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Tushir Patel, Capium

Topic: AI in action: transforming accounting practices for everyday success 

AI is revolutionising the accounting profession by automating routine tasks, enhancing decision-making, and improving efficiency. This session with Capium explores the practical integration of AI into accountants’ daily workflows. Key topics include understanding AI technologies like machine learning and RPA, and how they apply to tasks such as invoicing, fraud detection, and forecasting.

Attendees will learn to identify and implement the right AI tools to streamline processes and boost productivity. Emphasis will also be placed on the importance of upskilling to build AI literacy, ensuring accountants remain competitive and adaptable in a rapidly evolving industry. Embrace AI to enhance your accounting practice. 

Shane Lukas, AVN Inspiring Accountants

Topic: How to Use AI as Your Ally in Accounting and Stay Relevent

In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, harnessing AI is crucial for staying competitive and relevantin the accounting profession.

This presentation is designed to empower accountants with practical knowledge of AI tools that enhance client advisory services.

We will explore how AI transforms your approach to providing business improvement recommendations, making this technology accessible and essential for your practice.

Focusing on real-life applications, practical demonstrations, and ethical considerations, this session equips you to integrate AI into your services toolkit, ensuring your services remain relevant and in demand in the digital age.

This session will cover: 

• Understanding the current and future impact of AI on the accounting profession
• Identifying specific areas where AI is transforming accounting (e.g., task automation, data analysis)
• Exploring real-life examples and case studies of successful AI implementation
• Participating in practical demonstrations of AI tools and technologies for accountants
• Learning strategies to adapt and leverage AI to enhance professional value and client services
• Applying proven frameworks to use AI in identifying client needs
• Discovering how leading firms augment capabilities with AI-driven analysis
• Navigating ethical considerations and data security measures when integrating AI tools

Chris Downing, Sage

Topic: Accountancy in the age of AI: challenges, opportunities and the how

Join Chris to discover how AI revolutionises accounting through automation, data analysis, and advisory, addressing ethical considerations and equipping you with actionable insights to enhance your practice.

This session will cover:

• How to prepare for the revolution.
• What can you be doing, right now.
• Compliance and regulation considerations.
• Ethical considerations.  

Alex Ffrench, Xenidan 

Topic: Real-world applications of AI and how it is posed to change the nature of accounting work

AI is here and is being used across our industry – adoption and penetration is varied and largely concentrated in larger firms at present.

Alex will explore the strategic applications of AI within the accountancy industry with a focus on how an embedded AI approach can aid efficiency and reach of small and medium practices as well as its use within the large firm environment.

This session will cover:

• Applications
• Stakeholders
• Risks
• Opportunities

• Ethical considerations.  

Tony Chick, Apari

Topic: The impact of AI-driven document comprehension vs document extraction

AI-driven document analysis will have a transformational impact on the accountancy & tax sector with huge time savings, increased accuracy and improved compliance.

This session will cover:

• The State of Document Processing in Accounting
• The Impact of AI-Driven Document Comprehension on the Tax & Accountancy Sector
• Real-World Examples: AI Document Analysis for Accountants
• Potential Challenges and How to Overcome them
• Key Takeaways
• Q&A 

Clara Robinson, IFA Regulatory Case Manager 

Topic: Robot or No Bot? The Ethical use of AI for Accountants

What do we really mean when we talk about AI ethics, machine morality, and the ethical use of AI in accounting?

AI and emerging technologies are reshaping the world of finance. Centralising ethics, transparency and responsible modernisation, ensures SMEs can reap the benefits whilst maintaining public trust and confidence in the accountancy profession.

This webinar aims to provide a working knowledge of the link between AI, ethics, and accountancy, with consideration of the ethical challenges and opportunities AI and emerging technologies pose for SMEs. Using the IESBA Code of Ethics and a case study of the Post Office Scandal, we will consider the continued and vital role of the human accountant in the digital world.

This session will cover:

• Ai, Ethics and Accountancy - What do we really mean when we talk about these as interconnected topics?
• What is Ethics? - Ai Ethics, Accountancy Ethics and Machine Morality
• Can AI Act Unethically? - Bias design vs Misuse. Expectations for Accountants -
• Ethical use of new technology. - The IESBA Code of Ethics

Case Study: Post Office Scandal.