Academic Symposium

The fifth annual event – Academic Symposium V – was held on November 20, 2025, and featured presentations from:

• Eloisa Perez Ph.D., CPA – Empowering the Next Generation of Accountants: Integrating Student Insights into Data Analytics Education | MacEwan University 
• Michael Wright, PhD, FCPA, FCGA – The Future of Accounting Education and Professional Accounting in a GenAI World | University of Calgary 
• Sarah Magdalinski CPA, CA – Transforming Raw Data into Meaningful Student Projects | NAIT 

The fourth annual event - Academic Symposium IV - was held on November 28, 2024, featuring presentations from:

• Naomi Paisley CPA, CA – Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence | Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
• Kieran Taylor-Neu – Long Term Career Prospects for CPAs | University of Alberta

The third annual event - Academic Symposium III - was held on November 23, 2023, featuring presentations from:

• Sonya von Heyking CPA, CA, CIA, ICD.D – Insight Series micro-course seminars | University of Lethbridge
• Natasha Hemraj CPA, CA, MFM and Rhonda Heninger CPA, CMA, MBA – SAIT’s Second Year in Presenting the Accounting Gala | Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
• Tashfeen Hussain PhD – Test of financial inclusivity of peer-to-peer lending platforms during crisis: The case of COVID-19 | Mount Royal University

The second annual event - Academic Symposium II - was held on November 24, 2022. Featured presenters included:

• Robert Andrews MBA, CPA, CMA, CAFM – Mitigating the challenges and barriers to the accounting profession faced by Indigenous People | Athabasca University
• Glenn Arnold CPA, CA, MFA and Jason Wong CPA, CMA (current Accountant-in-Residence) – The value of an Accountant-in-Residence program | Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
• Patricia Stringer MFin (Mgmt), CPA, CMA, CA – Evaluating, grading, and providing detailed feedback to students in a remote or in person learning environment | University of Alberta

The inaugural Academic Symposium was held on November 25, 2021, and featured the following presenters:

• Sherif Elbarrad Ph.D., CPA, CMA - Mastering Excel Skills: A Web-Based Self-Marking Application | School of Business, MacEwan University 
• Pamela Quon DBA, MDE, CPA, CMA and Richard J. Dixon, MBA - Using Artificial Intelligence to Create a Virtual Co-op Experience for Business Students | Faculty of Business, Athabasca University
• Irene M. Herremans Ph.D., CPA, CMA - Re-thinking the Role of Corporate Reporting |Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary