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Contributing to the Global Economy
ICYMI! Women in Leadership: Driving Change for a Sustainable Future – Celebrating IWD 2022
March 8, 2022 | Elena Churikova, Bhumi Jariwala, Katherine Martin

January 25, 2022 | Chiara Mio, Bhumi Jariwala

Supporting International Standards
Preparing for the New Quality Management Standards: ISQM 1 System Evaluation and Monitoring
January 10, 2022 | Kirsten S. Albo, FCPA, FCA, ICD.D

December 14, 2021 | Stathis Gould

Supporting International Standards
Preparing for the New Quality Management Standards: ISQM 1 Risk Responses
December 8, 2021 | Kirsten S. Albo, FCPA, FCA, ICD.D

Supporting International Standards
Preparing for the New Quality Management Standards: ISQM 1 Quality Objectives and Quality Risks
November 16, 2021 | Kirsten S. Albo, FCPA, FCA, ICD.D

Supporting International Standards
Don’t Forget! IAASB’s Revised AUP Standard Becomes Effective as of January 1, 2022
November 29, 2021 | Eric Turner, Phil Minnaar

Preparing Future-Ready Professionals
The Role of Accountants in Mainstreaming Sustainability in Business
November 29, 2021

Contributing to the Global Economy
Event Recording and Reflections: Plugging the Net-Zero Information Gap
September 29, 2021 | IFAC

Contributing to the Global Economy
Corporate Reporting: Climate Change Information and the 2021 Reporting Cycle
September 7, 2021

Contributing to the Global Economy
Feeling the Heat: CEOs Who Ignore Climate Change Do So at Their Own Peril
September 2, 2021 | Kevin Dancey

Preparing Future-Ready Professionals
Small Firms Remain SMEs’ Most Trusted Advisors Through the Pandemic
June 21, 2021 | Christopher Arnold

June 3, 2021 | Sanjay Rughani

Contributing to the Global Economy
Professional Accountants Leading Reporting and Assurance on Sustainability
May 26, 2021 | Kevin Dancey

March 31, 2021 | Kevin Dancey, Charles Tilley

Supporting International Standards
Ethics, Technology, and the Professional Accountant in the Digital Age
April 1, 2021 | Christopher Arnold

Supporting International Standards
Getting Started on the New IAASB Quality Management Standards: An Overview
March 11, 2021 | Andrew Brathwaite, Christopher Arnold

Contributing to the Global Economy
The Social and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Have Not Been Gender-blind – Neither Should Our Response
March 8, 2021 | Rachel Bleetman

February 22, 2021 | Dr. Donna L. Street, Dr. Joanna Krasodomska, Roger Simnett

January 12, 2021 | Jason Piper

Preparing Future-Ready Professionals
Put Down That Crystal Ball!: IFAC’s Upcoming Global Education Summit Will Help Demystify the Future
September 28, 2020 | Gabriella Kusz MBA, MPP, CPA, CGMA

Contributing to the Global Economy
G20 Call to Action: The Role of Business in Accelerating Sustainability and Inclusiveness
August 26, 2020 | Charles Tilley, Stathis Gould

Developing the Accountancy Profession
Progressing IFAC’s New Approach to Advancing Accountancy Education
August 7, 2020 | Alta Prinsloo

Preparing Future-Ready Professionals
How Small Firms Can Evolve in the COVID-19 Environment: Webinar Recordings Now Available
August 24, 2020

August 6, 2020 | Clive Webb

June 3, 2020 | Christopher Arnold

Preparing Future-Ready Professionals
Understanding and Communicating Value Creation: The Role of the CFO and Finance Function
June 25, 2020 | IFAC, IIRC, AICPA and CIMA

June 3, 2020 | Christopher Arnold, Stathis Gould

May 13, 2020 | Kevin Dancey

April 13, 2020 | Stathis Gould, Christopher Arnold

March 9, 2020 | Stathis Gould

March 5, 2020 | Elena Churikova

Supporting International Standards
Is Cash Still King? Maximising the Benefits of Accrual Information in the Public Sector
February 26, 2020

Supporting International Standards
Preparing for Changes to ISA 540 on Auditing Accounting Estimates
February 24, 2020 | Louise Sharp

Preparing Future-Ready Professionals
Ten Improvements in Data Quality Provided by the Internet of Things
February 5, 2020 | Rick Payne

February 4, 2020 | Kevin Dancey

Preparing Future-Ready Professionals
Cybersecurity Is Critical for all Organizations – Large and Small
November 4, 2019 | Steve Ursillo, Jr., Christopher Arnold

December 9, 2019 | Kevin Dancey

Preparing Future-Ready Professionals
Accounting for Value Creation and Encouraging the Rise of the Chief Value Officer
November 7, 2019 | Kevin Dancey, Charles Tilley

October 25, 2019 | Sandrine Kergroach

October 1, 2019 | Kevin Dancey

September 20, 2019 | Laurie Tugman, Laura Leka

August 12, 2019 | Narayanan Vaidyanathan

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