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Attendees Earn 2 CPE Credit Hours

Practice Management Group is the CPE sponsor of record. Texas State Board of Public Accountancy (TSBPA) CPE credit information will be provided at the event.

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

3:30 pm – 5:30 pm

North Dallas Bank & Trust Building

12900 Preston Road, Suite 210, Dallas, TX 75230

$10

for guests

Free

for members

Part 1

Why AI Creates More Accountants, Not Fewer: The Future of the Profession

Brian Terrell

CPA & Managing Partner at BTerrell Group

Not once in human history has a major technology made the workforce smaller. Not steam, electricity, computers, or the internet. Employment always grew, explained by a 160-year-old economic principle.

Today, senators, CEOs, and AI entrepreneurs predict AI will be an exception. This session makes the opposite case, using centuries of economic data, 2026 Harvard Business Review research, Wall Street Journal investigations, and 35 years of hands-on experience automating business processes. Learn why the fear is overblown, why our profession needs AI now more than ever, and how to adopt it safely & immediately.

Learning Objectives

Explain why 160 years of economic data and current research support continued job growth through every wave of technological change

Distinguish between genuine AI workforce impact and manufactured fear — and identify who benefits from the doom narrative

Assess the accounting staffing crisis and why AI adoption strengthens the profession’s future

Apply a practical, safety-first framework for adopting AI tools in daily professional practice

Part 2

How AI Creates More Opportunity, Not Less: Imagine It in Your Practice

Sara Berry

Software Engineer at BTerrell Group

AI expands the profession rather than shrinks it. But, where to begin? This session answers that question by uncovering AI possibilities in the ordinary, time-consuming work every practice faces.

You'll watch AI take on the repetitive work nobody enjoys — organizing email correspondence that piles up, making sense of disorganized records, assembling and comparing what takes hours by hand. We'll use tools available today — each takes minutes to learn. You'll leave with both a sense of confidence that this is within reach and the resolve to sit down and try.

Learning Objectives

Identify the messy, labor-intensive tasks in your practice where AI delivers the most immediate value

Evaluate how current AI tools simplify the everyday management of email, documents, and basic workflows

Apply a practical approach to using AI tools in everyday tasks

Recognize how privacy and review guardrails keep AI use appropriate for client work