Conference
19 November 2019 (09:30 - 18:00)
Add to my calendarBluePoint Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
View on Google MapsOn 19 November, we held our 3rd Digital Day on the cost of innovation. Over 100 participants joined our debate on the full impact of digitalisation, addressing:
During Digital Day 2019, we celebrated our members’ most promising digital initiatives with the first Digitalisation Awards, see who won.
Watch our interviews with some of the speakers from Digital Day
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Matthew Griffin (Founder and CEO, 311 Institute) highlighted the range of new technologies that are coming and how they can change how we do business and live. The accountancy profession can offer a thought-leadership role to clients on how to harness digitalisation effectively.
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Mats Engstrom (Analyst, Growth Analysis), Martha Ivanovas (Government Affairs Manager EMEA, DELL Technologies) and Olivier Boutellis-Taft (CEO, Accountancy Europe) noted that:
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Dana Eleftheriadou (Head of Advanced Technologies Team, DG Grow European Commission) underlined that AI is contributing to social, economic and environmental challenges, and it will have an impact on all types of jobs and sectors. The EU cannot miss this opportunity, and it is going to invest 20 million by 2020, in a joint effort with Member States. The EU’s AI strategy has 3 pillars:
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Watch Dana Eleftheriadou’s keynote speech here
Louis van Garderen (Founder, JOINSON&SPICE), Aynsley Damery (CEO, Clarity) and Sebastiano Toffaletti (Secretary General, Digital SME Alliance) discussed that:
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Jeanne Boillet (Global Assurance Innovation Leader, EY) spoke about how accountants can help businesses assess their investment in technology and understand its environmental impact, adding that:
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In the second interview, Bart Van Coile (President, IAB/IEC) addressed the struggles that SMEs face in introducing digitalisation, stressing that:
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Speakers:
09:38 - 09:38
09:38 - 09:38
Florin Toma, President, Accountancy Europe
09:38 - 09:38
Matthew Griffin, Founder and CEO, 311 Institute
11:20 - 12:20
Discuss the ecological footprint of going digital and the 'hidden' environmental costs behind our technology.
Mats Engström, Analyst, Growth Analysis
Martha Ivanovas, Government Affairs Manager EMEA, Dell Technologies
Matthew Griffin, Founder and CEO, 311 Institute
12:20 - 13:30
13:30 - 14:00
Dana Eleftheriadou, Head of Advanced Technologies Team, DG GROW, European Commission
14:00 - 15:00
Debate how companies can evaluate what their technological needs are and how to adopt digital tools proportionate to their requirements.
Louis van Garderen, Founder, JOINSON&SPICE
Aynsley Damery, CEO, Clarity
Sebastiano Toffaletti, Secretary General, Digital SME Alliance
15:00 - 15:15
15:15 - 16:15
Find out how accountants can help businesses assess their investment in technology and understand its environmental impact.
Jeanne Boillet, Global Assurance Innovation leader, EY
Sanaa Moussaid, CEO, World of Numeric
16:15 - 16:45
Discover the most promising digitalisation initiatives among our members.
Eva Kaili, Member of the European Parliament
16:45 - 17:00
Olivier Boutellis-Taft, CEO, Accountancy Europe
17:00 - 18:00