Speakers
Friday Plenary Panel
February 6, 2026
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Christina Ho — Former Board Member, PCAOB
Christina Ho is a respected leader in financial reporting, audit oversight, and public-sector accountability. As a former Board Member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), she played a key role in strengthening audit quality standards and advancing data-driven regulation. Her career includes senior finance and analytics roles across government and industry, where she championed transparency, fiscal stewardship, and innovation in risk management. Christina is widely recognized for her advocacy of modernized financial systems and her commitment to protecting investors and the public interest.
Lucia Wind serves as the Chairwoman of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), where she leads the development of globally influential frameworks for enterprise risk management, internal control, and governance. With a background that spans corporate risk leadership, internal audit, and strategic advisory work, Lucia has helped organizations across sectors strengthen resilience, enhance reporting reliability, and embed ethical governance practices. She is a sought-after speaker known for translating complex risk concepts into practical strategies for executives and boards.
Jason Pikoos is the Director of Modern Finance at Meta, where he drives transformation initiatives that leverage automation, advanced analytics, and scalable financial technologies to support one of the world’s largest digital platforms. His expertise sits at the intersection of finance, systems design, and operational excellence, with a track record of building high-performance teams and modernizing financial processes in dynamic, fast-paced environments. Jason regularly speaks on the future of finance, digital acceleration, and the evolving role of CFO organizations.
Richard Jackson — Chief Technology Officer, EY
Richard Jackson is the Chief Technology Officer at Ernst & Young (EY), where he oversees the firm’s global technology strategy, innovation agenda, and digital solutions that enable clients to navigate complex transformation. With extensive experience in enterprise architecture, emerging technologies, and large-scale digital modernization, he has led initiatives across cloud, AI, and cybersecurity to enhance operational agility and client impact. Richard is recognized for his ability to bridge technical vision with business outcomes, driving EY’s leadership in the professional services technology landscape.
Friday Lunch Speakers
12:35 PM - 2:00 PM
February 6, 2026
Kim B. Clark is a distinguished scholar and leadership thinker whose career spans some of the world’s most respected educational institutions. He served as dean of the faculty at Harvard Business School from 1995 to 2005 and later as the fifteenth president of Brigham Young University–Idaho from 2005 to 2015. From 2015 to 2019, he was Commissioner of the Church Educational System for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, overseeing a global network of schools, universities, and institutes of religion.
Today, Kim is founder and chair of the Leading Through Institute and a Distinguished Professor of Management at Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Business, where his work focuses on helping leaders and organizations thrive in an era of rapid change.
He is co-author of Leading Through: Activating the Soul, Heart, and Mind of Leadership (Harvard Business Review Press).
Kim earned his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University.
Jeff Wilks is Associate Dean of Academics and the EY Distinguished Professor of Accounting at the BYU Marriott School of Business. A leading expert in financial reporting and revenue recognition, he has advised both the FASB and IASB and contributed to the development of major accounting standards.
Since joining BYU in 2000, Wilks has earned multiple teaching awards and previously directed the School of Accountancy. He is widely recognized for combining rigorous scholarship with practical industry insight and a strong commitment to ethical, student-centered business education.
Saturday Plenary Speaker
8:30 am – 10:00 pm
February 7, 2026
Kaiser Kim Kaiser Kim, CPA, is a Product Manager in the Audit Technology practice holding both a bachelor' s and master's degree in accounting from the University of Kansas. Kaiser specializes in developing and deploying solutions that leverage generative artificial intelligence. Some recent projects include the development of an AI agent platform designed to perform substantive testing and financial statement procedures. Prior to joining audit technology, Kaiser served audit clients primarily in the technology, media, and telecommunications industries.