Sikich conference to help executives address cybersecurity, automation and workforce challenges

Professional services firm Sikich will host its second annual Business Transformation Conference on Sept. 20 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. The conference will feature sessions covering pressing challenges businesses face today, including cybersecurity, robotics, and recruiting and retaining talented employees.

"Disruption is unavoidable in business today," said Sikich CEO Chris Geier. "At Sikich, we operate at the forefront of technological innovation and help organizations successfully navigate disruption. Our Business Transformation Conference will leverage our expertise as well as insights from leaders who are driving innovation in their industries. The event will equip executives with strategies to confront and overcome their biggest challenges."

The Business Transformation Conference will kick off with a keynote address from Dr. David Ricketts, a scholar at Harvard's Technology and Entrepreneurship Center, about disruptive innovation. The agenda also includes an interactive cybersecurity incident response simulation, a panel about robotic process automation, cognitive automation and the internet of things, and a panel about developing the workforce of the future.

Speakers include Tim Collyer, senior manager of cyber defense at Motorola Solutions, John Rouse, vice president of business development for IoT and digital transformation at Mesh Systems, and X. Eyee, a senior technical account manager and blockchain ambassador with Microsoft.

The conference will also include presenters from Sikich, including Geier, Joy Duce, a partner in human resource consulting, John Kleb, a partner in strategic technologies, and Brad Lutgen, a partner in security and compliance.

Register for free and view the full agenda at sikich-transformation.com.

About Sikich LLP

Sikich LLP, a leading professional services firm specializing in accounting, technology, investment banking* and advisory services**, has more than 750 employees throughout the country. Founded in 1982, Sikich now ranks as the country's 28th largest Certified Public Accounting firm and is among the top 1 percent of all enterprise resource planning solution partners in the world. From corporations and not-for-profits to state and local governments, Sikich clients can use a broad spectrum of services and products that help them reach long-term, strategic goals.

*Securities offered through Sikich Corporate Finance LLC, member FINRA/SIPC.

**Investment advisory services offered through Sikich Financial, an SEC Registered Investment Advisor.