Seminars
Wednesday, 21 March
9:15am - 9:45am
KEYNOTE THEATRE
How the fourth industrial revolution is changing SMEs Tim Reed, CEO, MYOB Welcome to the fourth industrial revolution. A wave of technology is reinventing the way SMEs operate, their speed of growth and the size of their market. Although this revolution is in its early stages, it is changing SMEs’ expectations about accounting services. Meet the new SMEs and find out what they will want from you. yy Discover emerging industries and the services they need yy Learn about the technological trends shaping future SMEs yy F ind out how client expectations are changing and how to maintain high satisfaction
10:00am - 10:30am
PURPLE THEATRE
yy O ptimise your clients’ preaccounting workflows and processes, and in turn your accounting tasks yy D iscover how to increase ROI by up to 598% by automating expense management in your firm
10:00am - 10:30am
BT THEATRE
Automation and robotics in auditing – what’s actually working today Slav Tabachnik, Partner - Audit & Assurance, Deloitte Australia Hear how a Big Four firm is pursuing a data-driven, automated audit that focuses auditor attention on areas requiring professional judgement only. Accountants are using robotics and AI technology to deal with the demands of high volume auditing. Hear how a firm today depends on direct-to-auditor feeds, valuation tools, and greater connectivity between accountants and auditors.
More choice, happier clients – how to run an efficient, multi-vendor firm
yy L earn how to automate the transfer of evidence from administrator to auditor
Bianca Bowron-Cuthill, Head of Customer Care & Service Australia, Intuit Quickbooks
yy H ear how AI identifies key contract terms and decides if it’s an audit risk worth investigating
Clients don’t want to “pick any colour, as long as it’s black” when it comes to accounting software. Instead of forcing clients onto one package (or lose their business), find out how to run the most efficient workflow in a multi-vendor firm. It’s always good to have options!
yy D iscover the next generation of tools that are enabling a truly risk-based audit approach
yy L earn how to manage your workflow when using two or more cloud accounting programs yy Discover how to match clients to the best accounting program yy F ind out why it’s worth reducing business risk by diversifying vendors
10:00am - 10:30am
M INSTITUTE THEATRE
10:30am - 11:00am
GREEN THEATRE
How to nail it in wholesale – it’s all about sales style Di Peters, Managing Director, Ajendico Wholesale businesses can have crazily complex sales processes where goods are sold by weight, number, volume and pack size. A wholesaler that can sell products in the way that customers want to buy it will have more repeat sales. Find out how to be flexible while staying efficient in a complex industry.
How to overcome the six barriers to growth
yy L earn about what is important to wholesale industry clients for selling, tracking and reporting
Mike Rich, Co-Founder, Attaché Software & NFP M-Institute ANZ
yy D iscover how a customised system can give a wholesaler a better customer experience – and more sales
Are you one of the medium businesses ($2m to $100m revenue) that make up under 5% of companies yet provide a staggering 30% of all revenue and jobs? Despite this superior performance, the mid-market is largely forgotten by advisors and government alike. Find out how to break through the barriers to reach your full potential.
yy F ind out why off-the-shelf accounting programs can be disastrous for a wholesaler
yy F ind out how to avoid the daily whirlwind and focus on substantial improvements to operations yy T ips for business owners on how to spot the most creative ways to increase value yy D iscover how to uncover intergenerational opportunities for your business
10:00am - 10:30am
ORANGE THEATRE
Preaccounting: Why ignoring expense management is a costly mistake Phong Le, Head of Growth APAC, Expensify When preaccounting tasks are not done, the accountant (you!) is held responsible. Core tasks such as receipt and mileage tracking and expense submission make up the bulk of time-consuming tasks but are the clients’ responsibility. From this session, gain control by making the end of month close more efficient.
10:30am - 11:00am
ADVISORY THEATRE
The big debate: Is advisory the future or hype? Amanda Kenafake, CEO Power Tynan Rebecca Mihalic, Director, Aptus Accounting & Advisory David Boyar, CEO, Sequel CFO Josie Attard, Senior Strategic Advisor, Futrli (mod) Is advisory the future of the profession or is it just hype? What do you have to do to deliver quality advice that a client is happy to pay for? This panel will answer the questions you’ve always wanted to ask. yy U nderstand the different levels of advisory and which one fits you best yy Find out what SMEs really want from a business advisor yy H ear how compliance firms are making money from advisory today
yy L earn how to identify and diagnose preaccounting inefficiencies
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ACCOUNTING BUSINESS EXPO | 2018
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