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Glenn L. Friedman is co-managing partner and CEO of Top 100 Firm Prager Metis CPAs. He is also a partner in the advisory services and tax departments. He has been practicing since 1979. In 2013, his firm, Metis Group LLC, merged with another partnership, Prager and Fenton LLP to create Prager Metis. Prior to Prager Metis, Friedman started his career at an international law firm that specialized in foreign tax havens.

Abby Alhante is a Partner in the firm of Kurcias & Alhante CPA’s LLC located in Woodbury NY. He holds licenses to practice accounting, as well as the sale of Property & Casualty Insurance. Abby is the owner of DCAP Family Insurance Brokerage Inc., which is a retail Insurance Agency selling P & C Insurance products. Abby specializes in the commercial risk arena of general liability, and workers compensation coverage to the construction community.Abby has had experience participating in businesses of multiple industries. In addition to the Insurance and accounting professions, he also owned a retail food establishment which services the local community of Roslyn. They have undertaken various large vending and catering projects as well as event planning. He owned and ran food service operations as a vendor to the USTA. This organization was approved for operation of food services in the USTA circuit of tennis stadiums. He has served well over 2,500 people per day.His accounting practice is eclectic. They service clients in retail food operations, Manufacturing concerns, Real Estate, Race Horse owners, with a concentration in the Small to medium size contractors of the construction trade.Abby currently serves as treasurer on the board of directors of NCCPAP, Nassau Chapter.

Robert Brown has spent more than 30 years in public practice serving small to middle market companies and individuals in the areas of tax preparation, tax planning, estate planning, ,multi-state taxation, tax representation, financial statement preparation and management advisory services.Mr. Brown serves on the board of directors of the Nassau Suffolk Chapter of the National Conference of CPA Practitioners. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts, the AICPA Private Companies Practice Section, the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the National Conference of CPA Practitioners.

Greg is one of the most recognized and respected voices on technology within the accounting profession. He has a broad background in the field, having spent time in private practice, as an executive with a top-tier technology vendor and as an editor of a leading publication keyed to accounting technology.� He is also a sought-after speaker at trade shows and conferences.

Greg is a licensed CPA, a working standup comedian, a podcaster, and a blogger. As an accountant, he has worked in both public practice and in industry. As a comic he has performed throughout the U.S. and was recently featured in comedy festivals in Atlanta and New York City. He also regularly delivers "Comedy CPE" on the topics of ethics and fraud. In 2013 Greg was listed as one of Accounting Today�s Top 100 Most Influential People.

Joe is a Risk Control Consulting Director for the Accountants Professional Liability Insurance Program at CNA, the largest insurer of CPA firms and the endorsed underwriter of the AICPA Professional Liability Insurance Program.� He has 25 years experience advising CPA firms on professional liability risk issues and has helped develop and deliver risk management training and educational products for CPA firms of all sizes. In addition, Joe has authored numerous risk management articles for the Journal of Accountancy, The Practicing CPA, and other accounting industry publications.�

John Huddleston is the founder of Huddleston Tax CPAs, a firm that helps small businesses in the greater Seattle area with their tax and accounting needs. Along with being a CPA, he holds a JD and an LLM in tax law from the University of Washington.

Paul N. Iannone, JD, CPA, MST, is the founder of Tax Career Advisor LLC and author of “Extraordinary Tax Career.” Tax Career Advisor, LLC provides customized career coaching for tax and accounting professionals and consulting to CPA firms and corporations.