AI-Powered Accounting: Shaping the Profession of Tomorrow
When: November 14, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Where: Institute for Management & Innovation, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Questions? Please contact:
alex.zaranek@utoronto.ca
(905) 828-3985
Artificial Intelligence is transforming the accounting profession at an unprecedented pace—reshaping how financial data is analyzed, how decisions are made, and how future accountants are trained. The 2025 MMPA Conference offers a dynamic platform to explore the evolving role of AI in accounting and its far-reaching implications for both practice and education.
Join us as we bring together a distinguished lineup of leading accounting scholars, industry leaders, and AI experts from top accounting firms and academic institutions. Through keynote presentations, panel discussions, and interactive sessions, we will delve into:
- The Impact of AI on Accounting Practices
- Discover how AI technologies are streamlining workflows, enhancing audit precision, and enabling predictive financial insights.
- Integrating AI into Accounting Education
- Learn how universities are adapting curricula to equip students with the skills needed to thrive in an AI-driven profession.
- Redefining Accounting Research in the AI Era
- Explore emerging research opportunities and methodologies that reflect the changing landscape of accounting scholarship.
Whether you're an educator, practitioner, student, or researcher, this conference will provide valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of accounting—and how you can be part of that transformation.
Keynote and Featured Speakers
Keynote:
Professor Ann C. Dzuranin
KPMG Endowed Professor of Accountancy at Northern Illinois University
Dr. Sean Cao
Director and Founding faculty of the AI Initiative for Capital Market Research, associate professor at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland.
Bruce Meng
Data Scientist with the Enforcement Division at the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)
| Title | Presenter | Slides |
|---|---|---|
| Keynote Speech: Educating the AI-Powered Accountant; Preparing Students for the Profession of Tomorrow | Professor Ann C. Dzuranin, KPMG Endowed Professor of Accountancy at Northern Illinois University | |
| Applied AI for Accounting and Finance | Professor Sean Cao, Director and Founding faculty of the AI Initiative for Capital Market Research, associate professor at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland. | |
| The Future of Accounting in the Age of AI | Yvonne Zhu, EY Canada Partner, Responsible AI Risks and Controls, AI Assurance Leader | |
| AI Models and OSC Enforcement Activities | Bruce Meng, Data Scientist with the Enforcement Division at the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) | |
| AI and the Changing Land Scape in Accounting Profession | Gary Filan, Partner, National Leader, Microsoft Practice, KPMG Canada; Susie Cooke, Partner Tax Transformation, Global Tax Transformation Leader; Yiqi Wang (Yee-Chee, she/her), MMPA Tax Specialist / Senior Consultant, Taxation Services, Centres for Intelligent Delivery & Innovation (iDi) | View Slides |