Doug Sleeter Slated as Keynote Speaker at Accountex USA 2016
Portland, Maine (PRWEB) February 23, 2016 -- Accountex USA, formerly SleeterCon, will provide attendees with insights into current trends and future happenings in a keynote presentation by the Founder himself, Doug Sleeter. Highly sought after for his ability to engage and educate accounting professionals on modern developments, Doug provides a guiding light in the evolution of the accounting profession.
Doug Sleeter is a passionate leader of innovation and change in the small business accounting technology world. As a CPA firm veteran and former Apple Computer Evangelist, Doug has melded his two great passions (accounting and technology) to guide developers in the innovation of new products and to educate and lead accounting professionals who serve small businesses. Doug serves on several advisory boards for technology companies and has consulted with numerous industry leaders including Intuit, Sage, Apple, Xero, and Adobe Systems.
Mr. Sleeter commented on his participation in Accountex 2016, “The accounting technology marketplace needs an independent forum where innovation thrives and businesses can prepare for the future. The AccountexUSA conference is where accountants and vendors meet, learn and innovate together. I am proud to help Accountex build on The Sleeter Group’s original vision and to add my perspective on the next frontier in accounting technology.”
Doug is a regular columnist for The Sleeter Report as well as CPA Practice Advisor. He is the co-author of numerous books and courseware materials including The QuickBooks Consultant’s Reference Guide, The QuickBooks Step-by-Step Teaching System, Adding a Xero to Your Practice, Restaurant Accounting with QuickBooks, and college textbooks such as QuickBooks Complete, QuickBooks Fundamentals and Intuit's QuickBooks Fundamentals Learning Guide.
CPA Practice Advisor magazine has recognized Doug as one of the "Top 25 Thought Leaders" in the accounting profession for the past several years and he has been named to Accounting Today's Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting. He was recently awarded the Small Business Influence Champion award.
Accountex USA provides a four-day learning experience that focuses around the technology that moves accounting forward as well as the business processes and organizational success needed in the marketplace. As an independent conference, the content offers more than a single perspective on solutions. In addition, the expo brings together the largest selection of solutions and offers professionals face-to-face time to learn about the latest upcoming trends available from the innovators in technology. The conference is the premier event of the year for the accounting and financial professionals and the add-on developer community.
Additional keynote speakers include: David Kotz, former Inspector General of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission and Managing Partner at Berkeley Research Group, Debbie Rich-Walker, Senior Finance Manager at Home Depot, Dave Kerpen, Founder and CEO of LikeableLocal and a New York Times Best-Selling Author, Joe Woodard, Founder of Woodard Events and Consulting, and Geni Whitehouse, CEO at Even a Nerd.
Accountex will be held at the Mirage Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada November 15-18, 2016. Registration is now open at AccountexUSA.com.
About Accountex
Accountex is the leading independent expo and conference focusing on accounting technology. Accountex USA focuses on the technology that moves accounting forward as well as the business processes and organizational success needed in the marketplace. It is an independent conference meaning that it offers more than one viewpoint of solutions. Accountex features the most accounting technology solutions at one major event, plus latest trends and the traditional technologies that still dominate, without any focus on a singular suite of products. http://www.accountexusa.com.
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Jeannie Ruesch, The Sleeter Group, http://www.sleeter.com, +1 (207) 842-5628, [email protected]
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