CPA Tech Advisor’s Top 25 Thought Leaders
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The public accounting industry’s most diverse and influential individuals will come together on February 20-22 at The Gaylord Texan Resort to participate in The CPA Technology Advisor’s Top 25 Thought Leader Symposium. This first-of-its-kind event is sponsored by CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business; Sage; and Thomson Reuters.
The 25 thought leaders are distinguished in their own right with several who have been named to the 100 Most Influential People in Accounting list, IPA’s Top 10 Most Recommended Consultants list, the American Institute of CPA’s Technology 100 as well as earning lifetime achievement awards.
The CPA Technology Advisor’s Top 25 Thought Leader List
- M. Darren Root, CPA.CITP, Executive Editor, The CPA Technology Advisor
- L. Gary Boomer, CEO, Boomer Consulting, Inc.
- Jim Boomer, CPA.CITP, CIO, Boomer Consulting Inc.
- Jim Bourke, CPA.CITP, CIO and Partner, WithumSmith+Brown
- David Cieslak, CPA.CITP, GSEC, Principal, Arxis Technology, Inc.
- J. Carlton Collins, CPA, President, ASA Research
- Scott Cytron, ABC, President, Cytron and Company
- Ron Eagle, CPA, President and Board Chair, The Information Technology Alliance (ITA)
- Chris Fredricksen, CEO & Chairman of 2020 Group USA
- Brent Goodfellow, CPA, President/CTO, One Tech, LLC
- Robert R. Harris, CPA/CFF, CFE, Cr.FA, Managing Director, Harris, Cotherman, Jones, Price & Associates
- John Higgins, CPA.CITP,Strategic Advisor, CPA Crossings, LLC
- Tom Hood, CPA.CITP, CEO, The Maryland Association of CPAs & the Business Learning Institute
- Randy Johnston, Executive Vice President, Network Management Group, Inc. & K2 Enterprises
- Roman Kepczyk, CPA.CITP, President, InfoTech Partners North America, Inc.
- Gregory L. LaFollette, CPA.CITP, Sr. Manager – Tax & Technology Consulting, Eide Bailly, LLP / Executive Editor – TheTechGap.com
- James Metzler, CPA, Vice President, Small Firm Interests, AICPA
- Edi Osborne, CSPM, CPBA, CPVA, CEO, Mentor Plus
- Dana R. (Rick) Richardson, CPA.CITP, Managing Partner, Richardson Media & Technologies, LLC
- Doug Sleeter, Founder and President, The Sleeter Group
- Robert H. Spencer, PhD, Principal, Twenty Seconds In the Future
- Brian Tankersley, CPA.CITP
- Rick Telberg, President and CEO, Bay Street Group LLC
- Jennifer Wilson, Cofounder and Partner, ConvergenceCoaching, LLC
- Geni Whitehouse, CPA.CITP, CSPM
“Without a doubt, technology and thought leadership are the driving forces of change for public accounting practices across the country,” says Executive Editor Darren Root, a practicing CPA based in Bloomington, Indiana. “This Symposium will bring together the greatest influencers in adopting the technologies needed to advance the profession in the years to come.”
Topics to be discussed range in scope from strategic planning, technology, risk management, performance, micro-computing accounting systems, profitability, organizational growth, emerging technologies, public accounting trends, start-up tips, social media outreach, tax, audit, client services, green accounting, accreditations, measurement, software solutions, and workflow.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary as a leader in the profession, The CPA Technology Advisor will name two inductees into the inaugural The CPA Technology Advisor’s Accounting Hall of Fame, an honor designed to recognize the ground-breaking achievements of two individuals who continue to influence and leave a mark on the profession.
“We thought it was time to formally honor and recognize the people who are really thinking ahead of the curve,” says Ben Johnson, Publisher of The CPA Technology Advisor. “This group will also learn a lot from interacting with each other in a private, one-on-one setting.”
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Congrats Rick on making the list! A well deserved honor!
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Gotta be honest — at least one of those folks I haven’t seen in forever. Good to know they’re still alive and thought leading.
I find it interesting that they only picked 3 woman as thought leaders. Something seems wrong here.
I think it is pretty interesting that some of the best thought leaders in the industry aren’t even mentioned. Once again, it’s all about who you like, not who is best. Politics as usual.
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This gathering is great! We will learn a lot of great things especially with all these recommended consultants teaching us.
Thanks a lot for posting!
It’s great that the set of topics in this forum has a wide latitude. I think it is really high time to discuss issues on social media outreach because of the upsurge of the use of social media in business and green accounting because businesses should be made more aware of the environmental impact of their operations. Just my thoughts…
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