Conference sessions include numerous general sessions and breakout sessions, organized into tracks including:

• Tools and Best Practices,
• Technologies and Trends,
• Business Development,
• Reporting and Analytics,
• Compliance Issues,
• Product-Specific Breakout Sessions,
• Intuit Academy, and
• Industry Solutions.

You may choose to attend any session in any track.

In addition to the main conference, a special pre-conference day will offer multiple, simultaneous all-day seminars that provide in-depth drill-down information on several products and technologies.

Check this page for update as specific conference sessions are added.

Session Content Descriptions:

Conference Keynote Addresses and General Session Speakers

Kicking off our conference is Dr. Barry Asmus, who was named by USA Today as one of the five most requested speakers in the United States. As a Senior Economist for the prestigious National Center for Policy Analysis, Dr. Asmus does more than just speak on policies, he is actively involved with their implementation.

Title to Come
Steve Blundell, CPA, Senior Manager Vendor/Partner Relations, Intuit Inc.

Session description to come.

The Digital Tax and Accounting Office
Gregory L. LaFollette, CPA.CITP, President & CEO of Accounting Technology Resource Network and Executive Editor of the CPA Technology Advisor

You know you need to move toward a less-paper, more digital office, but where to start? Hardware? Software? Process? Who? What product? What to do first? What works - and what doesn't? Learn from the guy who's been on all sides of this issue-practitioner, vendor, consultant, trainer and journalist. We'll cover a case study of a hypothetical small firm going from all-paper to almost all digital while everybody lives to tell the tale!

Sizing up the Accounting Market - A Comparative Look at Products in the Market
Randy Johnston, Executive Vice President and partner of K2 Enterprises and Network Management Group, Inc.

You know you have a good solution in the QuickBooks family. But what are the key features in the competition? Who are the main competitors, and how are their products positioned? This session will give you a comparative overview of accounting software from the entry level through the mid-market. After participating in this session, you will be much better informed for your next competitive situation.