Beyond Accounting: The Coming of the 5th Industrial Revolution

This Open Badge is awarded to people who attended the ‘Beyond Accounting: The Coming of the 5th Industrial Revolution’ webinar on July 28th, 2026. **Event description** - ''Online event focusing on discussing the Coming of the 5th Industrial Revolution. Our first session (presentation) runs for about 45 minutes. We will follow this by introducing our moderator and additional panelist, who will join Gerard for the second session (panel discussion) of about 45 minutes, which can also include any audience Q&A. The second session will focus on tying back the initial presentation to its impact on the accounting profession. Total time including introduction and polls 90 minutes. This presentation will cover: - Learning objectives for The 5th Industrial Revolution shifts the accounting industry from pure efficiency first automation to values-first human-machine collaboration and sustainability. - Values-First Over Efficiency-First: While the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) focused heavily on digitizing data and optimizing costs, 5IR expands the scope to include environmental impact, human well-being, and income inequality. - Stakeholder Capitalism: The metric for success broadens from pure shareholder wealth to broader stakeholder value, pushing sustainability to the forefront of corporate reporting. - A key enabler for the above is energy and a focus on energy and energy security is both an opportunity and a constraint. The biggest firms driving the Stock market boom (at least in the USA) are all involved and betting on data centers and AI which in turn have huge energy requirements. This will be followed by a panel discussion of the key items and priorities arising.''