Anna Rante | Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Right and Keystone Group

Anna Rante is a Chartered Accountant, Registered Tax Agent, entrepreneur, and the founder and CEO of Right & Keystone Group and TaxEase360.ai.
Anna founded Right & Keystone Group in 2011 at the age of 23. What began as a mobile accounting and taxation service has since grown into a multidisciplinary national network spanning taxation, accounting, finance, real estate, and migration services, with more than 30 franchisees across Australia.
In 2024, Anna founded TaxEase360.ai to explore how artificial intelligence could improve collaboration between accountants and clients. The platform is being developed to reduce administrative friction, improve the collection and substantiation of financial information, and make professional support more accessible. One of its key innovations is an AI-powered digital twin that allows clients to engage with their accountant’s knowledge in a personalised and conversational way.

Her work focuses on humanising AI and ensuring that technology strengthens—not replaces—the knowledge, judgement, and relationships at the heart of professional services. She believes that as AI becomes widely available, the accountants who stand out will be those who combine technology with deeper insight, trust, and genuine human value. Anna holds an MBA from Melbourne Business School, completed the Program for Leadership Development at Harvard Business School, and studied Applied Data Science at MIT.

Her business, leadership, franchising, and technology achievements have received national and international recognition. She was named a Business Elite 40 Under 40 honouree in 2024 and was a 2024 Stevie Awards for Women in Business winner for Franchising. She was also recognised as a 2025 Stevie Awards finalist for Diversity and Inclusion and a 2026 Stevie Awards finalist in Innovation and Franchising categories.
Anna was named AI Innovator in Accounting Services at the 2026 AI Awards and was a CEO of the Year finalist at the Women in Finance Awards. She has also served as a judge for the Stevie Awards, contributing her experience in entrepreneurship, leadership, innovation, and business growth to the evaluation of other professionals and organisations.

Appearances:

Day 1 @ 13:30

Humanising AI in Accounting: How Digital Twins Are Redefining the Accountant–Client Relationship

Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how accounting firms operate, but its greatest value may not simply be in automating tasks. The bigger opportunity is to use AI to make professional knowledge more accessible, strengthen communication, and create a more responsive and personalised experience for clients.

Drawing on my experience building Right & Keystone Group into a multidisciplinary national network of more than 30 franchisees, I will explore the challenges accounting firms face when introducing new technology across multiple offices, practitioners, teams, and client communities. I will share how these real operational experiences led me to establish TaxEase360.ai and develop technology specifically around the needs of accountants and their clients.

The session will include the development of an AI digital twin that allows clients to interact with their accountant’s knowledge beyond traditional appointments and office hours. It will also explore how AI can help accounting networks create more consistent client experiences, make professional knowledge more accessible, support their practitioners, and scale without losing the human relationships that built their businesses.

Rather than asking whether AI will replace accountants, this session will explore a more important question: How can accountants use AI to become more valuable, trusted, and connected to their clients?

I will also discuss the practical realities of introducing AI into an established accounting network, including adoption, change management, data security, accuracy, professional responsibility, and the continuing importance of human judgement. The session will demonstrate how Right & Keystone Group and TaxEase360.ai bring together real accounting experience and emerging technology to help shape a more human, collaborative, and AI-enabled future for the profession.

Key areas covered

How AI is changing client expectations and the traditional accounting service model
Why AI should strengthen the accountant–client relationship rather than replace it
How AI digital twins can extend an accountant’s knowledge, accessibility, and client support
Practical lessons from developing TaxEase360.ai and introducing new technology across the Right & Keystone Group network
How AI can support consistency and scalability across a growing accounting network
The importance of accuracy, data security, professional oversight, and responsible AI implementation
How accounting firms can adopt AI without overwhelming their teams or clients
The human capabilities that will become even more valuable as AI becomes widely available
Why trust, judgement, empathy, contextual understanding, and relationships will remain central to the profession

Key audience takeaways

Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of how AI can be applied practically within an accounting firm—not only to improve efficiency, but also to strengthen collaboration, client engagement, and service delivery.

They will gain a framework for identifying where AI can add genuine value, where human oversight remains essential, and how firms can introduce emerging technology in a practical and responsible way. The session will also encourage accounting leaders to think beyond automation and consider how AI can help them scale their knowledge while preserving the trust and human relationships that differentiate their firms.

Anna Rante, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Right and Keystone Group