27th Annual Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Seminar for CPAs

October 30, 2026

This year’s agenda:

  • Ethics and AI Governance
    Larry Burke, Assistant Professor of Accounting, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ
  • Technical Accounting Update
    Wesley Sweigart, CPA, Assurance Manager, RSM US LLP
  • Practical Applications: Claude
    Adam Aiken, Wesley R. Elingburg Professor in Business and Professor of Finance, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ
  • Current Considerations for AI
    Kevin Lange, Senior Manager, EY
  • AI’s Impact on Cybersecurity
    John Wimmer Jr., Assistant Teaching Professor of Management Information Systems, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ
  • Tax Update
    David Stark, Managing Director, Tax, KPMG US
  • Economics Update
    Devon Hawkins, Assistant Teaching Professor of Economics, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ
  • Microsoft Excel in the Age of AI
    Lakeisha Vance, Assistant Teaching Professor of Business Analytics, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ

Seminar Speakers

Portrait of Kevin Lange

Kevin Lange, Senior Manager (Finance Consulting), EY

Portrait of Dave McLaughlin

Dave McLaughlin, Managing Director (Financial Consulting), RSM

Portrait of David Stark

David Stark, Partner (Tax), KPMG

Portrait of Wesley Sweigart

Wesley Sweigart, Assurance Manager, RSM

Hosted by ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’sÌýDepartment of AccountingÌýin theÌýMartha and Spencer Love School of Business

If you have questions or want to be added to the CPE email list, please contact Catherine Chiang atÌýcchiang@elon.edu.