#010: Cognitive Computing & What It All Means For Accounting & Finance with Peter Chisambara

Our Guest Mentor: Peter Chisambara is the founder of ERPM Insights a management consultancy and training firm based out of Johannesburg, South Africa that is focussed on delivering enterprise performance improvement solutions. Peter was also nominated recently on not one but two separate lists of top finance leaders to follow in 2018 and has written some thought provoking and original articles on the potential of cognitive computing to help provide real time insights. Key Points From the Episode: • Discussion on the digital age and the fourth industrial revolution and what it means for accounting & finance. • Defining what cognitive computing is and how finance & accounting can benefit. • Review of the 5 challenges cognitive computing pose for accounting & finance and actionable ways we can overcome them. • Some practical tips to develop a meaningful presence on LinkedIn. If you enjoyed this episode, check out our time-stamped show notes, key quotes, resources and ways to connect with our guest mentor and more at sitnshow.com/podcast/010.

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