More than 6,000 finance professionals have signed-up for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) online Research & Insights Conference which launched last week. The conference sessions can be viewed on-demand via the ACCA website until October 27, 2011.
HRH Prince of Wales delivered a live address at the conference on his involvement with the Accounting for Sustainability Project, as part of the session on integrated reporting. The online audience also heard from Professor Mervyn King, deputy chair of the International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC), who talked about the future scope of integrated reporting, as well as the benefits and challenges of creating a framework that brings together financial, environmental, social and governance information in a clear, concise and comparable format.
The conference covered a wide range of topics from a wealth of expert speakers, including: the new business environment: opportunities for growth; why talent management in finance matters; integrated reporting: a framework for the future; financial issues from Brussels; extended audit reporting; the eProfessional: creating the next generation of accountants; making businesses accountable; cloud computing; social media; and XBRL.
(View the ACCA conference program and ACCA Attendee Guide, then register to access the conference presentations.)
