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International Center for Small and Medium Practices |
2006 IFAC Small and Medium Practices Forum Program and Speeches
The program below provides links to speeches and presentations made at the IFAC Small and Medium Practices (SMP) Forum. A summary of the conference, including recommendations for future action, has been developed.
| 8:00 - 9:00 | Registration and Collection of Materials |
| Session 1 |
Opening Session: Setting the SceneChair Sylvie Voghel, IFAC SMP Committee Chair and IFAC Board Member, Certified General Accountants Association of Canada |
| 9:00- 9:10 |
Forum's Aims and ObjectivesSylvie Voghel, IFAC SMP Committee Chair and IFAC Board Member, Certified General Accountants Association of Canada |
| 9:10 - 9:20 |
Welcome from the Guest of HonorFrederick Ma, Secretary for Financial Services and Treasury, Hong Kong SAR |
| 9:20 - 9:35 |
IFAC's Commitment to SMP/SMEsGraham Ward CBE, IFAC President, The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales |
| 9:35 - 9:45 |
An Overview of CAPA's SMP/SME ActivitiesShozo Yamazaki, Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants, The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants |
| 9:45 - 10:00 |
An Overview of HKICPA's SMP/SME ActivitiesPaul M P Chan, IFAC SMP Committee Member and The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants' President |
| Session 2 | Standard Setting |
| 10:00 - 10:45 |
Panel Discussion: Standard Setting and the Needs of SMP/SMEs (Auditing and Ethics)Chair Dale Gislason, IFAC SMP Committee Member, Certified General Accountants Association of Canada Panelists Jens Poll, IFAC SMP Committee Member, Institut der Wirtschaftspruefer in Deutschland e.V. Albert S C Au, Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants SMP Committee Chair Geoff Hopper, International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants, Ernst and Young |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Break |
| 11:00 - 11:45 |
Panel Discussion: Standard Setting and the Needs of SMP / SMEs (Accounting)Chair Robin Jarvis, IFAC SMP Committee Member, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Panelists Paul Pacter, Director of SME Standards, International Accounting Standards Board Paul Chan, IFAC SMP Committee Member and Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants President Ndung'u Gathinji, IFAC Developing Nations Committee Chair and IFAC Board Member, Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya |
| 11:45 - 12:30 |
Standard Setting |
| 12:30 - 13:45 |
Buffet Lunch |
| 13:45 - 14:30 |
Standard Setting |
| Session 3 | Practical Support |
| 14:30- 15:15 |
Provision of Practical Support to SMP/SMEsChair
Jens Poll, IFAC SMP Committee Member, Institut der Wirtschaftspruefer in Deutschland e.V. Explanatory GuidesBernard Scicluna, IFAC SMP Committee Member, The Malta Institute of Accountants Information SharingAlex Hilman, IFAC SMP Committee Member, Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Israel NetworkingAshok Haldia, Secretary, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Practice ManagementHarold Monk, IFAC SMP Committee Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Break |
| 15:30 - 16:15 |
Practical Support |
| 16:15 - 17:00 |
Practical Support |
| Session 4 |
SMPs Supporting SMEsChair Sunil Goyal, IFAC SMP Committee Member, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India |
| 17:00 - 17:45 |
Open Discussion: How SMPs can Support the Development of SMEs?Panelists Brendan Murtagh, Council Member, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Nik Mohd Hasyudeen Yusuf, Vice President, Malaysian Institute of Accountants |
| 17:45 - 18:00 |
Concluding RemarksSylvie Voghel, IFAC SMP Committee Chair and IFAC Board Member, Certified General Accountants Association of Canada |