Overview   

The Fourth Industrial Revolution also known as 4IR or Industry 4.0 is a phenomenon that has been with us for some time now.  

But what is the Fourth Industrial Revolution and why should you care? 

4IR is the growing utilisation of new technologies that are disrupting the way we have always done things and more importantly, how we conduct business. These technologies include robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing. As an accountant you will no doubt have seen how most accounting software is becoming cloud based.  

Practitioners who had embraced at least some of these technologies in their business processes before COVID-19 are not facing major disruption to their operations.  

Join Earl Steyn, CBA(SA) on 25 June 2020 from 09:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. for this webinar where he will discuss how you can adopt 4IR technologies in order to thrive in the future.    

  Learning objectives  

By the end of this event the participant should: 

• Start looking at technology as an enabler; 

• Understand ways to move forward with minor tweaks; and  

• Know how to thrive in times of distress. 

Content 

The webinar will cover the following topics:  

• What is 4IR? 

• Technologies to aid you. 

• How the accountant is affected. 

• Moving forward with 4IR. 

Obtaining your CPD certificate 

This webinar qualifies for 2 CPD hours with your professional body including: ACCA, SAICA, AAT, SAIPA, SAIBA, IAC, CIS, ICBA, LSSA, FPI, and the IBA. The SAAA CPD policy is compliant with IFAC IES7 and is recognised by all relevant professional bodies.  All attendees are issued with a CPD certificate available in an online profile.   

About the presenter 

Earl Steyn, CBA(SA) 

Earl Steyn is the founder and CEO of Draftworx. He is an iXBRL expert and has more than ten years post articles experience in the accounting profession.  

Who should attend 

The following persons will benefit from attending this webinar: 

• Professional Accountants including: RA, CA(SA),PA(SA) and BAP(SA); 

• SME business owners and managers; 

• Accounting department staff.   

Price        

• R 475.00 - Online admission - Individual. 

• R 950.00 - Online admission - Company. 

• R 0.00 - Paid-up CPD subscribers. 

Steps to register for the event:  

If you already have a profile, login and register for the webinar. 

If you don’t have a profile, create a free profile then login and register for the webinar. 

Click here to create a free profile (There is no charge to create a profile and gain access to our free Monthly Practice Management Series). 

Click here to find out about the Technical Resource Centre & CPD Subscription options. 

Additional material 

By attending this webinar you will be provided with: 

• Summarised slide presentation 

• Reference documents and / or course material where available 

• You can ask questions during the webinar and you will also have access to me the presenter after the webinar