PROGRAMME 2020
| DAY 1
Nov. 26 |
AGENDA ITEM |
| 8:30 – 9:00 | REGISTRATION |
| 9:00 – 9:10 | Opening Remarks Conference Chair and Council Member, ICATT |
| 9:10 – 9:20 | Remarks Denise Chinpire-O’Reilly – President, ICATT |
| 9:20 – 9:30 | Greetings from ICAC Khalil Alli – President, ICAC |
| 9:30 – 9:35 | Host: Introduces the First and Second Addresses |
| 9:35 – 10:00 | Address: ICATT’s Fiftieth Year – What’s Next for Accountancy
Marcia Annisette – Professor of Accounting; Associate Dean, Academic Schulich School of Business, Canada. |
| 10:05 – 10:30 | Address: The Next Normal. Moving from Essential to Indispensable
Jimmy Greer – Head of Sustainability, ACCA |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | B R E A K |
| 10:45 – 12:00 | Panel: How We Survive
The strategies used by companies large and small to survive the pandemic. Moderator: TBD |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | L U N C H |
| 1:00 – 2:30 | Concurrent Interactive Sessions Choose One (1)
Either Gain insights into: Streaming your reporting processes by leveraging the latest technologies Ways to create world class reporting, budget/forecasting & financial consolidations
OR (B) Business Continuity Planning for Accounting & Finance Units Learn how major companies have implemented and adapted their BCP throughout the pandemic situation Best practice BCP strategies What accounting and finance departments should consider when reviewing their BCP for future situations |
| 2:30-2:45 | BREAK |
| 2:45 – 4:00 | Concurrent Interactive Sessions Choose One (1)
Either (C) Moving Your Practice into the Cloud Presenters: Stacey Supersad, Digicel
What’s in it for you? What’s in it for your clients? How to go about it?
OR (D) Controlling Your Cash Flow Through Digitalization Presenter: TBD Understanding cash-flow is crucial for any business What SMEs can do to better manage cash-flow How an online accounting software can help
OR (E) IAS 36 Impairment of Assets – Covid 19 Implications Presenter: BDO (Names TBD) |
| 4: 00 | C L O S E |
| DAY 2 Nov. 27 |
AGENDA ITEM |
| 8:30 – 9:00 | REGISTRATION |
| 9:00 | Opening Remarks Conference Chair and Council Member, ICATT |
| 9:05 – 10:15 | Currency Market Outlook and Management Strategy
Presenter: TBD Market Economic Overview – Impact of the Pandemic on Currency Markets Market Risk and Business Risk How to Manage Market Volatility in Uncertain Times |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | B R E A K |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Choose One (1)
Either (F) Navigating Tax In A Pandemic OR (G) Fraud in Financial Statements Presenter: TBD Case studies, Real-life stories of fraud Ethical considerations OR (H) HRM and Industrial Relations 2020 and Beyond Presenter: TBD Gain insights into: Managing a Distant Workforce Workers, Childcare, Quarantine and Isolation Balancing Talent and Liquidity |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | L U N C H |
| 1:00 – 3:00 | Either
(I) Practical Audit Training Presenter: Michael Scott Gain insights into: Audit compliance and regulatory requirements OR (J) Current Expected Credit Losses Model – IFRS 9 Presenter: TBD The next big innovation in accounting standards is the new Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) model for recognizing credit losses, which takes effect in 2020 for most public companies |
| 3:15 – 4:00
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Virtual Networking |
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