Description

The Fall K2 Technology Conference will be held November 9-10, 2023 - Registration coming soon!

Join K2 Enterprises for a live streaming Technology Conference for CPAs. This event offers up to 16 CPE credits through fast-paced presentations designed to make you more productive and efficient when using technology.

K2 Enterprises’ nationally recognized speakers provide you with practical solutions to the real-world issues faced by accounting, financial, and other business professionals. You will receive helpful tips and advanced techniques, along with the tools and skills necessary to keep up with the ever-increasing pace of changes in technology.

Target Audience

Busy accounting and financial professionals who want to improve their personal and organizational productivity

Course Objectives

Upon completing this conference, participants should be able to: 

• Determine how to utilize existing and future technologies to address the needs of your organization 
• Describe trends in hardware and software to make more informed decisions for your business and your clients
• Develop and implement strategies for improving information security and collaboration
• Utilize the most powerful features of Microsoft Office and other productivity software 

Subjects

June 1

8:00-9:40 am - Tech Update 2023
9:55-11:35 am - Concurrent: CPA Firm Update / Now Is The Time To Automate! / Using OneNote More And Email Less
12:30-2:10 pm - Concurrent: Collaboration – Portals, Payments, And Signatures / Shredding Your Servers And Going Virtual / Taking Another Look At PDFs
2:25-4:05 pm - The Best Kept Secrets Of Microsoft 365

June 2

8:00-9:40 am - Ripped From The Headlines – Outrageous Tales Of Cybercrimes
9:55-11:35 am - Concurrent: Accounting Solutions And Add-Ons For Small Businesses / The Digital Home / Top Ten Outlook Tips
12:30-1:20 pm - Concurrent: Accounting Solutions: Mid-Market / Simplifying And Economizing Your Tech Stack / Six Essential Teams Features
1:30-2:20 pm - Concurrent: Kicking It Up A Notch With KPIs / Understanding Your Ransomware Risk / OneDrive’s Best Practices
2:35-4:05 pm - Ten “Must Know” Features In Excel

Prerequisites

Fundamental knowledge of hardware, software, and technology trends

About the Speakers

Randolph Johnston, MCS
Randolph P. (Randy) Johnston, MCS, is the EVP, shareholder at K2 Enterprises and co-founder of Network Management Group, Inc. He is a nationally recognized educator, consultant and writer with over 40 years of experience in strategic technology planning, accounting software selection, paperless, systems, network integration, business continuity, disaster recovery planning, business development and management, process engineering and outsourced managed services. Randy has received several awards and acknowledgements including Accounting Today’s Top 100 Most Influential People (2004-2020) and CPA Practice Advisor’s Top 25 Thought Leader (2011-2021).

Brian Tankersley, CPA, CITP, CGMA
Brian Tankersley, CPA.CITP, CGMA, is the director of strategic relationships for K2 Enterprises. He advises firms and companies on accounting technology issues. Brian is a frequent speaker, writes for multiple accounting media outlets and publishes a nationally recognized accounting and technology blog. He has more than 25 years of experience and currently teaches courses in the US and Canada through K2 Enterprises for professional accounting organizations across the US and Canada. Brian has been recognized eight times as one of the “Top 25 Thought Leaders in Public Accounting Technology” by Cygnus Business Media and has received numerous awards for his writing and speaking from state CPA societies.

Stephen Yoss, CPA, MS
Stephen M. (Steve) Yoss, Jr., CPA, MS is a certified public accountant, partner and principal of Devmatics, LLC, a continuing education instructor for financial professionals and a licensed pyrotechnician. While his interests and skills are varied, they all share a common thread—his love for and skill in finding technology-based solutions. In 2017, Steve formed Devmatics, a software development company that focuses on solving problems through the implementation of technology. Before starting Devmatics, Steve worked as an accountant in his family’s practice, Yoss & Allen, where he completely redesigned the firm’s technology practices and instituted a technological infrastructure to streamline the firm’s practices and allow them strategic flexibility. Since 2009, Steve has also been teaching continuing professional education on topics such as cloud computing, mobile technology, Excel tips and best practices, data modeling and analysis, big data, information security, identity theft prevention and more.