Forvis Mazars launches Global AI and tech week: equipping teams to unlock real business value
The initiative reflects the firm's continued investment in AI, innovation and digital transformation, helping teams translate technological advances into practical outcomes for clients and more impactful ways of working.
Taking place from 6 July, the week-long internal programme will explore real-world applications of AI, emerging technology trends, client use cases and innovation strategies through a programme of expert-led sessions, including from Microsoft, Edouard de Mézerac (Group CEO of Artefact) and Mark Petruzzi (Co-founder and CEO at Accelerant Growth Solutions as well as Co-host of the Selling Intelligence podcast). These individuals will share their insights on how AI is redefining how businesses work, particularly in professional services, helping them to unlock value and prepare for their next phase of growth.
The event combines practical use cases, leadership insights and cross-market collaboration with sessions synchronised across time zones to enable participation from teams worldwide.
Hot off the back of VivaTech, Chief Transformation Officer of Forvis Mazars Group, Florence Sardas, commented: "AI is no longer a future topic. It is already reshaping how organisations create value, make decisions and deliver services. Global AI and tech week is centred around accelerating that transition, bringing together collaboration, ideas, practical experience and innovation from across our network, so we can continue to provide clients with unmatched service – helping them uncover new opportunities and supporting them with their own transformation strategies as they prepare for what’s next.
"AI also continues to play a critical role in our own transformation strategy as we scale innovation more consistently across markets, upskill our teams and ensure that the way we work continues to evolve alongside our clients’ needs."
The event will explore topics including AI-enabled productivity, emerging technologies, innovation at scale and the future of professional services, as well as playing host to a global “prompt-a-thon” competition, bringing together teams from different countries to design, test and scale high-impact AI use cases. The initiative aims to identify practical innovations that can be shared and replicated across the organisation, further accelerating the adoption of AI-driven ways of working.
The Global AI and tech week forms part of Forvis Mazars' broader investment in blending AI and technology with human expertise.
Sardas continues: "The organisations that will realise the greatest value from AI will not necessarily be those with access to the most technology. They will be the ones that successfully combine technology, governance and human expertise.
"As businesses across the professional services sector move from AI exploration to execution across day-to-day operations, Gen AI and tech week reflects a growing recognition that delivering meaningful value at pace requires more than technology alone. It is also about ensuring it enhances, rather than replaces, the capabilities that drive better outcomes for clients, people and society."
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About Forvis Mazars
Forvis Mazars Group SC is an independent member of Forvis Mazars Global, a leading professional services network. Operating as an internationally integrated partnership in over 100 countries and territories, Forvis Mazars Group specialises in audit, tax and advisory services. The partnership draws on the expertise and cultural understanding of over 40,000 professionals across the globe to assist clients of all sizes at every stage in their development.
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