Instructor
Executive Vice President, Business Growth and Engagement, AICPA
"Hood uniquely combines three vital traits: He sees the future of the profession clearly; he discovers or creates supremely practical ways to move the profession toward that future; and he generates tremendous enthusiasm for the move in everyone he meets.” - Accounting Today Magazine
Tom is one of the most influential leaders in the Accounting Profession. He has been named the Second Most Influential Person in Accounting since 2011 by Accounting Today Magazine (His fifteenth year on the Top 100). He was also one of the first five thought leaders inducted into the Accounting Hall of Fame (2015) by CPA Practice Advisor.
Linked-in recruited Tom as one of their Top 100 Influencers and he was named to the Top 25 Influencers in Learning by HR Examiner. He is known for his prolific digital footprint and now has over 780,000 followers on Linked-in, Twitter and other social accounts.
Tom is on a mission to help CPAs, Finance and Accounting Professionals thrive in these times of exponential change. He firmly believes that what got us here, won’t get us there as the Profession faces unprecedented changes and opportunities.
Tom's recognition and awards reflect his leadership in helping CPAs be more #FutureReady through his work at the Maryland Association of CPAs and the Business Learning Institute (BLI), a center for the development of leadership, strategic thinking, and collaboration skills for CPAs. BLI has a catalog of over 600 programs and 30 ‘top gun’ instructors who provide state of the art learning and curriculum for the Top 500 CPA Firms, Fortune 500 corporations, non-profits, State CPA Societies and even internationally.
He is a graduate of Loyola College (B.A. in Accounting) and has a Master’s in Finance (Real Estate) from Johns Hopkins University. He also obtained the Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) certification and the Certified Global Management Accountant (CGMA) certification from the AICPA.
Instructor
Darren Root, CEO, Liscio
A familiar face in the accounting profession, Darren is recognized by peers as an innovative influencer. He’s been named on the “Top 25 Most Influential Thought Leaders” by CPA Practice Advisors, and “Top 100 Most Influential People” by Accounting Today multiple times. Darren founded RootAdvisors and Rootworks, the accounting profession’s nationally based membership organization for entrepreneurship and professional development. He’s also written several top-selling business books, including The Intentional Accountant. Darren’s years of experience running both a successful CPA firm and Rootworks positions him to successfully lead the Liscio team. Darren earned his CPA at Deloitte in 1989 and a BS degree in accounting from Indiana University.
2018 has been a challenging and expensive year for professional services firms and large organizations who found themselves targets of data breaches, phishing scams, and ransomware attacks. As we move into 2019, we are seeing stories in the news every day about new security risks and attacks. Firms and businesses are facing very real, 6-figure threats from the use of outdated operational processes and communications systems like email.
This informative session will be presented by Liscio CEO, Darren Root and MACPA/BLI CEO, Tom Hood.
Darren Root, CEO, Liscio
A familiar face in the accounting profession, Darren is recognized by peers as an innovative influencer. He’s been named on the “Top 25 Most Influential Thought Leaders” by CPA Practice Advisors, and “Top 100 Most Influential People” by Accounting Today multiple times. Darren founded RootAdvisors and Rootworks, the accounting profession’s nationally based membership organization for entrepreneurship and professional development. He’s also written several top-selling business books, including The Intentional Accountant. Darren’s years of experience running both a successful CPA firm and Rootworks positions him to successfully lead the Liscio team. Darren earned his CPA at Deloitte in 1989 and a BS degree in accounting from Indiana University.
Tom Hood III, CPA,CITP,CGMA, MACPA and BLI
Tom is one of the most influential leaders in the Accounting Profession. In 2017 he was named the Second Most Influential Person in Accounting for the fifth year by Accounting Today Magazine (His thirteenth year on the Top 100). He was one of the first five thought leaders inducted into the Accounting Hall of Fame (2015) by CPA Practice Advisor.
(1) Apply new processes and technologies that will increase the security of their firm
(2) Identify cyber security threats that exist to firms today
(3) Understand how to implement processes quickly to be ready for Tax Season
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Certified Professional Accountants