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As Xerocon London inches closer we got in touch with some of last year’s award winners to talk everything Xerocon and why they continue to go year after year. Stacey is a Chartered Accountant at Old Mill.

After 10 years working 24/7 in their bookkeeping business, husband and wife team John and Lorelle Dyke were close to a burn out. Something had to change. So, they bought a camper trailer 12 months ago and headed into the Australian bush in search of inspiration.

As Xerocon London inches closer we got in touch with some of last year’s award winners to talk everything Xerocon and why they continue to go year after year. Nathan is partner at MHA Carpenter Box.

To sign off an amazing two days in Melbourne, we announced the winners of our annual Xerocon awards. These awards recognise excellence across the bookkeeping and accounting industries. With the growth of the Xero network to more than 100,000 advisers globally, this was the most hotly contested year to date for the accountants, bookkeepers and app partners competing to take home one of the industry-leading awards.

We’ve added Xero’s most flexible report to Report Templates. The Account Transactions report opens a world of possibilities for the management accounts you prepare for your clients. You can configure the Account Transactions report in an absolute multitude of ways.

Last week, Xero was part of Accountex USA, an accounting technology conference. It educates accounting professionals on the landscape ahead for their practices. One of the best things about conferences is the ability to connect with the community, as well as the fantastic takeaways that can help you build a game plan for the year ahead.

Artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly, but the technology will require human interaction to truly excel in the coming decades, said an AI panel assembled at Xerocon in Melbourne. “We know the technology will take us to an interesting place, and quickly,” said Xero CEO Rod Drury at Xerocon.” What we need to do is not passively accept the role that humans will play but actively design the role we want to have.

Our decision to become a Xero partner six years ago came about because of clients approaching us to make the move to Xero. They understood that the software was revolutionary and would offered endless possibilities to their business.

Can you attribute your accounting “aha moment” to a goat cheese salad? His epiphany might be unique, but for Xero’s US Midwest Ambassador, Ryan Watson, his journey to the cloud might sound more familiar than you may think.