Future ready
December 3-5, 2018
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
National Harbor, MD
Digital CPA is the leading conference for practitioners curious about technology and its impact on the accounting landscape. Together we’re challenging business models, transforming practice areas and driving innovation across the profession.
DCPA18 Keynote Speakers
Dag Kittlaus
A.I. Speaker and Tech Entrepreneur, Co-founder & CEO of Siri and Viv
Dag Kittlaus is an A.I. and Tech Entrepreneur speaker, serial entrepreneur, and co-founder and CEO of two digital assistant companies, Siri and Viv. Siri was later acquired by Apple 2010, and Viv was...
Anja Manuel
Principal, RiceHadleyGates, LLC
Since 2009, Anja Manuel has served as a founding partner and principal at RiceHadleyGates, LLC, a strategic consulting firm, which she co-founded along with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice...
Matthew Luhn
Writer, Speaker, Consultant,
Matthew Luhn is an accomplished storyteller, instructor, motivational keynote speaker, and story consultant, with over 20 years’ experience creating stories and characters at Pixar Animation Studios...
The reviews are in...
"Last year's Digital CPA conference was among the most valuable and worthwhile two days of the entire year. It's one of the best knowledge-sharing and learning events I've attended."
Jeff Wald, CPA
CEO, K-Coe Isom
"Digital CPA stands out as a must attend event for today's accounting professional. Technology is disrupting our profession and Digital CPA helps provide a clearer path as to where we need to go. I am a big believer in what they are doing."
Jamie Ellis, CPA
COO, Katz, Sapper & Miller
Digital CPA Curriculum
A holistic learning approach to support your Digital CPA journey
Business
Practice Management: Building strong client relationships, staffing, project management and more.
Leadership
Strategic Planning: Supporting partners and owners in successfully leading their firms down the digital path.
Technical
Digital Firm Operations: Gaining expertise in new technologies, legislation and client adoption.
The knowledge you'll need to secure your digital future.
Who should attend?
Any professional staff members will benefit from this conference, including:
- Partners, managers and staff of client accounting, assurance and tax service teams
- Technology champions and innovation leaders
- Business development directors and firm marketing directors
Future ready
December 3-5 2018
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
National Habor MD
Book your room today
The Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center is located on the Potomac River, just steps from National Harbor shopping and entertainment. It's also just a short drive into the heart of Washington, DC.
Can't attend in person? Join us virtually!
While nothing can fully resemble the experience of attending a conference in person and networking with your peers, sometimes attending in person is just not possible. Fortunately for you Digital CPA virtual attendance is a fantastic alternative. A seamless live streaming experience that allows you to access the sessions you want across the entire event. Choose sessions in your focus area, view the exciting keynote presentations and crossover to learn something new.
Join us in the resource center for the latest innovations in firm solutions
CPA.com Strategic Partners
Save time and increase organization, control and efficiency for you and your clients with Bill.com. This secure, paperless solution enables you to automate and streamline your clients' accounts payable and receivable processes.
Gain greater efficiency and control of the audit process with Confirmation's one platform solution for both online and paper audit confirmations. Send any confirmation type, to any responder, anywhere all through one secure platform.
Expensify is the preferred receipt tracking and expense management partner of CPA.com, and trusted by 30% of the top 100 U.S. accounting firms for their clients. Join the ExpensifyApproved! Partner Program today at approved.expensify.com!
OnPoint PCR is a cloud-based preparation, compilation, and review solution for small- and mid-sized firms, that is designed to simplify your engagements, featuring interactive checklists, linked financials that update automatically, and real-time collaboration.
Through the Paychex Partner Program created with CPA.com, referred clients receive one-month free payroll, retirement and HR services, with a 6-month money-back guarantee on payroll and retirement services. Participation is free and there's no obligation.
RIVIO, the private business financial document clearinghouse, was developed by CPA.com and Confirmation.com. It validates, authenticates and centralizes the financial document exchange between all stakeholders.
Bringing best-in-class accounting capabilities to complement your firm's expertise, the Intacct Accountants Program is designed to empower you to deliver the high-value accounting and financial advisory services clients need to grow and succeed.
With the Vertex Firm Advisor Program, CPAs can leverage automation to provide sales and use tax support for clients and expand their trusted advisor role. Vertex is a Preferred Partner Solution of CPA.com, an AICPA Company.
XCM is an end-to-end productivity enablement solution that automates and standardizes workflow processes across the entire firm, in all departments, including tax, audit, accounting and firm operations. XCM is a Preferred Partner Solution of CPA.com, an AICPA company.Digital CPA Sponsors
ABLE is a CRM tool for accountants that combines industry best practices and communication tools to provide top-notch solutions for business growth. ABLE fuels growth by supporting the following four fundamentals: Relationship Management, Personal Branding, Collaboration, and Accountability.
Aon is the only entity endorsed by the AICPA to provide best-in-class Risk Solutions that help protect the careers and lifestyles of accounting professionals and their families. 
AccountingSuite is a powerful, all-in-one business application that includes accounting, cloud banking, order and inventory management, eCommerce solutions, as well as time tracking in one cloud-driven platform.
The Auvenir platform seamlessly integrates advanced technology to enhance the financial audit workflow, improving efficiencies and communications for auditors and their clients.
Fathom is a management reporting and financial analysis application for advisors and their clients. Fathom transforms your accounting data into beautiful reports and timely business insights.
FloQast is close management software created by accountants for accountants to help accounting teams close faster and more accurately. On average FloQast customers close three days faster.
Hubdoc leverages cloud computing and machine learning to automatically collect and analyze business documents for financial reporting, reconciliation and audit proofing.
Intuit partners with accounting firms who are looking to move their Accounting Services & Outsourcing practices to the cloud. We provide training, education, and resources to ensure a successful transition. Intuit continues to create innovative solutions with the mission of powering prosperity around the world.
Receipt Bank extracts the key information from your bills, receipts and invoices, removing the need for manual data entry. Receipt Bank can then publish the data to your accounting software or it can be downloaded as a spreadsheet or used to create expense reports.
Sage is the market leader for integrated accounting, payroll, and payment systems, supporting the ambition of the world's accounting professionals. We reinvent and simplify business accounting through brilliant technology, working with a thriving community of entrepreneurs, business owners, tradespeople, accountants, bookkeepers, partners and developers.
Xero is the emerging global leader of online accounting software that connects small businesses to their advisors and other services. Xero provides business owners with real-time visibility of their financial position and performance in a way that's simple, smart and secure.DCPA18 Advisory Board
Gerard Abbattista
Partner, EisnerAmper LLP
Gerard Abbattista leads the firm’s Outsourced Finance and Accounting Practice, providing a full range of outsourced solutions designed to meet client’s short-and long-term accounting needs. With more...
Alan Anderson
Owner, Account-Ability Plus
Al has over 25 years of experience in the accounting profession. After working primarily as a partner and National Director of Audit in the firm of McGladrey and Pullen, LLP and with the American...
Inga Arendt
Partner, Small Business Services, Wipfli
Inga M. Arendt Partner Current Position and Responsibilities Inga Arendt is a partner in Wipfli LLP’s Financial Optimization group helping businesses and their owners achieve their goals. In...
Sharon Berman
Partner, Rehmann
Current Position Sharon is a Principal in the Accounting, Consulting and Tax (ACT) department of Rehmann and is based in the Farmington Hills office. Experience Sharon has over twenty years of...
Jim Cashin
Partner, RSM
James L. Cashin CPA, CGMA Partner, Technology and Management Consulting (TMC) RSM US LLP Boston, Massachusetts james.cashin@rsmus.com 617.780.6804 Summary of Experience Jim Cashin leads RSM’s TMC...
Michelle Golden
Owner, Fore LLC
Michelle Golden, CPF, is a growth and profitability strategist, an innovator, and a value-pricing methods expert. With a strong background in CPA-firm marketing, she deeply honed subspecialties in...
Javier Goldin
Managing Partner, Goldin Group, LLC
Javier Goldin It has been refreshing and exhilarating to find a Community within a professional organization dedicated to innovation and forward thinking. I am referring to Digital CPA. The initial...
Steven Harris
Partner, Rubin Brown
Steven Harris, CPA, CGMA Steven is the Partner-In-Charge of RubinBrown's Entrepreneurial Services Group and a Partner in RubinBrown’s Assurance Services Group. Steven serves a variety of clients in...
Tom Hood
CEO , MACPA
Tom Hood, CPA, CITP, CGMA is the CEO of MACPA & Business Learning Institute. One thing you should know about Tom is his prolific digital footprint with over 600,000 followers on Linked-in,...
Jenni Huotari
Partner, Eide Bailly
Jenni specializes in helping small businesses and entrepreneurial startups grow and succeed. In her current role, she serves as the Director of Eide Bailly’s Possibilities Center, a suite of services...
Mark Koziel
VP, AICPA
Mark Koziel is Executive Vice President – Firm Services for the American Institute of CPAs. He leads the Private Companies Practice Section (PCPS), Firm Relationship Management, Small Firms,...
Andy Lester
Partner, Lester & Co.
Andrew Lester is founder and president of Lester + Company. With over a decade of experience as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and advisor to business owners, Andrew delivers the knowledge and...
Elinor Litwack
Manager Client Services, Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman
Elinor Litwack CPA, Senior Manager – Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman CPAs Elinor has over twelve years of experience in the accounting profession. After launching her career as an auditor with PwC,...
Dixie McCurley
Partner, Trusted CFO Solutions
Looking for a way to revolutionize traditional accounting, Dixie McCurley set out to revolutionize accounting practices for small- to medium-sized businesses by offering a new way of thinking about...
Steve Ursillo
Partner, Cherry Bekaert LLP
Leadership Role:National Leader, Information Assurance & Cybersecurity Education:Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Bryant University; Masters of Computer Information Science, Boston...
Jen Wilson
Partner, Co-founder, ConvergenceCoaching
Jennifer Wilson is a co-founder and partner of ConvergenceCoaching, LLC, a national leadership and management consulting firm dedicated to helping leaders achieve. Jennifer’s ultimate goal is to make...
Frequently asked questions
How can we register multiple people from our firm?
You have options for registering multiple people from your firm to attend the Digital CPA Conference.
- When you register through the site you can simply select "Add Another Person", and then add their information. The registration site will automatically apply the multi attendee discount to all the individuals you register. You can also add more people at a later date by logging back in with your confirmation number and selecting "Add Another Person"
- If you do not have the names of everyone going, but know there will be multiple attendees, contact CPA.com and we will help you with the appropriate discount code.
When should I arrive?
You should plan on arriving December 2nd, the day before the conference starts to get situated before the conference begins. Our preconference sessions start at 8:00am on December 3rd. Activities are also being planned for Sunday afternoon and evening to provide an opportunity to start meeting fellow members of the DCPA Community.
How many CPE credits do I get?
By attending the full conference, you are eligible to receive up to 16 CPE credits. (If you participate in the Preconference sessions you receive an additional 3 credits.)
What types of CPE do I get?
You will be able to receive AA, SK and BMO (and other) CPE credit by attending DCPA18.
What is the cancelation policy?
- On-Site Conference: You may cancel without penalty if cancellation request is received up to and including 45 days prior to the start of the conference. Due to financial obligations incurred by CPA.com, a credit less 50% of the registration fee will be issued for requests received up to and including 21 days prior to the start of the conference. No refunds or credits will be issued on cancellation requests received less than 21 days prior to the start of the event.
- Online Conference: You may cancel and receive a refund if cancellation request is received up to and including 15 days prior to the start of the conference. You can cancel and receive a 100% credit if your registration is canceled within 7 days of the start of the conference. Due to financial obligations incurred by CPA.com, a 60% credit will be issued for requests received up to the day prior to the start of the conference. No refunds or credits will be issued on cancellation requests received once the online conference begins.
Can I transfer my registration to another person in my firm?
Yes, contact SCO for assistance on this transfer at. 888.777.7077.
Is the Gaylord part of any hotel rewards program?
Yes! The Gaylord is part of Marriott International, and you can receive Marriott Rewards points when you stay at the Gaylord. Please refer to the Marriott Rewards program for more information: marriott.com/rewards/rewards-program.mi. Please also note that the room block for this program ends November 9, so be sure and reserve your room as far ahead of this date as possible.