From Milan's accountants and accounting experts a compass to understand the evolution of the profession

The apprenticeship was recognised as an essential training step, but there was also a perception of a delicate balance between time required, initial income and the possibility of maintaining a long course without it becoming an obstacle.

In essence, the request was to understand how to go through that phase realistically, without unreasonable expectations but also without resignation.

The third theme touched on artificial intelligence and the uncertainty over the fate of some traditional activities.

Some speakers expressed the fear that automation will reduce the work space on tasks that are central today, with effects on stability in the medium term. The question was posed in operational terms: what will really change in tasks, and where will the responsibility of the professional remain when a share of processes can be carried out by automated tools.

The President and Vice-President responded by acknowledging, without diminishing them, the difficulties of the start-up and the commitment required (as with any successful career path), but also insisted that the profession is never monotonous, from the outset it is a source of stimulation and opportunities for growth and, over time, represents a solid and satisfying path.

On the technological side, they proposed a less defensive reading: automation can relieve repetitive and routine tasks, freeing up time for value-added consultancy activities, for interpretation and for accompanying clients' decisions, which remain at the heart of professional activity.

Within this framework, it was reaffirmed that what continues to make the difference is the human component of the work: the ability to understand the context, take responsibility, exercise judgement and build a relationship of trust with the client, especially when it comes to critical and non-standardisable choices.

What held the questions together, in the end, was the search for a compass rather than reassurance.

The meeting returned a realistic picture, in which initial fatigue and technological change are not denied, but placed within a transformation that pushes the profession towards activities with a greater consultancy content, where the quality of evaluations and the ability to guide complex decisions count."