Chief Digital Officer, Partner
Aprio
Brent McDaniel is the Chief Digital Officer at Aprio, where he leads a dynamic technology team focused on driving growth through intelligent automation, data activation, and creating the industry's best client experiences. With a passion for innovation and a relentless drive to shape the future, Brent partners with Aprio’s leadership and management to develop transformative solutions that enhance operations, empower team members, and deliver exceptional client results.
Bringing nearly 30 years of experience, Brent has a proven track record of aligning technology with business strategies to achieve measurable growth. His knowledge spans building organizations from the ground up – including scaling a startup into the world’s largest financial exchange – and implementing impactful, scalable solutions. At Aprio, Brent specializes in simplifying complexity and designing actionable roadmaps that fuel the firm’s strategic objectives.
AI and automation are no longer buzzwords – they are essential tools for modernizing accounting firms. In this forward-looking session, Brent will share how Aprio’s AI-driven transformation has eliminated tens of thousands of manual hours, increased capacity, and set the firm on a path to double or quadruple revenue in key work streams by 2026. Attendees will gain actionable strategies for leveraging AI to streamline workflows, sustain profitability, and lead change in their firms.
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