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The business environment is complex and evolving more rapidly than ever. A world-wide pandemic has required us to work differently, accelerated our adoption of technology by years and injected new risks and opportunities into the system. In order to position ourselves for success, we must understand prevailing environmental trends, how they impact what we do as assurance providers, and the opportunities they present.
Auditing remotely is quickly becoming the new normal. Join this session for practical considerations when conducting your audits remotely. From evaluating internal controls and identifying fraud risks to observing inventory counts and considering the authenticity of client records, we've got you covered.
Have you ever dreamed of creating a self-managing practice? If leading an efficient and effective team of professionals that allow you the opportunity to focus on value-creation for your clients is your ultimate goal, you must create systems to help you achieve exponential growth. This session will provide participants the opportunity to learn and implement practical systems that will allow greater control of your time to focus on those areas that drive the greatest value in the marketplace. You will gain ideas, strategies and tactics from this session that will immediately aid you in taking control of your practice and designing a future that provides greater freedom to live life by your design. The speaker will share systems that have created a highly profitable and efficient business that allows him to achieve outstanding growth while continuing to enjoy significant time traveling and spending time with family.
Join us to hear the Co-chairs of the AICPA LGBTQ+ Initiatives committee give an overview of the strategic initiatives, as well as the mission and vision of the committee. During this session you will also hear about a new resource that Dr. Jones assisted the committee in creating, which will aid your understanding of the importance of being an advocate to your LGBTQ+ workforce and community, and provide actions to leverage on your inclusiveness journey.
Learn Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and well-being techniques to overcome day-to-day stresses and persist in your personal and professional life.
Have ever thought to yourself, "There has got to be a better way to do this?" Guess what?! There is! In this session, you will learn hands-on tech tips and tricks to optimize your day. We will cover a wide variety of topics from Microsoft 365 to Mobile devices to web-based applications and more!
The elements that build trust don't change when we shift to hybrid work, but the actions that build trust do. This talk will cover both the elements and their corresponding actions. You'll leave this session equipped with a tool that supports diagnosing trust breaches as well as a plan for action in building trust intentionally.
Live from ENGAGE! The AICPA Town Hall Series is a high-impact news broadcast that delivers accounting and finance professionals with the latest analysis, insights and practical guidance to help them understand and respond to the most pressing issues facing the profession. The Town Hall Series is recognized by tens of thousands of practitioners as the profession’s go-to resource for timely and critical information, real-time interpretation and analysis, and a broader discussion on the strategies and capabilities that drive long term success. Town Hall panelists include practitioners, thought leaders, policy makers and a range of experts from across the profession, government and business. Join this special edition Town Hall as AICPA leaders bring the news desk to ENGAGE.
As new cybersecurity threats continue to emerge, the ongoing challenges around proper risk mitigation and incident response remain a dynamic obstacle for both organizational leadership and individual users. Understanding and anticipating both technical and non-technical threats are key to managing the risks associated with a breach of confidential data and how best to respond. This session will cover the latest cybersecurity threat landscape and the risks and challenges that professionals face in collecting, storing, processing and safeguarding sensitive information along with best practices used when responding to a breach. Topics will include InfoSec governance, current cybersecurity threats/risks/mitigation, third-party and supply-chain risk, incident response and cyber liability insurance. The session will also include strategies for personally protecting your digital information.
This will include security, applications, equipment, challenges with contract employees vs. full time team members, etc. The focused will be on the challenges in this space felt by all sized firms from sole practitioners to large regional firms. Attendees will walk away with not only the perfect technology stack for dealing with a remote workforce, but also the "must have" security practices to have in place.
The pace of change continues to quicken, as demonstrated most acutely over the last few months. Accounting and finance professionals are once again leading in uncertainty, committing to growth while assuring trust, integrity and recovery. In this panel discussion, moderated by Barry Melancon, Susan S. Coffey, Erik Asgeirsson and Anoop Mehta will share how the profession is stepping forward to grow services, deepen client and business connections and enhance stakeholder confidence. They will also provide examples of how AICPA & CIMA are supporting their members while keeping the profession attractive, prosperous and exciting for the next generation of CPAs and CGMAs.