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Description
The world is undergoing a digital transformation that is driven by the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital technologies. These technologies create new opportunities and challenges for individuals, organizations, and societies, requiring new skills and competencies to harness their potential and address their implications. This program will help you stay competitive in the fast-paced and dynamic digital landscape by recognizing your transferrable skill sets as a CPA and enabling you to play new, value-added roles in digital transformation journeys.
This program, created by CPA Ontario in partnership with renowned industry experts, will equip you with the knowledge and skills to master digital technologies and governance in the age of AI. You will learn about the fundamental concepts, principles, and applications of 14 generative AI including ChatGPT, and 6 digital technologies, such as blockchain and cloud computing. You will also explore the various approaches and best practices for governing AI and data, such as regulation, standards, codes of conduct, and multi-stakeholder collaboration.
The program equips CPAs with the relevant skills to adapt to the evolving financial landscape, leveraging automation, detecting anomalies, optimizing efficiency, and ensuring ethical and compliant use of AI in financial decision-making. Having a better understanding of how new and emerging technologies could be applied to enhance systems and controls and embracing digital comptrollership functions, CPAs can contribute to organizations' progress towards digital transformation, from developing strategies to enhancing trust with automated processes and outputs.
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Topics Include:
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Module 1: Digital Transformation and Generative AI: An Introduction |
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Module 2: Choosing the Right Generative AI Tool |
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Module 3: Introduction to Digital Technologies |
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Module 4: Digital Governance |
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Key Takeaways
On completion of this certificate, learners will:
- Identify how to create a digital transformation strategy.
- Determine how going digital creates a competitive business advantage.
- Understand the functions delivered by each Generative AI tool.
- Recognize the need for safe use of generative AI in organizations.
- Identify the right generative AI tool by function.
- Articulate the capabilities of emerging technologies like Blockchain, RPA, Data Analytics, Cloud Computing and Internet of Things.
- Increase their awareness of AI and privacy regulation and data ethics.
- Determine how to create and adhere to an effective corporate data policy.
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Who Will Benefit
CPAs working in business, finance and audit services who are interested in providing value-added services in support of digital transformation and digital governance-related services. CPAs in these roles have the opportunity to pivot away from the risks of automation by actively upskilling in the areas of digital technologies and digital governance. Examples of professionals who would benefit from this course include:
- CFOs
- VP, Finance
- Senior VP, Finance and Accounting
- Finance Directors
- Portfolio Managers
- Controllers
- Senior Auditors
How to Access the Course
We're pleased to invite you to register for our Certificate courses. Whether or not you're a CPA, you're more than welcome to join us on this learning journey. To get started, you'll need to create an account. Don't worry if you don't have a CPA Ontario ID yet; you can easily set up your account right here. Let's begin your learning adventure together.
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Michel Girard is a senior fellow at CIGI, where he contributes expertise in the area of standards for big data and artificial intelligence (AI). His research strives to drive dialogue on what standards are, why they matter in these emerging sectors of the economy, and how to incorporate them into regulatory and procurement frameworks. He highlights issues that should be examined in the design of new technical standards governing big data and AI in order to spur innovation while also respecting privacy, security and ethical considerations. |
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Aileen Hunter is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA). She is currently the Executive Director of a boutique law firm that provides labour, employment and human rights legal services to the community. Aileen has a Bachelor of Commerce from Dalhousie University in Halifax and a Master of Business Administration from Queen’s University in Kingston. She is a doctoral student at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. In her present research project, she is exploring data governance literacy in the Canadian small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector |
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Constantine Karbaliotis is counsel at nNovation LLP, a boutique privacy law firm in Canada. Constantine has twenty years’ experience in privacy, on both domestic and international levels. Constantine has acted as privacy officer and leader for two multinational organizations, where he managed the company’s internal compliance and the development and implementation of privacy programs, dealing with diverse areas of international privacy and data protection. |
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Michael Lionais recently retired from the public service after 35 years of combined military and civil service. His last position in the public service was Director General, Cost Estimating and Transfer Payments Centres of Expertise. While in this position, he was seconded to CPA Canada where he worked on the Foresight Initiative. This initiative focused on reimaging the accounting profession in the digital economy. Michael has also taught at the Master’s level for the Sprott School of Business and the Telfer Certificate in Complex Procurement and Project Leadership. He has received several awards for his work in predictive modeling. Michael is currently the Managing Director, Technomics Canada, a decision support company focused on developing data-driven insights to support decision-making. |
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Narbe Alexandrian, CPA, CA, is the Founder and CEO of Define Capital, a private equity vehicle in the software space. He has worked as a venture capitalist, strategy manager and has developed operational and go-to-market strategies for a number of SaaS companies. Narbe began his career at Deloitte, within the Corporate Strategy and M&A Advisory groups and has taught courses in technology entrepreneurship and accounting at the Schulich School of Business and Rotman Commerce. |
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As a strategy leader with deep technical knowledge and hands-on experience, Raj Debnath helps his clients manage and govern their data assets to build Analytics and AI-based insights, achieve operational efficiency, and mitigate regulatory and incident risks. For over 20 years, Raj has worked with clients in US, UK, Germany, India, and Canada, primarily in financial services and oil & gas industry, and in engagements involving data strategy, implementation of data governance and management capabilities, platform modernization, and technology-based operationalization. His consulting focus areas include: Data Governance, Risk Management, OSFI/FINTRAC Audit prep, Data Privacy, Enterprise Data Management and Platform Modernization. |
