09.14.20
Monthly Chapter Meeting | WEBINAR
3:30-6:00 p.m. | 2.5 CPEs
“Wine” Not Start the Season with a Bottle on Us?
Celebrate the kickoff of FEI Dallas’s 2020-21 season while enjoying a nice bottle of wine compliments of the chapter. Since we’re unable to meet in person this month, we’re bringing the social to you! Our dedicated chapter wine tasters have selected three different wines to meet everyone’s preference. Simply find a comfortable chair, log on to the virtual chapter meeting, sit back and sip.
Register by Monday, September 7, to be eligible for the wine gift.
Some exclusions apply. Click to the registration site for more information.
3:30-4:45 p.m. Professional Development Session | 1.5 CPEs
Robotic Process Automation and Artificial Intelligence: Automating Critical Tasks, In Critical Times, While Staying Ahead
RPA and IA are available to be leveraged to start your digital transformation journey. Yet, it’s risk vs. reward when it comes to these technologies. While the benefits are significant, organizations must remain accountable for the actions of their RPA or AI-driven systems or risk potentially significant damage. Beyond bottom lines and financial or legal implications, improving AI for the greater good – setting higher standards, building in ethical and empathetic considerations and transparency, and eliminating bias – is the right thing to do. The panelists will cover digital transformation in terms of the change management and skill sets required, real-life case studies of these technologies being used in practice, audit and financial reporting war stories of what can go wrong, how COVID-19 has altered the trajectory for RPA and AI adoption, and finally what are the considerations for the near future where AI capabilities start surpassing human intelligence.
Rauli Garcia, VP Strategic Marketing, Sage Intacct
Warwick Leitch, VP North America, Calumo Software
Elizabeth Pospick, Director-Business Advisory Services, Baker Tilly
Kory Farooquie, CEO, iNVATERRA
4:45-5:00 p.m. Business Meeting
5:00-6:00 p.m. Keynote Presentation | 1 CPE
Pivoting in Response to the Pandemic: Dallas-Based Alto Takes Ridesharing to New Heights
Alto is a Dallas-based ridesharing company with a business model built on three tenets: safety, cleanliness, and consistency. Because Alto owns and manages its own fleet of SUVs, the company was able to quickly update safety measures for drivers and passengers when COVID-19 hit, retrofit their vehicles, and create unique business lines including corporate courier services, Concierge for restaurant delivery, and The Market by Alto for curated gifts and specialties, which have sustained the company when rides dropped 90% in the spring due to the pandemic. CEO Will Coleman will discuss his company’s founding, mission, operations, and plans for expansion within the COVID environment.
Will Coleman, Founder & CEO, Alto
Open to FEI Dallas Chapter members and sponsors, members of other FEI chapters, prospective members and other non-members by invitation. Pre-registration at the FEI Dallas Chapter website is required for all attendees.