ACN - Conference and earnings call announcements

Milburn to Help Scale Nation's Most Reliable EV Charging Network through Hypergrowth EVPassport, the most reliable EV charging network in the United States, has appointed Mike Milburn to its Board of Directors. Milburn previously served as the Chief Customer Officer at Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) and brings over 20 years of experience in leadership positions specializing in SaaS, growth, and innovation. As an Independent Board Director, Milburn will support the company's ability to scale operations to fuel the next phase of hypergrowth. The appointment comes at a time of rapid growth for EVPassport. In October 2023, the company received a $200 million investment to accelerate the build-

Companies that lead in disability inclusion drive more revenue, net income and profit, according to a new research report from Accenture (NYSE:ACN) in partnership with Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD). This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231127627438/en/Companies that lead in disability inclusion drive more revenue, net income and profit, according to a new research report from Accenture in partnership with Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD). (Graphic: Business Wire) Building on the 2018 landmark report on disability inclusion at w

Brazilian company is first Accenture Ventures "Project Spotlight" investment in Latin America Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has made a strategic investment through Accenture Ventures in Parfin, a leading provider of responsible, compliant Web3 infrastructure services to financial institutions in Latin America. Founded in 2019, with headquarters in London and Rio de Janeiro, Parfin offers digital asset custody, trading, tokenization and management tools to some of Latin America's largest financial institutions. Accenture's investment in Parfin marks its first Accenture Ventures "Project Spotlight" investment in Latin America. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: http

SecurityBridge partners with Accenture to host a webinar aimed at helping attendees survive an SAP security audit. The webinar is particularly relevant given the recent surge in attention to SAP security from auditors, and will equip attendees with valuable insights into SAP security baselines and how to enhance their security posture. NEW YORK, May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- SecurityBridge, a leading global provider of SAP security solutions, has announced a new webinar presented with panelists from global professional services company Accenture (NYSE:ACN) focusing on surviving an SAP security audit. With the recent increase in attention to SAP security from auditors, this webinar will p

Company also welcomes Tom Sullivan as new Editor-in-Chief, highlighting continued momentum this year League, the leader in healthcare platform technology, today announced Malcolm Gladwell will serve as the keynote speaker at League Connect 2023 and participate in a conversation with author and colleague David Epstein. League Connect convenes the most innovative healthcare and technology leaders and out-of-industry consumer experience experts. The one-day live streamed event on February 9, 2023 will be filled with sessions focused on strategy, action and the evolution of partnerships in the era of digital health. Participants will learn from speakers at Highmark Health, Google, Moderna, Ub

Program founded by Accenture and Partnership Fund for New York City seeks companies with tech solutions in areas such as the metaverse, digital assets, payments and sustainability Applications are now being accepted for the FinTech Innovation Lab New York, a 12-week program co-founded by Accenture (NYSE:ACN) and the Partnership Fund for New York City that helps early- and growth-stage financial technology companies accelerate product and business development through collaboration with top financial services and venture capital firms. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221026005185/en/ The FinTech Innovation Lab is de

Four leading industrial clusters in the Netherlands, Belgium and the U.S. today announced they are working together with the World Economic Forum to reduce their carbon emissions faster through the "Transitioning Industrial Clusters towards Net Zero" initiative. The World Economic Forum is collaborating with Accenture (NYSE:ACN) and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) on this initiative. Launched at COP26 November 2021, the initiative aims to accelerate the decarbonization of hard-to-abate industrial sectors, while maximizing job creation and economic competitiveness. The approach focuses on building cross-industry and cross-cluster partnerships to better implement low-carbon tech

Winning proposal from New York University, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and Baruch College students focused on expanding community and digital engagement channels A team of undergraduate students – Ashley Ho and Julia Pepper from New York University, Kaiji Uno from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Polina Yakubova from Baruch College – has won the annual U.S. Accenture Innovation Challenge. This year's nonprofit partner is the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF), providing opportunities and support to people with physical challenges so they can pursue active lifestyles through physical fitness and competitive athletics. This press release features multimedia. V

The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) announced today that it has launched a new platform for upskilling the telecoms industry — ‘TIP Academy.' The platform was developed in collaboration with Accenture. TIP participants have expressed the need for an industry-led, operator and vendor neutral training service, designed to address a global skills and resource shortage in the telecom industry — creating a workforce which is more digitally fluent and better able to participate in or lead on the solution design, development, testing, and deployment of open and disaggregated network solutions. Moreover, research has found that companies with a digitally fluent workforce lead their peers in revenue gr

Sequel to bestselling "Human + Machine" delivers a new playbook for driving growth and value by applying technology across human dimensions of trust, experience, talent and sustainability Technology innovation continues to accelerate exponentially and become more deeply linked with human capabilities. As a result, technology solutions are empowering humans in unprecedented ways. A new book shows that in order to achieve success in today's "radically human" era, business leaders must adopt a bold new strategic framework that challenges previous assumptions, and focuses on the human issues of trust, experience, talent and sustainability. Those who master these core business differentiators w

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in Strivr, a leading provider of virtual reality-based, immersive learning and training solutions for enterprises. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220419005058/en/Accenture has made an investment, through Accenture Ventures, in Strivr.(Photo: BusinessWire) Based in Santa Clara, California, Strivr has trained more than one million workers at some of the world's largest companies using its proven, proprietary immersive learning platform. Strivr's VR training platform helps enterprises increase the efficiency and efficacy of their employ

Leading financial services firms to mentor financial technology entrepreneurs whose solutions address key industry themes, including sustainability and cryptocurrencies Ten emerging technology companies have been selected to participate in the 2022 FinTech Innovation Lab New York, a 12-week program founded and run by Accenture (NYSE:ACN) and the Partnership Fund for New York City that helps early- and growth-stage fintechs accelerate product and business development through in-depth engagement with top financial services and venture capital executives. This year's participants, selected from nearly 200 applicants globally, are focused on some of the industry's most important issues, inclu

Energy technology company Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) is collaborating with C3 AI (NYSE:AI), Accenture (NYSE:ACN) and Microsoft on industrial asset management (IAM) solutions for clients in the energy and industrial sectors. The collaboration will focus on creating and deploying Baker Hughes IAM solutions that use digital technologies to help improve the safety, efficiency, and emissions profile of industrial machines, field equipment, and other physical assets. Applying their individual strengths, the four companies will collaborate on Baker Hughes IAM capabilities that help optimize plant equipment, operational processes, and business operations through improved uptime, increased operation

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in Talespin, a spatial computing company focused on workforce talent development and skills mobility. Talespin's platform delivers XR-based learning and training applications, mixed reality job aides to support employee job performance and a new skills-based approach to work and productivity. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220217005274/en/Accenture Invests in XR-based Immersive Learning Startup Talespin (Photo: Business Wire) The World Economic Forum projects that by 2030, over one billion workers will have needed to reskill, as the

Pharma executives cite supply chain visibility as critical solution to alleviating product loss and security concerns, while one-third are dissatisfied with current solutions CHICAGO, Dec. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- While approximately half of pharmaceutical organizations have already deployed visibility technology to track raw materials and to better plan their manufacturing, many are dissatisfied with the capabilities of their current solutions. As a result, more than nine in 10 executives plan to implement a more robust digital supply chain visibility (SCV) solution over the next 12 months. That's according to "The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: Closing the Visibility Gap," a new repor

Program founded by Accenture and Partnership Fund for New York City seeks companies using innovative technologies in major areas such as cyber-tech, blockchain, analytics, future of work and sustainability Applications are now being accepted for the FinTech Innovation Lab New York, a 12-week program co-founded by Accenture (NYSE:ACN) and the Partnership Fund for New York City that helps early- and growth-stage financial technology companies accelerate product and business development through in-depth collaboration with top financial services and venture capital firms. The FinTech Innovation Lab is designed for entrepreneurs developing disruptive enterprise technologies for the financial s

The first customer in France to use Sustainability Cloud, the platform analyzes the greenhouse gas emissions of ISDI's Paris training center and its visitors ISDI, a Salesforce-approved global training organization, has collaborated with Salesforce and Accenture (NYSE:ACN) to help analyze its carbon footprint and reduce its impact on the environment with Salesforce Sustainability Cloud. The data-driven insights on greenhouse gas emissions provided by the platform have helped ISDI implement a comprehensive sustainability policy that also raises awareness among the Salesforce community and the trailblazers visiting its centers. This press release features multimedia. View the full release he

New Science is expected to deliver 81 percent of industry revenue growth between 2021 and 2026 Biopharma companies should streamline treatment discovery, development and commercialization and share the value with customers The adoption of New Science – a unique combination of the best in science and health technology that address significant unmet patient needs – is delivering more precise and effective treatments, but often at a higher price tag, according to new research from Accenture (NYSE:ACN). This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210601005036/en/ New Science is Accenture's global analysis of regulated scienti

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ten emerging technology companies have been selected to participate in the 2021 FinTech Innovation Lab New York, a 12-week program founded by Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and the Partnership Fund for New York City that helps early- and growth-stage enterprise tech companies accelerate product and business development through in-depth engagement with top financial services and venture capital executives. This year’s participants, selected from more than 200 applications across the globe, are helping financial institutions address key societal challenges, including managing climate risk, operating more sustainably, and developing improved digital products for cu