Webinar Details
Course Description

Successful AI transformation starts well before deployment. It starts with helping leaders define the ambition, helping employees build confidence, and helping teams connect AI to real workflows. Join this webinar to learn why leadership alignment and workforce fluency are the missing bridge between AI strategy and business impact.

Learning Objectives
  • Define what effective leadership alignment looks like in the context of AI initiatives, and how it directly impacts adoption and ROI
  • Identify practical ways to build AI fluency across the workforce, enabling teams to confidently engage with AI in their day-to-day roles
  • Connect AI strategy to real business workflows, ensuring initiatives are grounded in tangible use cases rather than abstract concepts
  • Recognize common gaps between AI ambition and execution, and apply frameworks to close those gaps within your organization
Prerequisites
  • None
Who Should Attend

CPAs, accounting/finance leaders who work with data analytics or AI. 

Advanced Preparation

None

Presenter Details
  • K.C. Fike
    • Data Analytics and Generative AI Leader at Baker Tilly

    K. C. leads the Data Analytics and Generative AI consulting practice at Baker Tilly, advising organizations on how to unlock business value through AI-driven transformation. With over 20 years of experience in data strategy, governance, and advanced analytics, he partners with executive teams to align technology investments with strategic outcomes. His focus is on delivering AI-powered automation and insight that reduce operational burden and drive better decisions.

NASBA Sponsor
  • National Registry of CPE Sponsors for the QAS self-study delivery method
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Date & Time
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

12:00 PM EDT (see additional timezones)

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