AGENDA

Adopting IFRS – More than Numbers

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

The Carlu, Toronto, Ontario

Conference Objectives:

·      To provide a forum for discussion of conversion issues of interest to senior management and non financial executives

·      To provide a full day of sessions that will provide insight on the key issues and challenges that moving to IFRS represents for Canadian organizations

·      To help senior Canadian business leaders identify strategies to deal with these issues and position their organizations for 2011

·      To specify the lessons that have already been learned from the implementation of IFRS in other countries

    Audience

Chief Financial Officers, Vice Presidents of Finance, Controllers or Assistant Controllers, Directors of Finance and Corporate Accounting, Corporate Managers of Financial Reporting and Accounting, and members of Audit Committees, Public Accountants and Auditors, Securities Industry Regulators, Financial Analysts.

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

8:00 - 8:30                Registration and breakfast

8:30 - 8:40                Welcome remarks and introduction of Keynote speaker

                                    Paul Costello, Head of ACCA Canada & USA

8:40 - 9:15              Morning Keynote Address - “The Global Benefits of IFRS’

Tony Ariganello, CEO, CGA Canada

9:30 - 10:45              More than Numbers – Governance & Personnel

·        Training and recruiting IFRS qualified accountants

·        the Impact  on governance

·        Understanding the impact IFRS will have on IT systems, processes and resources. 

Panelists: Stephen Spector, Gary Porter, and Grant Rowson

Moderator: Tony Ariganello, CEO, CGA-Canada

10:45 - 11:00            Coffee and networking break

11:00 - 12:00            Adopting International Standards on Auditing (ISAs)

·        Benefits of adoption of ISAs

·        Progress towards ISAs Adoption in Canada – PEs and Non-PEs

·        What is happening in the US and in the rest of the world

Ken Krauss, Chair, AASB

12:15 - 1:00             Plated Luncheon

1:00 - 1:30               Luncheon Keynote Address

Richard Aitken-Davies, President, ACCA

1:45 - 3:00               More than Numbers – Communications & Education

• How will shareholders be prepared to assess new statements?

• Which key internal stakeholders need to prepare for convergence?

• What and when to communicate to external stakeholders

Luzita Kennedy, Senior Manager, Advisory Services, KPMG

Ian Hague, Principal, AcSB

3:00 - 3:15               Coffee and networking break

3:15 - 3:45                Afternoon Keynote address  - 'IFRS 2011 and Beyond'

·        Progress toward IFRS Adoption in Canada

·         What is happening in the US and how might this impact on Canadian companies

·        What is the status of IFRS for private companies

Paul Cherry, Chair, Accounting Standards Board

3:45 - 4:30               Practical lessons learned from Europe and the Pacific Rim

·        Case study examples of IFRS implementation in EU and Asia.

·        what are the risks, challenges and implications for Canadian organizations

·        When to engage outside expertise

Richard Martin Head of Financial Reporting, ACCA

Roger Hussey, Professor, University of Windsor

4:30 - 4:45                Closing Remarks: Rock Lefebvre