2025 Accounting Information Systems Bootcamp

May 28-29, 2025

Atlanta, GA

Program

AI and Disruptive Technologies: Transforming Accounting Education

May 28 & 29, 2025

Ernst & Young Office
55 Ivan Allen Jr Blvd NW Suite 1000
Atlanta, GA 30308

Wednesday, May 28, 2025
7:30am - 7:55am	Registration and Coffee
7:55am - 8:00am	Welcome
8:00am - 9:15am	Panel 1 – AI in the Accounting Profession Accounting – 1.4 CH Description: In this panel accounting professionals from the leading CPA firms will discuss the current state of AI engagement in their respective firms and their client firms Potential Questions for the panel participants: Where does your firm find AI most beneficial? What is the current investment in AI at your firm? What are some challenges that your firm is facing with adopting AI? How have you overcome those challenges? How are you preparing your staff to fully embrace AI in their daily activities? What are some issues/challenges/concerns that you hear from your client organizations regarding AI? How has your firm handled the use of AI in client firms during an audit, consulting project, and/or tax preparation? Presenters: Moderator - TBD Professional - TBD
9:20am - 10:30am	Teaching Session 1: Introduction to AI Tools to Empower Educators Accounting – 1.4 CH Description: In this session, participants will be introduced to a variety of AI tools that will help them develop curriculum, deliver the content, and manage the classroom. Potential tools discussed here are: ChatGPT (creating your own sandbox to help deal with student questions, develop curriculum and assignments, etc.) How to create engaging PowerPoints using AI How to create a Podcast with course materials - NotebookLm Interactive lessons Class Cred Presenters: Professional – TBD Academic - TBD
10:35am - 10:45am	Break
10:50am - 12:00pm	Teaching Session 2: Prompt Engineering with Python Accounting – 1.4 CH Description: In this session, participants will learn the basics of prompt engineering and how to create and refine their prompts in an attempt to generate Python code to accomplish a given task. Presenters: Professional – TBD Academic - TBD
12:05pm – 1:05pm	Lunch
1:10pm – 2:20pm	Teaching Session 3: Leveraging AI in Data Analytics Accounting – 1.4 CH Description: In this session, participants will learn how to leverage AI in data analytics. Participants will learn how to incorporate AI tools with Excel to perform simple to advance analytics. Presenters: Professional – TBD Academic - TBD
2:25pm – 3:35pm	Teaching Session 4: Cybersecurity in the World of AI Accounting – 1.4 CH Description: In this session, participants will explore the current state and trends of cybersecurity and understand the impact of AI on cybersecurity. Participants will learn about potential risks and threats and their impact on the accounting profession. Presenters: Professional - TBD Academic - TBD
3:40pm - 3:50pm	Break
3:55pm - 5:05pm	Teaching Session 5: Cybersecurity and Auditing Accounting - 1.4 CH Description: In this session participants will learn about the changes, challenges, and reporting requirements cybersecurity and explore how AI can aid the auditing profession. Presenters: Professional - TBD Academic - TBD
5:15pm – 6:45pm	Networking Reception
Thursday, May 29, 2025
7:30am – 7:55am	Registration and Coffee
8:00am – 9:15am	Panel 2 – AI Regulations and Compliance Requirements Accounting – 1.4 CH Description: In this panel accounting professionals from the leading CPA firms will discuss the current regulatory environment with regard to AI and discuss potential challenges of compliance Potential questions for the panel participants: What is the current state of AI regulation? What should accountants prepare for/what reporting requirement changes should we anticipate? What is the anticipated impact of the European AI act? What are some important controls around AI design, development, use, and management? What is the potential impact of AI on the environment and society? How will AI regulation, reporting requirements, compliance testing impact the assurance services? How will these changes impact accounting and how should accountants prepare for the changes? Presenters: Moderator: TBD Professional - TBD
9:20am – 10:30am	Teaching Session 6: Ethics of AI Accounting – 1.4 CH Description: In this session participants will learn about ethical implications of AI such as profiling, social scoring, privacy, etc. and discuss the impact of AI on the professional conduct of the accounting profession. Presenters: Professional - TBD Academic - TBD
10:35am – 10:45am	Break
10:50am – 12:00pm	Teaching Session 7: The Role of AI in ESG Accounting – 1.4 CH Description: In this session participants will explore the role of AI in ESG and learn how AI can enhance ESG related data gathering, analysis, and reporting. Presenters: Professional - TBD Academic - TBD
12:05pm – 12:30pm	Lunch
*Working lunch session* 12:35pm - 1:45pm	Teaching Session 8: Other Disruptors and the Unicorn Accountant Accounting – 1.4 CH Description: In this session participants will explore other disruptive technologies such as blockchain, RPA, etc. and discuss the necessary skills that should be incorporated in the accounting curriculum to help accounting students advance in their career in a rapidly changing business environment. Presenters: Professional – TBD Academic - TBD
1:45pm – 2:00pm	Debriefing session