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Dates and location
Pricing
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Description
Learn, network, and explore real-life stories of ethical dilemmas while enhancing your knowledge for better decision-making.
Join us virtually on the morning of December 4th to discover practical insights from live discussions with industry experts on the integration of the CPA Code of Conduct.
What You’ll Gain:
- Build Ethical Confidence. Equip yourself and your team with the tools to recognize, address and navigate complex ethical challenges with clarity.
- Future-Proof Your Workflows with AI. Explore how ethics, AI and accountability intersect to shape the future of leadership in today’s evolving business landscape.
- The Intersection of Ethics and Leadership. Discover the expert strategies behind today’s most effective leaders: empathy, integrity and ethics in action.
- Real Stories. Real Solutions. Discover practical lessons from real ethical challenges that give you an edge as a trusted leader.
Consider ways you can continue to protect the public interest by adhering to the five fundamental principles of ethics: professional behavior, integrity and due care, objectivity, professional competence, and confidentiality.
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Agenda
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| 8:00 a.m. – 8:40 a.m. | Networking |
| 8:40 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | Host Welcome Remark by Amanda Abraham, Senior Learning Manager, CPA Ontario | Talent Development | Learning Strategy | Instructional Design | Facilitator | Coach |
| 8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. |
Opening Keynote: Carl Oxholm, FCPA, FCA, COC, Founder and CEO at Virtue Compass Inc. Topic: Ethical Leadership Ethical leadership isn’t just a philosophical ideal—it’s a daily discipline, especially in professions built on trust, precision, and accountability. In this keynote, Carl explores how self-awareness, empathy, and the courage to admit what we don’t know can elevate how we lead and collaborate. With real-world relevance for CPAs, this talk challenges attendees to examine the habits, values, and energy they bring to complex situations—especially when the stakes are high. Expect practical tools, fresh insights, and a candid look at how ethical alignment can strengthen decision-making, reduce risk, and create a ripple effect of integrity across teams and organizations. Key Takeaways:
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| 9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
Monique Mackinnon, CEO l Investigator l Speaker | Corporate Trainer Topic: Mastering Your Inner Sleuth: 5 Steps to Developing Investigative Foresight Successful ethical problem-solving and investigations begin with knowing your sleuth strengths and trusting your instincts. With 55% of accountants witnessing unethical behavior, learn how to sharpen both your investigative edge and ethical compass while managing different personalities and upholding professional standards. Discover why psychological availability is your secret weapon: critical decisions and key evidence surface naturally when you achieve this mental clarity. Become a proactive sleuth who gains credibility as a trusted business partner. Key Takeaways:
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| 10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Short Break |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. |
Danny Weill, MBA, Q.Med., Executive Vice President at ALIAS Topic: Best Practices in Ethics Reporting for your Clients Key Takeaways:
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| 11:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. |
Dr. Cindy Gordon, CEO, AI Data Scientist, AI Ethicist, Board Director Topic: The AI Precipice: The Challenges of Balancing Innovation and Responsible AI Key Takeaways:
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| 12:10 p.m. – 12:55 p.m. |
Closing Keynote: Joanna Gualteiri, Lawyer and Prominent Canadian Whistleblower Topic: The Impacts of Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform (FAIR), Canada’s First Whistleblower Rights Organization | How to Protect Free Speech in Canada |
| 12:55 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Host Closing Remarks by Amanda Abraham, Senior Learning Manager, CPA Ontario | Talent Development | Learning Strategy | Instructional Design | Facilitator | Coach |
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Networking |
Who Will Benefit
This conference applies to CPAs at all levels of their career and in any type of organization across a wide range of industries and roles.
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Disclaimer
The views expressed in the course are non-authoritative and have not been formally endorsed by CPA Ontario and do not reflect the views of CPA Ontario. The information included in the course is for general information purposes only.
CPA Ontario, the presenters and the authors do not accept any responsibility or liability that might occur directly or indirectly as a consequence of the use or application of or reliance on this material.
How to Access the Conference
This CPA Ontario PD conference is hosted on the innovative RingCentral (formerly Hopin) platform. An email invitation with a link to join the event on the RingCentral platform will be sent closer to the date.
Please check your Junk and Spam folders and ensure no-reply@events.ringcentral.com has been added to your safe addresses. We recommend you join five minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
Registration, cancellation, withdrawal and all other CPA Ontario PD policies can be found here.
Speaker(s)
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Amanda Abraham is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accounts (ACCA) and CPA Ontario. After qualifying in 2015, Amanda worked at professional services firms including PwC, BCG and Grant Thornton in internal and client-facing learning and development roles. Her areas of facilitation included financial reporting with a focus on IFRS and governance and ethics. She is Director of Member Experience at CPA Ontario and leverages her knowledge of the profession to develop meaningful initiatives for CPAs. |
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Carl Oxholm is the Founder and CEO of Virtue Compass Inc., helping leaders align energy with intention to perform at their best. A former senior partner at PwC Canada and an FCPA, he pioneered Emotional Intelligence programs and now speaks globally on leadership and ethics. His book, The Biology of Leadership, is recommended by Forbes as a must-read for anyone looking to lead with greater impact. More at: virtuecompass.com |
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Dr. Cindy Gordon is a globally recognized thought leader in AI and digital transformation. With a background spanning financial services, ePayments, and advanced technologies, she has held senior executive roles at Accenture, Citicorp, Xerox, and XDLI (venture capital), and led major transformation programs for Citibank, RBC, ING, and others. A serial entrepreneur and angel investor, Cindy has supported companies like Eloqua (acquired for $1.2B) and advises leading AI firms including Emotional Cloud and KAJI. She is also a passionate educator and board advisor, teaching AI strategy and governance, and serving on multiple global AI advisory boards. |
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Monique MacKinnon is an Ontario private investigator and CEO of Energetic Evolution. Monique MacKinnon serves premier organizations on complex leadership and workplace matters. Her work on strategic serendipity, including paper on decision-making beyond data and AI, earned the 2025 Corporate LiveWire Innovation & Excellence Award. She has spoken on ethics for ICPAS and WICPA and presented at the Global Innovation Summit in Dubai and the Global Conference on Business and Economics in Sarasota. Learn More Here. |
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Danny Weill is EVP at ALIAS, a leading organization in the field of ethics reporting and case management, where he has been instrumental in changing the ethics reporting and safe sport landscape in Canada. Prior to his work with ALIAS, Danny was an executive with LifeSpeak, a leading provider of workplace training and employee mental health services. He holds an MBA from McMaster University and a Q. Med designation with ADRIC. |
Testimonials
I like having a virtual conference - saves travel time and costs for the price you can charge. I really enjoyed all the polls and how they were incorporated into the topics. It kept you engaged and being able to see how everyone else was thinking on the responses. I also enjoyed see the real-life examples. For the last speaker - he had me googling his video's after watching the trailers. It is interesting to see what cases are out there related to ethics.
This was an educational, enlightening and eye-opening conference. Understanding how technology, AI, and the digital world impact on our ability to do our jobs well is crucial. Trust can be easily undermined if we are not actively ensuring the security and credibility of the information we use to make financial decisions on a daily basis.
Very impressed with the knowledge and diverse topics of each speaker. Furthermore, each speaker brought it back directly to my responsibilities as a CPA.