginia Accounting & Auditing Conference
📅 Roanoke | Sept. 28–29, 2026
📅 Live online| Nov. 18–20, 2026
Join us for the 56th Annual Virginia Accounting & Auditing Conference in Roanoke or live online — the most anticipated CPA conference of the year.
Roanoke Details
Dates
Start Date: Monday, Sept. 28, 2026
End Date: Tuesday, Sept 29, 2026
Registration Fees
Member and nonmember price:
$665 through Sept. 14
Price increases $75 after Sept. 14!
CPE Credits
Earn up to 14 CPE + 2 optional VBOA-approved ethics credits.
Location
Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center
110 Shenandoah Ave NE
Roanoke, VA 24016
Hotel Roanoke Accommodations
Rate: $195/single/double before Sept. 4, 2026 — Click here to reserve your room online.
Reservations phone: (540) 985-5900
Parking: Self-parking is $12/day or $18/night. Valet: $20/day or $28/night.
- Fraud Trends
Dale Mullen, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP - Lessons From Ransomware: The 5 Safeguards That Separate Safe Firms From Hacked Ones
Bryant Harrison, Owner, Seventh Wall - Quality Management
Michael Brand - Employment Law Update
King Tower, Principal, Woods Rogers PLC - Federal Economic Update
Alice Kassens, Roanoke College - Internal Controls
Dale Mullen, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP - Global Economic Checkup
Jeffrey Lewis, President & Managing Partner, Azimuth Group - Longevity Risk: Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Life After the Last Paycheck
Lisa Germano, President & General Counsel, Actuarial Benefits & Design Company - Single Audit Update
Rachel Foster, Professional Practice Director, Grant Thornton, LLP George Strudgeon, Audit Director, Auditor of Public Accounts - Life After the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA): What Still Isn’t Settled
Evan Ross, Tax Senior Manager, Brown Edwards, LLP Justin Seymore, Senior Associate, Brown Edwards, LLP - HR: Payroll & Benefits
Teri Hannell, Brown Edwards, LLP Kristy Cone, Brown Edwards, LLP Deborah Moeller, Senior Manager, Brown Edwards, LLP - AI & Audit Quality
- Practical, Audit-Ready Internal Controls for Nonprofits
Melissa Sikes, Partner, Brown Edwards, LLP - Technology Trends
Tommy Stephens Jr., Shareholder, K2 Enterprises - AI Practical Examples
- VSCPA Town Hall
Stephanie Peters, President & CEO, Virginia Society of CPAs
- CPA Firm Update
Tommy Stephens Jr., Shareholder, K2 Enterprises - Business Valuation
Joseph Thornton, Director of Valuation Services, Brown Edwards, LLP - Global Economic Checkup (repeat of session 3B)
Jeffrey Lewis, President & Managing Partner, Azimuth Group - FASB Update
- GASB Update
Ann Genova, Brown Edwards, LLP John Aldridge, General Partner, Brown Edwards, LLP - Technology Session
Tommy Stephens Jr., Shareholder, K2 Enterprises - Fraud: The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Ryan Hamilton, Assistant Director of Internal Audit - Cyber Risks
Jason Daniel, Founder & President, Tech Dynamism - What’s New in Accounting & Auditing: Standards, Proposals & Emerging Issues
- Time to Advance Automation
Tommy Stephens Jr., Shareholder, K2 Enterprises - Closing The Retirement Savings Gap: State Auto-IRAs
Mary Morris, CEO, Commonwealth Savers Formerly Virginia529 - Risk Management
Duncan Will, Accounting and Auditing Loss Preventi, CAMICO Mutual Insurance Company - AICPA Update and Closing
Carl Mayes, Associate Director - CPA Quality and Evolution, AICPA
Virtual Conference Details
Dates
- Wednesday, Nov. 18-Friday, Nov. 20
Three half-days that end at lunchtime, making it easy to stay current on key issues in auditing, tax, fraud, accounting and technology — while keeping your workday on track.
Registration Fees
Member and nonmember price:
$620 through Nov. 4
Prince increases by $75 after Nov. 4!
CPE Credits
Earn up to 14 CPE + 2 optional VBOA-approved ethics credits.
Taking Place Live Online!
Enjoy live, interactive sessions led by expert speakers, ask questions in real time, and connect with peers through engaging virtual discussions and networking opportunities.
- Fraud Trends
Dale Mullen, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP - Internal Controls
Dale Mullen, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP - Global Economic Checkup
Jeffrey Lewis, President & Managing Partner, Azimuth Group - Business Valuation
Joseph Thornton, Director of Valuation Services, Brown Edwards, LLP - Single Audit Update
Rachel Foster, Professional Practice Director, Grant Thornton, LLP George Strudgeon, Audit Director, Auditor of Public Accounts - Employment Law Update
King Tower, Principal, Woods Rogers PLC - Risk Management
Duncan Will, Accounting and Auditing Loss Preventi, CAMICO Mutual Insurance Company - Economic Outlook for the U.S. and Virginia
Sonya Waddell, Vice President & Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond - Federal Tax Update
Vivian Paige, President, Vivian J. Paige, CPA, PC - AI Practical Examples
- AI and Audit Quality
- VSCPA Update
- Longevity Risk: Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Life After the Last Paycheck
- Global Economic Checkup (repeat)
Jeffrey Lewis, President & Managing Partner, Azimuth Group - FASB Update
- GASB Update
Ann Genova, Brown Edwards, LLP John Aldridge, General Partner, Brown Edwards, LLP - HR: Payroll & Benefits
Teri Hannell, Brown Edwards, LLP Kristy Cone, Brown Edwards, LLP Deborah Moeller, Senior Manager, Brown Edwards, LLP - Cybersecurity
Bryant Harrison, Owner, Seventh Wall - Quality Management
Michael Brand - Practical, Audit-Ready Internal Controls for Nonprofits
Melissa Sikes, Partner, Brown Edwards, LLP - Technology Trends
Randolph Johnston, Executive Vice President & Shareholder, K2 Enterprises - Cyber Risks
Jason Daniel, Founder & President, Tech Dynamism - Quality Management (repeat of session 7C)
Michael Brand - SALT
- Technology Trends
Randolph Johnston, Executive Vice President & Shareholder, K2 Enterprises - Time to Advance Automation
Randolph Johnston, Executive Vice President & Shareholder, K2 Enterprises - Fraud: The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Ryan Hamilton, Assistant Director of Internal Audit - Closing the Retirement Savings Gap: State Auto-IRAs
Mary Morris, CEO, Commonwealth Savers Formerly Virginia529 - What’s New in Accounting & Auditing: Standards, Proposals & Emerging Issues
Daniel Martin, Accounting Advisory, Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell, PC - CPA Firm Update
Randolph Johnston, Executive Vice President & Shareholder, K2 Enterprises - AICPA Update and Closing
Carl Mayes, Associate Director - CPA Quality and Evolution, AICPA
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