A Thomson Reuters SYNERGY event

Confidence for a Dynamic Future

Now on-demand, 1 hr 40 min (100 min)

A premier virtual experience for the tax and accounting community

What does a dynamic future mean for tax and accounting? How do you prepare? Hear directly from the experts. Join us for a free virtual event, Confidence for a Dynamic Future, as we talk to industry leaders like Kimberly Ellison-Taylor from Oracle, Tom Hood from the MACPA, and Will Hill of Thomson Reuters.

Topics will include:

  • Future proofing your firm for what’s coming and what you need to do to prepare
  • Why technology is all hype and what do you really need to pay attention to
  • Panel discussion: What firm practitioners like you are doing to adapt, thrive, and grow in an ever-changing landscape
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Event topics

This agenda is a powerhouse of tax and accounting industry experts!


Opening: The New Tax & Accounting Firm


Panel discussion: The Changing Shape of Opportunity
Host: Will Hill, Thomson Reuters

The tax profession faces unprecedented changes and firms must rethink how they bring value to their clients’ businesses. As some opportunities shrink, and new industries flourish, tax and accounting experts must keep pace with change. Our panel of tax and accounting firm leaders, from firms of all sizes, will focus on the changing shape of opportunity – and the necessity for firms to similarly adapt.


Keynote: Hype vs. Happening
Speaker: Kimberly Ellison-Taylor, Oracle and past AICPA Chair​man

In a dynamic, fast-evolving business environment, keeping up with new technology and innovating for growth can be challenging for even the most seasoned tax and accounting professionals. This session will explore the relationship between technology and innovation, the steps you can take to embrace innovation and realize the value of failure, and the potential of change management techniques to help you invest effectively in new tools and create new value for your clients and your firm.


Keynote: Futureproofing Your Firm
Speaker:
Tom Hood, MACPA and The Business Learning Institute

Today’s businesses face their own unique challenges when trying to start, grow, and stay competitive. To succeed, they need a professional services firm that is equipped to help them stay agile, adaptive, and strategic. This is an ideal opportunity for the right firm, equipped with the proper mix of experts and experience, to step in and make a meaningful difference in both the client and the firm’s trajectory. This session will focus on these business demands and how firms can address them: how to help build a more adaptive business, how to help businesses mitigate modern risk, and how to compete against larger, more established firms.


Live Q&A Panel: Hear from event speakers and other experts as they answer your questions live to close the event.


Event speakers

Will has been with Thomson Reuters since 2001 and is currently a senior product manager in the Tax and Accounting Professionals segment of Thomson Reuters. In his role, he focuses on helping firms make the transition to being advisory-focused through the development and growth of Practice Forward. He’s also responsible for the development of the AuditWatch and TaxWatch services.

Will’s varied background includes working with firms of all sizes and specialties and provides a solid foundation for business process-oriented training and consulting. In 2006, Will was recognized as the CSM Implementation Specialist of the Year. He was also part of the CPA Practice Advisor’s 40 under 40 list in 2015 and 20 under 40 in 2018.

In his time at Thomson Reuters, Will has developed many different educational classes and consulting offerings, including the Practice Forward service offering. Will is also a periodic blog contributor on our website. He holds an MBA with a concentration in Leadership Studies from Baker College and a BA, majoring in both Business Administration and Economics, from Alma College.

Will Hill

Senior Product Manager, Thomson Reuters

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