A new white paper, “Three Key Tech Strategies of Successful 21st Century Accounting Firms,” authored by Jim Bourke, CPA.CITP, and Partner at WithumSmith+Brown, PC, was presented during the press appreciation reception hosted by SpeedTax and Fujitsu ScanSnap at the recent AICPA TECH+/Practitioner’s Symposium Conference.

By all accounts, the event was a huge success, thanks to Jim Bourke’s contributions and the many attendees who visited with members of the accounting press. The event was held on Monday, June 7 at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas.

Representing the AICPA were Bob Harris, Chairman of the AICPA; Tommye Barie, a new AICPA Board member and Chair of the AICPA’s National Accreditation Commission; Jim Metzler, Vice President, Small Firm Interests; and Mark Koziel, Director of Specialized Communities and PCPS/Firm Practice Management. Other staff included Joann David-Parrilla and Janis Parthun. 

Representing the press were Alexandra DeFelice and Loanna Overcash, Journal of Accountancy; Bill Carlino and Seth Fineberg, Accounting Today; Gail Perry, AccountingWEB; Greg LaFollette, The Tech Gap; and Scott Cytron, The CPA Technology Advisor.

Attendees included Peyton Burch, event chair for the AICPA TECH+ conference, as well as many members of the TECH+ and Practitioner’s Symposium Committees.

The press also had a chance to meet with key SaaS vendors at the reception, including Rene Lacerte, CEO of Bill.com; Dan Druker, SVP at Intacct; Ed Jennings, CEO of Copanion; Kimberly Kovacs, CEO of OptionEase; Mark Albrecht, CEO of XCM; and Leslie Cedar, Vice President, Ketera.

Special thanks to Fujitsu for its support and participation in the event. Representing Fujitsu were Doug Cripps, Megan Fowler, and Fujitsu ScanSnap’s primary contact to the accounting profession, Kimberly Hogan.