Name: ACCA Annual Virtual Conference 2022
Start: 20/04/2022 01:00 AM +00:00
End: 20/04/2022 08:00 AM +00:00

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Welcome Address: Professional Accountants at the Heart of Sustainable Businesses

Fireside Chat with Guest-of-Honour

This session will discuss areas of future focus and the role of the profession in building sustainable economies, driving accountability, and creating public trust. It will cover the following seven core priorities for the profession:
<ol>
<li>Building resilient economies</li>
<li>Developing the talent of tomorrow</li>
<li>Driving sustainable business</li>
<li>Advancing standards and regulation</li>
<li>Transforming the public sector</li>
<li>Supporting entrepreneurial growth</li>
<li>Strengthening ethics and trust</li>
</ol>

Accounting for a Better World

This session will discuss the following areas:
<ul>
<li>Experience of Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z when working throughout the Pandemic</li>
<li>Impact of remote work on mental health, productivity, team interaction and connection with the organisational culture</li>
<li>The perception of future of work</li>
<li>How can organisations support their employees amongst all this disruption as a key item in the D&amp;I (Diversity and Inclusion) Agenda</li>
</ul>

The Multigenerational Workforce in the Post-Pandemic Workplace

Fireside Chat

In this session, we will be launching a new research report on demand trends in professional accountancy services in Singapore &ndash; a collaboration between ACCA and the Singapore Accountancy Commission (SAC). Mr Alfred will cover:
<ul>
<li>The list of professional business and advisory services budgeted by corporates for the next 2 years</li>
<li>The top services that corporates will require from the Big 4 firms in the next 2 years</li>
<li>The top services that corporates will require from Small and Medium Practices (SMPs) in the next 2 years</li>
</ul>

 Demand for Professional Accountancy Services in Singapore

In this panel discussion, the panel will discuss:
<ul>
<li>Drivers of change to the work environment, focusing on Technology and Environment/Climate Change, as well as Work Redesign (work environments and job roles)</li>
<li>Do we really need to work? Where are the robots? Towards UBI (Universal Basic Income), tax implications of this approach</li>
<li>Do we really need physical offices? How to manage investments in sustainable and green physical work environments with the uberisation of CFO and professional services? The role of the physical office in the future</li>
<li>Talent management and development for the future, career zones and trajectories, core capabilities, development of remote networks</li>
<li>Rise of intangibles in driving growth &ndash; with a focus on intellectual and human capital</li>
<li>The catalytic role of professional accountancy services to address challenges and accelerate growth</li>
</ul>

[Panel Discussion] Re-imagining How Accountants will Work in a Post-Pandemic World

In this track, we will cover:
<ul>
<li>Developing finance teams, with sustainability at the heart</li>
<li>Non-financial reporting, accounting for carbon tax and disclosure of environmental risks, and the implications of the ISSB Standards</li>
<li>Hybrid work and other innovative work arrangements. Would remote CFO services become the norm</li>
<li>Would there be less focus on transactional activities? How will staff be redeployed</li>
<li>Using future technologies to enhance productivity and profitability</li>
<li>Integrating finance with logistics.</li>
<li>Review of Singapore&rsquo;s JTM (Jobs Transformation Maps) for the Finance and Accounting segment, published in Jan 2022</li>
</ul>

Track A: Shaping the Future of the Workplace for Finance Teams - Keynote

In this track, we will delve into:
<ul>
<li>How accounting firms can play a larger role in providing Sustainability Reporting, Assurance, Green Finance and other Advisory services</li>
<li>Steps to transform to a Digital Firm to increase productivity and attract young talent</li>
<li>Government initiatives that you can incorporate into your Firm&rsquo;s digital transformation plan</li>
<li>Evolving job roles and careers pathways in your Firm which are relevant to the future and how Sustainability will become the heart of it</li>
<li>Future of Audit and Advisory Services</li>
<li>Review of Singapore&rsquo;s JTM (Jobs Transformation Maps) for the Accounting Practices segment, published in Jan 2022</li>
</ul>

ACCA Annual Virtual Conference 2022

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