K2's Emerging Tech. Including Blockchain & Crypto. Webcast [EMT4]

Jun 29, 2023
Time: 10:00am - 1:30pm

Subject:

Information Technology

Credit Hours:

4.00

Price:

Member: $150.00
Non-member: $240.00

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Discussion Leader:

Brian F. Tankersley, CPA.CITP    more info

Brian Tankersley is a consultant who advises US firms and companies on accounting technology issues. Mr. Tankersley is a frequent speaker at continuing education courses for K2 Enterprises, and publishes a nationally recognized blog on accounting and technology (www.cpatechblog.com). He has also served as the technology editor for a major accounting industry publication. Mr. Tankersley has over 20 years of professional experience, including accounting, auditing, technology, and education, and has been with K2 Enterprises since 2005.
Tankersley has been recognized annually as one of the “Top 25 Thought Leaders in Public Accounting Technology” for 2011-2014 by Cygnus Business Media. Tankersley is also one of the principal authors of the Accounting Firm Operations and Technology Survey, which has been published annually for the last three years. Brian has made presentations in 46 of the 50 US states and has served as a guest speaker for many professional accounting organizations across Canada. He received the Outstanding Discussion Leader Award from the Tennessee Society of CPAs in 2009 and 2013, and was recognized for writing the Article of the Year for the Tennessee CPA Journal in 2011. Brian has presented sessions at many national conferences, including AICPA TECH+/Practitioners Conference, The Sleeter Group’s Solutions Conference, Sage Insights, CCH Connections, and Thomson Reuters Synergy User Conference.
Brian is a certified public accountant (Tennessee), a certified information technology professional (CITP), and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA). He holds bachelor’s degrees in both Accounting and Finance, cum laude, from the University of Tennessee. He Tankersley also maintains numerous vendor software certifications, and is a member of the Tennessee Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs.
Brian and his family make their home in Farragut, Tennessee.

Brian Tankersley is a consultant who advises US firms and companies on accounting technology issues. Mr. Tankersley is a frequent speaker at continuing education courses for K2 Enterprises, and publishes a nationally recognized blog on accounting and technology (www.cpatechblog.com). He has also served as the technology editor for a major accounting industry publication. Mr. Tankersley has over 20 years of professional experience, including accounting, auditing, technology, and education, and has been with K2 Enterprises since 2005.

Tankersley has been recognized annually as one of the “Top 25 Thought Leaders in Public Accounting Technology” for 2011-2014 by Cygnus Business Media.Tankersley is also one of the principal authors of the Accounting Firm Operations and Technology Survey, which has been published annually for the last three years. Brian has made presentations in 46 of the 50 US states and has served as a guest speaker for many professional accounting organizations across Canada. He received the Outstanding Discussion Leader Award from the Tennessee Society of CPAs in 2009 and 2013, and was recognized for writing the Article of the Year for the Tennessee CPA Journal in 2011. Brian has presented sessions at many national conferences, including AICPA TECH+/Practitioners Conference, The Sleeter Group’s Solutions Conference, Sage Insights, CCH Connections, and Thomson Reuters Synergy User Conference.

Brian is a certified public accountant (Tennessee), a certified information technology professional (CITP), and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA). He holds bachelor’s degrees in both Accounting and Finance, cum laude, from the University of Tennessee. He Tankersley also maintains numerous vendor software certifications, and is a member of the Tennessee Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs.

Brian and his family make their home in Farragut, Tennessee.

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Website registration for this course closes on June 28, 2023. To register after this date please contact the society at akcpa@ak.net or 907-562-4334.

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K2s Emerging Technologies for Accountants, Including
Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies Webcast (EMT4)

June 29th, 2023 / 10:00 am 1:30 pm

Live Webcast / Zoom

The effects of many emerging technologies, including blockchain and cryptocurrency, are being felt far and wide. So, if youre ready to learn about blockchain, cryptocurrency, big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, this session is for you!

Unlike technologies we use every day, many currently emerging technologies can change how we work in the future. This session covers an assortment of technologies nearing mainstream adoption and helps you understand what they do, how they work, and some of the potential risks and rewards they offer.

Attend this course, and learn the basics of blockchain, cryptocurrencies, big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, as well as some of the uses, benefits, risks, and threats posed to legacy businesses by these innovative yet disruptive platforms.

Major Topics:
- Understanding many of todays emerging technologies and their role in business environments
- Applied examples of artificial intelligence and machine learning
- Risks associated with emerging technologies

Learning Objectives:
Upon completing this course, you should be able to:
- Define blockchain, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, Big Data, and machine learning
- Identify significant similarities and differences between Big Data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning
- List examples of potential use cases for each of the technologies discussed in this session and how their use differs from current practices

Designed For: Practitioners and business executives who need to know more about emerging technologies, including blockchain and cryptocurrencies

CPE Credits: 4, Information Technology

Level of Knowledge: Intermediate

Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of technology strategy and standards

Acronym: EMT4

Discussion Leader: Brian F. Tankersley, CPA.CITP
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