• 2011 IFAC Small and Medium Practices Forum

    Istanbul, Turkey English

    The program below provides links to speaker biographies, speeches, and presentations from the 2011 IFAC Small and Medium Practices (SMP) Forum held in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 21, 2011. 

    The following materials are also available:

    Forum Program
    8:00 – 9:00 Registration and Collection of Materials

    Session 1 - Opening Session: Setting the Scene
    9:00 – 9:10 Welcome from the Chair
    Sylvie Voghel (powerpoint, speech), Chair, IFAC SMP Committee
    9:10 – 9:30

    Keynote Address: IFAC's Support for SMPs and SMEs
    Göran Tidström (powerpoint), President, IFAC
    9:30 – 9:45

    Work of the IFAC SMP Committee
    Paul Thompson (powerpoint), Deputy Director, SME and SMP Affairs, IFAC
    9:45 – 10:00 An Overview of the Turkish Profession’s SMP/SME Activities
    Nail Sanli (powerpoint), President, Union of Chambers of Certified Public Accountants of Turkey (TÜRMOB)
    10:00 – 10:10 An Overview of FCM’s SMP/SME Activities
    George Samothrakis (powerpoint), President, Fédération des Experts Comptables Méditerranéens (FCM)
    10:10 – 10:40 Break
    Refreshments will be served in the foyer.
    Session Video

    Session 2 - Public Policy, Regulation, and Standards for SMPs and SMEs: Panel Discussion
    10:40 – 12:30

    Chair:
    David Chitty (powerpoint), Member, IFAC SMP Committee

    Panelists:
    Henri Fortin, Program Manager, Centre for Financial Reporting Reform, The World Bank, Europe and Central Asia Region

    Japheth Katto, Member, IFAC Board

    Philip Johnson (powerpoint), President, European
    The Federation of European Accountants (FEE)

    Don Thomson (powerpoint), Member, International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA)

    Prof. Arnold Schilder (powerpoint), Chairman, International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB)
    12:30 – 13:30 Buffet Lunch at Agora Restaurant
    Session Video

    Session 3 - SMPs Evolving to Better Serve SMEs: Panel Discussion
    13:30 – 15:20

    Chair:

    Robin Jarvis (powerpoint), Head of SME Affairs, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

    Panelists:
    Stuart Black (powerpoint), Member, IFAC SMP Committee

    Brian Bluhm, Member, IFAC SMP Committee

    Masum Turker, Member, IFAC SMP Committee

    Luc Hendrickx, Director of Enterprise Policy and External Relations, European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (UEAPME)
    Session Video

    Session 4 Breakout Groups (see rooms below)
    14:45 – 15:45

    Track A: Helping SMPs Implement the IESBA Code of Ethics (Troy)

    Chair:
    Don Thomson (handout), Member, International Ethics
    Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA)

    Track B: Future IAASB Projects for SMPs (Grand Ballroom)

    Chair:
    Phil Cowperthwaite (powerpoint, handout, summary), Member, International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB)

    Track C: Resources and Tools for SMPs (Bizans/Ephesus)

    Chairs:

    Giancarlo Attolini (powerpoint), Deputy Chair, IFAC SMP Committee

    Alex Hilman, Member, IFAC SMP Committee
    17:40 – 17:45 Concluding Remarks
    Sylvie Voghel (Concluding Remarks), Chair, IFAC SMP Committee
    19:30 – Late Cocktail Reception and Dinner—Grand Ballroom

    Held in cooperation with the Union of Chambers of Certified Public Accountants of Turkey (TÜRMOB), the Expert Accountants' Association of Turkey (EAAT), and the Fédération des Experts Comptables Méditerranéens (FCM)

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