BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Chartered Accountants Worldwide - ECPv6.17.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Chartered Accountants Worldwide X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://charteredaccountantsworldwide.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Chartered Accountants Worldwide REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Dublin BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:IST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:IST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:IST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Singapore BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:+08 DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260922 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260923 DTSTAMP:20260701T100535Z CREATED:20260701T092913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T100535Z UID:436503-1790035200-1790121599@charteredaccountantsworldwide.com SUMMARY:CA Sustainability Community DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \n\nBringing together CAs and finance professionals to build capacity in relation to sustainability. \n\n\nThe CA sustainability community\, established in 2023\, offers a series of curated and targeted webinars throughout the year which focus on key sustainability (Environment\, Social and Governance) topics and practical areas for business and their advisors. \n\nRegister\nStay up to date on the rapidly developing sustainability landscape and register for the current webinar series\, to ensure you position yourself and your business/clients to demonstrate sustainability risks and opportunities to your key stakeholders[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Click here to register” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fevents.charteredaccountantsanz.com%2Fevent%2F3ce92e7f-9880-436a-8f72-4d589595182c%2Fsummary|title:click%20here%20to%20register%20for%20WOFA%202026″][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://charteredaccountantsworldwide.com/event/ca-sustainability-community/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://charteredaccountantsworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/sustainability-community.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260925T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260925T133000 DTSTAMP:20260909T134338Z CREATED:20260909T134338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T134338Z UID:436889-1790337600-1790343000@charteredaccountantsworldwide.com SUMMARY:Ethics in the Digital Age DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n25 September 2026 | 12:00 to 13:30\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner content_placement=”bottom” css=”.vc_custom_1788279821290{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] \nFORMAT: 1.5 hours WEBINAR\nREGISTRATION: Advance registration required (Maximum 1\,000 registrations)\nOpen to members of each of the five CCAB Bodies\nPRICING: FREE TO ATTEND\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]This free webinar introduces the CCAB Draft Statement to the Profession on the Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence and discusses a series of scenarios concerning ethical issues that professional accountants may encounter in their use of AI tools.  \nThe webinar will feature experts from the CCAB Bodies and a Q&A session with representatives from the CCAB Ethics Group.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]12:00-12:10 Welcome and introduction | Professor Susan Smith (Chair\, CCAB Ethics Group) \n12:10-12:20 The Draft CCAB Statement on the Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence | Julia Penny (ICAEW) \n12:20-12:50 The CCAB Ethics and AI Case Studies | Alistair Brisbourne (ACCA); David Lyford-Tilley (CIPFA); Jaci Badenhorst (ICAS)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]12:50-13:00 Ethical decision-making when using AI – key takeaways | Níall Fitzgerald (CAI) \n13:00-13:25 Q&A session with presenters and representatives of the CCAB Ethics Group | Professor Susan Smith (ICAEW)\, Professor Pat Barker (CAI)\, Samuel Ennis (ICAS) \n13:25-13:30 Chair’s closing remarks[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Why you should attend” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:35px|text_align:left|color:%23111111|line_height:1em” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]1.5 HOURS OF CPD \nWho should attend? \nThis event is open to members of the five CCAB bodies\, as well as anyone with an interest in how the accountancy profession is responding to current and emerging ethical challenges. \nIt will be particularly relevant to accountants and finance professionals\, regulators\, professional bodies and policymakers\, and others with an interest in professional ethics\, including the ethical implications of AI and emerging technologies. \nThe webinar is free to attend. However\, registration is essential.\nTo register\, please click the adjacent button or scroll down to the registration form and press the green “Register” button.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Book Your Place” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ccab.org.uk%2Fccab-ethics-group-event-on-25-september-2026%2F%23booking-form”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row gap=”0px” css_animation=”none”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Speakers” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Chair: Professor Susan Smith” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Professor of Accounting at University College London and Chair of the CCAB Ethics Group[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Susan Smith is Deputy Director (Student Experience) and a Professor of Accounting at UCL School of Management.  Susan is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds a PhD in Accounting from the University of Sussex. She is a National Teaching Fellow (2022) and a Principal Fellow of Advance HE. She was awarded these fellowships in recognition of her work to enhance the student experience. \nSusan is a member of the IFAC International Panel on Accountancy Education. She is also currently the Chair of the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) Ethics Committee and is a member of the ICAEW Education and Training Board. Before becoming an academic\, Susan worked in various roles in practice and industry\, including as a Director at Fitch Ratings.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Julia Penny” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Julia Penny was President of ICAEW in 2022–2023\, having been a non-executive ICAEW Board member since 2017 and Chair of the Board during her year as President. Julia was a member of ICAEW Council until 2025 and is a past chair of the CCAB and of both the ICAEW Technical Advisory and Ethics Advisory Committees. She was also a member of the ICAEW Technical Strategy and Financial Reporting Faculty Boards and of the AAT’s Council and audit committee.  \nOutside of this volunteer involvement Julia is a well-known speaker and writer on ethics\, audit\, financial reporting\, anti-money laundering and wider issues impacting the profession. Julia uses her technical writing skills to provide content for publishers\, software companies and firms or networks wishing to write and implement their own policies and procedures.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Alistair Brisbourne” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Head of Technology Research within the Policy and Insights team at ACCA[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Alistair leads on research that supports the ACCA’s global technology and skills agenda. He is currently interested in exploring opportunities for and the implications of wider artificial intelligence adoption and what this means for the future of finance. Alistair joined the ACCA from BDO LLP where he worked as a manager in Research and Commercial Insights. He holds an MSc from University College Dublin and a Doctorate from Royal Holloway\, University of London. Alistair worked as a Lecturer at the University of London prior to moving into professional services.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”David Lyford-Tilley” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Head of Standards and Technical\, CIPFA[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]David leads CIPFA’s work on public sector standard-setting\, and technical support via CIPFA’s Networks. He is the project sponsor for CIPFA’s ‘Tech in Focus’ series and is an expert on technology’s impact on the accounting profession\, having written CIPFA’s own AI use policy.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Jaci Badenhorst” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Jaci is a finance transformation and AI governance leader at NatWest Group\, where he serves as Finance AI Lead and Product Owner for the bank’s internal generative AI platform. In this role\, he focuses on enabling responsible adoption of emerging technology at scale\, with an emphasis on strong risk management\, clear accountability\, and practical governance that supports innovation while protecting colleagues\, customers\, and the organisation. \nJaci began his career at PwC working in Assurance and Business Recovery Services\, before moving into FP&A at NatWest. He later transitioned into data and technology\, bringing together financial rigour with hands-on experience of building and governing digital capabilities in a regulated environment. Alongside his industry role\, Jaci chairs the ICAS AI Working Group. His work connects professional ethics\, assurance-minded thinking\, and real-world experience of deploying AI.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Professor Pat Barker” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text] \nPatricia Barker is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland.  She holds an MPhil from Trinity College\, a Diploma in Counselling from Maynooth University and a PhD from DCU which developed a paradigm of disclosure of financial information to employees in Public Interest Entities.  She currently is an adjunct professor in Business Ethics in DCU.  She has published extensively in the areas of Financial Reporting\, Women in the Professions\, Business Ethics and Corporate Governance. \nProfessor Barker chaired Ireland’s Financial Accounting Board for twenty one years\, representing Ireland on the Accounting Standards Board in London\, and served for two periods as Council Member of Chartered Accountants Ireland. A previous chair of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service Board\, she has served as a board member and Audit Committee chair of various public bodies\, including the Higher Education Authority\, Dublin Bus\, Tallaght Hospital\, the Marine Institute Ltd\,  the Health Service Executive and the Courts Service. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Samuel Ennis” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text] \nSamuel Ennis is a Chartered Accountant (ICAS) and Fellow of the Association of Tax Technicians. Samuel qualified with KPMG\, founded the ICAS Ethics Board and was involved in The Power of One paper and the ICAS Ethical Oath. Samuel is Head of Tax for a financial services group based in London. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Níall Fitzgerald” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text] \nNíall Fitzgerald is Head of Ethics & Governance at Chartered Accountants Ireland\, with expertise in business ethics\, corporate governance\, advocacy and regulatory engagement. He is the author of several guides for accountants\, including the recent Ethical Use of AI Technologies: A Concise Guide for Accountants. A non-executive director\, committee chair and governance adviser\, he also lectures on corporate governance programmes at the Institute of Banking and UCD Michael Smurfit Business School. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://charteredaccountantsworldwide.com/event/ethics-in-the-digital-age/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://charteredaccountantsworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1920x1080-CCAB-Ethics-Webinar.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260925T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260925T183000 DTSTAMP:20260916T131348Z CREATED:20260910T173627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T131348Z UID:436898-1790359200-1790361000@charteredaccountantsworldwide.com SUMMARY:Difference Makers Discuss: Best of Season 4 DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A special broadcast\, Friday 25 September 2026\, 6pm BST[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Six conversations. Six perspectives. One thread running through all of them. \nAcross Season 4 of Difference Makers Discuss\, host Sinead Donovan sat down with entrepreneurs\, Olympians\, community builders and finance professionals who are doing things differently. For this special broadcast we have brought the very best of those moments together into a single episode. \nYou will travel from Sydney to London\, from Olympic tracks to the maize fields of Mozambique\, from online exam halls in South Africa to audit rooms in Zambia. Along the way you will hear six people explain\, in their own words\, what actually makes the difference. \nWhether you followed every episode of Season 4 or you are joining us for the first time\, there is something here that will stay with you. \nWhat you will hear\nKingsley Aikins on the power of one conversation How a 12 person dinner club in Sydney grew into the largest Irish business network in any city in the world\, and how a single letter to a stranger turned into a 21 year working relationship. \nAster Thackery on building a village Aster arrived in London pregnant\, during a pandemic\, knowing nobody. The coffee meetup she started now connects around 2\,000 parents\, and she has a sharp challenge for anyone who says they wish they had a village. \nManuel Rodrigues on impact at scale Inside Escolha do Povo\, the Mozambican project that has brought around 55\,000 maize farmers and 14\,000 soya farmers into a working microeconomy\, and the commercial insight that moved farmer income from once a year to every 35 days. \nCaitriona Jennings on resilience under pressure Caitriona qualified for the 2012 Olympic marathon while working full time at PwC. What happened on race day is not a story you will forget quickly. \nNick Riemer on navigating AI with clarity One of the most nuanced takes we have heard on where AI belongs in assessment\, why a human always makes the final call\, and what real skill with AI actually looks like. \nLiswaniso Namatama on the human core of audit Why professional judgment\, risk assessment and honest conversations still need a person in the room\, and why that is good news for the profession. \nWho this is for\nThis episode is for Chartered Accountants at every stage of their career\, for anyone weighing up how AI fits into professional work\, and for anyone who suspects that the skills nobody grades at university might be the ones that matter most. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nRegister your place\nRegistration is free. 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Kingsley Aikins calls that the inner concentric ring\, and he argues it is the least useful part of your network. The opportunities sit further out\, among the loose associations and the people you have not spoken to in three years. \nIn this episode\, Kingsley joins host Sinead Donovan to continue their conversation on networking and to widen it out to something much bigger. There are now 305 million people living outside the country they were born in\, roughly double the figure in 1970. Kingsley has written diaspora strategies for national governments\, for regions and for cities\, and he explains why so many of them have come round to seeing the people who left as national assets rather than lost actors. \nAlong the way he makes the case that networking is neither an art nor a science\, but a process\, and one that can be learned. He sets out what companies quietly lost when their networks shrank during the pandemic\, why the technical skills that won you your first job matter less as you rise\, and the practical tricks that make walking into a room full of strangers survivable. \nWhat you will take away\n\nWhy weak ties and loose associations are where opportunity actually sits\, and how to rebuild an outer network that has quietly shrunk\nThe five challenges bringing companies to his door: less business development\, less learning on the job\, less serendipity\, thinner loyalty and weaker culture\nPractical techniques for working a room\, from why you should look for ones and twos rather than groups\, to the quiet usefulness of standing near the bar\nWhat the global diaspora phenomenon means for countries\, regions and cities\, and why around 120 countries are now building strategies around it\nThe four fundamentals of a network: personal\, strategic\, operational and online\nWhy the skills that earn you a job early in your career are not the ones that carry you later\n\nAbout Kingsley Aikins\nKingsley Aikins is founder of Diaspora Matters\, and an author and speaker on networking\, philanthropy and diaspora engagement. He has written diaspora strategies for national governments and for regions and cities including Copenhagen and Cornwall\, and works with corporates and chief executives on building networking capability across their organisations. \nHe spent much of his career in international philanthropy and fundraising\, building events and networks across the United States and Australia\, and he draws on that experience when he talks about the discipline of giving.[/vc_column_text]“Early in your career\, you get paid for what you do. Later in your career\, you get paid for who you are.” Kingsley Aikins\n[vc_column_text] \nReserve your spot – It’s free\n[/vc_column_text]\n \n \n "*" indicates required fields \n \n X/TwitterThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name*\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email*\n \n \n Enter Email\n \n \n \n Confirm Email\n \n \n I am a*\n \n Chartered Accountant Member\n \n \n Chartered Accountant student/trainee\n \n \n OYW Ambassador\n \n \n None of the above\n Select Your Chartered Accountancy Institute*Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI)Chartered Institute of Accountants in Malawi (ICAM)Institute of Indonesia Chartered Accountants (IAI)Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA)The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Namibia (CA Namibia)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe (ICAZ)The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA)OtherOther - Please name your institute*Privacy Policy*\n \n I accept that the data I provide is used according to Chartered Accountants Worldwide Privacy Policy\n Newsletter\n \n I would like to receive the Chartered Accountants Worldwide email newsletter.\n \n Submit \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n[/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://charteredaccountantsworldwide.com/event/kingsley-aikins-why-your-next-opportunity-is-hiding-in-your-weakest-connection/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://charteredaccountantsworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1920x1080-Kingsley-Date-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Chartered Accountants Worldwide":MAILTO:info@charteredaccountantsworldwide.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261008 DTSTAMP:20260724T152609Z CREATED:20260724T152536Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T152609Z UID:436644-1791331200-1791417599@charteredaccountantsworldwide.com SUMMARY:ICAS Sustainability Summit 2026 DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nWednesday 7 October 2026\, from 15:00–19:00 BST\n\nThe event will take place in a hybrid format\, with attendees joining either in person at Dovecot Studios\, Edinburgh\, or online. \nThis year’s summit will explore why sustainability remains a key driver of commercial success and how accountants can help organisations create\, protect\, and unlock long-term value. The programme features a keynote address from Fiona Watson\, Vice President\, Corporate Performance & Accountability at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and panel sessions with influential speakers including: \n\nTara Schmidt (Transition Finance Scotland)\,\nRussell Picot (Universities Superannuation Scheme)\,\nLaura Guittard CA (GSK)\,\nMartin Murray OBE CA (Swire Pacific Ltd)\nSophie Dejonckheere (Lloyds Corporate and Institutional Bank).\n\nThe event includes two panel discussions: \nWhy sustainability remains critical to commercial success – examining sustainability from investor\, business and strategic perspectives. \nHow accountants play a key role in sustainability – exploring the growing role of finance professionals in strategy\, risk management\, reporting\, assurance and decision-making. \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Click here to register” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ficas.com%2Fnews-insights-events%2Fupcoming-events%2Fin-person-events%2Ficas-sustainability-summit-2026|title:click%20here%20to%20register%20for%20WOFA%202026″][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://charteredaccountantsworldwide.com/event/icas-sustainability-summit-2026/ LOCATION:Dovecot Studios CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://charteredaccountantsworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/icas-conference.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261015T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261015T183000 DTSTAMP:20260916T094416Z CREATED:20260915T100713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T094416Z UID:436937-1792087200-1792089000@charteredaccountantsworldwide.com SUMMARY:Difference Makers Discuss - Aisling McCaffrey - The forks in the road that shaped her career DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Aisling McCaffrey’s second choice on her college application form was Irish music and dance. Her first was actuarial studies\, and that is the one she got. It turned out to be the first of several forks in the road that have taken her from a lecture theatre in UCD to the Ethiopian border with the UN\, by way of Grant Thornton\, One Young World and an international tag rugby pitch. \nIn this episode of Difference Makers Discuss\, Aisling joins host Sinead Donovan to talk about the decisions that shaped her career\, including the ones that looked like steps sideways at the time. She explains why she passed up an obvious promotion to build a sustainability practice that did not yet exist\, how the UN Sustainable Development Goals finally gave her the language to describe what she cared about\, and what a two hour conversation with a stranger in Australia did for a graduate who had no idea what came next. \nNow based in London with the Impact Investing Institute\, Aisling works on the unglamorous and essential question of why money is not reaching the places that need it most\, and what it would take to get it moving. This is a conversation about curiosity\, luck\, hard work\, and the quiet value of not having your whole career mapped out in advance. \nWhat you will take away\n\nHow to recognise a fork in the road\, and what to weigh up when the safe option and the interesting option point in different directions\nWhy a Chartered Accountancy qualification travels further than most people expect\, into sustainability\, impact investing and international development\nHow the UN Sustainable Development Goals can work as a practical framework for your own sense of purpose\, not only for your organisation’s reporting\nWhat it really takes to build a new service line inside an established firm\, and the backing you need in order to do it\nWhy building your skill set first is often better advice than following your passion straight away\nThe part that luck\, timing and other people play in a career\, and how to put yourself in the way of all three\n\nAbout Aisling McCaffrey\nAisling McCaffrey is a Chartered Accountant\, a One Young World ambassador and a member of the team at the Impact Investing Institute in London\, an independent nonprofit working to shift capital markets towards better environmental and social outcomes. Her work has taken her to the Melkadida region of Ethiopia with UNHCR and UNDP\, and to India\, where she has focused on investor action for a just transition in the textile and apparel sector. \nShe trained and spent a number of years with Grant Thornton in Ireland\, where she helped build the firm’s sustainability consulting offering from scratch and led sustainability strategy work with AIB\, alongside a leading role in the firm’s equity\, diversity and inclusion strategy. She has represented Ireland internationally in both tag and touch rugby\, and first volunteered abroad at 17\, travelling to China with Special Olympics Ireland.[/vc_column_text]“Every time you meet somebody\, a little bit of yourself gets reflected back.” Aisling McCaffrey\n[vc_column_text] \nReserve your spot – It’s free\n[/vc_column_text]\n \n \n "*" indicates required fields \n \n FacebookThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name*\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email*\n \n \n Enter Email\n \n \n \n Confirm Email\n \n \n I am a*\n \n Chartered Accountant Member\n \n \n Chartered Accountant student/trainee\n \n \n OYW Ambassador\n \n \n None of the above\n Select Your Chartered Accountancy Institute*Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI)Chartered Institute of Accountants in Malawi (ICAM)Institute of Indonesia Chartered Accountants (IAI)Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA)The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Namibia (CA Namibia)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe (ICAZ)The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA)OtherOther - Please name your institute*Privacy Policy*\n \n I accept that the data I provide is used according to Chartered Accountants Worldwide Privacy Policy\n Newsletter\n \n I would like to receive the Chartered Accountants Worldwide email newsletter.\n \n Submit \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n[/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://charteredaccountantsworldwide.com/event/aisling-mccaffrey-the-forks-in-the-road-that-shaped-her-career/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://charteredaccountantsworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1920x1080-Aisling-Date-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Chartered Accountants Worldwide":MAILTO:info@charteredaccountantsworldwide.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261017 DTSTAMP:20260707T084509Z CREATED:20260707T084101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260707T084509Z UID:436536-1792108800-1792195199@charteredaccountantsworldwide.com SUMMARY:ICAEW Annual Conference 2026 DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nTurning business complexity and change into value\nFriday\, 16 October 2026 | InterContinental London\, The O2 \nThe ICAEW Annual Conference is where the profession comes together to get ahead. Finance professionals gain fresh insight\, practical tools\, and forwardlooking leadership thinking. Designed to turn today’s challenges into tomorrow’s opportunities\, the conference helps create meaningful\, measurable value for organisations\, clients\, and the wider economy. \nPROFESSOR HANNAH FRY ANNOUNCED AS HEADLINE KEYNOTE\nOne of the UK’s leading voices on AI and technology\, Hannah is an acclaimed presenter\, author and mathematician\, known for making complex ideas clear\, engaging and impossible to ignore. She will bring sharp insight into how these forces are reshaping business and society today. In her compelling\, interactive session\, Hannah explores the flawed logic behind human and data-driven decisions\, revealing hidden biases\, blind spots and what it really means for the future of judgement\, risk and control. \nWHAT TO EXPECT \nClarity in a changing world \nClear\, practical support to help you respond to economic\, political and technological disruption. \nFuture-focused leadership thinking \nExplore how the role of finance leaders is evolving\, including the implications of AI\, cyber security and finance transformation. \nFrom insight to impact \nHands-on tools and approaches designed to help you manage risk\, scale innovation and drive measurable value for your organisation or clients. \nTailored content for your role \nChoose afternoon streams focused on practice\, industry or policy\, covering topics such as MTD\, sustainability\, business advisory and regulatory change. \nRecognised CPD \nAttendance counts towards up to 8 hours of your CPD requirements while keeping you current on the issues shaping the future of the profession. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Book here »” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fannualconference.icaew.com%2Fevent%2Fc82cf3f3-7895-4ff6-83d4-02bbfd01faa0%2Fsummary%3Futm_source%3Designature%26utm_medium%3Doutlook%26utm_campaign%3Dannualconf26|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://charteredaccountantsworldwide.com/event/icaew-annual-conference-2026/ LOCATION:InterContinental London\, The O2 CATEGORIES:Conference,Members Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://charteredaccountantsworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/icaew-conference.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="ICAEW":MAILTO:events@icaew.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261029T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261029T183000 DTSTAMP:20260916T094400Z CREATED:20260915T100645Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T094400Z UID:436934-1793296800-1793298600@charteredaccountantsworldwide.com SUMMARY:Difference Makers Discuss - Ramis Ansari - The accountant with a million followers DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In 2019\, Ramis Ansari’s boss sent him to a business conference in Sydney and asked him to bring back some notes for the firm. The keynote speaker spent forty minutes of his forty five minute slot talking about TikTok\, an app that at the time had a reputation for lip syncing and not much else. Ramis went home that night\, downloaded it\, and started taking the algorithm apart to work out what the fuss was about. \nSix years on he has close to a million followers across his platforms\, a fashion label\, an events and MC business\, and a full time career as a content creator. In this episode he joins host Sinead Donovan to explain how he found his audience among the South Asian diaspora\, why he left a secure job to cover the Cricket World Cup\, and what his director told him as a friend rather than as a boss. \nIt is also a conversation about the commercial side of creating\, which Ramis credits directly to his training. He pitches brands the way an accountant reads a set of financial statements\, by finding the problem and proposing the solution. He turns down anything that arrives with a script already attached. And he is clear that most creators fizzle out not because they run out of ideas\, but because they never learned to run a business. \nWhat you will take away\n\nHow to find a real niche and build an audience around it\, rather than chasing whatever happens to be trending\nWhy a Chartered Accountancy background is a genuine asset in the creator economy\, from reviewing contracts to pitching brands directly instead of through an agency\nHow to approach a brand with a solution rather than a follower count\, and why authenticity is a commercial decision as much as an ethical one\nA working view on AI in content creation\, where it genuinely helps and where the line gets murky\nWhat Ramis would do with a Chartered Accountancy brand on social media\, and why informative content builds more trust than chasing views\nHow to handle creative block\, and the three per cent rule for making an existing idea your own\n\nAbout Ramis Ansari\nRamis Ansari is a Chartered Accountant\, content creator and founder based in Sydney\, and a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. He has close to a million followers across his social platforms\, built around content for the South Asian diaspora in Australia\, the United States\, the United Kingdom and Canada. \nHe studied at Macquarie University and worked in business advisory before moving into content creation full time in 2024. He is the founder of Alag by Ansari\, a traditional South Asian clothing label aimed at young people living abroad\, which is now largely run by his family in Pakistan\, and he also runs an events and MC business.[/vc_column_text]“I have never taken a brand deal that comes with a script already written.” Ramis Ansari\n[vc_column_text] \nReserve your spot – It’s free\n[/vc_column_text]\n \n \n "*" indicates required fields \n \n CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name*\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email*\n \n \n Enter Email\n \n \n \n Confirm Email\n \n \n I am a*\n \n Chartered Accountant Member\n \n \n Chartered Accountant student/trainee\n \n \n OYW Ambassador\n \n \n None of the above\n Select Your Chartered Accountancy Institute*Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI)Chartered Institute of Accountants in Malawi (ICAM)Institute of Indonesia Chartered Accountants (IAI)Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA)The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Namibia (CA Namibia)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe (ICAZ)The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA)OtherOther - Please name your institute*Privacy Policy*\n \n I accept that the data I provide is used according to Chartered Accountants Worldwide Privacy Policy\n Newsletter\n \n I would like to receive the Chartered Accountants Worldwide email newsletter.\n \n Submit \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n[/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://charteredaccountantsworldwide.com/event/ramis-ansari-the-accountant-with-a-million-followers/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://charteredaccountantsworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1920x1080-Ramis-Date-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Chartered Accountants Worldwide":MAILTO:info@charteredaccountantsworldwide.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20261111T080000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20261111T180000 DTSTAMP:20260602T092912Z CREATED:20260602T092912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T092912Z UID:436264-1794384000-1794420000@charteredaccountantsworldwide.com SUMMARY:ISCA Conference 2026 - Reimagining the Future: Resilience in a Multipolar Economy DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe global economy is entering a new era: one defined by geopolitical tensions\, technological disruption\, shifting alliances and rising demands for sustainable growth. In this increasingly multipolar world\, businesses and finance leaders must rethink how they build trust\, manage risk and remain resilient amid constant change. \nAgainst this backdrop\, the ISCA Conference 2026 will bring together more than 1\,000 finance professionals\, business leaders\, policymakers and industry experts under the theme “Reimagining the Future: Resilience in a Multipolar Economy.” \nThrough bold conversations and forward-looking insights\, the conference will explore how organisations can navigate uncertainty\, harness emerging technologies\, strengthen governance and reposition themselves for long-term success. From AI and digital transformation to sustainability and global economic fragmentation\, delegates will gain practical perspectives on the forces reshaping the future of business and finance. \nMore than just a conference\, ISCA Conference 2026 is a platform for leaders to exchange ideas\, challenge assumptions and shape the future of the profession in a rapidly evolving world. \nProgramme Outline\nKey Takeaways \n\nUnderstand the geopolitical\, economic and regulatory forces reshaping global business and finance\nLearn how organisations can strengthen resilience through agile leadership\, robust governance and strategic risk management\nExplore how AI and emerging technologies are transforming finance\, decision-making and business models\nGain practical insights into building trust\, accountability and long-term value in an increasingly complex environment\nEngage with influential business leaders\, policymakers and industry experts on the future of the profession\nExpand your network and exchange ideas with peers navigating similar challenges across industries\n\nIntended For\nAccountancy sector + businesses \nCompetency Mapping\nOthers = 5.00 Hours[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”CLICK HERE TO REGISTER” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fiscaconference.isca.org.sg|title:Register%20now%20for%20the%20ISCA%202026%20Conference%20|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://charteredaccountantsworldwide.com/event/isca-conference-2026-reimagining-the-future-resilience-in-a-multipolar-economy/ CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://charteredaccountantsworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/singapore.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="ISCA":MAILTO:isca@isca.org.sg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261112T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261112T183000 DTSTAMP:20260916T094339Z CREATED:20260915T100412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T094339Z UID:436931-1794506400-1794508200@charteredaccountantsworldwide.com SUMMARY:Difference Makers Discuss - Dorica Chanda - Radiating light on young people's dreams DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dorica Chanda travelled to the One Young World summit in Manchester in 2022 as an ambassador nominated by the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants. She came home with something she had not gone looking for. Not a plan\, but the confidence to act on one she had been carrying for years. \nYoung Dream Radiators takes its name from the idea of radiating light onto young people’s dreams. In this episode Dorica joins host Sinead Donovan to talk about what that looks like in practice: outreach in schools\, universities and orphanages across Zambia\, a team of eleven volunteers\, and a programme she funds from her own salary as an accountant. She talks about the young people who have dropped out of school\, the ones dealing with bullying and discrimination\, and the ones who simply have nobody in their corner. \nFinancial literacy sits at the centre of the work\, and that is where her profession comes in. Dorica argues that everybody needs the basic language of money\, from a university student to a market trader\, and that over-borrowing is one of the biggest obstacles she sees. She is candid about the constraint on all of it\, which is funding\, and about what she is asking the global Chartered Accountancy community to do. \nWhat you will take away\n\nHow a professional qualification can open doors well beyond the day job\, and what One Young World offers the people it selects\nWhat it actually takes to start a foundation from nothing\, including how to get through the door of schools and communities that have never heard of you\nWhy financial literacy is a social intervention as much as a technical skill\, and what over-borrowing does to young people\nA frank assessment of social media’s effect on the next generation\, and why face to face mentoring still matters\nWhat mentors and the wider profession can offer someone building something on their own\nHow to keep a volunteer team motivated when there is no funding behind it\n\nAbout Dorica Chanda\nDorica Chanda is a Chartered Accountant\, a member of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants and a One Young World ambassador who attended the 2022 summit in Manchester. She is the founder of Young Dream Radiators\, a foundation she established in Zambia to mentor and support young people through school dropout\, bullying\, discrimination and mental health pressures. \nShe works with a team of eleven volunteers\, running outreach in schools\, universities and orphanages\, with financial literacy as a central strand. The foundation is opening a centre at Mulungushi University\, where she took her degree\, and she has had interest from young people in Zimbabwe\, Congo and Angola.[/vc_column_text]“Everyone has that ability to make a difference.” Dorica Chanda\n[vc_column_text] \nReserve your spot – It’s free\n[/vc_column_text]\n \n \n "*" indicates required fields \n \n InstagramThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name*\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email*\n \n \n Enter Email\n \n \n \n Confirm Email\n \n \n I am a*\n \n Chartered Accountant Member\n \n \n Chartered Accountant student/trainee\n \n \n OYW Ambassador\n \n \n None of the above\n Select Your Chartered Accountancy Institute*Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI)Chartered Institute of Accountants in Malawi (ICAM)Institute of Indonesia Chartered Accountants (IAI)Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA)The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Namibia (CA Namibia)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe (ICAZ)The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA)OtherOther - Please name your institute*Privacy Policy*\n \n I accept that the data I provide is used according to Chartered Accountants Worldwide Privacy Policy\n Newsletter\n \n I would like to receive the Chartered Accountants Worldwide email newsletter.\n \n Submit \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n[/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://charteredaccountantsworldwide.com/event/dorica-chanda-radiating-light-on-young-peoples-dreams/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://charteredaccountantsworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1920x1080-Dorica-Date-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Chartered Accountants Worldwide":MAILTO:info@charteredaccountantsworldwide.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261126T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261126T183000 DTSTAMP:20260916T094325Z CREATED:20260915T100257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T094325Z UID:436927-1795716000-1795717800@charteredaccountantsworldwide.com SUMMARY:Difference Makers Discuss - Katherine Ritchie - Saying "yes"\, and the future of Formula One DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Katherine Ritchie has never been able to hold to a five year plan\, and she is fairly relaxed about that. What she has done instead is say yes\, repeatedly\, to things that were not on any plan at all. A six month placement before university. An internship she asked to move from Manchester to London\, and from tax to transactions. A deferral so she could travel and volunteer at London 2012. \nToday she is Head of Future Race Operations at Formula 1\, a newly created role leading a multi-year transformation programme behind one of the most logistically demanding sports in the world. In this episode she joins host Sinead Donovan to explain what it takes to move a race around twenty three or twenty four locations a year\, why the sport is shifting from air freight to sea freight as part of its 2030 net zero commitment\, and what changes when your equipment suddenly needs months of lead time rather than hours. \nGetting there took her through operational transaction services at EY\, six and a half years at Novartis building a strategy and transformation function around oncology products with a shelf life measured in hours\, and four years living in New York. The thread through all of it is not the industry. It is a qualification that taught her how a business actually works\, and a willingness to ask for things she had no particular right to expect. \nWhat you will take away\n\nWhy being open and saying yes has outperformed a five year plan\, and what that looks like as an actual career strategy\nHow a Chartered Accountancy qualification gives you credibility in rooms full of pharmacists\, engineers and specialists who are wondering what you are doing there\nWhat the Formula 1 sustainability commitment means operationally\, and the knock-on effects of moving from air to sea freight\nPractical stakeholder management across departments that think very differently\, including the social styles framework she still uses\nWhy asking for what you want\, whether that is a transfer\, a deferral or a stretch opportunity\, costs far less than people assume\nHow to reset when you do not know what comes next\, and what she worked out during her time out\n\nAbout Katherine Ritchie\nKatherine Ritchie is Head of Future Race Operations at Formula 1 and a member of ICAS. She joined the sport in early 2026 to lead a newly created transformation programme covering logistics\, operating model\, systems and capabilities\, with the sport’s 2030 net zero commitment as a central driver. \nShe qualified with EY\, where she spent six and a half years in operational transaction services across due diligence\, integrations\, separations and value creation\, including a secondment to Dubai. She then spent six and a half years at Novartis\, establishing a strategy and transformation function supporting radioligand therapy\, cell therapy and gene therapy products\, and was based in New York for four of those years. She is a committed sports volunteer\, with London 2012 and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow among the events she has worked at.[/vc_column_text]“Failure\, for me\, is the first attempt in learning.” Katherine Ritchie\n[vc_column_text] \nReserve your spot – It’s free\n[/vc_column_text]\n \n \n "*" indicates required fields \n \n X/TwitterThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name*\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email*\n \n \n Enter Email\n \n \n \n Confirm Email\n \n \n I am a*\n \n Chartered Accountant Member\n \n \n Chartered Accountant student/trainee\n \n \n OYW Ambassador\n \n \n None of the above\n Select Your Chartered Accountancy Institute*Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI)Chartered Institute of Accountants in Malawi (ICAM)Institute of Indonesia Chartered Accountants (IAI)Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA)The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Namibia (CA Namibia)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe (ICAZ)The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA)OtherOther - Please name your institute*Privacy Policy*\n \n I accept that the data I provide is used according to Chartered Accountants Worldwide Privacy Policy\n Newsletter\n \n I would like to receive the Chartered Accountants Worldwide email newsletter.\n \n Submit \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n [/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://charteredaccountantsworldwide.com/event/katherine-ritchie-saying-yes-and-the-future-of-formula-one/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://charteredaccountantsworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1920x1080-Katherine-Date-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Chartered Accountants Worldwide":MAILTO:info@charteredaccountantsworldwide.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261210T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261210T183000 DTSTAMP:20260916T094711Z CREATED:20260915T101035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T094711Z UID:436924-1796925600-1796927400@charteredaccountantsworldwide.com SUMMARY:Difference Makers Discuss - Steve Hasker - AI in the service of professionals DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The question everybody asks about AI and the profession is whether it will take the jobs. Steve Hasker’s answer is short. No. His reasoning is more interesting than the answer. The number of tax returns keeps growing\, and so does their complexity. The same is true of audits. Meanwhile the number of fully qualified Chartered Accountants is falling. Those two lines do not meet on their own. \nIn this episode\, the President and Chief Executive of Thomson Reuters joins host Sinead Donovan to talk about what he calls machines in service of the professionals. He is unequivocal that an AI agent cannot and should not assume the rights and responsibilities of a Chartered Accountant\, because somebody has to apply judgment\, curiosity and accountability. He also brings an uncomfortable observation from inside his own organisation. The best people get dramatically better with these tools. The mediocre barely move. \nThe conversation does not avoid the risks. Steve is direct about whether there are enough ethical guardrails in place today\, about the gap between adopting AI tools and seeing any return on them\, and about the quieter danger of firms training somebody else’s model on their own intellectual property. He also talks about his route from a commerce degree in Melbourne to a boardroom in New York\, and the single question he has used to make every career decision since. \nWhat you will take away\n\nWhy the entry level talent shortage\, rather than the technology itself\, is the real driver of AI adoption in tax\, accounting and audit\nWhat machines in service of professionals means in practice\, and exactly where the line of professional accountability sits\nWhy the strongest performers gain most from AI tools\, and what that implies for how the profession trains people\nThe two risks that concern him most: cyber exposure\, and firms losing control of their own intellectual property to the models they use\nAn honest assessment of where the return on AI investment actually stands for professional services firms right now\nThe single question Steve has used to make every major career decision\, and why he has never chased a title\n\nAbout Steve Hasker\nSteve Hasker is President and Chief Executive Officer of Thomson Reuters\, and a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. Thomson Reuters employs around 26\,000 people across 75 countries. It is the largest provider of tax calculation engines to Chartered Accountants worldwide\, a major provider of legal content and technology\, and the home of Reuters News. \nHe grew up in Melbourne and took a commerce degree at the University of Melbourne before qualifying with Pricewaterhouse\, now PwC. 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