Opening Remarks by Dan Hood, Editor-in-Chief at Accounting Today

This session will identify some of the most important trends and developments that accountants should harness to ensure success in the future, from ESG and remote work, to private equity and artificial intelligence.

Allan Koltin's keynote will explore the "secret sauce" of the country's fastest growing and most profitable CPA firms.

This session will provide ideas on how to manage your firm's many transitions, as well as metrics that build value and create a firm of the future.

Let's examine the role of technology in driving innovation in the accounting profession. We will discuss the benefits of encouraging employees to think outside the box and take risks, and how to create a safe space for trying out new ideas.

For some firms, a wealth management division is a small part of the overall firm. It doesn't have to be that way. For firms of all sizes, wealth management has become a leading source of revenue, new clients and an attraction for top notch talent.

"In this presentation, I share my experience of building and working with teams in India and Mexico and all the mistakes I made along the way! Decide if you are ready for outsourcing and How to find the team that works best with your firm."

Get ahead of the curve and become a champion for AI adoption in your accounting firm. "Building Your AI Roadmap" will provide attendees with an understanding of what artificial intelligence is, and an overview of the rapidly changing AI landscape.

From CAS and cannabis to ESG and NFTs, this panel will sift through the new and emerging service lines that offer the greatest opportunities for accountants, and what it takes to get involved in them.

This session will explore their many options, from outsourcing and offshoring, to automation, rightsizing your client list, and reconfiguring your job descriptions to give more work to non-accountants.

Efficiency is the first benefit of automation – but only the first. This panel will share best practices and new ideas on what and how to automate successfully.

Meet the experts shaping the industry, the Arizent Editorial Team, the Advisory Committee, and esteemed conference faculty during this event on the Center Stage of the Floor.

Learn from Zoho's number one partner in the Americas, Zenatta, on how to elevate your business consulting to the next level with a Zoho partnership. 

Gain the knowledge needed to identify clients that could benefit from various tax credits and incentives. In addition, we will discuss cost segregation, and help you navigate through all the misinformation about the Employee Retention Credit.

In this interactive session, we will explore the principles of change management and how they can be applied to the accounting profession.

This session is dedicated to the possibility that innovation goes beyond just technological developments. Technology is important, but it is only a small part of innovation.

Presenters will discuss how to shift your accounting practice away from compliance work and focus on advisory services.

In this session, attendees will learn the critical 7-step process to ensure a lasting merger as well as how to navigate and overcome potential roadblocks that invariably will surface during the negotiation process.

This panel will examine how pioneering firms are choosing the right technology, integrating it into their practices, and making sure staff and clients are using it correctly so they can get the most out of it. 

This panel will discuss how compliance work can form the foundation of the value you deliver in your advisory services, and how to leverage data-driven and other insights from tax returns, bookkeeping and more to move your clients forward.