June Event - Cybersecurity in the Digital Age
COAFP hosted Mike Stiglianese, Managing Director of BDO USA’s Technology and Business Transformation Services, to share his industry experiences and strategic initiatives on mitigating cyber risk. Mike educated the COAFP membership on common cybersecurity misconceptions in the marketplace and reviewed public data breaches that have been covered in the news cycle within recent years. He strongly encouraged all corporate practitioners to perform cyber assessments using a combination of legal advice, reviewing communication protocols and understanding a company’s risk tolerance. He also reassured the membership that the cybersecurity landscape is fluid and constantly evolving. A few common short comings Mike has witnessed in the marketplace: Companies overestimating their risk mitigation infrastructure without assessing its relevance annually, as well as corporates favoring “being in compliance” without testing the viability of a firm’s risk mitigation protocols and procedures. We thank Mike for the insight and knowledge he provided our attendees.
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COAFP Awarded for 11th Year Running!
at the Annual Regional Officer’s Meeting in Washington D.C., July 2018
Cindy Clark and Jenny Morrison represented COAFP at the national Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) 2018 Regional Officer’s Meeting (ROM) in Washington D.C. It is a meeting where AFP Regional Associations gather, share ideas, discuss strategy and network, all with the goal of creating better regional associations for their Members.
For the 11th consecutive year, COAFP won an award at the annual ROM Idea Fair. This year, COAFP won in the “Best Marketing Idea” category. Under the leadership of President Linda Opundo and Buckeye Financial Forum Co-Chairs Cindy Clark and Clay Lanctot, COAFP asked Buckeye Financial Forum speakers to advertise COAFP on both their websites and social media feeds before and after the Buckeye Financial Forum, for an agreed upon time period. Benefits included exposure to a different audience driving new visitor traffic to our website, building enthusiasm for the event with existing members, and different feeds mentioning COAFP move the organization up in search engine rankings. The result: Our 2018 Buckeye Financial Forum had its highest-ever attendance!
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