ENGPS25SS. Next-Gen Solutions, Now: Startup Spotlight & the AI Shaping the Profession’s Future

Get an inside look at the technologies poised to transform the accounting and finance profession. This interactive session will showcase the 2025 cohort of the AICPA and CPA.com Startup Accelerator—featuring founders who are rethinking how we work, advise, and deliver value with the help of artificial intelligence and automation. Led by fintech innovation leader Kacee Johnson, this session will explore where innovation is headed and how emerging tech is reshaping tax, advisory, and finance. See how investing in innovation provides the opportunity to attract and retain top talent, be an early adopter, and differentiate your organization.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify key emerging technologies impacting accounting, tax, and finance services.
• Understand how AI is being applied in real-world solutions built specifically for the profession.
• Evaluate the potential of startup-led innovation to solve pain points in workflow, compliance, and client advisory.
• Gain insight into the AICPA/CPA.com Startup Accelerator and the trends it's surfacing from the edge of innovation.
• Dissect the top challenges, roadblocks and reasons why practitioners may be hesitant to implement AI, or skeptical of its potential.