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Foresight: The CPA Podcast

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Foresight: The CPA Podcast asks CPAs to reimagine their position at the centre of the economy. La série Balados pour CPA : Voir demain invite les comptables à se repositionner en plein cœur...

Episodes

20 of 39 episodes

The role of the CPA in certifying the digital world of AI

On this episode, Simon Dermarkar, associate professor of accounting at HEC Montreal, discusses the evolving role of Certified Public Account...

22:10Apr 8, 2024

Meet the tax advisor’s newest partner: AI

On this episode with Benjamin Alarie, CEO of Blue J and a tax law professor at the University of Toronto, we explore another case study of a...

23:18Mar 25, 2024

Can AI make sustainability reporting sustainable?

On this episode, Ryan Meyers, chief product officer at Manifest Climate, discusses how Manifest Climate, helps companies measure their susta...

23:00Mar 11, 2024

SMEs slow adoption of AI and Canada’s Productivity Crisis

On this episode, Jean-Sébastien Charest, chief information officer at the Business Development Bank of Canada discusses Canada’s productivit...

24:20Feb 26, 2024

Identifying and controlling the risks of Generative AI for CPAs

We are continuing our conversation on Generative AI, often referred to as Gen AI, with Cathy Cobey, FCPA , global responsible AI co-lead at...

24:16Feb 12, 2024

The CFO and Generative AI – A Transformative Partnership

We’re kicking off season six with Sree Balakrishnan, partner at Deloitte Canada, and Zohaib Akhtar, senior manager on Deloitte’s Omnia AI te...

26:26Jan 29, 2024

Adapting to new sustainability reporting standards

On this episode, Shreya Verma Mair, CPA, senior associate at ESG Global Advisors discusses the launch of the new International Sustainabilit...

19:57Nov 13, 2023

Will generative AI replace the CPA?

On this episode, Annie Veillet, the national Intelligent Automation practice leader at PwC Canada dives into the rise of generative AI and w...

25:04Oct 30, 2023

The impact of Gen Z on the accounting profession

In May 2021, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) produced a stu...

25:28Oct 16, 2023

How CPAs can manage a more polarized workplace

Liane Davey, PhD., and author of ‘The Good Fight’, distinguishes healthy and unhealthy workplace conflict and how CPAs can cultivate an envi...

27:29Oct 2, 2023

Should accounting be part of STEM?

Jan Taylor, CPA, PhD, addresses a growing movement in the United States to have accounting considered as a STEM field and its potential impa...

23:21Sep 18, 2023

The rise of the continuous audit

We’re kicking off season five with Kevin Kolliniatis, CPA, the national technology leader for KPMG in Canada’s audit and assurance practice....

24:18Sep 4, 2023

Seeing a recession as an opportunity for growth

On this episode, we speak with Jerome Dwight, CPA, the co-founder and CEO of BoomerangFX, a tech company aimed at private health-care provid...

20:25Mar 27, 2023

The importance of driving innovation while navigating turbulent times

On this episode, Chris Dulny, CPA, chief digital data and innovation Officer at PWC Canada, discusses his deep concern that in tough economi...

21:48Mar 13, 2023

Is sustainability a priority in times of economic uncertainty?

On this episode, Priyanka Lloyd, Executive Director of Green Economy Canada, discusses how taking meaningful steps to reduce emissions can m...

21:35Feb 27, 2023

How Cirque du Soleil survived a $1B revenue loss

On this episode, we speak with Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group’s president and CEO Stéphane Lefebvre about his experience facing what s...

22:41Feb 13, 2023

Managing investments in uncertain times

Our guest in this episode, Anish Chopra, FCPA, shares his approach when it comes to managing investments during times of macroeconomic uncer...

22:15Jan 30, 2023

What's keeping this technology-focused CPA up at night?

We’re kicking off season four with Obed Maurice. Obed is a partner at Avail, a mid-sized business advisory and accounting firm in southern A...

23:38Jan 16, 2023

Who should take charge of sustainability: government or private sector?

What does it look like when the CPA skillset is applied to the global challenge of sustainability? Janice Tran offers one concrete example....

21:01Nov 14, 2022

Now is the time for CPAs to become ESG-literate

In 2013, Peter Bakker wrote an article in the Harvard Business review titled Accountants Will Save the World . Almost 10 years later, Roopa...

19:44Oct 31, 2022