Keynote Speakers

Erik Asgeirsson

President & CEO | CPA.com

Erik Asgeirsson has been President and CEO of CPA.com for the past fifteen years and was part of the original founding team. Under Erik’s leadership, CPA.com has established itself as a leader on emerging technologies and as a key solution provider to accounting firms in the United States, with a…

Avani Desai

CPA, CISSP, CISA, CIPP, CCSK

Chief Executive Officer | Schellman

Avani Desai is a Partner and Chief Executive Officer at Schellman, the largest niche CPA firm in the world that focuses on technology and security assessments. She also sits on the board of Cogent Bank, a Florida based community bank, as a Director and the head of the Technology Committee. Avani…

Alex Dorr

M.S., CSP

Speaker, Vice President of People Evolution | Reality-Based Leadership

Alex envisions a world where work is effortless, and teams are drama-free. Standing side-by-side since 2015 with NY Times Bestselling author and thought leader Cy Wakeman, Alex collaborates with organizations and leaders globally to help them ditch the drama from the workplace, hardwire…

Rachel Dresen

Senior Director of Congressional & Political Affairs | AICPA & CIMA

Rachel Dresen is a Senior Director of Congressional and Political Affairs at AICPA & CIMA, a position she has held since 2013. In this role, she is responsible for advocating on behalf of the accounting profession before Congress and the Administration. Prior to joining the AICPA, Rachel worked…

Lexy Kessler

CPA, CGMA

Vice Chairman | Mid-Atlantic Regional Leader & Partner | AICPA & CIMA Board of Directors; Aprio, LLP

Lexy Kessler is the Mid-Atlantic Regional Leader for Aprio, serves on the Aprio Board of Directors, and is the Chair of the firm's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Council. She previously led the firm's Government Contracting segment and has over 35 years of experience in the…

Angela MacPhee

CPA

Managing Principal of Consulting and Advisory Services | Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP

Angela MacPhee is the Managing Principal of Consulting and Advisory Services at Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP. In this role, she oversees practice-wide operations for 2,300 team members across offices on five continents and is responsible for implementing strategy and driving growth across the…

Barry Melancon

CPA, CGMA

President and CEO | AICPA & CIMA

CEO, Association of International Certified Professional Accountants President & CEO, American Institute of CPAs Barry C. Melancon is the CEO of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, the most influential body of professional accountants in the world with more than…

Allie Miller

Artificial intelligence leader, advisor, and investor

Allie K. Miller is a top artificial intelligence leader, advisor, and investor who has led large global AI initiatives at two of the five largest cloud providers in the world. Allie was most recently the Global Head of Machine Learning for Startups & Venture Capital at Amazon Web Services (AWS…

Henna Pryor

2x TEDx Speaker, Executive Coach, & Workplace Performance Expert

Henna Pryor, PCC is a dynamic Workplace Performance Expert who speaks and writes about performance mindset, interpersonal dynamics, high-impact communication, and embracing bumps in a world that keeps optimizing for smoothness.She is a regular Expert Columnist for Inc. Magazine, 10x award-winning…

Lisa Simpson

CPA, CGMA

VP - Firm Services | AICPA & CIMA

Lisa is Vice President - Firm Services for the AICPA. She leads the Private Companies Practice Section (PCPS), Firm Relationship Management, Diversity & Inclusion, Young Member Initiatives, Technical Hotline and Center for Plain English Accounting. Her teams build and manage firm relationships…

Jen Wood

Partner and Assurance Leader | The Bonadio Group

As leader of the Assurance Service-Line, Jen is responsible for quality and excellence, driving innovation and supporting growth with highly trained practitioners. Jen challenges the status quo and uses her experiences to transform the way we work. Jen strategically reimagines our Assurance…