2026 Year-End CPE Seminar at Frazier Hall – Bellarmine University – Louisville, KY

You are invited to the 2026 Year-End CPE Seminar, hosted by the Rubel School of Business Accounting Program at Bellarmine University.

Join us for a full day of professional learning and networking, featuring timely insights on tax policy, technical accounting, financial markets, ethics, financial crime, tax strategies, and artificial intelligence—including the growing impact of AI on the accounting profession.

Breakfast, lunch, and evening appetizers and cocktails are included.

Event Details

Date: Monday, December 14, 2026

Time: Registration 7:30 a.m. | Program begins at 8:30 a.m.

Location: Bellarmine University, Frazier Hall2001 Newburg Road, Louisville, KY 40205.

Free parking provided

Program Schedule

8:30–10:00 a.m. – Tax Policy Update

10:00–10:15 a.m. – Coffee Break

10:15–11:30 a.m. – Technical Accounting Update

11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m. – Lunch: Guide to the Markets

1:00–3:00 p.m. – Concurrent Sessions

ROOM 1 (At Frazier Hall)

1:00–3:00 p.m. | Ethics & AI (2 hrs.) Generative AI Governance

ROOM 2 (Second floor)

1:00–2:00 p.m. | Financial Crime (1 hr.) Dismantling Fraud Networks and Holding People Accountable

2:00–3:00 p.m. | AI (1 hr.) The Convergence of AI, Frankenstein’s Monster, and Harry Potter

3:00–4:10 p.m. – General Session- (At Frazier Hall)

Tax Strategies (1 hr.)

4:30–6:00 p.m. – Cocktail HourAppetizers & Drinks

Please share this invitation with your colleagues and other business professionals who may be interested.

All net proceeds will benefit Bellarmine University Accounting students through scholarships awarded by the Accounting Department.

Breakfast, lunch, and evening appetizers and cocktails are included.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Corporate sponsorship opportunities are available for organizations interested in supporting the CPE Seminar and Bellarmine University Accounting students.

For sponsorship information, please contact:

Mark Sanders

Raymond J. Treece Endowed Chair – Accounting

Bellarmine University - msanders2@bellarmine.edu

Accounting Faculty: Brit Eiden, Andrew Hamilton, Alisha M. Harper, & Mark Sanders.