Mr. George Mokua joined the SMPAG in January 2025. He was nominated by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya, (ICPAK).

Mr. Mokua is currently the Managing Partner of Mokua Onwonga & Co., a medium-sized audit firm. He was previously the chairman of ICPAK, board member of the Pan Africa Federation of Accountants (PAFA), board member of Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examinations Board (KASNEB), and a Council delegate to IFAC representing ICPAK. He currently chairs PAFA’s Accountancy Quality Advisory Group (AQAG) and he is the Chairman of KCA University's Board of Trustees. He has wide and extensive experience cutting across external audit and financial reporting.

Mr. Mokua is a member of ICPAK and a member of the Institute of Certified Secretaries of Kenya. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration (Accounting) from Moi University and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Free State.

Kelly Khalilieh became a member of the Small- and Medium-Sized Practices Advisory Group in January 2025. She was nominated by Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada).

Ms. Khalilieh is currently the Partner leading the Professional Standards and Quality Management group at McGovern Hurley LLP, a medium-sized firm in Toronto serving publicly listed entities, private companies, and owner-managed businesses. Previously, she was the Director for the Canadian Accounting Standards Board (AcSB).

Ms. Khalilieh has extensive experience in standard-setting, serving as a former Chair of the AcSB's Pension Plan Working Group and a current member of the AcSB's Private Enterprise Advisory Committee. She is also a Deputy Chair of CPA Ontario's Professional Conduct Committee.

Ms. Khalilieh is a Fellow of CPA Ontario.

Eleni Ashioti became a member of the Small- and Medium-Sized Practices Advisory Group in January 2025. She was nominated by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC).

Eleni is the Head of Technical and Professional Matters at ICPAC, where she oversees the institute’s strategic initiatives and policies on key topics such as financial reporting, audit and assurance, ethics, and sustainability. In this capacity, she actively collaborates with government authorities, advocating on behalf of the professional accountants in Cyprus.

She also plays a pivotal role in shaping the institute’s engagement with international organizations and represents ICPAC at various national and international forums, including the Edinburgh Group. Eleni also serves as ICPAC’s representative in three technical policy groups at Accountancy Europe.

Prior to her current position, Eleni gained invaluable experience as a Technical Manager at Accountancy Europe in Brussels. Earlier in her career, she worked as an external auditor specializing in financial services at EY Cyprus, and in a small and medium-sized practice, where she developed a strong understanding of the unique challenges faced by SMPs.

Eleni is a qualified and active member of both the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW).

Mohanad T. Khaled joined the Small- and Medium-Sized Practices Advisory Group in January 2025. He was nominated by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

Mohanad is the Managing Partner of BDO in Egypt, and has extensive experience in accounting, auditing, tax advisory, financial advisory, and business process outsourcing services. Mohanad had joined BDO Khaled & Co. in March 1997. Prior to BDO, he worked for General Motors and Shell. He served as a Voluntary Representative for ACCA in Egypt for more than 10 years. He also served as an Adjunct Faculty in the Accounting Department of the American University in Cairo.

Mr. Khaled is a board member of the Egyptian Society of Accountants and Auditors (ESAA). He is a board member of a number of prominent business associations and serves as Chairman of Egyptian-British Chamber of Commerce (EBCC). He has voluntarily contributed to the reforms of various legislative and professional standards.

Mohanad is a Fellow of the ACCA, Fellow of the Egyptian Society of Accountants and Auditors (ESAA), and Fellow of the Egyptian Society for Taxation (EST). He received a B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering degree and a Masters degree of Business Administration (MBA) from the American University in Cairo.

CA. Prasanna Kumar D. is the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) for 2026-2027. He earlier served as its Vice President in the year 2025-26. He has served three consecutive terms on the ICAI Central Council since 2019.

He is a Chartered Accountant with four decades of experience in the field of corporate audit & taxation and as a speaker on corporate laws and bank audit.

Over the years, he has chaired several key ICAI committees and spearheaded initiatives focused on to institutional strengthening, governance and member welfare. He chairs ICAI’s research and development wings such as Accounting Research Foundation (ICAI ARF) and Extensible Business Reporting language (XBRL) India

CA. Prasanna Kumar is also on the Board of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) and National Financial Reporting Authority. He is also the member of Governing Council of National Foundation for Corporate Governance (NFCG) and Primary Market Advisory Committee (PMAC) set up by SEBI.

He also serves as Director on the boards of Institute of Social Auditors of India (ISAI), ICAI Registered Valuers Organisation (ICAI RVO), The Indian Institute of Insolvency Professionals of ICAI (IIIPI) and ICAI International ADR Centre. 

On the international stage, currently CA Kumar is the Board Member of South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) and represents ICAI at Board meetings of PAFA and AFA.  Previously, he represented ICAI on SAFA committees for Small and Medium Practices (2020-2021) and Education, Training, and CPD (2021-2023), driving global initiatives for ICAI’s growth and recognition.
 

Rose-Marie Skourup Ojeda is a consultant at FSR – Danish Auditors based in Copenhagen, Denmark. At FSR – Danish Auditors, Rose-Marie is engaged in the talent project, development of the Culture Academy, and various activities targeting student members of the organization.

Today, IFAC submitted a response to the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Public Consultation on Financial Inclusion.  The Consultation proposes targeted changes to the FATF Recommendations—which establish the global framework for anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorist financing (CFT)—to support financial inclusion by minimizing “ove