The Future of Financial Reporting 2019: Current Developments in Financial Reporting (Private and Public Sectors)

The British Accounting and Finance Association Financial Accounting and Reporting Special Interest Group invites you to attend a one-day symposium on The Future of Financial Reporting 2019: Current Developments in Financial Reporting (Private and Public Sectors) on 11 January 2019, 10:00am - 4.00pm. Hosted by the ACCA at The Adelphi in London.

There have been several significant developments in financial reporting during the last year. These include the publication of the latest version of the IASB’s Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting (2018), which will affect both private and public sector reporting and a number of significant, new IFRSs and IPSAS that have recently become effective. 

This symposium brings together a series of high profile speakers to discuss these developments and their effect on the future of financial reporting. It provides a forum for both practitioners and academics to hear and engage in the debate with the following well-informed speakers. The symposium presentations and discussions should also serve as a valuable teaching aid for those academics engaged in teaching financial reporting and contemporary issues in accounting at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

The Speakers

Professor Andreas Bergman, University of Zurich and former chair of IPSASB: Current Developments in Public Sector Accounting.

Professor Sheila Ellwood, University of Bristol: Controversies and Topical Issues in Public Sector Accounting

Dr. Jianqiao Lu, IASB member, formerly of the Chinese Ministry of Finance: The Conceptual Framework of Financial Reporting (2018) - the IASB view

Professor Geoffrey Whittington, Emeritus Professor, University of Cambridge: The Conceptual Framework of Financial Reporting after the 2018 IASB Revisions

Anne Kirkeby, Lead Corporate Reporting Consultant, Black Sun: The Black Sun Review of Trends in Corporate Reports 2018

Registration

The price for attending the event, which includes a buffet lunch and afternoon tea, is £25. The price for PhD students and retired BAFA members is £15. To attend the Symposium, please download and complete the form below and send it with a cheque to Dr Yannis Tsalavoutas. Full details on the form.

Flyer and Registration Form

If you have any questions about this event, please contact the Publicity officer Professor Tamer Elshandidy (T.Elshandidy@bradford.ac.uk) or the organisers - Professor Mike Jones, Chair FARSIG, Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Bristol (Michaeljohn.Jones@Bristol.ac.uk) and Dr. Rhoda Brown, School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University (r.m.brown@lboro.ac.uk).