Dates and location
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Dates and location
Pricing
Hours
Description
This course provides a concise overview of how organizations can adopt AI with precision, intention, and accountability by recognizing compute as a finite business resource tied to real costs in dollars, energy, water, and risk. Participants explore the physical infrastructure behind cloud AI services, the economics of training vs. inference, and the strategic frameworks needed to align AI usage with value creation. The course emphasizes mindful consumption, sustainable leadership, regulatory awareness, and the cultural shifts required to embed responsible AI practices across financial and operational teams.
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Topics Covered:
- The physical infrastructure of cloud AI
- Training vs. inference economics
- High-ROI vs. low-value AI use cases
- Precision prompting and reducing computational waste
- Model selection and right-sizing frameworks
- Evaluating vendor sustainability claims
- Governance policies for responsible AI usage
- Practical measurement systems and efficiency dashboards
- Cultural change and mindful AI adoption
- Emerging trends, regulations, and ethical risks
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Schedule
- June 1, 2026, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- June 3, 2026, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- June 4, 2026, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Key Takeaways
Upon completion of this certificate, you will be able to:
- Explain the physical infrastructure and resource demands of AI.
- Differentiate training and inference costs for smarter usage decisions.
- Identify high-ROI AI applications and avoid low-value waste.
- Construct precision prompts to reduce retry rates and compute load.
- Apply model-selection frameworks to match tasks with appropriate resources.
- Evaluate sustainability claims using recognized standards and criteria.
- Design governance policies that promote responsible AI consumption.
- Implement practical measurement systems for AI efficiency tracking.
- Lead organizational adoption of mindful AI practices.
- Anticipate emerging trends and risks to future-proof sustainability strategies.
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Who Will Benefit
CPAs, CFOs, controllers, audit partners, and leaders in utilities, sustainability, finance, and operations looking to maximize AI value while reducing financial, operational, and environmental waste.
Prerequisite(s)
Completion of a short pre-workshop AI usage survey (emailed to you a week prior to the course) and review of the IEA 2024 data-center report summary.
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Attendance Requirements
To earn your CPD hours and Digital Badge, you must attend all live sessions. We understand that sometimes unplanned absences happen. Please reach out to our Operations Team if you're unable to attend a session as scheduled.
How to Access the Course
This is an instructor led virtual certificate program. To ensure a smooth experience, we recommend logging in five minutes before the scheduled start time of each session.
To help you prepare, please check Blackboard at least two business days before your course starts for the Zoom link, schedule, and materials.
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Speaker(s)
Garrett Wasny, MA, CMC, CITP/FIBP, is an artificial intelligence skills advisor to accountants worldwide and a former Price Waterhouse management consultant. He's authored 60+ ebooks, delivered thousands of seminars and webinars to elite accounting institutes and enterprises around the globe, and developed dozens of AI apps on accounting technology, tax and ethics topics. Full disclosure: Garrett is an independent practitioner who provides objective information and is not affiliated with any vendor. He is based in Vancouver, Canada.