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Miles Education Hosts India’s First-Ever Public Accounting GCC Conclave (M-PACT), Cementing India’s Role as a Global Accounting Powerhouse

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BENGALURU, India, Dec. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Miles Education, the flagbearer of accountants, made history by hosting M-PACT: India’s First Public Accounting GCC (Global Capability Center) Conclave, on Dec 7, 2024. Bringing together over 500 participants from the Big 4, public accounting firms and academia, the event marked a pivotal moment in cementing India’s position as the driving force for public accounting across the globe.

M-PACT set the stage for bold, future-focused dialogues on the transformative forces reshaping the accounting profession: Talent, Technology, and Transformation. The event spotlighted India’s unmatched talent and groundbreaking innovations, paving the way for a new era of global accounting excellence.

Key Highlights

Scaling India’s Talent Pipeline

The conclave highlighted India’s critical role in building a future-ready workforce to lead the global accounting landscape. Working backwards from the huge shortage of accountants in the US, Miles has been instrumental in creating the CPA talent pipeline for public accounting GCCs in India, contributing billions of dollars in exports. To further enhance the global perception of India’s talent, Miles has integrated STEM into accounting education in the US and created a unique pathway for Indian accountants to work in the US.

The discussions underscored how Indian professionals are setting new benchmarks locally and globally. During the panel on Scaling Public Accounting GCCs in India, moderated by Varun Jain, CEO of Miles Education, industry leaders such as Chung Tham (EY GDS), Vishnu Patwari (BDO RISE), Karthick Venkatakrishnan (Eisner Amper), and Murali Balasubramanian (Sthirah) illuminated India’s transformative journey. Vishnu Patwari summed it up by saying, “India’s unique position allows us to integrate the best global practices and create capabilities the world has never seen.”

Technological Disruption in Accounting

The conclave showcased how cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, and dynamic business models are revolutionising accounting practices.

In the panel on AI, Analytics, and Technology in Accounting, Balaji Iyer, Managing Partner at Moss Adams, drove home the future vision: ‘Who wants to slog 60 hours during busy seasons when AI can redefine efficiency? The future is here, and technology is rewriting the rules.’ Moderated by Giridhar Rajgopa (Sentient Soutions), the panel included other luminaries, including Manish Bathija (BDO India), Prasad GVR (Sikich India), Shrenik Shah (Armanino), and Vijay Narayandas (BDO RISE), who shared actionable insights on embracing innovation to stay ahead globally.

Shaping a Future-Ready Workforce

A central theme was workforce transformation — bridging skill gaps and creating industry-ready professionals. The panel, moderated by Bhaskar Ranjan Das (Ex-Director at AICPA), discussed strategies for building talent pipelines that address skill shortages while preparing professionals to navigate a rapidly evolving global landscape.

Vikram P. Rao, Head of HR at Withum, emphasized the impact of Miles Education: “Miles Education is leading the way, ensuring students are guided with precision and armed with skills to dominate the future.” Panelists like Ashish Jalan (CohnReznick), Subramanian Ananthakrishnan (EY GDS), Vishal Agarwal (Citrin Cooperman), and Vikash Pipara (BDO RISE) further explored innovative strategies to nurture tomorrow’s leaders.

Bridging the gap between academia and industry

The conclave sought to address the critical need for stronger collaboration between academia and industry, aiming to create clear pathways for students to transition seamlessly into the workforce. By integrating global qualifications like CPA and CMA into university programs — an approach already championed by Miles Education — discussions explored how academic curricula can evolve to meet the ever-changing demands of the professional world.

Leaders from top universities participated in the discussions, emphasizing the need for innovative pedagogies to align academic training with the evolving demands of the accounting profession. Miles Education’s efforts in bridging this gap were widely acknowledged. Dr. Biju Toms (Christ University) remarked, “Thanks to Miles Education, we are integrating innovative pedagogies to meet industry demands.” Dr. Easwaran Iyer (Jain University) also commended their impact, noting, “Miles Education has been pivotal in bridging the gap between academia, industry, and professional bodies to enhance skilling opportunities.”

A Game-Changing Initiative: The PAGE Council

In a groundbreaking announcement, Miles Education unveiled the Public Accounting GCC Excellence (PAGE) Council. This leadership forum will unite GCCs, public accounting firms, and academic institutions to propel strategic initiatives, foster collaboration, and redefine public accounting for the 21st century.

A Vision for Global Excellence

M-PACT wasn’t just a milestone; it was a bold declaration of India’s intent to dominate global accounting. Delivering a keynote address, Badri Rao, Partner at KPMG GDC, set the tone for future success: “The mantra is simple: Learn. Innovate. Unlearn. Learn again. Innovate again. The cycle never stops.”

Varun Jain, CEO of Miles Education, made a powerful statement: “India is at the cusp of revolutionizing the global accounting profession. With our unmatched talent pool, technological expertise, and unparalleled work ethic, we are uniquely positioned to lead the transformation of public accounting. This is not just about addressing the global shortage of accountants — it’s about redefining the profession, setting new standards, and ensuring that accounting continues to power economies across the world. India’s time to lead is now.”

The Message is Clear: India’s Moment is Now

M-PACT reinforced India’s unstoppable rise as the global epicentre of accounting. As the event concluded, the energy was palpable — a shared determination to shape the future of public accounting, with innovation, talent, and technology leading the charge.

With M-PACT as the catalyst, Miles Education stands at the forefront of this revolution, committed to redefining what’s possible in global accounting.

About Miles Education

Miles Education stands as a global ed-tech leader, working backwards from industry shortages, skill gaps, and emerging opportunities to empower businesses and professionals across accounting, business, healthcare, and tech. By creating innovative pathways, Miles is building a robust talent ecosystem that sets talent up for success.

In accounting, Miles has built a talent pool of CPA and CMA candidates in India, driving billions in exports of accounting service exports. The company’s STEM-integrated Miles U.S. Pathway has empowered thousands of Indian accountants to lead as India’s talent ambassadors in the U.S. In healthcare, the company is advancing clinical process outsourcing to India and creating avenues for Indian and global healthcare professionals to work in the U.S.

In business education, Miles is redefining the traditional approach by seamlessly integrating real-world experience with academic learning. In technology, through a joint venture — Futurense Technologies — Miles is preparing Indian tech talent to lead and excel in the AI-driven era.

With a team of over 600 professionals, a network of 70,000+ alumni, partnerships with 100+ universities, and 600+ multinational corporations, Miles is achieving a CAGR of over 80%, distinguishing itself as one of India’s few profitable ed-tech companies.

For more information, visit www.mileseducation.com.

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CLARION SAFETY SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTS ISO 7010 SYMBOL UPDATE FOR NO ACCESS FOR UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS

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Clarion Safety Systems has implemented a sweeping change to designs containing the No Access symbol as reflected by the recent ISO 7010 standards updates

MILFORD, Pa., April 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Clarion Safety Systems, a leading manufacturer of safety labels, signs, and tags, has updated its safety communication offerings to include the newly registered ISO 7010 symbol for No Access for Unauthorized Persons. This update ensures that facility owners and equipment manufacturers have access to the most current, science based designs for restricting access to hazardous areas.

The refined symbol design has been updated to reflect the official ISO 7010 symbol reference number P080 to align with the latest International Organization for Standardization registration. The primary modification involves the placement of the red prohibition slash, which now overlaps the human figure rather than being positioned below it. This design shift is the result of rigorous comprehension testing conducted by ISO technical committees. The testing confirmed that placing the slash over the figure improves the speed and accuracy of a viewer’s recognition, which is critical for preventing unauthorized entry and reducing workplace accidents.

“Maintaining alignment with the latest ANSI and ISO standards is a fundamental part of our mission to help our customers communicate safety information effectively,” says Angela Lambert, the Chair of ANSI Z535.1 and Director of Standards Compliance at Clarion Safety Systems, “Our active leadership within the standards community allows us to implement these research based refinements as soon as they are ratified. This ensures our clients are using the most intuitive visual language available to protect their personnel and decrease liability exposure.”

Clarion Safety team members are deeply involved in the development of these standards, holding positions within the ANSI Z535 Committee, the U.S. Technical Advisory Group to ISO/TC 145, and the U.S. TAG to ISO/TC 283. This expertise is built into the updated No Access symbol collection, which is available in a variety of durable materials engineered for industrial environments.

The updated symbols are produced in a variety of formats for labels and signs, using long lasting materials rated for ultraviolet light, water, and chemical resistance. To support a seamless transition for its customers, Clarion Safety is offering complimentary consults for those interested in learning more about the changes and updated product libraries across the site.

These updated designs are essential for meeting the requirements of ISO 3864-2 and are encouraged under the ANSI Z535.4 standards. By adopting the current ISO 7010 registered symbols, organizations can improve hazard recognition among a multilingual workforce and maintain compliance with global safety expectations.

To learn more about other ISO and ANSI updates or to request a consultation regarding your safety labeling program, visit the Clarion Safety online Resource Center.

Contact Clarion Safety to learn more about the company’s industry experts and opportunities for collaboration on media and educational projects.

ABOUT CLARION SAFETY SYSTEMS
Clarion Safety Systems, LLC, is the leading designer and manufacturer of visual safety solutions that help customers in more than 180 industries worldwide to make their products and premises safer. Clarion Safety offers a full range of standard and custom products including machinery safety labels, environmental and facility safety signs, pipe and valve identification markings, lockout/tagout products, and safety-grade photoluminescent egress path-marking escape systems. The company also provides custom-printed industrial nameplates, labels, and metal identification solutions through its affiliated business, McLoone Metal Graphics, as well as turnkey machine safety and compliance solutions through  its affiliated businesses, Machine Safety Specialists and Arrow Industrial Solutions. Founded in 1990, Clarion Safety continues to play a leading role in the development and writing of international and national standards for safety signs, labels, and markings. It is headquartered at 190 Old Milford Road in Milford, PA, 18337, and online at http://www.clarionsafety.com.

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Palantir and AIP Specialist Firm, Vanyar, Launches

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Founded by enterprise technology leaders, Vanyar addresses a persistent gap between adopting platforms like Palantir and delivering measurable operational impact.

SYDNEY, April 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Vanyar launches today as a specialist firm focussed on Palantir Foundry and AIP. Its launch comes at a critical time in the market when enterprise AI transformation programmes are becoming slower, more complex and increasingly difficult to deliver. These initiatives, which often involve platforms like Palantir, continue to fall short for many companies wanting to get ahead.

Founded by seasoned enterprise technology experts, Vanyar provides top-tier advisory, build, AI agent development, and 24/7 platform support services to organisations across APAC and the Middle East, with their sights set on future global expansion. Led by a team of experts with decades of enterprise experience and deep Palantir expertise, the company offers a compelling value proposition for modern companies.

With the accelerated adoption of AI and rising demand for data-led insights, Vanyar’s timely launch meets demand for Palantir expertise head-on. Global system integrators are racing to build Palantir practices, investing in onboarding thousands of certified professionals. Yet, while the Palantir ecosystem is growing fast, very few specialist partners are focused on enabling organisations outside of government and defence to unlock value from the platform quickly and efficiently.

Uriah Jacobs, Co-Founder and CEO of Vanyar, said of the launch, “Over many years of building enterprise technology businesses, the same fundamental problem keeps emerging. Organisations know platforms like Palantir are powerful, but they struggle to successfully implement these initiatives and deliver real-world, tangible outcomes.

The large consultancies are expensive and slow. Palantir’s own services team is focused on their biggest accounts. There is a clear gap for a specialist firm that moves fast, keeps teams small, and delivers measurable results in mere weeks. That’s why Vanyar exists.”

Vanyar’s services span the full Palantir lifecycle: advisory and strategy to assess platform fit, Foundry ontology design and data pipeline engineering, AI agent development on AIP, 24/7 platform operations, and hands-on training bootcamps. The firm’s engagement model is designed for speed, with a typical path from discovery to delivery production in just weeks.

“The technology behind Palantir is extraordinary, but it takes real enterprise experience to make it work inside a large organisation,” said Rahul Garg, Co-Founder of Vanyar.

“We have built and scaled high velocity tech-services businesses before. We know what great service delivery looks like. Every person at Vanyar is here because they can ship production solutions, not because they look good on a bench sheet.”

Both founders bring proven track records of building and scaling specialist consulting businesses in the enterprise technology sector. Uriah Jacobs was the founding Managing Director APAC of Thirdera, which became the world’s largest pure-play ServiceNow consultancy and was acquired by Cognizant in 2024. He previously held senior roles at Cloud Sherpas (acquired by Accenture, 2015) and Accenture.

Rahul Garg co-founded CloudGo, a ServiceNow Elite Partner that was acquired by RGP in 2023 and is Singapore’s first ServiceNow Certified Master Architect. Together, the founders have a vision to solve complex problems with simple, data-led solutions.

About Vanyar: Vanyar is a Palantir Foundry and AIP specialist that helps organisations turn fragmented data into answers they can act on. Founded in 2025 and operating from Singapore, Australia, and the UAE, Vanyar provides advisory, build, AI agent development, platform operations, and training services. Visit vanyar.com.

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Wondershare Demonstrates AI-Powered Document Workflows with PDFelement at Microsoft AI Tour Hong Kong

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HONG KONG, April 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Wondershare, a global leader in digital productivity and creativity software, showcased its latest AI-powered solutions at the Microsoft AI Tour Hong Kong, highlighting how its flagship product, Wondershare PDFelement, integrates with Microsoft technologies to enable smarter, more secure, and more efficient document workflows for enterprises.

As Microsoft’s flagship global AI event, the Microsoft AI Tour brings together partners and industry leaders to explore how AI is transforming business operations. At the Hong Kong stop, Wondershare demonstrated its deep collaboration with Microsoft across key solution areas, showcasing how its product ecosystem aligns with Microsoft technologies to deliver integrated, end-to-end AI workflows.

At the center of the showcase was Wondershare PDFelement, an AI-powered, all-in-one PDF solution designed to streamline document-centric processes in enterprise environments. Through deep integration with the Microsoft ecosystem, PDFelement enables seamless interoperability with widely used applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, allowing users to convert PDFs into fully editable formats while preserving original layout and structure. With built-in Office plugins, users can also generate standardized PDFs directly within Microsoft applications. PDFelement further supports deployment in Microsoft Azure environments, enabling Single Sign-On (SSO) for streamlined access management, while maintaining compatibility with Microsoft Rights Management Services (RMS) to securely manage protected documents.

Beyond its ecosystem integration, PDFelement also introduces a suite of AI-powered capabilities to enhance productivity across document workflows. Smart Redact enables automatic detection and masking of over 70 types of sensitive data to support compliance requirements, while Professional AI Translation delivers accurate, industry-specific language output for cross-border collaboration. The Admin Console provides enterprise-grade centralized access and permission control, allowing IT teams to manage AI, cloud, and eSign features with real-time visibility into license usage. At the event, attendees can also experience a range of enhanced AI features, including AI Summarize, Chat with PDF, AI Translate, AI Detect and Rewrite, as well as AI Proofread, Voice, Explain, Grammar Check, and Mind Map Generation.

In addition to PDFelement, Wondershare also showcased how its broader product portfolio integrates with Microsoft technologies. EdrawMax offers full compatibility with Microsoft Visio through bidirectional .vsdx import and export, along with Office add-ins, OLE embedding, and data-driven diagram generation from Excel, while also featuring AI-powered capabilities such as the Edraw Agent, natural language-driven diagram generation, and text-to-diagram conversion across platforms. EdrawMind enables one-click conversion of mind maps into PowerPoint and supports intelligent analysis of Office documents to generate structured knowledge frameworks, alongside AI features including webpage summarization, node-based note generation, and AI-powered search. Filmora is optimized for the Windows AI PC ecosystem, leveraging on-device NPU acceleration for AI-powered video processing, supporting Windows on Arm, and enabling natural language interaction with RAG-based asset matching, while also incorporating AI Extend, AI Portrait, and Smart Cutout. Reelmate provides an AI-powered, agent-driven platform covering the full content production pipeline from generation to post-production for creating premium comic series.

Through live demonstrations, attendees were able to experience how Wondershare’s AI-powered solutions can be applied across real-world enterprise scenarios, from document processing and knowledge management to visual communication and content creation. The showcase attracted strong interest from professionals across industries such as finance, education, information technology, and telecommunications, particularly around capabilities related to document security, automation, and cross-language collaboration.

Wondershare’s participation in the Microsoft AI Tour Hong Kong highlights its continued commitment to advancing practical AI adoption through deep ecosystem integration. By combining AI capabilities with seamless compatibility across Microsoft technologies, Wondershare is helping enterprises build more secure, connected, and efficient workflows for the future.

About Wondershare:

Wondershare is a globally recognized software company founded in 2003, known for its innovative solutions in creativity and productivity. Driven by the mission “Creativity Simplified”, Wondershare offers a range of tools, including PDFelement for document management; EdrawMax, EdrawMind for diagraming, Filmora and SelfyzAI for video editing. With over 2 billion cumulative active users across all products and a presence in over 200 countries and regions, Wondershare empowers the next generation of creators with intuitive software and trendy creative resources, continually expanding the possibilities of creativity worldwide.

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