2025 Business & Industry Spring Conference Afternoon Sessions - Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Overview

Sessions covered in this On-Demand replay of the Business & Industry Spring Conference:

Creating & Leading Accountable Teams

Gain a new perspective of what accountability is, how it can be managed and why holding someone accountable is a myth. More importantly, you will have a deeper insight as to what is required for a team to function and then ultimately become accountable. Finally, there will be a deep dive into the five ways around which real issues can be dealt with on a team and which of these will help you create an adult organization as opposed to the parent/child dynamic most organizations operate from.

Ethical AI Practices: Ensuring Responsible Use

As organizations begin to leverage the power of generative AI, there are many ethical implications that come along with its use. This session will review these implications and provide practical guidelines for mitigating them.

NOTE: Certificates of attendance showing the CPE credit earned from this On-Demand program will be sent to your primary email on file approximately 2 weeks after viewing as we receive attendance reports from our streaming service provider. Members will also see this program reflected in their CPE tracker.

Leader(s):

Eric Coryell, President, Core Connections, LLC
John Higgins, Strategic Technology Advisor, Higgins Advisory LLC

Leader Bios

John Higgins, Strategic Technology Advisor, Higgins Advisory LLC

John is the co-founder of CPA Crossings, LLC, which specializes in helping accounting, tax and financial professionals to leverage technology. John serves as a strategic technology advisor to CPAs in the planning and deployment of effective technology solutions and workflow automation. This aids them in the transformation to a digital practice model that features paperless processes and leverages cloud computing. In 2015, John established CPA Crossings’ new Cloud Accounting Learning Center. This is a comprehensive knowledgebase of training, information and consulting services that is designed to help CPAs make the transformation to delivering client accounting services through the use of cloud based accounting systems and other tools. This is the new accounting services paradigm for the 21st century, and John is regarded as a foremost authority on how CPAs can seize the opportunity. John recently co-authored Ten Steps to a Digital Practice in the Cloud, published by the AICPA. This book provides CPAs with a strategic roadmap for taking their firms online by leveraging cloud computing. John’s primary qualification is his passion for helping CPAs achieve success by leveraging technology. He has extensive knowledge and experience working with CPAs throughout the country.

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