Webinar

CFO Series: June 2026 Webinar Bundle

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This series includes four 2-hour consecutive Friday sessions, airing live beginning June 5, for a total of 8 CPE. Once registered for this bundle, log in instructions will be emailed to you separately for each individual course. You receive significant savings when purchasing these webinars as a bundle.

The CFO Series provides a convenient, one-stop way for senior level financial managers and executives, CFOs and those who aspire to be CFOs, to attend multiple webinars of CPE with a single decision. The CFO Series features high-quality presentations and an interactive, executive level colleague-to-colleague approach with case studies, group discussions, and team exercises.

Major subjects

• Week 1: Living in the World of AI -- How AI Has Changed Ethics | CPE: 2 | Field of Study: Behavioral ethics | Discussion Leader: Tracy Cooper | Date: Friday, June 5, 10:00 am | Description: We'll discuss how to deploy and train AI responsibly, avoid bias, and monitor for hallucinations. We'll also look at how to engage teams in the process and help people understand the proper use of AI. The goal is to make better use of these powerful tools, in a sustainable and ethical way.
• Week 2: AI is Not the Enemy: Getting the Most from AI & Taking Control | CPE: 2 | Field of Study: Accounting 1.0 and Information Technology 1.0 | Discussion Leader: Robert Berry | Date: Friday, June 12, 10:00 am | Description: Conscientious professionals must get a clear handle on AI: what it does well, where it goes wrong, and how to keep it from becoming a liability. We'll discuss the real risks behind the buzzwords, from deepfakes and fraud, to flawed decision tools and hidden bias. We'll also break down what smart oversight looks like and how AI can expose gaps in your internal controls.
• Week 3: Do Creative Accountants Belong in Prison? | CPE: 2 | Field of Study: Regulatory ethics | Discussion Leader: Don Minges | Date: Friday, June 19, 10:00 am | Description: Creativity can be used for good, but creativity can also lead to seriously unethical behaviors. There is a strong relationship between creativity and dishonesty. We will review the negative consequences of creativity and discuss how to properly utilize resourcefulness and imagination.
• Week 4: Accounting in the Age of AI: What Every CFO Should Know | CPE: 2 | Field of Study: Accounting | Discussion Leader: Tracy Cooper | Date: Friday, June 26, 10:00 am | Description: Managers are concerned about the use of AI causing chaos. This seminar gives CFOs, controllers, and tax professionals a grounded look at how AI is impacting real-world accounting departments. We'll explore how these tools work, what they can (and can't) do, and what finance leaders should be doing now to prepare their teams and processes for the changes that will happen.

Learning objectives

• Week 1 - Recall practical strategies for training and using AI responsibly in business settings, develop internal policies and frameworks that support ethical, sustainable AI use, and evaluate ethical leadership strategies to improve adoption, trust, and long-term success with AI tools
• Week 2 - Assess the governance structures needed to oversee AI effectively, evaluate the impact of emerging regulations like the EU AI Act, and recognize how AI may expose or undermine internal controls
• Week 3 - Analyze the role of creativity in unethical behavior, asses the causes of fraud and utilize creativity in a beneficial manner
• Week 4 - Evaluate how AI may change staffing, processes, and external CPA relationships and develop a practical mindset for assessing future AI-enabled solutions

Who should take this program?

• People who are, or aspire to be, chief financial officers.

Pricing

Our records indicate you are a nonmember. If you register, you will be charged $249.00 (Standard Nonmember Fee). Members: Please log in to receive member fee.

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