AI Conference
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(Check-In 8:00am)
7.50 Credits
Member Price $400.00
Non-Member Price $500.00
Overview
The rapid rise of AI is reshaping the work of finance and accounting teams, creating both new opportunities and new responsibilities. The 2026 AI Conference focuses on practical, real-world adoption—delivering actionable guidance across governance, data readiness, vendor selection, hands-on demonstrations, and real use cases from organizations already integrating AI into their work.
You’ll hear multiple perspectives, see how teams are implementing AI responsibly, and explore what’s ahead for finance roles, skills, and operations. Whether you’re exploring new tools, building practical workflows, or strengthening your data foundation, this event helps you turn AI concepts into real, usable applications. This event is brought to you in partnership with the Virginia Society of CPAs.
Format: Hybrid (In-person or virtual)
Group Discounts:
Groups of 3 or more, take 10% off (promo code GROUP3)
Groups of 5 or more, take 15% off (promo code GROUP5)
Interested in sponsoring this conference? Contact Kari Bedell, kbedell@gwscpa.org for more information.
Prerequisites
None
Preparation
None
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Optional Session
- Registration and Breakfast
This session is available to registrants only.
Optional Session
- Welcome and Announcements
This session is available to registrants only.
Optional Session
- AI Governance, Policies & Organizational Readiness
This session provides a high-level roadmap to build internal guidelines, mitigate data and algorithmic risks, and prepare workflows for seamless AI integration. Learn to balance rapid innovation with sound oversight so your organization can leverage AI safely.
Credits: 1 - Information Tech
This session is available to registrants only.
Optional Session
- Break
This session is available to registrants only.
Optional Session
- Is Your Data—and Your Organization—Ready for AI?
This session dives into the organizational strategies and peer-tested change management frameworks required for successful AI deployment. Discover where your organization should start, how to tackle common ERP challenges, and the data governance and maintenance structures needed to ensure data quality. Learn how to assess organizational readiness and navigate the most common implementation roadblocks to pave a clear path forward.
Credits: 1 - Information Tech
This session is available to registrants only.
Optional Session
- Break
This session is available to registrants only.
Optional Session
- AI in Accounting Systems: Getting More from the Tools You Already Own
This practical session explores the powerful, built-in AI capabilities already hidden inside the platforms your organization uses every day—from Microsoft Copilot and native ERP features to member management, payment, and finance systems. Learn how to evaluate when out-of-the-box utilities are enough versus when custom solutions make sense, navigate vendor selections using the AICPA checklist, and examine how AI is transforming modern audit workflows.
Credits: 1.5 - Information Tech
This session is available to registrants only.
Optional Session
- Lunch
This session is available to registrants only.
Optional Session
- What My Peers Are Doing with AI
In this practical panel discussion, leaders from corporate finance, public accounting, government contracting, and the nonprofit sector share unfiltered insights into their AI journeys. Rather than discussing broad theories, panelists reveal the exact tools saving them the most time, what surprised them, what failed entirely, and how they successfully navigated staff adoption and internal policy creation. The session features real-world demonstrations of AI in action—including Microsoft Copilot, financial analysis, board report drafting, and regulatory review.
Credits: 1.5 - Information Tech
This session is available to registrants only.
Optional Session
- Break
This session is available to registrants only.
Optional Session
- Practical AI Demonstrations for Finance Professionals
In this completely live, demonstration-led session, practitioners pull back the curtain on real-world AI applications. Learn how to optimize your monthly close process using precise, structured prompt frameworks that streamline data reconciliation. Then, watch a live, real-time build of a custom AI agent designed to automate routine financial tasks.
Credits: 1.5 - Information Tech
This session is available to registrants only.
Optional Session
- AI Roadmap for Finance Leaders
This interactive session explores the evolving responsibilities of modern finance leaders, team skill gaps, and strategic change management. Participants will work hands-on with a guided roadmap worksheet to leave with a practical, immediate checklist covering specific automation targets, policies to create, and pilot projects to prioritize over the next year.
Credits: 1 - Business Mgt & Org
This session is available to registrants only.
Optional Session
- Networking Reception
This session is available to registrants only.
Non-Member Price $500.00
Member Price $400.00