2026 BDO ALLIANCE USA CONFERENCE

Fontainebleau Las Vegas

The cost to attend is $250/person (not including personal travel and lodging) for BDO Alliance USA firms and BDO USA invitees.

The cost for BDO Global Member Firm attendees is $1,250/person.

Registration will open on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 12:00 pm ET. It will close when all available spots have been filled, or on April 7 – whichever is earlier. While there is no limit on how many attendees your firm can send, we ask that you email [email protected] if you plan on sending a large contingent (15+ attendees) so we can discuss a registration plan.

Registrants will need a voucher code to sign up. That code will be distributed to BDO Alliance USA Members on Monday, December 22 and repeated again on Monday, January 5 to your firm’s EVOLVE contact(s). If you don’t have an EVOLVE contact assigned, it will be sent to Main and CPE contacts.

Please read the section about changing or swapping attendees later. We recommend carefully planning your delegation prior to registering.

BRN Firms: With extended exhibiting hours this year, we will no longer have a one-night/'tradeshow-only' pass, as in prior years. All of your delegates, whether attending the conference or staffing your table/exhibit space, will need to sign up as full attendees.

The registration site allows you to register more than one person at a time. When you reach the Summary page, click “Add Another Attendee” before checking out. That will take you back to the starting page, where you can add more people. When done adding, advance to the Payment page to pay for all attendees together on one credit card.

No, we will not maintain a waitlist after registration closes.

No. Splitting or sharing registrations cannot be accommodated. Everyone registering will be signing up to attend the FULL conference.

You will receive a registration confirmation email within minutes after you successfully submit your registration, which includes your Confirmation Number for the conference. This number can be used later to make any modifications to your registration record, while registration is still open.

The registration confirmation will be coming from “BDO Conferences” at conferences @training.bdo.com and titled “Registration Confirmed – 2026 EVOLVE Conference.” (Please note this mailbox is not monitored for messages or replies.) If you did not receive the email, check your clutter, spam and/or quarantine folders. You can also email [email protected] to request your Confirmation Number again.

All changes to course selections, arrival and departure dates, etc. should be made on the registration site (if registration is still open). As noted above, your Confirmation Number will allow you to log in and make those changes by modifying your registration. After registration closes, please submit changes via this form.

Attendees must stay in our room block; the only exception is for those attendees who live in the Greater Las Vegas area. Rooms are to be booked as part of the EVOLVE conference registration process; please do not book a room via another method as that reservation won’t count towards our room block. The room rate at the Fontainebleau is $299/night + taxes and resort fees

You will input your arrival and departure dates on our site and BDO will make the reservation on your behalf. If you plan on sharing a room with another attendee, please follow the instructions once you get to the Lodging section of the registration site on how to do that. Room payments will be made to the hotel directly by you when you arrive. If you do not book a room during our registration process, we will be reaching out to you to do so. Attendees who live outside of Las Vegas and who decline to book a room in our block will face a fee equal to two nights’ lodging ($598).

You will not be receiving a confirmation email/number from the Fontainebleau. Rather, you will receive a lodging confirmation email from BDO about a month before the conference begins, confirming your arrival and departure dates.

Need to make changes to your dates? Changes to lodging needs should be done on the registration site, while the site is still open (use your Confirmation Number to log in and make the changes). If registration has closed and you have a late lodging change, please submit those details on the form page (choose “Lodging”).

Questions about lodging and hotel rooms can be submitted via this form page (choose “Lodging”).

Changes to attendees (i.e., “swaps,” where one person takes the place of another) can only be made through Wednesday, April 8 by 12:00 pm ET. After that, no name changes or swaps will be allowed; only cancellations will be accepted with applicable fees as noted below. If your firm’s original registrant(s) can no longer attend, they cannot be substituted after April 8; they will just need to be cancelled.

To swap an attendee before April 8:

1. Visit this form page and choose “Attendee Change” to notify BDO of the change in attendees, noting both names and emails of the swapping attendees.
2. The new attendee must register for the conference on the same day the notification is made. The new attendee will pay their registration fee as part of the registration process, and the cancelling attendee will subsequently get a refund. We cannot hold funds for attendee swaps.

If you need to cancel your registration, please note the instructions below. Failure to complete all required steps may result in your firm being assessed charges.

Cancellations from January 7 through April 8 (by 6:00 pm ET): The registration fee will be refunded if done during this timeframe. Visit this form page and choose “Registration Cancel” and then state your message about the cancellation.

Cancellations (or shortening your stay with a reduction in room nights) taking place after 6:00 pm ET on April 8: There will be no refunds for the registration fee and your firm will be billed $299.00 per night plus all applicable taxes and fees for all room reservations held on behalf of the attendee. Visit this form page and choose “Registration Cancel” and then state your message about the cancellation, or choose “Lodging” to advise about lodging changes or reductions.

No, BDO does not provide ground transportation for this conference. When you arrive, we recommend using a taxi or rideshare alternative from the Las Vegas airport for the approximately 15-20 minute trip to the Fontainebleau.

EVOLVE 2026 will continue to be an in-person event. We will not be offering a live stream or recordings of any sessions. As in past years, we will plan to again offer EVOLVE Encore, a live, virtual event spread over several days, which repeats a number of the most highly attended sessions from the conference. Team members who may not be able to attend can still experience some of the content and CPE credit.

Up to 11 CPE credits will be available for the main portion of the conference; additional CPE credits may be available for participation in other sessions hosted prior to Monday’s General Session. CPE credit will be granted to individuals who attend a session for a minimum of 50 minutes and check-in via the mobile conference app. Note that CPE credit will not be granted for overlapping or simultaneous sessions.

CPE certificates can be accessed by BDO USA and BDO Alliance member attendees in their BDOU accounts within 30 days after the conference ends. Alliance Members can login to BDOU from this page. Non-Alliance Member guests of the conference and BDO International member attendees will receive an email with further instructions on how to access their certificates.

Current Alliance members can review our conference prospectus on the Alliance Portal, which details sponsor level commitments and additional branding packages. Availability is limited and commitments will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis.

All BRN firms interested in participating in the tradeshow can do so at no cost, but table reservations are required. While sponsors receive prime location (and in some cases more space), every BRN firm that wants to participate (including sponsors) should opt in for a table. We will be taking reservations shortly.

Yes. Stay tuned for how to download the conference app in April 2026.

Yes, we welcome all posts and shares on social media! Our conference hashtags are #BDOAllianceEvolve and #EVOLVE26. Keep in mind this event is not a public event though; it is only open to the BDO Alliance USA community. So, posts about your participation in the event are appropriate and welcome, but encouraging public attendance is not.

It is preferred that Alliance members complete this portal form for all questions (or email [email protected]).