Vancouver | June 26, 2019
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Why Attend
This June, Sage will host two separate events for accountants and bookkeepers. During the day, the Sage Accountants Forum will equip you with the tools and the knowledge to drive your business forward. In the evening, the Sage Circle of Excellence Accounting Awards will celebrate the success of the Sage accountant and bookkeeper community.
We hope you will join us for one or both events. Both events are complimentary. Learn more and register for either one below.
Sage Accountants Forum
The Sage Accountants Forum is a single day must-attend learning and networking experience that will inspire you to drive your business forward. Through relevant content, connections, and insights, you’ll leave with actionable takeaways you can immediately start using to better manage your practice. 97% of attendees from Forums earlier this year found the event useful for their business. Find out why and earn valuable CPD/CPE credit just for attending!
Learn from experts
Meet your local Partner Development Manager, and learn Sage 50 and Sage Accounting tips and tricks from Sage solution experts.
Connect with peers
Network with your fellow accountants and bookkeepers, and gain insights and productivity hacks from a panel discussions with your peers.
Meet with app partners
Meet some of the best apps in the industry. See how they connect to Sage solutions and can help your business thrive.
Sage Circle of Excellence Accounting Awards
In the evening, we will host a separate reception to celebrate you – our network of highly engaged accountants and bookkeepers. Join us and be inspired as we come together to celebrate the efforts and success of the Sage accountant and bookkeeper community.
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Agenda
Take advantage of the insights, tools, and connections to take your business to the next level.
Sage Accountants Forum Agenda
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Registration (Coffee and pastries will be served)
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Introduction and keynote
9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Sage’s Top Ten List – Sage 50 and Sage Accounting
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Coffee Break
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Maximizing your time: Productivity hacks for your Accounting software
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
App Partner Presentations
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Lunch and app partner demos
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Sage Accounting – Let’s take a look
2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Time to Thrive Panel
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks and Prize Draw
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Networking
Circle of Excellence Accounting Awards
6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Registration
6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Reception
6:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
Welcome Remarks
7:00 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
Presentation
7:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
Awards Presentation
* Agenda is subject to change
Event Details
Sage Accountants Forum
Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel
1128 West Hastings Street, Vancouver V6E 4R5
Date: June 26, 2019
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Sage Circle of Excellence Accounting Awards
The Roof at Black + Blue
1032 Alberni Street Vancouver, BC V6E 1A3
Date: June 26, 2019
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
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Speakers
The best and brightest local business experts will join us to inspire future business growth through their knowledge, insights, and experiences.
Mark Hubbard
Jaime Rein
Tom Port
Andree Dube
Rémi Gauthier
Hailey Casper
Kinga Jasek
Dianne Mueller
Crystal Ready
Sara Gibb
Bianca Mueller
Mark Hubbard
Senior Partner Development Manager
Sage
Actively engaged in the Sage Accountants Network (SAN) in the role of Senior Partner Development Manager. Mark has 19 years of experience with Sage products and programs, with the past 10 years directly working with the SAN membership group. Mark has a background in Cloud Services, Account Management, Business Intelligence, Financial Securities, Sales and Logistics Management. Mark’s primary responsibilities with our Sage Accountant Network (SAN) is to ensure the membership utilizes the latest on premise and cloud based technologies to overcome barriers to business success.
Jaime Rein
Product Marketing Manager, Accountant and Bookkeeper segment
Sage
Jaime Rein has been a certified professional bookkeeper for 17 years specializing in small to medium businesses. After nine years of operating Rein Business Services, Jaime joined Sage October 2017 as Segment Product Marketing Manager. She is passionate about using her loud voice to be an advocate for bookkeepers and accountants and promoting a positive corporate culture for even the smallest practice.
Tom Port
VP Sales
AutoEntry
Tom Port is the vice president of sales at AutoEntry, an automated data entry solution for accountants, bookkeepers and SMEs. Tom leads activity across key territories for AutoEntry, including North America, the UK and Australia, and oversees global sales performance. Tom is responsible for aligning sales objectives with overall business strategy and for developing outreach initiatives that promote operational growth and customer satisfaction. Tom was one of the first employees at the company and has worked within the organisation since 2010, previously holding positions as business development officer and the UK head of sales.
Andree Dube
Founder and CEO
Integratech
Andree Dube, Founder and CEO of Integratech. Integratech is an accounting and bookkeeping firm with an IT division. Since starting Integratech in 1987, Andree strived to automate the bookkeeping practice as much as possible. Tech at that time was not moving as fast as she needed so she started to build her own apps to help her to be more efficient. That powerful tool is called IntegraPortation (IP). Andree believes in embracing change and she devotes her time to helping others embrace it too.
Rémi Gauthier
Senior Trainer
Sage
Rémi Gauthier has been a member of the Sage family since 2012. He became a Sage 50 expert through many years of finding and implementing solutions for challenges that were faced by business owners and bookkeepers. Rémi uses his field experience and his product knowledge to develop comprehensive training material and to deliver training sessions in an approachable manner. Rémi also holds a Master’s degree in Business Management with a major in Auditing and Accounting.
Hailey Casper
Customer Success Manager
chata.ai
Hailey Casper is chata.ai’s Customer Success Manager. Prior to working at chata.ai, she spent most of her life falling gracefully off of tall surfaces (read: competing on behalf of the Canadian National diving team) and working to attain her BSc. in Nutrition with a minor in business. At chata.ai, Hailey motivates humans to become super-humans with AI. She is passionate about empowering new and existing chata.ai customers to elevate their service offerings and deliver exceptional client experiences by harnessing the power that lies within their data. Connect with Hailey anytime by email –
[email protected]
or on Twitter @h_casp
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Kinga Jasek
Manager, Accountant Channel
PaymentEvolution
Kinga joined PaymentEvolution in 2015 marketing the benefits of payroll to small to medium sized businesses across Canada. Since then, Kinga transitioned to the role of acquisition and growth specifically for accountants and bookkeepers. Kinga now spends most of her time assisting firms grow their business and turn a profit using payroll, hosting various webinars and presenting to industry professionals nationally.
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Dianne Mueller FCFB
Owner
Soma Small Business Solutions
Under her strong leadership over ten years, the Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada has grown to be the leading bookkeeping association in Canada. Dianne served on the Board of Directors until 2017 promoting The Certified Professional Bookkeeper (CPB) designation that is now the gold standard for evaluating bookkeepers in Canada. Soma Small Business Solutions, her 25-year-old bookkeeping firm, is a model of excellence, where she uses all the latest technology to provide outstanding service to her client base in British Columbia and beyond.
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Crystal Ready, BMD, CSM, CPB
Founder
Ready Books & Consulting Ltd.
Technology is rapidly changing in the accounting field. Crystal is at the forefront of the adoption curve and a firm believer in moving forward with the times. Leveraging technology to allow for more up to date information allows customers to make better business decisions. A high standard of service and quality is essential and is at the very core of our values. We pride ourselves in the personal relationships that we develop with our customers and are honored to be a part of their business growth. Keeping abreast with technology is a part of that process.
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Sara Gibb
Owner
Sara's Bookkeeping Services
Bianca Mueller
Owner
Books by Bianca
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