Sunday, July 26, 2026

Time Session
8:00 AM Golf Tournament - Sand Creek Station
3:30 - 6:30 PM Registration
5:00 - 5:45 PM Newcomer Orientation
6:00 PM Reception - Sponsored by Taxography, Inc.

Monday, July 27, 2026

Time Advanced Course Principles Course
 7:30 - 8:30 AM Breakfast and Welcome Announcements - Sponsored by Regulated Capital Consultants
8:30 - 10 AM KEYNOTE: Economic Update
Matthew Slaughter
10 - 10:25 AM Break - Sponsored by Atmos Energy Corporation
10:30 AM - 12 PM Property Tax Reform: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Abir Mandal, Tax Foundation

Course Introduction and Objectives 
Andrew Davis, DMA; Tom Flowers, Ryan

Cost Approach - Part 1
Jim Stegeman & Tom Coffey, CostQuest Associates

12 - 1 PM Lunch
1 - 2 PM Cost of Capital: Current Environment & Latest Size Premium Research
Anas Aboulamer, Kroll LLC
Cost Approach - Part 1, Continued
Jim Stegeman & Tom Coffey, CostQuest Associates
 2 - 2:25 PM Break - Sponsored by DuCharme, McMillen & Associates, Inc. 
2:30 - 3:30 PM Advanced Topics- Income Approach Identifying and Valuing Intangibles
Carl Hoemke, Avalara and Keith Roper, Kroll LLC
Cost Approach - Part 2
Jim Stegeman & Tom Coffey, CostQuest Associates
3:40 - 4:40 PM Hot Topics of Renewable Valuation and Beyond
Jim Nutter, Stout
Cost of Capital - Part 1
Dr. Hal Heaton, BYU
4:50 PM Bus leaves for Marriott 
5:45 PM Meeting of State Participants
6 PM Reception - Sponsored by Kroll

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Time Advanced Course Principles Course
 7:30 - 8:30 AM Breakfast and Welcome Announcements - Sponsored by PowerPlan
8:30 - 10 AM KEYNOTE: Political Trends & Policy Changes
Beth Sanner 
10 - 10:25 AM Break - Sponsored by Appraisal Economics
10:30 AM - 12 PM Legal Update
Breann Robowski, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP & David Crapo, Crapo Deeds

Cost of Capital - Part 2
Dr. Hal Heaton, BYU

Income Approach - Part 1
Ruben Miranda, Kroll

12 - 1 PM Lunch
1 - 2 PM Advanced Topics- The Market Approach – Challenges in Application to Complex Tangible Assets
Hal Heaton
Income Approach - Part 2
Ruben Miranda
 2 - 2:25 PM Break - Sponsored by CSC
2:30 - 3:30 PM Advanced Topics-Impact of Increasingly Severe Weather on Utility Valuation
Jon Sperring, Jason Hoot, and Yoon Hui Kim, PwC
Income Approach - Part 2, Continued
Ruben Miranda, Kroll
Market Approach Sales Comparison & Stock & Debt - Part 1
Ryan Ivey, Kroll
3:40 - 4:40 PM Advanced Topics- 3 is 2; 2 is 1; 1 is 0: Correlating the Three Approaches to Value
Shaun Kalscheur, Director, Kroll
Market Approach Sales Comparison & Stock & Debt - Part 2
Ryan Ivey, Kroll
4:50 PM Bus leaves for Marriott 
6 PM Reception 
9 PM

Join T-Mobile and Kroll for Pickleball After Dark! 
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 from 9:00PM - 1:00AM at Chicken N Pickle.

Pickleball invite
Complimentary shuttle service to and from the event! Shuttles will run continuously between Chicken N Pickle (1240 N Greenwich Rd) and Wichita Marriott (9100 E Corporate Hills Dr).
Open to everyone at the Conference! Let's Rally! 

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Time Advanced Course Principles Course
 7:30 - 8:30 AM Breakfast and Welcome Announcements
8:30 - 10 AM KEYNOTE: Experience the Extraordinary
Craig Karges 
10 - 10:25 AM Break - Sponsored by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
10:30 AM - 12 PM Who Pays for It:  A Look at Large-Load Customers and the Data Behind the Narrative
Shelby Mann, American Electric Power and Scott Mitchell, DMA
Case Study - Calculation of Unitary Valuation
Annette Crawford, Dr. Hal Heaton, Ruben Miranda, Jim Stegeman, Tom Coffey, Ryan Ivey
Moderator: Gary Hunter
12 - 1 PM Lunch
1 - 2 PM

Concurrent Sessions

Passenger Airline Industry Update
Doug Kelly, CEO, AVITAS

Beyond the Balance Sheet: Valuing What You Can't Touch
Bryan Crane and Daniel Kistler, KE Andrews

Case Study - Reconciliation of Final Unitary Valuation & Appraisal
Chris Olmsted, Federal Appraisal
Moderator: Gary Hunter

 2 - 2:25 PM Break - Sponsored by Avalara
2:30 - 3:30 PM

Concurrent Sessions

Navigating the 4 R Act: Keeping Railroad Property Taxation on Track
Misty Kelley and John Phillips, Baker Donelson

$42 Billion BEAD Broadband Program Update
Jim Stegeman or Tom Coffey

Unit Principle - Writing the Appraisal Report
Chris Olmsted

3:40 - 4:40 PM

Concurrent Sessions

Tariffs, Tax Credits, and Their Impact on Property Valuation
Kevin Reilly, evcValuation LLC and Jay Dobson, Elias, Books, Brown & Nelson, P.C.

Practical Valuation Applications of AI
Carl Hoemke and Alex Volakis, Avalara

Preparing for Legal Proceedings
Johnny Deeds, Utah State Tax Commission

4:50 PM Bus leaves for Marriott 
6 PM

Please join us for an American Summer Backyard Soiree

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at six o'clock in the evening
Wichita Marriott, 9100 E Corporate Hills Drive, Wichita, KS

Suggested Attire: Easy summer elegance - linen, denim, seersucker

The Evening: Bourbon, brisket, live big band, and fireflies

Aerotones band by Ryan

Reception sponsored by Avalara

Reception invite

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Time Session
8 - 10 AM Breakfast
8 - 10 AM INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLES:
Electrics
Transportation
Pipeline
Communication