Event Registration - North Dakota CPA Society

Your Voice. Our Future. 2040. Co-Creating the Profession of Tomorrow

Be part of an important conversation about the future of the accounting and finance profession. This Future Forum is your opportunity to have your voice heard as part of the AICPA’s Finance and Accounting 2040: Rise to the Future Together global initiative. Guided by trained facilitators and inspired by futurist Dan Burrus’s “hard trends” approach, these interactive sessions bring together professionals from every corner of accounting to surface bold ideas, explore disruptive trends, and spark innovative thinking. Your insights will join voices from around the globe to co-create a shared vision for where the profession needs to head by 2040 — a vision that will guide the profession through change with clarity and confidence.

Learning Objectives

• Identify major global trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory shifts likely to impact the accounting and finance profession by 2040.
• Apply futurist thinking tools, including Dan Burrus’s “hard trends” methodology, to envision strategic opportunities for the profession.
• Contribute informed perspectives to a collaborative, global conversation shaping the profession’s 2040 vision.
• Recognize how diverse stakeholder input can strengthen the resilience, relevance, and impact of the accounting and finance profession.

Major Topics
Hard Trends: Regulations and standards, Demographics, Technology

Who Should Attend: CPAs and accounting professionals from all sectors, emerging leaders and seasoned professionals seeking to influence the profession’s future direction.
Program Level: Update
Field of Study: Business Management and Organization
2.5 CPE Credits

Facilitators:  Rayna Kordonowy and Amanda Gessner

Free to members!
Non-members: $45