Smith Speaker Series: The Cautious Use of AI: Opportunities, Limits and Workarounds

Jackie Cardello and Sue Chon, GRF CPAs & Advisors; Associate Professor Sean Cao; facilitated by Dean Prabhudev Konana

  • Wednesday, November 11, 2026
  • 6:30-8:00 p.m.
  • VMH 2333

How is AI changing accounting, finance, and business decision-making—and what does that mean for your career?

Join GRF CPA & Advisors leaders Jackie Cardello, President and Managing Partner, and Sue Chon, CPA, CFE, Audit Partner, together with Smith Professor Sean Cao, for a conversation moderated by Dean Prabhudev Konana. Discover how AI is changing the way businesses interpret financial information and explore the skills you’ll need to navigate the future of work.

Part of the Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series, this event highlights the partnership between GRF and Smith’s AI Initiative for Capital Market Research. Students of all majors are welcome—bring your curiosity and questions!

Sponsored by the AI Initiative for Capital Market Research in the Robert H. Smith School of Business Department of Accounting and Information Assurance.

Click here to register: http://go.umd.edu/Nov11GRF

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