9th Annual Equipment Evaluation Conference Recap

American Society of Appraisers hosted its 9th Annual and 1st Virtual At-Home Edition ASA Equipment Valuation Conference on Tuesday, June 2, 2020.

“It was amazing to participate in the EVC and seeing the outstanding speakers and participation from attendees around the world.  These types of events are just what we need during these unprecedent times. Glad I was part of it.” Johnnie White, CEO

ASA’s President Douglas Krieser, ASA, FRICS; ASA’s CEO Johnnie White, CAE; Karen Milan, ASA; Matt Kaufman, ASA; R. Lee Robinette, ASA; John Russell; Jack Beckwith, ASA; Thomas G. Haren; and Kurt J. Rankin addressed 74 attendees to discuss:

• Machinery and technical specialties issues surrounding COVID-19.
• Regional, national and international economic updates for 2020 and beyond.
• Drone Technology and how that is being used in appraisals.
• Healthcare challenges, legal issues, and terminology pertinent to this industry.
• Why federal legalization of hemp is not as simple as it first sounds, how states are taking the lead on marijuana reform, and why the federal government may not be far behind.

  (click on the links above to view the slideshows)

The conference was followed by a virtual happy hour, which offered an opportunity for attendees to enjoy time to networking and participate in trivia games.

We’d like to thank everyone who joined us for this event, allowing our annual conference to continue, no matter the circumstance. We were pleased to have such a great turnout as we continue adapting to this changing environment and showing just how strong ASA is!

The primary goal of this conference was to bring together global MTS Appraisal leaders and professionals as well as friends and partners of ASA from around the world in an open dialogue, to discuss the trends, challenges, and pertinent information in Machinery & Technical Specialties Appraising. We believe that our diverse and dynamic group of speakers and panelists provided in-depth insight, as well as, actionable and practical tools to strengthen skillsets.

We’d like to extend a big thank you to our presenters:

Kurt J. Rankin; Vice President and Economist of The PNC Financial Services Group. Kurt is responsible for contributing to PNC’s regional, national and international economic analysis, including coverage of metropolitan area economies throughout PNC’s midwestern footprint.

Matt Kaufman, ASA; is Principal of Spearhead Valuation Group. Matt has been a designed member of ASA since 2013, an active volunteer and currently serves as the ASA Equipment Valuation Conference Chair.

Jack Beckwith, ASA; is Managing Director and President of EAGI. Jack currently serves on the IVSC’s Advisory Forum as ASA’s Representative and is a Senior Instructor teaching MTS Principle of Valuation courses.

Thomas G. Haren; is a Partner with Frantz Ward LLP. Thomas
represents growing businesses at each stage of their development, and is regularly asked to serve as outside general counsel for his clients.

Please visit our Flickr account for more pictures of our event!

…And to our sponsors:

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