Academic Night

"The Career Playbook: How to Get Hired, Grow Fast, and Stay in Demand."

This lively, interactive panel discussion features a candid conversation with leaders from banking, public accounting, and recruiting on what it takes to launch and build a successful career in finance and accounting.The panel will share real-world perspective on how hiring decisions are made, what drives early career momentum, and the habits that help professionals stay valuable as the market evolves.

Learning Objectives:

• Differentiate the factors employers consider when hiring finance and accounting professionals, including how candidates are evaluated beyond their resumes.
• Evaluate early career behaviors and habits that contribute to credibility, strong performance, and long term career progression.
• Identify common early career missteps and apply practical strategies to accelerate professional growth and advancement.
• Describe effective networking and relationship building practices that support career development at various stages.
• Assess how changing market expectations and skill requirements are influencing career paths across finance and accounting roles.

Please join us before our Keynote for our PD Session:" The Three Pillars of Applied Total Capital Management Science"

The Three Pillars of Applied Total Capital Management Science explores how shifting from an intradisciplinary approach to an interdisciplinary mindset unlocks stronger decision-making and long-term value creation. Attendees will gain insight into fiduciary responsibilities, learn strategies to reduce risk while increasing returns, and identify critical errors that erode value. Through the lens of kaleidoscope thinking, this session offers a dynamic framework for seeing challenges from multiple perspectives and driving more effective outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the breakthrough implications of shifting from the intradisciplinary past to the interdisciplinary future.
• Gain insight into the power of directors’ and officers’ fiduciary duties.
• Learn how to reduce risk and increase returns.
• Identify and eliminate a common value-destroying error of omission.
• Experience the power of kaleidoscope thinking.
   

Agenda:

• 4:45 PM – 5:35 PM: PD Session 
• 5:35 PM – 6:15 PM: Reception & Networking
• 6:15 PM – 8:00 PM: Dinner| Awards| Panel