IMA and MACPA Host Joint Simulcast Focused on Accounting in the Digital Age

Giuseppe Barone
IMA
201-474-1681
giuseppe.barone@imanet.org

Taylor Fenske
Stern Strategy Group
(908) 325-3866
tfenske@sternstrategy.com

MONTVALE, N.J., November 5, 2018

WHO	Jeff Thomson, President and CEO, IMA (Institute of Management Accountants) and Tom Hood, CEO, Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA) and Business Learning Institute (BLI)
WHAT	Joint simulcast (live video webinar) titled, “How do Finance and Accounting Professionals Stay Relevant in a Digital Age?”
WHEN	November 29, 2018, 1 – 2:15 p.m. ET
WHERE	Registration is available here: https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=1871824&sessionid=1&key=D576F05084FDF02135192CB42B8908C2&partnerref=IMA
WHY	Today’s global business landscape is filled with risks and opportunities – advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and intelligent process automation (IPA) have entered the workplace. Though many perceive these technologies as a threat, they are actually an opportunity. IMA and MACPA will join forces to discuss both the impact of these technologies on accounting and finance jobs and how practitioners can add value by harnessing them. As rote and repetitive tasks are made obsolete, IMA President and CEO Jeff Thomson and MACPA and BLI CEO Tom Hood will focus on the emerging competencies practitioners will need to keep pace with change and explore the far-reaching consequences digitization has for education, hiring and management. The simulcast will focus on: The risks and opportunities of the global business environment How technology is reshaping the accounting and finance profession Ways humans can remain relevant in a digital environment How education can best anticipate and adapt to growing challenges The simulcast will last 75 minutes, including a 15-minute Q&A period, and will offer 1.5 NASBA CPE credits.