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Join IFAC in April as we explore the both the revisions to International Education Standards for sustainability and assessments. The webinar will provide an overview on the updates to IES 2, 3 and 4, which embed sustainability throughout aspiring professional accountants' training. We will discuss the rationale for changes and some first steps for IFAC members and other stakeholders to get started on with implementation. We will also provide an overview of the changes to IES 6 and what this may be mean for your organization.

Juan Carlos Guerra is an Audit Director at Grant Thornton Ecuador, where he is the Methodology leader and a member of the Technical Committee. His primary responsibility in these areas is the analysis and research of technical matters related to accounting and auditing, as well as providing technical support to other professionals at the Firm.

Mr. Guerra began his career at PwC Ecuador, where he worked for 15 years, in his last years as a responsible manager for the internal quality review process. Throughout his career, he has led audit processes in various industries within the private sector, specializing in the pharmaceutical, financial, services, manufacturing, and commercial industries.

Mr. Guerra is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Commercial Engineer, and holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA). Additionally, he is a university professor in the fields of accounting and auditing and has participated as a speaker and trainer in multiple seminars and courses at both national and international levels.

Mr. Mohammad Maqbool is a Chartered Accountant from England & Wales, Canada and Pakistan. He is also Fellow member of Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountancy (CIPFA) UK. He has extensive accountancy practice experience as a senior partner in various Chartered Accountants firms.

Mr. Maqbool is serving as Council Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) for the term 2022-2026, Chairman Education & Training Committee and Chairman Audit Committee of ICAP. He is a council member by Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) from South Asia for the term 2023-2025. Mr. Maqbool is also the Chairman of the Public Relation Committee of South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) and Dean of the School of Accountancy at the University of Lahore since July 2002. He is also a non-executive director of Bata Pakistan Limited.

Mr. Maqbool served as a council member of Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountants (CIPFA) UK for multiple terms from 2016 to 2021 and served as a member of the Students and Members Board of CIPFA. He was the President of Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants (PIPFA) in both 1995 and 2015. He also served as a member of Accounting Standard Board of ICAP for the term 2017-2023.

Mr. Maqbool received his master’s degree in commerce from the University of Punjab, Pakistan.