Rapid technological advancement and innovation present an enormous opportunity for the accounting profession to reimagine its role as trusted business advisors, and the Digital CPA (DCPA) conference connects CPAs and firm leaders with insights, business model strategies and tools to transform their practices to maximize the opportunity.
DCPA 2023, hosted by CPA.com and the AICPA & CIMA, will take place at the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas Dec. 3-6, 2023. Virtual attendance options are also available.
The theme of this year’s conference is Inspire. Connect. Accelerate. The agenda has expanded to include a track focused on audit transformation, adding to an event which has already become the profession’s leading resource for client advisory services (CAS) content. The three-day program also includes sessions on practice and talent management, emerging technologies and new service line opportunities.
Featured keynote speakers will frame the focus of the conference and help paint a macro view of today’s operating environment. They include:
- Pascal Finette, an innovation expert and futurist with nearly three decades of experience in the tech industry, will discuss the impact generative AI will have on the accounting profession and lead an experiential-roundtable exercise where attendees can map out their own artificial intelligence use cases.
- Cassie Kozyrkov, chief decision scientist at Google, will explore how to safely and effectively use data and artificial intelligence to drive transformative decision-making.
- Dr. Jim Johnson, a distinguished professor of strategy and entrepreneurship at the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, will demonstrate how shifting demographics are creating major changes in the business world and how to navigate their effects to recruit and retain top talent.
- Okorie Ramsey, chair of the AICPA and Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, and Lindsay Stevenson, chief transformation officer, BPM, will join the AICPA Town Hall panel discussion, airing live from DCPA.
The conference will also feature special addresses from Barry C. Melancon, CEO of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, representing AICPA & CIMA, who will provide a professional issues update and Erik Asgeirsson, president and CEO of CPA.com, who will give his annual state-of-the-union on the Digital CPA landscape, including insights from practitioners and leaders at the forefront of today’s transformational business climate.
Attendees will also have the chance to participate in several roundtable discussions with peers and like-minded professionals to discuss real world challenges and opportunities.
"We are entering another major paradigm shift in firm and client capabilities with generative AI. As we approach Digital CPA, there is tremendous interest from both the firm and vendor community around the overall opportunity and impact.” said Asgeirsson. “As we have done with cloud computing over the past decade, the Digital CPA community will play a defining leadership role in developing the strategies and plans on how best to leverage AI for the accounting profession. This will definitely be a DCPA not to miss.”
The event, which sold out in 2021 and 2022, moved to the ARIA in 2023 to allow for expanded content and accommodate growing on-site attendance. This year’s conference is expected to set new records for both live and virtual attendance. Practitioners who register before Sept. 30 can save with early-bird pricing and discounted registration fees.
Visit digitalcpa.com for more details on the event and access to on-demand and live webcasts aimed at continuing the conversation beyond DCPA, including the upcoming session “Generative AI, The Great Equalizer,” Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. ET.
Media access: Reporters who would like press credentials to attend the event can contact Sonia Bauer, Sonia.Bauer@hq.cpa.com. Online access to sessions is also available.
About CPA.com
CPA.com brings innovative solutions to the accounting profession, either in partnership with leading providers or directly through its own development. The company has established itself as a thought leader on emerging technologies and as the trusted business advisor to practitioners in the United States, with a growing global focus.
Our company’s core mission is to drive the transformation of practice areas, advance the technology ecosystem for the profession, and lead technology research and innovation efforts for practitioners.
A subsidiary of the American Institute of CPAs, the company is also part of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, the world’s most influential organization representing the profession. For more information, visit CPA.com.
About the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, and AICPA & CIMA
The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (the Association), representing AICPA & CIMA, advances the global accounting and finance profession through its work on behalf of 698,000 AICPA and CIMA members, students and engaged professionals in 188 countries and territories. Together, we are the worldwide leader on public and management accounting issues through advocacy, support for the CPA license and specialized credentials, professional education and thought leadership. We build trust by empowering our members and engaged professionals with the knowledge and opportunities to be leaders in broadening prosperity for a more inclusive, sustainable and resilient future.
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), the world’s largest member association representing the CPA profession, sets ethical standards for its members and U.S. auditing standards for private companies, not-for-profit organizations, and federal, state and local governments. It also develops and grades the Uniform CPA Examination and builds the pipeline of future talent for the public accounting profession.
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) is the world’s leading and largest professional body of management accountants. CIMA works closely with employers and sponsors leading-edge research, constantly updating its professional qualification and professional experience requirements to ensure it remains the employer’s choice when recruiting financially trained business leaders.
