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Dates and location
Pricing
Hours
Description
Artificial intelligence is reshaping business processes, organizational structures, and professional relationships. In this period of rapid transformation, it’s essential for professional accountants to understand how AI impacts their work and their ethical responsibilities, especially as ethics remains central to the profession’s purpose.
This course explores the implications of AI for the accounting profession, highlighting the risks, challenges, and opportunities through an ethical lens. It addresses three key questions:
- Why do we exist as a profession and what are our ethical responsibilities?
- How are we still relevant in the age of AI?
- What can we do to remain relevant?
Key Takeaways
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain how ethics connects to the core purpose of the accounting profession.
- Assess how AI is reshaping the profession
- Recognize the expected ROI from AI investments and how they influence competitive advantage
- Evaluate the challenges and opportunities that AI presents for professional accountants
- Apply practical strategies to maintain and strengthen your relevance in an AI‑driven environment.
Who Will Benefit
Early career and mid career professionals in industry, practice, public sector or NFP sectors, seeking to understand the implications of AI for their work and their organizations.
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 if 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 Course
This course is delivered as a live webinar. To receive verifiable CPD hours, you must attend the session live. We recommend joining at least 5 minutes before the scheduled start time. For the best interactive experience, please use a computer equipped with a camera and microphone.
A reminder email with the Zoom link and course details will be sent two business days before the session. If you do not receive it, please check your spam or junk folder.
The same information, including any available materials, will also be posted in advance on our Blackboard LMS.
Registration, cancellation, withdrawal and all other CPA Ontario PD policies can be found here.
Speaker(s)
Arun Mathur, FCPA, FCA, is the founder and lead instructor at UltimQuest Knowledge Inc. He has presented to thousands of CPAs and business professionals around the world on business ethics, improving governance, ESG and related topics. He explains how operating ethically results in a return on investment to individuals and to businesses. He inspires the next generation of professional accountants to achieve fulfilling careers that create a positive impact in our society.