Business Valuation &
Financial Litigation Hybrid &
Virtual Super Conference

In this session, we will examine the future of the business valuation profession from several different perspectives, including business valuation theory, business valuation standards, credentialing, service delivery, maturation, specialization, and more.

After attending this session, attendees will be able to:

• State their understanding and appreciation of the direction of advancement for numerous areas of the business valuation profession
• Identify the likely development of business valuation theory over the next decade
• Describe an overview of the current and future evolution of business appraisal standards
• Identify how to develop a greater appreciation of their role in the ongoing development of the profession

Periodically articles appear that question whether practitioners should include a size premium when developing cost of capital estimates using the modified capital asset pricing model (MCAPM). This session is intended to correct some misconceptions about the size premium and show that—contrary to positions taken by some critics—data covering more recent periods support the continued use of a size premium. Join Roger Grabowski and James Harrington (both of Duff & Phelps) as they take a deep dive into one of the most researched (and controversial) topics in modern finance, the size premium. Includes new analysis. 

After completing this sessionm attendees will be able to:

• Define the size premium
• Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the evidence for a size premium over the longer-term and in more recent periods
• Identify how to make an informed decision about whether to apply a size premium and support that decision with facts and empirical data

You ask the tough questions. Industry titan, Jim Hitchner, will moderate a panel of some of the conference faculty who will provide solid answers. In this lively and interactive discussion, the profession’s leading experts and emerging leaders will share their insights and practical guidance on a range of topics, including: the current issues surrounding discount rates and growth rates, malpractice litigation, professional standards, DLOMs, control premiums, minority discounts, how to excel in financial litigation and expert witnessing, emerging industries, best practices and common mistakes to avoid, generational differences in the workplace, and much more.

After completing this session, attendees will be able to:

• Identify cutting-edge information on an array of topics
• List the answers to their burning questions