Metaverse for Accountants

Date: 6/10/2025
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
CPE Credit: 2 hours

Course Description:

This course provides a concise overview and non-technical explanation of the Metaverse. This is an ecosystem of immersive digital environments and creative reality simulations where people do everything they do in real life -- only in digital space. While the concept is still evolving, corporate leaders are calling it the biggest opportunity for modern business since the creation of the Internet. You’ll walk away with a foundational understanding of key Metaverse concepts and how to prepare for this new technology frontier. You’ll also discover how this emerging virtual dimension is on course to fundamentally transform society, the global economy, the accounting profession, and even reality itself.

Topics Covered:

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:

● What is the Metaverse?

● A Brief History of the Metaverse from Web 1.0 to 2.0 to 3.0

● Key Social, Economic and Technology Forces Driving the Metaverse

● Metaverse Case Studies from Around the World

● The Economic Impact of the Metaverse: Leading Forecasts

● The Enterprise Metaverse

● How the Metaverse will Impact the Accounting Profession

Learning Objectives:

● Define the Metaverse and how it differs from previous generations of the Internet

● Identify at least 10 social and technology forces that are driving the development of the Metaverse

● List at least 20 Metaverse case studies and success stories

● Describe at least three ways the enterprise Metaverse is different than the consumer Metaverse

● Explain at least 12 ways the Metaverse will impact the accounting profession