Cloud Accounting for the 21st Century

DEBUNKING THE MYTHS - 22 September 2011 - London

Whether you’re an

early adopter;

a “let’s just wait and see what everyone else does”;

or

an “if I shut my eyes, maybe it will go away”,

then this event is for you!


The seminar will cut through the jargon to dispel and debunk some of the myths that distort decisions on the benefits of the Cloud. We’ll cover advantages, perceived disadvantages, benefits, practicalities and last but in no way least, costs and commitments.  Speakers include well known blogger/analysts  Dennis Howlett and Phil Wainewright, tax specialist Mark Lee, cloud specialist David Terrar and blogging accountants Richard Messik and Philip Woodgate.

For the first time ever, end users are understanding there is value to be had from SaaS/cloud accounting solutions.  Clients are dictating the pace and demanding that professional accountants fall into line.  Are you ready?  What is your response?  Dennis Howlett's session explains what is happening and how you can profit from the changes which are occurring.

Date: 22 September 2011  Location: Mimecast, London (near King's Cross) address, google map

AGENDA

 9:30     Registration, Coffee and networking
10:00    Welcome and introduction to Cloud Advocates      Richard Messik
   David Terrar
10:15    Practical explanation of The Cloud     Richard Messik
10:45    Your clients are buying SaaS - are you prepared?    Dennis Howlett 
11:15    Coffee   
11:30    Panel - Using Cloud Accounting in Practice
    - real life experience from firms doing it 		   Philip Woodgate
   Paul Smalley
   Sean Price
12:15    What about the Desktop and E-mail?     Steve Thorns
12:30    Lunch and networking   
13:30    The state of the rest of Cloud Software for accountants
    - what’s available, what’s not and why
    David Terrar
14:00    Social Media for Accountants - why bother?    Mark Lee
14:30    Using Cloud CRM
    - case studies of companies doing it
    - barriers to adoption
    - the cloud business model
   John Paterson
   David Terrar
15:15    Panel - Debunking the myths of Cloud / Q&A     Phil Wainewright
   Richard Messik
   David Terrar
   Kevin McCallum
   John Paterson
16:00    Close and networking
 

Please note this event counts towards your CPD points.

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The official hashtag for this event is #clouda21 (late change to make it shorter)