The Early Adopters Hub presents an expert panel of forwardthinking accountants, innovative tech founders, and Accounting Tech investors to hear how AI and LLMs are reshaping the future of the accounting industry.

Learn about the challenges, risks and, above all, the opportunities investors must be aware of to succeed in what is becoming one of the most dynamic sectors for investment.


Who is this for?


This webinar is for angels, syndicates, family offices or VCs focused on preseed and seed investment in Fintech who are eager to learn about the growing niche of Accounting Tech and looking to find new opportunities that will generate outsized returns.


About the speakers


Our panel of industry experts will provide unique insight and how to best access the winners that are the future of Accounting Tech:

* Dr Kendra Vant AI Product Executive /Ex Xero & SEEK: An industry leader in harnessing AI and machine learning to solve complex problems with realworld impact. Was the Executive GM of Data and AI Products at Xero.

* Alastair Barlow FCCA Accountant/Founder: CEO & cofounder of flinder: specialising in building and running smart finance functions® and data analytics for fastgrowth, complex businesses. A speaker, judge, and advisor to industry forums.

* Aly Garrett Investor/ FCA Accountant: Founder of the All In Advisory accounting firm, winner of Xero the 2022 Cloud Champion of the Year. 30+ years of accounting experience, expert startup investor.

* Jason Robinson Investor/CPA Accountant: Cofounder of Future Advisory, 2018's Young Finance Leader Accountant of the Year and 2022 Xero Accounting Partner of the Year. A passion for empowering business financial strategies through technology.

* Sebastian Trif AI Startup Founder: Former founder of Aurelia with $3 million in funding, over 5 years in Fintech at Wise and J.P. Morgan, now launching a new stealth AI accountingspecific startup.


Agenda


0:00 Kickoff what is EAH, topics covered, what is Accounting Tech, access deal flow
5:29 Speaker intros & what are they most excited about Accounting Tech
15:56 Impact of Cloud adoption in the last 1015 years for accounting firms (Aly)
18:32 Blockers and frustrations with current tech stack for accounting firms (Alastair)
23:12 Opportunites for investors from the cloud age in accounting tech (Jason)
28:11 How can investors tell the difference between startups riding the AI hype vs genuine good investment opportunities (Kendra)
34:24 Practical uses of AI to solve problems and pain points that have not been possible previously (Sebastian)
40:57 What are the risks, challenges and opportunities investors in Accounting Tech need to consider to succeed (Panel)
50:51 HOW TO ACCESS DEAL FLOW VIA EAH
54:11 Wrapup question Who are going to be the winners in the next 515 years (Panel)