ACCA global conference

A range of leading experts from around the world will cover some important key issues at the ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) global virtual conference on July 28.

Under the theme ‘Accountants for Business: The Role of the Accountant in Re-building a Global Economy’, the programme will include sessions on: The role of the accountant in re-building a global economy; Where next for the global economy and the impact on the accounting profession; Talent management issues in 2010; a global perspective of narrative reporting; The business of innovation; The value of audit in a modern world; governance, risk management and compliance and Generation Y: nurturing the finance professionals of the future.

Among those making presentations at the global virtual conference are corporate governance guru Corporate Governance in South Africa Chairman Prof. Mervyn King, International Accounting Standards Board Technical Activities Director Alan Teixeira, Singapore Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Chief Executive Juthika Ramanathan, Exter University Business School Management Chair Prof. Gordon Murray, Ernst & Young Eastern Africa, Chief Executive Officer Coutts Otolo, along with many other leading experts from global businesses.

Business and finance professionals from around the world are expected to attend the Conference.