CONFIRMED ATTENDEES

The Year of Separation: Will Your Accounting Firm Scale or Stall?

The UK accounting landscape is undergoing its most radical shift in decades. The gap between firms that are simply “busy” and those becoming “institutional grade” is widening. QXcelerate London 2026 brings together the architects of this transformation – from Private Equity and Investment Banking to Global Operations and Digital Strategy – to provide a blueprint for the future. This isn’t a news update; it’s an evening of peer-level clarity on the trade-offs you can no longer avoid.

Join more than 100 senior leaders from leading accounting firms and private equity groups for an invitation-only evening focused on how firms are evolving operationally, strategically, and structurally today.

Secure Your Spot

QXcelerate is a senior peer forum focused on decision-makers and leaders in firms who are actually considering right now the challenges & opportunities around talent, technology, operating models & capital.

Rob Brown

Founder, Accounting Voices

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100+

leaders from Top 300 Accounting Firms

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focused panels on Talent, Tech, and Private Equity

Unlimited

opportunities to connect with the profession’s most influential voices

PANEL SESSIONS

With sessions led by experts, advisors and firm leaders who have built and transformed firms, this 4 hour Insights evening delivers strategies you can put into action immediately.

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The Engine Room:

Talent, Tech, and New Operating Models

How firms transform through integrated GCCs, centralized governance, and Tech & AI-driven operating delivery models.

Analysing how the UK recruitment gap is forcing a redesign of traditional roles to support a tech-forward, distributed workforce and how this strategy directly influences a firm’s market valuation through the M&A-talent nexus
How offshoring and Outsourcing 3.0 continue to play a role, while mid-to-large firms are increasingly formalising delivery through dedicated, global capability models aligned to long-term strategy
Why the traditional ‘triangle’ leverage model is failing and how the ‘diamond’ model, leveraging AI and automation at the base, is the new standard for survival
Implementing AI governance (ISO 42001) and robust workflows to ensure delivery doesn’t depend on single individuals or legacy manual processes
Integrating digital technology and service design to move from traditional compliance to a proactive, data-led client experience
Moving beyond service efficiency to use high-quality service data as a driver for proactive digital client advisory services

The Fuel:

Capital, Investment, and Leadership Transformation

How modern firms balance private equity investment and tech-driven valuations with cultural integrity and evolving client demands

The wave of M&A and what it means for mid-tier and Top 200 firms
Why the highest bidder is often the wrong fit; prioritizing long-term vision and cultural synergy to protect the firm’s legacy
Why global capital views tech-enabled professional services as a high-growth asset class and what international investors look for in a “platform” firm
How to leverage outside capital to fund AI and ESG infrastructure without eroding a firm’s commitment to purpose-led growth
Moving from a traditional partnership to a C-Suite led corporate structure capable of managing the complexities of rapid M&A and institutional backing
Meeting the modern client’s demand for transparency, speed, and real-time value in a hyper-consolidated and competitive market

Rob Brown (Chair)

Founder, Accounting Voices

As Chair of QXcelerate, Rob Brown brings strategic leadership, clarity, and momentum to the programme. He is set to drive high-impact conversations that connect redesigning, growth, technology and the future of accounting profession.