Bettina is a multilingual business development and audit specialist at COGEP.

In her role as Global Assurance Leader at  HLB International, Bettina is responsible for the network’s quality assurance programme. She has developed a pragmatic approach to training and development and leads outreach initiatives world-wide.

Bettina is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences and a guest lecturer at the EM Normandie business school on topics such as Organisational Development & Change, Public Speaking and Intercultural Management.

Bettina is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and a member of the Ordre des Experts Comptables as well as the Compagnie Nationale des Commissaires aux Comptes in France.

Klaus Bertram became a member of the IFAC SMP Advisory Group (SMPAG) in January 2016. He was nominated by the Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer (IDW) and Wirtschaftsprüferkammer.

Mr. Bertram is a Founder and Managing Partner of DELTA Revision GmbH, Mannheim, Germany, an independent member of International Practice Group.

He has more than 20 years of experience in the accountancy profession as a German Public Auditor, German Tax Advisor, and Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA). Mr. Bertram is also a member of the Financial Reporting Section of the IDW Auditing and Accounting Board.

Mr. Bertram holds a degree in economics from the University of Paderborn, Germany. He is the publisher and author of a professional commentary on German GAAP, as well as the author of many articles in various accountancy journals.

Paul Urquhart commenced as Director Finance and Logistics at Melbourne Health in September 2019. Paul is an experienced finance and enterprise leader, working with large Corporates both in Australia and Internationally. He had a 10 year history with KPMG in Sydney, London and Melbourne specialising in the natural resource sector. During this time he worked on both audit and Corporate Finance activity. On leaving KPMG, he joined Australia Post and lead finance and corporate teams over a 14 year tenure concluding with the role of Group Deputy CFO between 2016 and 2019. During this time Paul was a board member of various Subsidiary companies and a Trustee of the Australia Post Superannuation Fund.

Paul also supports the development of the accounting profession and was appointed the Australian representative on the International Federation of Accountants, Professional Accountants in Business Advisory Group in 2016 and has been a member of a number of panels within the Chartered Accountants of Australian and New Zealand including Chair of the CAANZ Members in Business, Advisory Panel.

Paul has a Commerce (Honours) degree from the University of NSW and is a fellow of the Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ), and CPA Australia. His professional distinctions include BComm (Hons), FCA, FCPA, AICD. In addition Paul is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). 

Datuk Zaiton Mohd Hassan, a Malaysian, is a Fellow and Council Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and a member of the IFAC Professional Accountants in Business (PAIB) Advisory Group. She is also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Datuk Zaiton is the Chairman of the Board Governance and Audit Committee of Sime Darby Plantation Berhad. Datuk Zaiton is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Malaysia Professional Accountancy Centre (MyPAC).

She started her career in PricewaterhouseCoopers, and later joined the Development Bank of Malaysia as Project Officer. Datuk Zaiton then joined Maybank where she held various senior positions, including heading both the bank’s treasury and international operations, branch operations and Group Strategic Planning. She is also the former President/Executive Director of Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC).

She was also Chairman of the Development Bank of Malaysia and the Vice Chairman of FIDE Forum, an institution focused on enhancing corporate governance standards among directors of Financial Institutions and Chairman of the Board Governance and Audit Committee of Lembaga Tabung Haji (Malaysian Pilgrims’ Fund).

Denise Canavan is Managing Director of Global Independence for Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited. In her role, she oversees the development of Deloitte’s independence policies and advises the member firms throughout the network in the application of the independence rules and professional standards.

Ms. Canavan is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of New York and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She holds an MBA in finance and international business from New York University and a BS in accounting from Boston College. 

Mike Ashley, is the Task Force Chair of the Definitions of Listed Entity and Public Interest Task Force and is a former member of the IESBA.

Mr. Ashley is a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Barclays Plc. Prior to joining the Barclays Board in September 2013, he was the Head of Quality and Risk Management for KPMG Europe LLP and the Ethics Partner for KPMG in the UK. He spent most of his full-time career as an Audit Partner with KPMG or its predecessor firm, Peat Marwick, mainly engaged in the audits of major banking institutions.

Mr. Ashley is a Board member and Chair of the Policy and Guidance Committee of the Charity Commission of England and Wales, a Board member and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee of the UK Cabinet Office and, since 2006, a member of the Ethics Standards Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). He was a member of the Technical Expert Group of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) from 2005 to 2016 and Vice Chair from 2010 to 2016. He was also Chair of the UK Government Internal Audit Agency from 2014 to September 2018, a member of the Audit Committee of the UK Treasury from 2009 to 2015 and a member of the UK Accounting Standards Board from 2004 to 2010. Mr. Ashley has an MA in mathematics from Trinity College, Cambridge, and is a Fellow of ICAEW and Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors.