Episode 65

How Tech & AI Are Disrupting Accounting with Christian Kromme (Highlights)

Episode 65. On today's show, Rob Brown interviews futurist Christian Kromme on major tech trends in the accounting sector plus blending the digital world with the people and human side.

Christian Kromme is the founder of the Future-Proof Academy and an in-demand futurist, visionary, TEDx speaker and bestselling author of Humanification - Go Digital, Stay Human. He speaks about the disruptive influence of robotics, autonomous cars, internet of things, artificial intelligence on human behaviour and innovation.

Key takeaways from the full uncut interview include:

➜ What being a futurist means and how it parallel's human nature

➜ What futurists do on a daily basis

➜ The best selling book: Humanification - Go Digital, Stay Human?

➜ The story of a unique journey from entrepreneur to futurist

➜ What stops many leaders and business owners from thinking far enough ahead to really make a difference

➜ How a futurist researches what's coming up to disrupt the accounting profession

➜ One of the biggest drivers or motivators of change in any industry

➜ What makes accountants as a profession so uncomfortable with change and disruption

➜ How technological and organisational predictions can be based on nature and biology

➜ Insights into the next big technological AI wave and potential impacts in accountancy and fintech

➜ Why the AI wave is having or will have such a disruptive impact for many industries

➜ How technology and AI will impact accounting firms and jobs in the accountancy profession

➜ What jobs will be left in the accounting industry in coming years

➜ What will be the most in-demand skills in the legal and accountancy professions in the future

Connect to him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiankromme

NOTE TO LISTENERS:

This is a condensed highlights version of the full interview (usually 20-30 mins long), which you can catch as a bonus UNCUT episode at the weekend.

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Rob Brown

Rob Brown is the founder and host of the Accounting Voices Podcast, the flagship solo show of the Accounting Voices Network. Each episode offers sharp analysis and commentary on the trends, ideas and people shaping the global accounting profession.

Through this Accounting Voices Podcast, Rob helps accounting firm leaders, decision makers and professionals stay relevant and make sense of disruption in areas like AI, automation, M&A, private equity and soft skills beyond the tech. His perspective blends clarity, insight and curiosity, making complex issues relevant and practical for professionals and decision makers across accounting and finance.

He also leads two monthly panel shows, Accounting M&A and Accounting AI, which bring together senior voices to explore consolidation, strategy and the impact of technology on firms and people.

Rob is the author of the bestselling book Build Your Reputation (Wiley) and a TEDx speaker whose talk The Personal Brand of You has more than 400,000 views. Over his career he has hosted and moderated more than 1,000 conversations with accounting and fintech leaders worldwide.

Based in Nottingham UK, Rob is a stroke survivor living with epilepsy, a black belt in kickboxing, a decent chess player and an average player of four musical instruments.