Carla McCall to Keynote LC Vista Community Summit

Ready to level up learning and compliance at your firm? AAFCPAs’ Managing Partner Carla McCall, CPA, CGMA will serve as keynote speaker at the LC Vista Community Summit in Dallas this spring. The event brings together talent management, learning and development, and operations leaders from the U.S. top 200 CPA firms.

Carla’s keynote, How Talent Management and L&D Strengthen the Profession, examines how learning and development has moved from a support function to a strategic priority. She will discuss how L&D contributes to firm growth, strengthens culture, and supports long-term competitiveness as technology, firm structures, and client expectations continue to change. As immediate past chair of the AICPA, Carla will also provide a timely professional issues update.

The session will outline how L&D has evolved, why talent leaders should advocate for a seat at the strategy table, and how learning initiatives align with broader firm goals. Carla will also address the role L&D plays in building advisory readiness, supporting quality and innovation, and helping firms lead teams through ongoing change.

Attendees will leave with a clearer view of the competencies shaping the next generation of accounting and finance professionals along with practical ways to communicate the business value of L&D and talent strategy. The keynote offers a candid, people-first look at how firms may strengthen performance and resilience through continuous learning, a growth mindset, and intentional leadership.