GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – President Irfaan Ali has urged accountants across the Caribbean to embrace artificial intelligence (AI), adapt to changing economic conditions and take on broader roles in policy analysis, strategic planning and data-driven decision-making if the profession is to remain relevant.

Addressing the opening of the 43rd Annual Conference of the Inter-American Accounting Association (ICAC) on Friday, Ali told more than 300 delegates that the profession is operating at a defining moment as businesses face increasing pressure to manage costs, improve efficiency and make faster decisions.

“Professions around the world are changing because of systems…we have to decide whether people drive systems or the system is driving people,” the president said.