COVID-19 Best Practices: Blockchain, cybersecurity, and managing liquidity

Monday, April 6th
10:00 AM

About This Event

In this webinar, you will learn about managing liquidity in times of uncertainty, tips on how to avoid cyber security attacks while your staff is working from home and using blockchain to prevent supply chain disruption in the future.

Expert presenters:

• Managing liquidity in times of uncertainty by Maria Morales, Clifton-Larsen Allen
• Have you invested in and updated your WFH (work from home) strategy for Cyber Security by Suzanne Chambers, Roebuck Technologies
• Supply chain disruption – using blockchain to prevent issues in the future by Rosa Shores and Chris Tyler, Blockspaces

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

Managing liquidity in times of uncertainty

• Updates on the Family First Response Act
• The top 5 areas to consider when managing liquidity
• Tools and resources to manage your cashflow

Have you invested in and updated your WFH (work from home) strategy for Cyber Security? Learn 3 of the easiest ways Hackers will attempt to breach your home workers and what to do about it.

• Social Engineering
• Personal Computer Use
• Wi-Fi connections

Supply chain disruption – using blockchain to prevent issues in the future

• Blockchain Overview and Landscape
• Supply Chain challenges faced during COVID19 specific to blockchain solutions
• How blockchain can rebuild global supply chain resilience

Maria Morales is an audit principal in the Tampa office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP.  Maria has more than 22 years of accounting experience.  She is responsible for performing and supervising audit, accounting, and consulting engagements.  Maria leads the IFRS audit engagements for the Firm Nationally.  Additionally, Maria leads the manufacturing & distribution audit practice and the employee benefits plan practice for the Tampa Bay and Florida markets, respectively. Prior to her more than 18 years of working in public accounting, she worked in private accounting. She has served on various female initiative committees that focused on the advancement, retention, and empowerment of female professionals. Maria also has dedicated a significant amount of time to coaching and mentoring young professionals. Maria’s prior experience includes serving as Assistant Controller for a privately held local aeronautical company.  Maria began her career in public accounting at a Top Five international public accounting firm.

Suzanne Chambers – Account Manager, Roebuck Technologies – A Managed IT and Cybersecurity Company Managing a company’s IT network is all about trust, as businesses depend on having constant, reliable access to their data, financials, and client network. Suzanne Chambers, Account Manager of Roebuck Technologies, has been named The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce Ambassador of the Quarter. With more than 25 years in the IT services industry, Suzanne knows the importance of building client relationships, being accessible, and providing solutions to customer issues. She takes great pride in having built a strong network of clients and vendors in the Tampa Bay Area over the past two decades through her loyalty and dedication to excellence. Suzanne has been a vital member of the Roebuck Technologies team for nearly two years, helping businesses throughout the greater Tampa Bay Area with proactive IT support. Roebuck Technologies provides full-service IT management as well as supports a company’s internal IT staff to increase productivity and expand areas of expertise. The company’s cutting-edge dashboard offers IT system visibility in real-time, accessible through a browser or mobile app – a favorite with IT managers. Roebuck specializes in robust cybersecurity solutions to keep business data and systems secure from cyberattacks, an ever-increasing threat today. Suzanne’s experience in the IT services industry allows her to work with clients to customize flexible solutions to their needs – and she stays connected with clients to proactively ensure their IT systems are working smoothly and driving business forward.

Rosa Shores is the co-founder and CEO of BlockSpaces, a blockchain-focused product development company headquartered in Tampa, Florida. As a seven-year veteran of the blockchain industry,  she is well-recognized in the community as a passionate speaker and advocate for blockchain technology and is the co-organizer of several of the largest and longest-running blockchain groups in the Tampa Baregion since 2014. She is a former eCommerce digital analyst with Qurate Retail Group (HSN/QVC) and is the Vice President of the Florida Blockchain Business Association, a group dedicated to helping blockchain-focused businesses thrive in the state through industry-focused legislative efforts and education.     

Chris Tyler is an experienced IT professional with over 25 years of experience in the software industry. Over the past 15 years with IBM, he has been a trusted advisor to many software companies on the monetization of data through the use of analytics, data science, IoT and blockchain. Recently, Chris has taken on the role of Chief Technology Officer for BlockSpaces, a thought leader in blockchain technology.