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CCAB Ethical Leadership Podcast

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Ethical leadership isn't a destination, it's an ongoing conversation. The CCAB Ethical Leadership Podcast brings together leading voices from across the accounting and finance profession to explore the complex ethical challenges facing today's business leaders. Hosted by Tom Parker, each episode draws on the expertise of senior practitioners, academics, policymakers, and specialists to examine the real-world decisions that test our professional principles, from the rise of artificial intelligence and the risks of data misuse, to the human dimensions of organisational culture and the responsibi...

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Black Box Blues - When Nobody Can Explain the Numbers 09.07.2026 10:43

'The AI identified them as anomalous' is not an explanation. It is just saying the same thing again. In this episode, AI hosts Alex and Sam tackle the black box problem: what happens when AI produces findings that nobody in the room can explain. At a mid-sized audit firm, an impressive AI audit platform flags transactions as high risk, but the engagement team cannot tell the client why,...

Should You Trust a Bot With the Big Decisions? 02.07.2026 11:28

A confession to start the series: your hosts are not human. Alex and Sam are AI voices, and this entire podcast was created using AI. Fitting, really, for a series about the ethics of artificial intelligence in the Chartered Accountancy profession. In this opening episode, Alex and Sam ask how much you should trust AI when the stakes are really high. First, a CFO under deadline pressure turns to a...

How will AI reshape culture? 18.03.2026 31:28

In the second episode of the CCAB Ethical Leadership Podcast’s AI special, experts from across the accountancy profession discuss how AI could influence workplace culture, leadership, and professional development. AI has the potential to be both a positive and negative force on culture, and could impact multiple aspects of how we work together. Tom Parker brings in experts from across the accounta...

Can we use AI ethically? 15.03.2026 34:17

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the world of finance and accountancy. But as organisations explore its potential, an equally important question arises: can AI be used ethically? From data privacy issues to bias and hallucination, artificial intelligence poses a lot of difficult questions for accountants and business leaders. Is it even possible to use AI ethically? How do we mitiga...