Make connections, get inspired, grow your practice
Get Connected brings together our community of accountants, industry experts, and the Intuit team for a day of thought leadership, education, and networking. Learn about the latest accounting tech, get updates on QuickBooks products, and hear from leaders in the accounting and bookkeeping space. It’s your time to be inspired and get actionable advice that will move the needle for your practice.
Agenda
Times noted are Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Registration Open
Breakfast is offered and connect with Exhibitors
Opening keynote
Connect in the Exhibit Hall
Connect with our exhibitors and learn about the apps that support your business
Breakout & Meetup Sessions
Accounting Technology: On the Horizon and Beyond:
Join our tech panel discussion on the future of accounting firms. Learn how technology is transforming operations and driving success within the accounting industry.
Shared Experiences in Client Advisory:
Do you offer advisory services to clients or would you like to optimize your offer? During this panel discussion, experienced professionals will share their best practices for implementing Client Advisory. They'll also share their successes and the learnings the acquired throughout their journey. By the end of this session, you'll be inspired to make advisory services your next big opportunity!
QuickBooks Online Advanced: Vertical Business Challenges and Beyond:
Catering to the unique needs of your clients across different verticals can be a challenging task, especially when dealing with mid-market businesses. Learn how to leverage QuickBooks Online Advanced to navigate unique business needs while optimizing the functionality of the entire QuickBooks ecosystem. Additionally, get guidance on identifying when to integrate third-party applications, ensuring maximum efficiency and productivity for your clients.
Lunch & Networking
Connect with your peers and learn about the apps that support your business
Breakout & Meetup Sessions
Practical Applications of AI For Your Firm:
Discover how Excel, Chat GPT, and RPA can optimize your workflow through automation and AI. Seek advice from the experts on how these technologies can benefit your organization.
The Auspicious Cycle - Month End in QBO:
Do you have a formal month-end process? Or do you wing it? This session will show you how to use Books Review as the standard for your monthly checklist and close. By utilizing this incredible tool, you will cultivate better workflows and processes across your entire client list. Books Review can even be customized. Join this session and see what makes Books Review a favourite QBO feature.
Your Guide to Banking in QuickBooks:
The QuickBooks Banking module offers valuable features to improve your efficiency. Learn how to customize the banking module, use tools to help with data validation, use groups and batch coding (this is always a delight!) and troubleshoot banking issues. Whether you're a new or experienced QuickBooks user, you will learn something new in this session!
Break & Networking
Connect with your peers and learn about the apps that support your business
Breakout & Meetup Sessions
Elevating Your Firm's Brand:
In this session, you will learn effective ways to promote your services and build your brand through social media and search engine marketing. Gain insights on creating a strong social media presence, utilizing search optimization tactics to reach your target audience, and best practices for branding in the accounting industry.
Continuous Scalable Growth:
A dynamic panel will share their experiences, successes, and lessons learned as they moved from solopreneurs to adding a management layer, to hiring to replace themselves, and ultimately creating a fully functioning self-running business. Throughout the discussion, attendees will gain insights into the best practices for leading and growing a successful firm.
The Great Migration:
Successful migration into QuickBooks requires thoughtful planning, utilization of importing lists, and asking the right questions. Some migrations can be easily performed by a ProAdvisor while others require the assistance of the migration team at Intuit. Join this session delivered by a ProAdvisor who has deep migration experience and a member of Intuit's Professional Services team as they share the ingredients for a successful migration experience.
Break & Networking
Connect with your peers and learn about the apps that support your business
Breakout & Meetup Sessions
Decoding Success: Navigating Unconscious Bias in Today's World:
Cultivating diversity, equity and inclusion is not just the right thing to do – it’s essential for success. Our panelists will share strategies for recognizing and mitigating unconscious bias in individual and organizational contexts, and creating environments where everybody can thrive. Gain actionable insights and understand the business case for diversity and inclusion.
From Operations to Exit: Building a Valuable Accounting Firm:
The accounting and bookkeeping industry has made incorrect assumptions about how much practices are worth and how practice sales are transacted. Gain real insight into how to value and sell your accounting/bookkeeping firm, and how preparing for a sale ahead of time can make your firm easier and more profitable to run!
How to Grow Wealth Through Your Firm:
Many firm owners overlook their own business in favour of helping their clients’ businesses thrive. This session will cover common pitfalls that stop firm owners from seeing the profit and cashflow they desire, as well as winning strategies to make 2024 your most profitable year yet.
Closing remarks
Break & Networking
Connect with your peers and learn about the apps that support your business
Celebration Experience
Registration Open
Breakfast is offered and connect with Exhibitors
Breakout & Meetup Sessions
Exploring the Dynamics of Pricing Client Engagements:
Strategies for pricing client engagements vary between accounting firms and each approach has its benefits and drawbacks. Join this session to learn about the diverse experiences of panelists who have tried many pricing strategies. Gain insights and leave the session with the confidence to try different pricing approaches at your firm.
Your Guide to Banking in QuickBooks:
The QuickBooks Banking module offers valuable features to improve your efficiency. Learn how to customize the banking module, use tools to help with data validation, use groups and batch coding (this is always a delight!) and troubleshoot banking issues. Whether you're a new or experienced QuickBooks user, you will learn something new in this session!
The Great Migration:
Successful migration into QuickBooks requires thoughtful planning, utilization of importing lists, and asking the right questions. Some migrations can be easily performed by a ProAdvisor while others require the assistance of the migration team at Intuit. Join this session delivered by a ProAdvisor who has deep migration experience and a member of Intuit's Professional Services team as they share the ingredients for a successful migration experience.
Break & Networking
Connect with your peers and learn about the apps that support your business
Breakout & Meetup Sessions
Strategies for Hiring and Building a Winning Culture:
Whether you're building a team for the first time, replacing team members or expanding your team, finding suitable candidates and building a winning culture can be challenging. Join this session to learn from expert panelists who will discuss their hiring practices and share their recommendations for building an inspired and motivated team.
Growth Marketing in the Age of AI:
Explore how your firm can leverage Google's AI to better understand, reach and convert your target audience and learn how rising privacy expectations and regulations are reshaping the digital landscape. Seize the opportunity to network with peers and discuss your marketing strategy with Google marketing leaders.
Accounting Technology: On the Horizon and Beyond:
Join our tech panel discussion on the future of accounting firms. Learn how technology is transforming operations and driving success within the accounting industry.
Lunch & Networking
Connect with your peers and learn about the apps that support your business
Breakout & Meetup Sessions
QuickBooks Tips & Tricks Showdown:
Back by popular demand, featuring some new and familiar faces, watch as QuickBooks Online experts go head-to-head, competing to see who shares the best QuickBooks Online Tips & Tricks.
Reflections on Marketing an Accounting Firm:
Firm owners and marketers share their experiences and will discuss marketing strategies they've implemented successfully, share their learnings and explore ideas for marketing innovation. By the end of this session, you will have a better understanding of how to effectively market your firm.
6 Steps to a Systematized Firm That Can Run Without You:
Firm owners often prioritize working in their business, leading to challenges with work-life balance. This session provides an actionable step-by-step system with practical tips to streamline firm operations so you can spend more quality time with family, go on vacation, or pursue other interests.
Closing remarks
Conference ends
Agenda topics and timing are subject to change.
This event is eligible for CPD credits.
Agenda Categories
Here are the subjects we'll cover at Get Connected:
- Emerging technologies
- Designing your firm
- Operating your firm
- Growing and pricing your firm
- Marketing your firm
- Learning the QuickBooks Online ecosystem
Event venue
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
255 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2W6
Directions
Metro Toronto Convention Centre is easy to access from anywhere in the Great Toronto Area, from a number of different transportation options.
Please see directions to help you navigate through a variety of transportation options.
Parking
Metro Toronto Convention Centre has 1,700 indoor parking spaces between the North and South Buildings. Express-Pay (credit card) parking makes getting into and out of the parking garage a breeze! Visa, MasterCard and Amex are accepted in parking as well as cash. We encourage credit card payment as our high speed line is quick and Express Lanes are available.
View parking to see locations and directions to the North and South parking facilities, as well as alternate parking lots close by.
Recommended accommodation
Fairmont Royal York
100 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5J 1E3
416-368-2511
Price:
$375 per night, plus tax
Frequently asked questions
Get Connected is Canada’s annual event of the this year and a can't-miss experience for accounting and bookkeeping professionals. Hear from Intuit and industry experts in an inspiring day of networking, education, and much more.
Get Connected is a paid registration event at a cost of $349 plus tax to attend for a full day/two days of networking, education, and much more.
Feel free to drop us a note and ca_events@intuit.com. We will respond as quickly as possible.
Parking is not included in the cost of the event. You can find more Parking information here.
Full refunds will be available for cancellations before the event 05/08/2024, 50% refund for cancellations before 5/14/2024, and no refunds for cancellations on 5/15/2024 and later. A $20 processing fee will be deducted for refunds to cover credit card transaction fees and resources.
Get Connected will be eligible for up to 12 CPD Credits. Please see the Get Connected agenda for qualifying sessions and available credit information. A certificate will be emailed to participants up to 2 weeks after the event date. For further questions, reach out to ca_events@intuit.com.
Please contact ca_events@intuit.com to inquire about available accessibility services.
Please visit Recommended Accommodation to book your hotel room.
Get Connected will be presented exclusively in French in Montreal
The details regarding speakers, sessions and itinerary will be added to our event webpage as they are confirmed in March.