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THE 2012 REDW TRIBAL FINANCE & LEADERSHIP CONFERENCEEMPOWERING TRIBAL LEADERS TO BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIESJOIN US NOVEMBER 14TH & 15TH - TALKING STICK RESORT, SCOTTSDALE, AZ

THE 2012 REDW TRIBAL FINANCE & LEADERSHIP CONFERENCEEMPOWERING TRIBAL LEADERS TO BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIESJOIN US NOVEMBER 14TH & 15TH - TALKING STICK RESORT, SCOTTSDALE, AZ

AT A GLANCE: What: The 2012 REDW Tribal Finance &

Leadership Conference

Who: Tribal Council Members, Tribal Finance and Human Resource Leaders, CEOs, CFOs, Compliance Officers, Investment Officers, Tribal Attorneys, and other tribal professionals in leadership positions.

When: November 14-15, 2012

Where: Talking Stick Resort 9800 E. Indian Bend Road Scottsdale, AZ 85256

CPE: 15 Credits

Fee: See the Registration Information page for pricing details.

Registration: Online at redw.com/tribalconference

Questions: Call 1-800-599-0113 or email seminars@redw.com

As a tribal leader, managing your operations while meeting the evolving needs of your community has become increasingly complex. This has never been truer than today as the current economic climate continues to add pressure to the financial health of tribes and tribal enterprises. This volatile and highly regulated environment presents both challenges and opportunities for tribal leaders. Join us at The 2012 REDW Tribal Finance & Leadership Conference as we address and provide valuable insights on some of the most important current issues impacting tribal governments and their communities. You will walk away empowered!

Tailor YOUR conference experience!

FINANCE TRACK: Designed for tribal accounting and finance professionals, this track provides insight into recent and proposed changes impacting tribes and their enterprises’ finance and accounting standards.

LEADERSHIP TRACK: Designed for tribal leaders and council members to keep informed about finance changes and strategic issues impacting their tribes and communities.

Talking Stick ResortTalking Stick Resort

Wednesday8:00 - 8:40 - BREAKFAST and WELCOME REMARKS

8:40 - 9:45 - General SessionSTRATEGIC PLANNING FOR TRIBAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTMike Allen, REDWCorrine Wilson, REDW

This session will cover elements that tribal leaders should consider for getting their governance structure ready for business and economic development.

9:45 - 10:00 - BREAK

10:00 - 10:55 - Finance TrackGASB PRELIMINARy VIEwS – ECONOMIC CONDITION REPORTING: FINANCIAL PROjECTIONSBruce Bleakman, REDW

Learn the key provisions of the GASB Preliminary Views document, Economic Condition Reporting: Financial Projections. If the Preliminary Views are ultimately adopted as a GASB statement, significant new information would be required to be included in financial reports of tribal governments and their enterprises. We will evaluate GASB Preliminary Views, and provide you with timely information in case you would like to provide input to the GASB as they continue deliberation on this important topic.

10:00 - 10:55 - Leadership TrackRETOOLING yOuR hR DEPARTMENT TO MEET ThE ChALLENGE OF ChANGETal D. Moore, Tséhootsooí Medical Center Lisa Wilcox, REDW

We’re all looking for ways to do things easier, faster and cheaper. In order to do that, we have to take a hard look at our current processes and figure out where we can cut the fat, so to speak! This presentation will focus on the processes within some key areas of Human Resources, such as staffing and recruitment, training and development, and employee benefits and compensation. We’ll provide some key tips on how the leaders in your organization can begin evaluating these processes to ensure you are positioned

to meet the challenge of change in today’s busy business environment.

11:00 - 11:55 - Finance TrackINDIRECT COST RATE PROPOSAL PREPARATION REVIEw AND uPDATEGlen Post, REDW

Assuring your organization’s approved indirect cost rate provides sufficient funding for indirect administrative overhead costs allocable to federal award programs is critical. This session will review the concepts behind allocating costs to federal award programs, and the latest guidance, indirect cost proposal templates, and other indirect cost related news from the U.S. Department of Interior National Business Center.

11:00 - 11:55 - Leadership TrackFIDuCIARy BEST PRACTICESVirginia Stanley, REDW Stanley

Are you a person in a position of trust, and do you know what standards may apply or what your personal responsibility (and liability) is for overseeing tribal or ERISA monies? This is a practical approach presentation with checklists, valuable information and real tribal examples to keep you and your tribe out of trouble and focused on building good policies and procedures with regard to tribal funds and retirement plans. The landscape is changing and financial education is paramount at all levels in safeguarding tribal assets.

12:00 - 1:15 - LUNCH

1:15 - 2:25 - General SessionIS TOO MuCh TEChNOLOGy MAkING uS STuPID? Jerry Bridge, Keynote Speaker

Today’s world is all about speed and gathering information, superficial or otherwise. How does that affect our ability to comprehend, focus and enjoy our lives and do our work? What can you do to take care of your well-being, and bring focus and energy back into your life? This presentation will teach you vital principles, tools, and practices for effectively living and working in the face of too much technology, information and spiraling expectations. Adopting these principles will enable you to deal with the stress and anxiety associated with technology and information overload.

2:30 - 3:30 - Finance Track

GAINING PERFORMANCE INSIGhT FROM yOuR FINANCIAL ACCOuNTING SOFTwARE

Mustafa Kamal, REDW

Accurate, reliable and up-to-the-minute access to financial data is critical to the health of every organization. Achieving this important goal, however, is almost exclusively dependent on having the right accounting software in place as well as the knowledge to turn features into meaningful, highly customized financial reports you can use to make insightful business decisions. In this interactive session we’ll discuss the importance of a robust chart of accounts structure. We’ll also learn relevant tips and tricks to extract information from your system to maximize productivity

and improve operating efficiency as well as the importance of real time reports and the effect on your budget. We’ll also explore grant reporting and how to handle inter-fiscal-year grants.

2:30 - 3:30 - Leadership TrackINTEGRATION AND COLLABORATION IN A TIME OF GREAT ChANGEJerry Bridge, Guest Speaker

Continually multitasking, our lives are filled with digital stimulation overload. Taking the time to reflect or relax long enough to take a breath is what we urgently need; yet so many of us don’t. Learn principles for feeling more relaxed and connected, individually and collectively. We’ll share practices for building teamwork in the face of tremendous change, workplace challenges and increasing demands.

3:30 - 4:00 - BREAK

4:00 - 5:00 - Finance TrackPLANNING FOR ThE 7th GENERATION - CREATIVE uSES OF PER CAPITA TRuSTSCarol M. Cochran, REDW

Per capita trusts are an effective way of strengthening tribal self-determination and creating resources for future generations. While casino profits may decrease in the future, per capita trusts can create a steady source of income for tribal members during years when per capita distributions may decline. This presentation focuses on how per capita trusts are created, the tax advantages of these plans, what regulatory rules governs these trusts, and the financial benefits available with per capita trusts.

4:00 - 5:00 - Leadership Track FINANCIAL LITERACy FOR TRIBAL LEADERSCorrine Wilson, REDW

This session will provide an overview of understanding tribal government financial statements and key aspects of financial reporting to assist tribal leaders in assessing current economic condition and future development. It’ll also take a look at the perspectives of grantors and lenders when they review tribal financial statements.

5:00 - 6:00 - COCKTAIL RECEPTION

Thursday8:00 - 8:40 - BREAKFAST and WELCOME REMARKS

8:40 - 9:45 - General SessionhOT TOPICS IN wAShINGTON AFFECTING INDIAN AFFAIRSRichard Litsey, U.S. SenateCommittee on FinanceKeeping up with the myriad of legislative changes and the effect they may have on your tribal operations and communities can be overwhelming. Get the scoop on the latest bills, joint resolutions, concurrent and simple resolutions impacting tribal economic development and other important issues.

9:45 - 10:00 - BREAK

10:00 - 10:55 - General SessionPAVING PAThS FOR PRODuCTIVE BuSINESS VENTuRES IN INDIAN COuNTRyPeter Larson, Lewis and Roca LLP

The unique legal status of tribes presents

both opportunities and challenges for non-tribal companies doing business in Indian Country. However, there’s great potential for companies and tribes to forge productive business ventures and engage in commercial transactions, provided the legal issues unique to Indian Country are addressed. This session will review the legal fundamentals and best practices that constructively address tribal, state and federal legal issues impacting financing and business in Indian Country.

11:00 - 11:55 - General Session FINANCING STRATEGIES IN INDIAN COuNTRy - NAVAjO STyLEDerrick Watchman, Navajo NationGaming Enterprise

This presentation will provide an

overview of the Navajo Nation and its financing for its gaming operations.

12:00 - 1:15 - LUNCH

1:15 - 2:15 - General SessionMOBILE DEVICES IN ThE wORkPLACE - A BALANCING ACT OF CONVENIENCE VS. SECuRITyMarcus Clarke, REDW

The growing use of Smartphones, iPhones, and iPads puts organizations at risk and leaves them vulnerable to security threats. How do you effectively manage mobile devices and control access to sensitive data? This presentation will help you understand what policies you need, why the right mobile device management (MDM) solution is critical, and how to avoid costly mistakes.

2:15 - 2:30 - BREAK

2:30 - 3:45 - General SessionROuNDTABLE DISCuSSION - MOVING FORwARD: CRITICAL ISSuES FACING TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONSModerator: Mike Allen, REDWPanel Members: Derrick Watchman, Bruce Bleakman, Corrine Wilson

This interactive session will feature a panel of industry members who will discuss the critical issues of the day. Audience participation will be encouraged through the use of question cards submitted by audience members prior to the panel presentation.

3:45 - CLOSING REMARKS

REDW Speakers:Mike Allen, CPA - Mike is an accomplished business professional with a long track record in accounting, financial management, operations management, and other aspects of building and running a business enterprise.

Bruce Bleakman, CPA - Bruce is an expert in accounting and financial reporting for tribal governments and related enterprises. Bruce is a member of the Government Expert Panel of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), and serves on the Government Combinations task force of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. He is also a member of the AICPA’s Gaming task force, which recently completed the AICPA’s Gaming Audit and Accounting Guide.

Glen Post, CPA - Glen has spent most of his 31 years in public accounting exclusively serving tribal governments, tribal casinos, and other tribal businesses. He oversees many tribal government, gaming, and other Native American organization audits.

Lisa wilcox, SPhR, CEBS, CMS, RPA, ThRP - Lisa has worked in the area of compensation planning for the last 10 years. Her experience covers a broad spectrum of technical topics, ranging from payroll tax issues related to employee benefits, to retirement and distribution planning to compensation programs and human resource consulting.

Virginia Stanley, CPA/PFS/ABV, AIFA®, CFP®, CVA - Ginny is a recognized expert and leader in the financial planning industry. She has been selected Planner of the Year by LINC, given the AICPA’s award for Highest Distinction in Financial Planning and is often asked to contribute planning advice for articles in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Financial Planning, Fortune, Smart Money and Money magazines.

Carol Cochran, CPA/PFS, CEBS, CMA, CMS, ThRP - Carol has extensive expertise in helping tribal clients structure effective, tax-advantaged programs for the benefit of tribal members and employees of tribes and tribal enterprises.

Marcus Clarke - Marcus is an expert in internal technologies including networks, applications, and communication systems.

He has been published in IPkey Information Security Outlook.

Corrine wilson, CPA - Corrine has been an accountant and financial officer for several tribes for more than 14 years. Additionally, she has more than 15 years of experience with CPA firms performing required audits for tribal governments and their businesses and gaming facilities. Corrine also provides a wide range of financial consulting and training services to tribes. She is a member of the Ft. McDermitt Paiute Shoshone Tribe of Nevada, a federally-recognized Tribe.

Mustafa kamal, CPA - Kamal is a certified MIP Trainer with extensive experience in accounting software and database management. Kamal has completed more than 30 implementations of accounting software installation and services for tribes and related entities.

Guest Speakers: Tal D. Moore - Tal is serving his third term as the elected President of NNAHRA which currently represents more than

350 tribes with over 600 members. Additionally, Tal is the Chief Administrative Officer for Navajo Nation’s Tséhootsooí Medical Center. With nearly 20 years of experience working in Indian Country, Tal is a skilled facilitator and consultant specializing in organizational development and management issues. Significant projects for tribal operations include HR department restructuring, personnel policy development, wage and salary surveys, performance based budgeting, strategic planning, organizational development and leadership training. Tal is a descendent of Isleta Pueblo.

jerry Bridge - Over the past twenty years, Jerry has worked with over 85,000 executives, practice managers and administrative staff on a variety of issues, including billing and collections, customer service and communication, stress and time management, and productivity. His passion is to lead inspiring, motivating programs that empower people, and have fun in the process.

Richard Litsey, jD, LLM - Richard is Counsel and Senior Advisor for Indian Affairs for the United States Senate Committee on Finance, handling Social Security, Indian

Health Care, and tribal tax issues. An enrolled member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma, he has been working on the Finance Committee for the past seven years which has jurisdiction over tax, health, social security, and trade. In the past, Richard worked for the Legal Services Corporation on the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians’ Reservation in Philadelphia, Mississippi.

Peter Larson, jD, LLM - Peter is a Partner with Lewis and Roca LLP, a leading business law firm in the Southwest. He is a member of the Tribal Affairs and Gaming and Public Finance practice groups in the Firm’s Phoenix office. He represents Indian tribes, tribal entities and those working in Indian Country on matters including economic development and complex financing transactions. In addition, he has experience in all areas of Indian gaming, including drafting and negotiation of development and management agreements, Indian lands determinations, federal, state and tribal regulatory matters, and representation of tribal gaming agencies. He also works on other economic development issues, including leasing of Indian lands, tribal entity

formation and structure, taxation issues, and development of tribal laws and regulations.

Derrick watchman - Derrick is the Chief Financial Officer for the Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise. Formerly he was Vice President and Senior Relationship Manager at JP Morgan Chase Bank’s Native American Banking Group. He provided tribal financial and banking services, including structuring over $500 million in tribal credit transactions and treasury services. Derrick is a member of the Navajo Nation and was raised on the Navajo reservation. He has also served as Director of Indian Affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy. Among several directorships, he is a member of the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development Board of Directors and a director for the Native American Bank.

Registration InformationConference Fees:

Registration Deadlines:Before

Oct. 12, 2012After

Oct. 12, 2012

REDW Client $545 $645

Non-Client $645 $745

REDW Client multiple registration (3 or more)

$445per person

$545per person

Non-Client multiple registration (3 or more)

$545per person

$645per person

Conference fees include all sessions, conference materials, breakfast, refreshment breaks, lunch and cocktail reception.Register online at redw.com/tribalconferenceLast day to register is November 1, 2012.

CPE: 15 credits will be issued following the conference.

hotel: Enjoy REDW’s $139* group rate for Tuesday & Wednesday overnights. Each individual is responsible for their own hotel charges. Hotel rates are per guest room, per night, single or double occupancy. Additional persons will be charged at $25 per person, per night for third and fourth persons, with a maximum of four persons per guest room. Rates subject to applicable taxes (currently 11.95%). After the Friday, October 24, 2012 cut-off date, reservations will be accepted at the group rate on a space-available basis. Check-in time is 4:00 p.m. and check-out time is 11:00 a.m.* Talking Stick Resort will automatically bill an additional $3 housekeeping gratuity per room, per night and a $10 round trip bellman charge.

Cancellation Policy: You may substitute individuals from the same organization prior to 10/29/12. A 100% refund will be given if notified by 10/29/12; after this date, no refund will be given. Written notification must be sent to seminars@redw.com.