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An accountant opens a client's file and just knows something's off — before a single number flags it. She can't say exactly how. That instinct is the most valuable thing in the firm, and the hardest to hand to software.
Across town, an engineer ships a tool to "automate accounting" — and it misses everything that matters, because nobody told it what she actually looks for.
Two halves of the same problem. For Session #4, Practical Playbooks Club puts them in the same room to work through four honest questions — where the industry is heading, what AI can and cannot do for it, and what the people in it should become. No hype, no demo, no sales.
Who this is for

  • accountants / finance professionals curious or worried about where AI is taking their work
  • engineers / builders who want real industry problems, not toy demos
  • anyone close to a real workflow who wants to compare notes across the domain and tech line

What you'll walk away with

  • a hype-free read on what AI can (and cannot) do in accounting
  • notes compared with peers on what's actually working
  • AI engineers answering your real questions, live
  • a one-page map of where accounting is heading with AI, to take home

Format

  1. Short opening frame (10 min)
  2. Small-group discussion — mixed tables of accountants + engineers, so everyone speaks
  3. Whole-room discussion on the strongest threads, with core takeaways at the end

Bring 2 examples:

  1. One task you wish AI would just do for you — and how you handle it today.
  2. One moment you just knew something was off before you could explain why — the gut-call AI can't replicate.

Room rules: no pitches, no sales — pure discussion; challenge the idea, not the person; clashing views welcome; come to contribute, not just to watch.
📅 Thursday, August 20, 2026
⏰ RSVP by Sunday, August 17
🕕 6:00 – 7:30 PM
🍕 $5 at the door (pizza included)
📍 Perth CBD
Exact venue details will only be shared with approved guests.
To join, you must register on Luma for approval:
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Practical Playbooks Club — a Perth community for engineers, builders, and practitioners who share what actually works.

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