AI 2026: What You Need to Know for Accountants | Online Webinar
Friday, February 27, 2026, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM AEDT | Free Online Webinar
What’s emerging in AI in 2026 in accounting and professional services
The top trends and capabilities you need to understand and how they translate into day-to-day workflows
Clarity on AI agents: what they are, why everyone’s talking about them, and where to start without overcomplicating it
A practical way to assess where your firm sits on the AI adoption journey and what to do next
What you’ll walk away with
Webinar agenda
The State of AI in Accounting for 2026: A grounded update on what’s changing, what’s stabilising, and what’s now realistic for firms to implement.
AI Agents: capabilities, use cases, and where to start: a plain-English walkthrough of agents and what “agentic workflows” look like in practice. Focused on implementable examples, not theory.
Live Q&A: bring your questions. The goal is decision-quality clarity, not generic inspiration.
Format
Duration: 1 hour
Delivery: Live online session hosted by Inbal Rodnay
Style: Practical briefing + examples + Q&A
What makes this different
This is a no-fluff, action-oriented briefing designed for accounting and bookkeeping professionals who want to move from foundation to workflow implementation. You won’t be sold hype, and you won’t be left with abstract ideas. You’ll leave with a clear, prioritised direction.
Who should attend
Partners and directors who need a clear AI direction for 2026
Practice managers and operational leaders driving process improvement and capacity gains
Accountants and bookkeepers who want real use cases they can apply immediately
Anyone responsible for technology decisions, governance, or risk in a firm
Speaker
Keynote Speaker | Automation and AI | Technology Adoption Expert
Inbal Rodnay
Inbal is Australia’s leading voice on AI adoption in accounting, working across APAC.
She is the lead author of the CAANZ Certificate in AI Fluency.
Her workshops for CA ANZ, CPA ANZ and Law Australasia are known for being hands-on, energetic and grounded in the real pressures of professional services touching equally on capability and risk.
Up until 2022, Inbal was Head of Technology and Innovation at BlueRock, where she lead teams through automation, streamlining and building tech confidence from the inside out.
This experience shapes her approach today: practical, human and built for busy firms. She is the author of AI Magic - 6 Steps to AI Mastery in Your Firm, a number 1 Amazon bestseller in 2025, a LinkedIn Top Voice in AI, and a 2025 Stevie Award Winner for Thought Leadership.
Inbal has been recognised as:
Australia's Fintech Leader of the Year 2025 Winner
Stevie's Most Influential Women in Tech 2025 Silver Medalist