Emerging Technologies Conference (E2010320)

Mark is a senior manager at Withum and an active member of the firm's Technology and Emerging Growth Services Group. He is also the team leader for their Digital Currency and Blockchain Technology group, providing audit, tax and advisory services to clients within the industry.

Greg Fritsky is the National Director of Robotics, AI and Data Analytics within Process, Risk, and Technology Solutions (PRTS). He has over 25 years of consulting, technology, and internal audit experience. Greg serves as the robotics and intelligent automation leader internally and externally. He works with clients to enhance their business performance, making complex and challenging business processes into reliable and efficient activities.

Prior to joining the firm, Greg was the Director of Process Transformation for a technology company focused on robotics process automation (RPA) software, and served as the company's intelligent automation thought leader for the North American market evangelizing robotics process automation, artificial intelligence and data analytics. As a financial process thought leader who combines deep understanding of business process technology with experience as a Big 4 auditor and financial accountant, he now works closely with client executives and senior leadership of leading organizations to provide insight and recommendations to achieve measurable results.

Greg is an industry thought leader and frequent speaker at events. He has presented on various topics, including digital transformation of accounting, enhancing governance and controls with robotics, new accounting skills and digital auditing and intelligent automation.

Jesse M. Herschbein, CPA, CGMA, is the owner of Ascend Accounting Advisory, LLC. He is a New Jersey CPA with more than 25 years of combined public and private accounting experience. Jesse is a member of the AICPA and NJCPA and is currently chairman of the NJCPA's Volunteer Relations Council, a director of the NJCPA Passaic County Chapter and is a past member of their Board of Trustees. He has spoken on behalf of the accounting profession to various audiences at local high schools and universities and has contributed to articles in NJBIZ magazine. Jesse received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from William Paterson College.

Karolis is a Manager at WilkinGuttenplan, focusing on real estate taxation and planning, transactional planning, business valuations, litigation support and technology implementation. His range of focus areas allows him to contribute unique professional expertise to a variety of problems. Karolis is the chair of the firm’s Innovation Council and has overseen multiple automation projects.

Sean is an expert and sought-after speaker, focusing on the intersection of financial services, blockchain and cryptocurrencies. He is a regular contributor to IBM’s Blockchain Unleashed website, analyzing applications for blockchain technology on business at large, as well as being a regular expert guest on China Global TV Network discussing blockchain and related applications. Sean is a member of the Advisory Board for the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance, which coordinates with the AICPA in developing standards and reporting frameworks in this emerging area. Sean continuously works with, and consults for, the AICPA and several professional training organizations in the creation and delivery of blockchain and cryptocurrency related content. He is currently under contract to publish two books focusing on blockchain applications for financial services and other industry sectors. Sean is the host of the NJCPA TechTalk Podcast, a past leader of the NJCPA Emerging Technologies Interest Group and a member of the NJCPA Board of Trustees. He is a professor at the City University of New York - Lehman College.