QuickBooks Connect Announces Additional Main Stage Speakers
July 20 2015 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Brian Grazer, Robert Herjavec, Bill Rancic
Added to Dynamic Agenda
QuickBooks Connect announced the addition of three leading
business disruptors to speak at its upcoming event designed to fuel
small business, accountant and developer success.
Brian Grazer, Robert Herjavec and Bill Rancic will be among the
main stage speakers at the event taking place Nov. 2-4 in San Jose,
Calif. Attendees can still obtain early bird registration for the
conference through Aug. 1.
The newly announced speakers will provide powerful presentations
that draw from each of their entrepreneurial journeys, aimed to
inspire and empower attendees:
- Grazer, an Academy Award-winning
producer and New York Times best-selling author, has been making
movies and television programs for more than 30 years and
co-founded Imagine Entertainment with Ron Howard. Grazer’s notable
film productions include “A Beautiful Mind,” “Apollo 13” and
“American Gangster,” while his television productions include Fox’s
breakout hit “Empire” and Emmy Award-winning series “24” and
“Arrested Development.” His work has been nominated for 42 Oscars
and 158 Emmys, which have grossed over $13.5 billion in theater,
music and video worldwide. In April 2015, Grazer released his
book "A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life," which
spent five weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.
- Herjavec, a leading shark on
ABC’s Emmy Award-winning hit “Shark Tank,” founded Herjavec Group
in 2003, which quickly became one of North America’s
fastest-growing technology companies. His company is recognized as
a global leader in information security for enterprise-level
organizations. Herjavec is the best-selling author of “Driven” and
“The Will to Win.”
- Rancic, entrepreneur and winner
of the first season of NBC’s “The Apprentice,” will return to
QuickBooks Connect this year to ignite attendees’ entrepreneurial
spirit through his personal journey as a small business owner. He
is a real estate developer, co–owner of two successful restaurants,
co-owner of Xo, G Wine and the author of multiple books including
“You’re Hired: How to Succeed in Business and Life,” named a New
York Times bestseller.
Newly Designed Accounting Track
QuickBooks Connect adds a series of breakout sessions geared
toward large accounting firms, which Intuit developed exclusively
with Gary Boomer, whose firm, Boomer Consulting, provides
consulting services to leading accounting firms in the areas of
leadership, management, technology and client development.
In total, QuickBooks Connect will offer more than 40 breakout
sessions led by a variety of dynamic and experienced speakers,
specifically designed to help accounting professionals go further,
think differently and embrace the cloud in delivering value-added
services for their clients. A complete list of accountant session
speakers and details about the breakouts and QuickBooks Online
Certification sessions can be found here.
Early Bird Tickets Available for a Limited Time
Early bird registration offers a discounted rate of $99 for a
Nov. 3 main event pass. A full three-day pass, which is good for
all accountant breakouts, certification preparation courses and an
accountant-focused kickoff event on Nov. 2, is $399. Early bird
registration ends Aug. 1. Developers and others interested in
multi-day passes should visit the QuickBooks Connect website for
details and pricing.
The full QuickBooks Connect schedule can be found online, and
includes a developer hackathon, a special session on design-driven
thinking and an after party.
About Intuit Inc.
Intuit Inc. creates business and financial management solutions
that simplify the business of life for small businesses, consumers
and accounting professionals.
Its flagship products and services
include QuickBooks®, Quicken® and TurboTax®, which make
it easier to manage small businesses and payroll
processing, personal finance, and tax preparation and
filing. Mint.com provides a fresh, easy and intelligent
way for people to manage their money, while Demandforce® offers
marketing and communication tools for small businesses. ProSeries®
and Lacerte® are Intuit's leading tax preparation offerings
for professional accountants.
Founded in 1983, Intuit had revenue of $4.5 billion in its
fiscal year 2014. The company has approximately 8,000 employees
with major offices in the United States, Canada,
the United Kingdom, India and other locations. More
information can be found at www.intuit.com.
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