BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:The Ohio University Alumni Association is excited to introduce you to the next installment in our virtual series\, Empower Hour! Beginning in 2021\, this event takes place once a month on the third Wednesday from 1-2 p.m. EST.\n\n \n\nEmpower Hour is a program that explores important and relevant topics centered around the theme of continued personal growth and education. We want to equip OHIO alumni with the knowledge they need to be come their best selves!\n\n \n\nThis Empower Hour segment is called "Crypto currency: So What's the Big Deal?" This segment will be led by Drs. Aaron W ilson and David Stott from Ohio University’s School of Accountancy and Levi Liljenquist\, Esquire. They will discuss the foundations of cryptocurrency and how it could impact you. The past few months have seen an increasing a cceptance of cryptocurrency by public companies and institutional investors . This presentation will broadly discuss the basics of crypto along with ke y concepts including: third party efforts to assess crypto\, the process of staking\, and a discussion about the general resources for learning more a bout this rapidly growing and exciting area. The conversation will end with a Q&A session where the presenters will attempt to address your questions about how this new avenue of investing might involve you in the future.\n\n \n\n \n\n\nAaron Wilson\, Ph.D\, CPA\, CFE\nDr. Wilson is an assistant pro fessor in the School of Accountancy at Ohio University and holds designatio ns as both a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner. Pr ior to obtaining his Ph.D.\, Aaron worked as an auditor with Pricewaterhous eCoopers. He received his Ph.D. in Accounting from Washington State Univer sity\, his Master of Accountancy degree from Wright State University and hi s undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University. His teaching interest s include undergraduate and graduate Auditing as well as Accounting for Exe cutives as part of Ohio University’s MBA program. Aaron has published in jo urnals such as the International Journal of Auditing\, Journal of Governmen tal &Nonprofit Accounting\, Journal of Forensic Accounting Research\, and t he Journal of Investigative and Forensic Accounting and has received resear ch grants from the Institute for Fraud Prevention and the Institute of Mana gement Accountants. He is active in the American Accounting Association\, c urrently serving as the President of the Ohio Region and is also the Co-Pro gram Chair for the AAA Forensic Section midyear meeting in 2021. Additional ly\, Aaron is currently serving as a guest editor for a special issue of th e Journal of Forensic Accounting Research.\n\n \n\n \n\n\nDavid M. Stott\, Ph.D.\, CPA\nDr. Stott joined the Ohio University faculty in 2016 and serve s as the Director of the School of Accountancy and the O’Bleness Professor of Accountancy. He previously served as the Director of Graduate Programs in Accounting and Chair of the Department of Accounting and MIS at Bowling Green State University where he held the Maurer Family Distinguished Profes sorship in Accounting.\n\n \n\nDr. Stott received his undergraduate degree in Accounting from Texas State University and both his Master of Accountanc y and Ph.D. degrees from Washington State University. He initially received his CPA certificate in Texas and is currently certified and licensed to pr actice in Ohio. Dr. Stott's research and teaching interests are primarily i n financial accounting and reporting\, auditing\, and the conceptual framew ork.\n\n \n\nDr. Stott is active in both academic and professional organiza tions. He is a member of the American Accounting Association (recently comp leting service as Council Chair)\, the American Institute of Certified Publ ic Accountants and the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants.\n\n \n \nBefore returning to academia\, he spent several years working for Arthur Andersen & Co. in Houston (leaving well before the Enron debacle!). David and his wife Ann have two wonderful adult children – Randi and Michael.\n\n \n\n \n\n\nLevi Liljenquist\, Esquire\nLevi is an attorney and Wealth Mana gement Trust Advisor. For the previous thirteen years\, he has provided sol utions for high net worth clients residing in Washington and Idaho with the ir estate\, trust\, financial\, and tax-related questions.\n\n \n\nLevi ear ned a B.A. with a major in Philosophy from Brigham Young University in Prov o\, Utah. Levi also holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Minnesot a School of Law (2005) and a Master of Laws in taxation from the University of Washington School of Law (2006). In 2005\, Levi passed the bar and was sworn into the Washington State Bar.\n\n \n\nFrom 2006 through 2012\, Levi practiced law with the law firm of Paine Hamblen. Levi practiced law at Lil jenquist Law\, PLLC (2012 to 2015)\, Ewing Anderson P.S. (2015 to 2017) and Witherspoon Brajcich McPhee (2017 to 2019) for the next seven years before ultimately joining the U.S. Bank Wealth Management team in 2019.\n\n \n\nO utside of work\, Levi enjoys spending time with his family\, reading\, and being outdoors.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nYou will receive a confirmation email upo n registration that will include details on how to join this virtual event. \n\nIf you have any questions\, please email Associate Director\, Alumni Ex periences\, Caleb Beasecker at beasecker@ohio.edu. DTEND:20210317T180000Z DTSTAMP:20240921T004130Z DTSTART:20210317T170000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Empower Hour - Cryptocurrency: So What's the Big Deal? UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_36049496291723 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/empower_hour_-_cryptocurrency_so_whats_ the_big_deal END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR