Florian Meier is an experienced audit professional who has been working in the field for three years, first at PwC and currently at PKF. He completed his Bachelor’s degree at the University of Duisburg-Essen in January 2024, where he discovered his passion for auditing during his studies. After his first internship, he knew that audit was the right path for him. Through the IFAC program, he looks forward to deepening his expertise and actively contributing to a global network that values collaboration and continuous learning in the audit profession.

Sangwoo Kang is a Korean Certified Public Accountant (CPA) working in the Global Capital Markets and Accounting Advisory Services (CMAAS) department at Samil PwC. He advises multinational clients on M&A integration, governance reorganization, and internal control enhancement. With Bachelor's degrees in English Language and Literature and Business Administration from Seoul National University, where he graduated summa cum laude, Sangwoo combines strong analytical expertise with cross-cultural communication skills. Fluent in Korean and English, Sangwoo is committed to fostering financial transparency and cross-border collaboration through the accounting profession.

Asha Cave is a recently qualified ACCA professional with over five years of audit experience. She migrated to the USA to pursue an athletic scholarship where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting before returning to her home country of Barbados. Asha is drawn to IFAC as a space to expand her perspective through global exchange while contributing insights shaped by her experiences in both a small island nation and abroad, aiming to add value to the profession’s evolving landscape.

Rita Bou Ghazali is a Senior Auditor at Grant Thornton Lebanon and a U.S. CPA candidate with a master’s and bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Auditing from the Lebanese University. Over the past three years she has helped clients strengthen their financial reporting while exploring how technology, AI, and sustainability standards are transforming the profession. Rita is driven by the belief that accounting is the language of trust and the backbone of sound decision-making. She is excited to join the IFAC Young Leaders Collective to exchange ideas with global peers and help shape the next chapter of the profession.

Ahmed Arslan is a Chartered Accountant (ACA, Pakistan) and ADIT (UK)-qualified international tax advisor with expertise in International Taxation, Transfer Pricing, BEPS 2.0, and IFRS. He has advised multinational enterprises on cross-border tax planning, APA negotiations, and restructuring, while also serving as a former CFO of a multinational company. As the author of Pakistan’s first comprehensive book on International Tax and Transfer Pricing reforms and a thought leader with a 25,000+ LinkedIn community, Ahmed is passionate about simplifying complex tax challenges. In his role as an IFAC Advisor, he brings deep technical knowledge and a commitment to global collaboration in the accountancy profession.

Denise Chinpire-O’Reilly is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and a Chartered Accountant, with over 30 years of professional and leadership experience in accounting, governance, and strategic management.

She is the CEO of K.S. Chinpire Contracting Services Limited, a family-owned company operating in the downstream energy sector of Trinidad and Tobago, where she leads company capacity building, strategic planning, policy development, revenue growth initiatives, and enterprise risk management.

Denise is a highly respected leader within the regional and international accountancy profession. She is actively involved with several professional bodies, including the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), where she serves in the PAO Development and Advisory Group – as the Caribbean’s Regional Network Partner Representative and Member of the Membership Committee. She is also a former Director and Secretary of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean (ICAC) representing Trinidad and Tobago and currently serves as technical advisor to the CEO and President of the ICAC on PAO Development in the region after formerly chairing the ICAC PAO Development Committee.

At the national level, Denise is deeply engaged with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Trinidad and Tobago (ICATT), where she chairs the Licensing Committee and previously served as President from 2019 to 2021. Her work consistently focuses on strengthening professional standards, regulatory frameworks, sustainability, and public trust in the accountancy profession.

Dan has served as a consultant to the IAASB since 2016, working with the technical staff on various projects and activities. He currently is involved with the revision of ISRE 2410 and the post-implementation review of ISA 540 (Revised). Past projects included auditor reporting, accounting estimates, group audits and serving as the co-lead on sustainability assurance.

Dan has been actively involved in the development of auditing and assurance standards in the United States and globally since 2001. He was a member of the IAASB from 2009-2014, including serving as Deputy Chair from 2012-2014. He was a partner at Ernst & Young prior to his retirement in December 2014 following a 40-year career with the firm. He was the firm’s Global Director of Assurance Standards, Methodology and Implementation from 2009-2012, having previously served in a similar capacity in the Americas. Dan also has many years of experience in auditing listed and private companies in the manufacturing, consumer products, and financial services sectors, as well as entrepreneurial and venture-capital-backed businesses in the software and medical technology sectors.

Dan is a member of the AICPA and also served on the AICPA’s Auditing Standards Board from 2004-2006 and from 2016-2018. He has a B.S. degree in accounting from Saint John’s University in Minnesota and resides in Fort Myers, Florida.

James Ferris joined the IAASB in January 2026. He is current Director for Audit Policy at the UK Financial Reporting Council. Mr. Ferris was also Chair of the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators (IFIAR) Standards Coordination Working Group until December 2025.

Prior to joining the FRC in 2015, Mr. Ferris was a Financial Audit Director at the UK’s National Audit Office.

Mr. Ferris is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Lindsey Kennimer, CPA is the Senior Director of Governmental Auditing and Accounting at the AICPA where her primary responsibility it to address governmental auditing and accounting matters, including compliance audits. Lindsey oversees the AICPA's Governmental Audit Quality Center and its Executive Committee and is actively involved in the AICPA's efforts to enhance the quality of single audits and other types of governmental audits. She also directs the AICPA's governmental accounting efforts, including the activities of the AICPA State and Local Government Expert Panel, related interactions with the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, and commenting on GASB due process documents.

Prior to joining the AICPA, Lindsey was in public accounting for over 19 years and most recently was an audit partner at Snow Garrett Williams, a local public accounting firm located in Texas. Lindsey has extensive experience in financial statement audits and single audits of local governments. She also previously served as a team captain performing peer reviews of other CPA firms throughout the State of Texas through the AICPA's peer review program, and served as a subject matter expert performing enhanced oversight reviews of Government Auditing Standards/Single Audit engagements reviewed during a firm's peer review for the AICPA Oversight Task Force.

Dr. Alex Fabiane Teixeira was appointed to the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) for the 2026–2028 term, nominated by the Federal Accounting Council (CFC) and the Brazilian National Treasury. Currently.

He serves as General Coordinator for Public Sector Accounting Standards at the Brazilian National Treasury and is a Federal Auditor of Finance and Control. His leadership focuses on developing and aligning Brazilian public sector accounting standards with IPSAS, and he oversees the publication of the Brazilian Public Sector Accounting Handbook (MCASP). Dr. Teixeira also coordinates and teaches in the Accounting Sciences programme at Mackenzie Presbyterian University in Brasília.

Dr. Teixeira acts as Operational Coordinator for the Permanent Committee on Public Sector Accounting (CPCASP) at the Federal Accounting Council and chairs the Technical Chamber for Standardisation of Accounting and Fiscal Procedures at the National Treasury. Dr. Teixeira has made significant contributions to sustainability reporting in Brazil’s public sector, especially through IPSASB Exposure Draft 83. Additionally, he is a board member of several public enterprises, supporting governance and strategic decisions.

Academically, Dr. Teixeira holds a PhD and a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Brasília, an MBA in Public Sector Budgetary and Financial Management, and bachelor’s degrees in Accounting and Business Administration. His work has been recognized nationally, including an award for scientific research in public sector accounting.