In order to thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, CPAs, Finance and Accounting Professionals will be challenged in both what and how they learn. This presentation covers extensive research by the Business Learning Institute, an affiliate of the Maryland Association of CPAs over three years and included the surveying of thousands of CPAs and finance professionals all over the globe to determine way to becoming #FutureReady. The key findings show seven critical competencies as follows: 1. Anticipating and Serving Evolving Needs 2. Strategic & Critical Thinking 3. Collaboration and Integration 4. Leadership 5. Communication 6. Tech-savvy and Data Analytics 7. Functional and Domain Expertise These form a T-shaped professional with the fist five competencies spread horizontally across the top of the 'T' representing 'boundary-crossing' skills on top of the vertical part which has the deep domain knowledge of accounting, tax, and industry specialization along with the tech and data expertise. You can find out more at www.blionline.org