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Artificial Intelligence is transforming every aspect of finance and accounting — from bookkeeping automation and audit analytics to forecasting and client advisory. Yet many accountants feel unsure where to begin, what tools are reliable and how to ensure compliance. With the EU AI Act coming into force, accountants must now understand both the opportunities and responsibilities that come with AI adoption. 

This session is designed to help accountants — at both senior and junior levels — understand the rules, manage the risks and lead AI change in a way that protects client trust, ensures compliance and builds long-term value. 

Discover how AI is transforming and disrupting the accountancy profession, what are the opportunities and what are the risks, how to ensure compliance and build trust and most importantly, how to understand that AI is a HUMAN transformation as well as a revolutionary technical change. 

This webinar is delivered by Co-Founder of Emotionise AI and Thoughtfox AI, Innovator & Lecturer Marie Toft. Emotionise AI has trained AI in emotional intelligence to improve customer support and employee engagement outcomes. Her team was one of the first to start working with Open AI in Sept 2021, over a year before ChatGPT was launched. As Co-Founder with Thoughtfox AI, Marie advises enterprises on AI strategy, governance, compliance and Human Centric adoption. Marie is also an AI Consultant, Trainer and Researcher and is working with Trinity College Dublin as an Adjunct Teaching Fellow, lecturing in AI Leadership for companies.

Marie Toft will cover the following topics during this webinar:

• Learn how AI adoption increases your value to clients, your firm and your career.
• Discover how to safely gain productivity and efficiency benefits from AI tools.
• Understand how the EU AI Act affects accountants and financial data.
• Learn the ethical principles and risk frameworks for responsible AI use.
• Explore change management techniques for successful firm-wide adoption

By attending this session, you will:

• Understand the core types of AI used in accounting and their real-world applications. 
• Be able to identify safe, high-impact areas to pilot AI within your work or firm
• Understand the EU AI Act, Responsible AI, Ethics and Governance and how they apply to accounting practices
• Learn how to manage organisational change when adopting AI systems.

This session will be of most interest to:

• Accountants and auditors (junior and senior).
• Finance managers, controllers, and CFOs.
• Tax advisers and business consultants.
• Practice owners seeking to modernise workflows.
• Compliance or risk officers in finance or accounting firms.

Course Level: Foundation