27th Annual Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Seminar for CPAs

October 30, 2026

This year’s agenda:

  • Ethics and AI Governance
    Larry Burke, Assistant Professor of Accounting, Elon University
  • Technical Accounting Update
    Wesley Sweigart, CPA, Assurance Manager & Dave McLaughlin, Managing Director (Financial Consulting), RSMRSM US LLP
  • Practical Applications: Claude
    Adam Aiken, Wesley R. Elingburg Professor in Business and Professor of Finance, Elon University
  • Current Considerations for AI
    Kevin Lange, Senior Manager, EY
  • AI’s Impact on Cybersecurity
    John Wimmer Jr., Assistant Teaching Professor of Management Information Systems, Elon University
  • Tax Update
    David Stark, Managing Director, Tax, KPMG US
  • Economics Update
    Devon Hawkins, Assistant Teaching Professor of Economics, Elon University
  • Microsoft Excel in the Age of AI
    Lakeisha Vance, Assistant Teaching Professor of Business Analytics, Elon University

Seminar Speakers

Portrait of Kevin Lange

Kevin Lange, Senior Manager (Finance Consulting), EY

Kevin Lange is a Senior Manager in the Business Consulting practice of EY. He is an experienced program manager who leads finance transformations in the Industrial Products sector, delivering a wide range of services and strategic initiatives.

Prior to EY, Kevin earned his MBA from the University of Notre Dame, where he graduated with honors. He also holds a CPA license (Florida) and a Six Sigma Green Belt designation, among other professional licenses and certifications.

Portrait of Dave McLaughlin

Dave McLaughlin, Managing Director (Financial Consulting), RSM

Portrait of David Stark

David Stark, Partner (Tax), KPMG

David is a Tax Partner in KPMG’s Winston-Salem office. He leads the KPMG Development and Exempt Organizations (DEO) national Compliance Service Line and the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Business units. He also serves as the partner liaison to the DEO Washington National Tax group and the DEO Training and Development committee.

Portrait of Wesley Sweigart

Wesley Sweigart, Assurance Manager, RSM

Hosted by Elon University’s Department of Accounting in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business

If you have questions or want to be added to the CPE email list, please contact Catherine Chiang at cchiang@elon.edu.