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Hamilton Spectator
13-05-2025
- Business
- Hamilton Spectator
Caseware Showcases AI Leadership at Accountex 2025 with AI Ethics Expert Panel Discussion and New Caseware Validate™ Solution
London, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Leading global audit, analytics and accounting software provider Caseware is set to showcase its continued innovation in AI-powered solutions and AI ethics leadership at Accountex 2025 , taking place May 14-16 at ExCel London. Expert Panel: Responsible AI Implementation in Accounting At Accountex, Danielle Supkis Cheek, SVP, AI, Analytics and Assurance at Caseware will appear in an expert panel discussion entitled How to Get More Out of AI Without Compromising Safety, Ethics, or Professional Judgement. The discussion, taking place on May 14, 12-12:40pm in Theatre 11, will be moderated by acclaimed journalist Victoria Turk. Additional panellists are Rachel Tattersall, Platforms & Digitalisation Senior Manager at Cooper Parry and Raj Patel, AI Transformation Lead at Holistic AI. The panel will address critical AI implementation challenges for accounting firms, including client confidentiality protection, compliance with regulations like the EU AI Act, bias mitigation strategies and managing AI hallucination risks. Supkis Cheek emphasized the company's commitment to responsible AI innovation: 'At Caseware, we believe the future of accounting and audit lies in the thoughtful integration of AI technologies that augment professional judgment rather than attempting to replace it. Our approach balances cutting-edge innovation with rigorous safety and ethical standards, ensuring our customers can confidently embrace AI-powered efficiency while maintaining the highest levels of professional integrity. Caseware Validate and our focus on AI governance demonstrate our leadership in building the intelligent tools accounting professionals need today, while shaping the responsible AI frameworks they will rely on tomorrow.' Introducing Caseware Validate™: Transforming Financial Statements Review Caseware will debut its AI-powered cloud solution, Caseware Validate , designed to revolutionize the financial statement review process. The technology was integrated into Caseware's connected ecosystem of solutions following the company's acquisition of earlier this year. Validate addresses critical industry challenges, including time-consuming manual reviews and growing annual report complexity. It also minimizes the risk of human error. The innovative platform performs automatic checks on uploaded financial documents, instantly identifying errors in casting, cross-referencing, note consistency, prior year comparatives and spelling. In terms of outcomes, one Validate customer has reported saving up to 30,000 hours annually across 4,000 engagements since implementation. Features include version comparison to track changes between document drafts and comment functionality for team collaboration. Validate will output a marked-up set of accounts to be used as audit evidence, saving valuable resources throughout the engagement. Given current staffing challenges, increasing regulatory requirements and demands for greater efficiency in audit and financial reporting processes, these capabilities are particularly valuable. According to Simon Warren, Caseware's Head of Global Solutions, Caseware Validate exemplifies the company's approach to creating AI solutions that enhance human expertise rather than replacing it. Warren remarked, 'As AI transforms the accounting profession, firms need guidance on implementing these powerful technologies without compromising professional standards. Caseware Validate is using AI-powered precision to improve financial statement accuracy and ensure compliance while reducing tedious manual work across the profession, enabling teams to focus on higher value work.' Navigating FRS 102 changes - webinar series FRS 102 is changing for periods starting on or after 1 January 2026, with significant amendments to revenue recognition and lease accounting. The impacts go beyond accounting; also affecting metrics, profit-based compensation, systems and processes – with significant implications that every firm and business needs to start addressing. Head to stand #340 at Accountex 2025 to learn more about the launch of a webinar series designed to provide support as you adapt to the changes. The series, created in collaboration with Forvis Mazars in the UK, will help you to understand what is changing, the potential impact on your organization and the ways in which technology can support you. The first lunchtime webinar takes place on June 19 at 13:00 and will be presented by Hermione Bonthuys, Technical Lead in Accounting & Outsourcing at Forvis Mazars in the UK. It will focus on the key changes to revenue and lease accounting together with practical considerations. You can sign up to attend here . Visit Caseware at stand #340 during Accountex 2025. — ends — About Caseware Caseware is the leading global provider of cloud and AI-enabled solutions for audit, assurance, financial reporting and data analytics for accounting firms, corporations and government regulators. Caseware's innovative tools and platforms help more than half a million users in 130 countries work smarter, dig deeper and see further as they transform insights into impact. For more information, visit . Attachment
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Caseware Showcases AI Leadership at Accountex 2025 with AI Ethics Expert Panel Discussion and New Caseware Validate™ Solution
Caseware Showcases AI Leadership at Accountex 2025 London, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading global audit, analytics and accounting software provider Caseware is set to showcase its continued innovation in AI-powered solutions and AI ethics leadership at Accountex 2025, taking place May 14-16 at ExCel London. Expert Panel: Responsible AI Implementation in Accounting At Accountex, Danielle Supkis Cheek, SVP, AI, Analytics and Assurance at Caseware will appear in an expert panel discussion entitled How to Get More Out of AI Without Compromising Safety, Ethics, or Professional Judgement. The discussion, taking place on May 14, 12-12:40pm in Theatre 11, will be moderated by acclaimed journalist Victoria Turk. Additional panellists are Rachel Tattersall, Platforms & Digitalisation Senior Manager at Cooper Parry and Raj Patel, AI Transformation Lead at Holistic AI. The panel will address critical AI implementation challenges for accounting firms, including client confidentiality protection, compliance with regulations like the EU AI Act, bias mitigation strategies and managing AI hallucination risks. Supkis Cheek emphasized the company's commitment to responsible AI innovation: "At Caseware, we believe the future of accounting and audit lies in the thoughtful integration of AI technologies that augment professional judgment rather than attempting to replace it. Our approach balances cutting-edge innovation with rigorous safety and ethical standards, ensuring our customers can confidently embrace AI-powered efficiency while maintaining the highest levels of professional integrity. Caseware Validate and our focus on AI governance demonstrate our leadership in building the intelligent tools accounting professionals need today, while shaping the responsible AI frameworks they will rely on tomorrow." Introducing Caseware Validate™: Transforming Financial Statements Review Caseware will debut its AI-powered cloud solution, Caseware Validate, designed to revolutionize the financial statement review process. The technology was integrated into Caseware's connected ecosystem of solutions following the company's acquisition of earlier this year. Validate addresses critical industry challenges, including time-consuming manual reviews and growing annual report complexity. It also minimizes the risk of human error. The innovative platform performs automatic checks on uploaded financial documents, instantly identifying errors in casting, cross-referencing, note consistency, prior year comparatives and spelling. In terms of outcomes, one Validate customer has reported saving up to 30,000 hours annually across 4,000 engagements since implementation. Features include version comparison to track changes between document drafts and comment functionality for team collaboration. Validate will output a marked-up set of accounts to be used as audit evidence, saving valuable resources throughout the engagement. Given current staffing challenges, increasing regulatory requirements and demands for greater efficiency in audit and financial reporting processes, these capabilities are particularly valuable. According to Simon Warren, Caseware's Head of Global Solutions, Caseware Validate exemplifies the company's approach to creating AI solutions that enhance human expertise rather than replacing it. Warren remarked, "As AI transforms the accounting profession, firms need guidance on implementing these powerful technologies without compromising professional standards. Caseware Validate is using AI-powered precision to improve financial statement accuracy and ensure compliance while reducing tedious manual work across the profession, enabling teams to focus on higher value work.' Navigating FRS 102 changes - webinar series FRS 102 is changing for periods starting on or after 1 January 2026, with significant amendments to revenue recognition and lease accounting. The impacts go beyond accounting; also affecting metrics, profit-based compensation, systems and processes – with significant implications that every firm and business needs to start addressing. Head to stand #340 at Accountex 2025 to learn more about the launch of a webinar series designed to provide support as you adapt to the changes. The series, created in collaboration with Forvis Mazars in the UK, will help you to understand what is changing, the potential impact on your organization and the ways in which technology can support you. The first lunchtime webinar takes place on June 19 at 13:00 and will be presented by Hermione Bonthuys, Technical Lead in Accounting & Outsourcing at Forvis Mazars in the UK. It will focus on the key changes to revenue and lease accounting together with practical considerations. You can sign up to attend here. Visit Caseware at stand #340 during Accountex 2025. -- ends -- About Caseware Caseware is the leading global provider of cloud and AI-enabled solutions for audit, assurance, financial reporting and data analytics for accounting firms, corporations and government regulators. Caseware's innovative tools and platforms help more than half a million users in 130 countries work smarter, dig deeper and see further as they transform insights into impact. For more information, visit Attachment Caseware Showcases AI Leadership at Accountex 2025 CONTACT: Elise Sallis, VP, Head of Global Communications Caseware in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Time Out
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Jurassic World: The Experience
This review is from 2022, when the show ran under the name Jurassic World: The Exhibition at ExCel London. It returns for 2025 in tweaked form at NEON in Battersea. It is an irrefutable law of nature that every London summer requires some sort of dinosaur-based family extravaganza or other, from the puppet fun of 'Dinosaur World Live' at the Open Air Theatre to the distinctly wobbly animatronic dinosaurs of last year's 'Jurassic Encounter'. 'Jurassic World: The Exhibition' has a distinct edge over most of the competition insofar as it's an official tie-in with the deathlessly popular Jurassic World/Park films. To be honest, though, this is a slightly double-edged sword: it's cool that we get encounters with 'Jurassic World' signature beasties Indominus Rex and Blue the Velociraptor. But a few pre-recorded appearances from the films' extensive casts – who've gamely contributed to various video game spin-offs – might have given it that little something extra. Or just a little more recognisable Jurassic Worldliness. The problem with being the 'official' live spin-off from a multibillion-dollar film franchise is that it raises expectations high for what is, ultimately, a solid mid-budget kids' show with average effects, containing a lot of very generic hallmarks of the summer dinosaur extravaganza (notably the classic baby dinosaur hand-puppets). It's still pretty diverting. A starting sequence where we're ushered on to a 'ferry' to visit Isla Nublar, the setting of the films, is a cute immersive touch. Efforts made throughout the show to cap guest numbers in any given area at any given time are skilfully done and much appreciated. And the concluding double whammy of the Indominus Rex and the T-rex is pretty pulse-raising in terms of big scary animatronics. But not everything hits the mark. There's a very weird scene in which a performer badly lip syncs to a commentary on Blue the raptor's training regime; why he couldn't deliver the lines himself I have no idea, but it's pretty embarrassing, not least because Blue is performed by a sluggish, rubbery puppet that moves with the grace of a pantomime horse with a gammy hoof. It doesn't sink it, but the whole point of the franchise ever since Steven Speilberg launched it in 1993 is that the dinosaurs look good, and that certainly can't be said across the board here
Daily Mirror
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
'I built Ikea's Billy bookcase in 9mins - men always make the same mistake with flatpack'
A woman has been crowned Flatpack World Champion at the Grand Designs Live show in London. The DIY expert from Wigan gives her tips on how to successfully assemble furniture – and reveals what men got wrong in the competition A woman who can build a Billy bookcase in under nine minutes has been crowned the first ever Flatpack World Champion – and claims she won because men never read the instructions. 'It was such a brilliant day and I am absolutely thrilled,' says Hayley McAuley, 37, from Wigan, who was awarded a golden Allen key by Grand Designs Live host Kevin McCloud. Up against blokes who fancied themself as DIY experts, Hayley says, 'They were putting things in the wrong places. And some of them were missing screws and lots of them didn't even finish. 'There was a guy next to me on my first build, one of his pieces was missing and he was looking for it, it was sitting by me, so I picked it up and gave it to him!' The Flatpack World Championships, which is in its first year, saw eight competitors speed build flatpack furniture at the opening of Grand Designs Live at ExCel London on Friday. The contest was split into two timed rounds and involved participants making Ikea Billy bookcases – and then in the final making a bedside table. Ikea says its Billy bookcase takes an hour to build for most people, but Hayley managed it in under nine minutes. Then the flatpack queen took just nine minutes and 33 seconds to build the bedside table – quicker than most people take to realise they're missing a lock nut – and demolished her male opponent. 'Kevin was trying to talk to me but I was so focused on doing my job,' she says, and admits it was nerve-wracking building in front of a big audience at the show. 'It was a lot of pressure, I mean, I was shaking.' It was the first time Hayley had been to Grand Designs Live, and she made a trip of it by coming down for the day from Wigan and staying overnight. She says, 'When I first heard about the competition from my friends, I jumped at the chance to enter as I've always thought I'm a bit of a machine when it comes to building flatpack furniture.' Factory worker Hayley loves assembling furniture so much, she even does it professionally now as Hayley's Flatpack Assembly Service after posting pictures of her own self-assembled furniture on social media. Hayley, who lives with her bricklayer partner Martin, is now currently building a shed, but says she's always been handy with an Allen key. 'When I was a child I went to Lake District with my mum and dad and I built our six-man tent! My dad says I once came in from playing and he was building a wardrobe, and apparently I stood there for a couple of minutes then said, 'It's on upside down that.' And Hayley revealed the secret of her success. 'Read the instructions. Not doing so sets you up for failure. And get all your screws and everything out together and ready. It's all about staying calm.' But even Hayley has found her build nemesis. 'I tried to build a kids trampoline in the rain once – and it's not difficult, but it was hard work.' Grand Designs Live host Kevin McCloud congratulated Hayley, saying, 'It was great fun and hugely amusing. And wonderful to see who took this seriously, and who accidentally sabotaged their own attempts to win!' There's no doubt this will turn into a very popular annual event, and already Hayley is planning on wiping the floor with the blokes again. 'I will definitely be there. It was such a fun day,' she laughs. This is the 20th Grand Designs Live and the show runs until Monday May 5.
Daily Record
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Brit woman becomes flatpack world champion after rapid bedside table build
Taking a mere nine minutes and 33 seconds to build a bedside table, Hayley McAuley proved she had the speed and determination needed to become a champion. A woman has said she is 'thrilled' after becoming the first person to be crowned Flatpack world champion. The Flatpack World Championships, which is in its first year, saw eight competitors battle it out to build flatpack furniture as speedily as they could, at the opening of Grand Designs Live at ExCel London on Friday. The contest was split into two rounds and involved participants making bookcases and bedside tables. Taking a mere nine minutes and 33 seconds to build a bedside table, Hayley McAuley proved she had the speed and determination needed to become a champion. 'It's been a rollercoaster of a morning, and I am absolutely thrilled to have been crowned Flatpack World Champion,' Ms McAuley, from Wigan, said. 'When I first heard about the competition I jumped at the chance to enter as I've always thought I'm a bit of a machine when it comes to building flatpack furniture. 'Everyone truly did a fantastic job.' Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. Ms McAuley was awarded with a golden Allen key medal and congratulated by Kevin McCloud, who was the host of the event and is best known for presenting Grand Designs. McCloud said: 'This was great fun and hugely amusing. It was wonderful to see who took this seriously, and who accidentally sabotaged their own attempts to win. 'We had a really spectacular audience who found it hugely entertaining.' The furniture pieces are to be donated to the charity British Heart Foundation. Grand Designs Live will run from May 2 to 5 and is in its 20th year.
