Windy City Webinars Presents: IMA Young Professionals Round Table

Program Overview

WindyCityWebinars.org, a service of FX Initiative, cordially invites you to the IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants) Chicago Chapter’s Young Professionals Round Table virtual event & CPE webinar on Thursday, October 22, 2020 from 11AM to 2PM CT. Join us for an engaging and educational program that will introduce panelists and topics related to the shift in technology, trade practices, currency utilization, audit practice, board of director control, fraud risks, regulation, tax code, and corporate information security. Each panel member will introduce and guide discussions with and between the participants regarding how the changes or denial of making the changes will impact business. Additionally, attendees will be invited to join breakout sessions to interact with each panelist and other participants. Throughout the event, we welcome you to visit our online lounge to network virtually with students and professionals and expand your LinkedIn connections. Please register to reserve your seat. On Thursday, please enter the event from our Welcome Page at https://windycitywebinars.org/welcome. From the Welcome Page, click to join the Virtual Lounge & Zoom Webinar.

Topic

Digital Transformation in Accounting & Auditing
Academic, Analyst & Director Perspectives

Learning Objectives

1. Identify potential impacts of analytics on accounting curriculum.
2. Recognize how to prepare for the impacts brought by data analytics.
3. Explore possible ways to create focus for your career development.
4. Identify basic skills needed for business intelligence (BI) & analytics.
5. Discover the foundational principles of digital forensics.
6. Explore how deleted data can be recovered from (some) data systems.

Who Should Attend?

New and seasoned finance, accounting, treasury, and related professionals (CPA, CIA, CRMA, CFE, etc.) interested in international business.

Additional Information

• Date: Thursday, October 22, 2020
• Time: 11:00 am to 2:00 pm CT
• CPE Credit: 1.5 NASBA CPE Credits
• Location: CPE Webinar & Virtual Event
• Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge
• Prerequisites & Advanced Preparation: None
• Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
• Learning Level: Overview

Contact

Please contact info@windycitywebinars.org with questions or comments.

Virtual Learning & Networking

WindyCityWebinars.org makes it simple to promote your brand and showcase your expertise with continuing professional education (CPE) webinars. We are a community of Chicago professionals and business students focused on educating peers and maximizing exposure to sell professional services. Our remote learning platform allows you to offer CPE credit webinars that comply with NASBA licensing regulations to meet the ongoing professional development needs of your employees, clients, and prospects.

Windy City Webinars was created in collaboration with DePaul University’s ICS 394 strategic entrepreneurship class during the spring of 2020. Our mission is to keep learning alive and accessible to all during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. We provide students unique opportunities to assist with webinar projects to gain work experience, explore a variety of career paths, develop and refine skills, network with professionals, and acquire knowledge and confidence as they transition into the workforce.

As a member of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) National Registry of CPE Sponsors, we are authorized to issue CPE credits in all 50 states. This allows our audience to safely and remotely attend learning sessions from anywhere in the United States. Windy City Webinars is an unparalleled resource to support you in creating and promoting CPE programs that share thought leadership and raise brand awareness. To get started, contact info@windycitywebinars.org.

Supporting Student Portfolio Projects

WindyCityWebinars.org, a remote learning project in development with FX Initiative and DePaul’s Coleman Entrepreneurship Center, is pleased to share our Student Application to complete a webinar portfolio project related to their academic major. Portfolio projects are designed to connect students with internship and employment opportunities by showcasing their learning abilities, skillsets, and work ethic to create educational programs presented to the Chicago business community.

Webinar portfolio projects are designed for ambitious students looking for a structured experience to help add something substantive and unique to their resumes and portfolios in summer 2020. With more and more internships cancelled, jobs on hold, and a summer in flux, this opportunity is meant to provide an approach for students to effectively use their summer and participate meaningfully in a community of professionals to gain experience and unlock potential opportunities in the future.

Students will be part of a robust and diverse community producing high quality continuing professional education (CPE) programs in business fields of study. WindyCityWebinars.org is focused on creating win-win-win outcomes that benefit our student contributors, corporate sponsors, and community of professionals as we fulfill our mission to keep learning alive and accessible to all during the COVID-19 pandemic.

All college students are welcome to apply. This interest form is designed to provide background information on student applicants to help identify and plan out each webinar project. Students should expect to spend 10-15 minutes answering the 10 questions. To get started, complete the application using the link below to be considered for this unique opportunity with WindyCityWebinars.org.

Student Application - Webinar Portfolio Project: https://forms.gle/NiQ1RAiTS3tKE6M69