| 08.45 - 09.00 |
Guest Reception and Registration |
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09.00 - 09.30 |
Welcome Address
- Brendan Murtagh, FCCA, Vice President, ACCA
- Kelly Chan, FCCA, Deputy President, ACCA Hong Kong
Opening Address: Guest of Honour
- The Honourable Leung Chun Ying, GBS, JP, Convenor of the Non-official Members, Executive Council, The Government of HKSAR
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| 09.30 - 11.15 |
Session 1: Essential Competencies for Today’s Three-dimensional Accountants
- University education for today’s 3-dimensional accountants
- A broad-based liberal arts education
- Relationships of accounting with other disciplines
- Accounting and A Dream of the Red Mansions
- Accounting research and accounting education
- Accounting theory and accounting practice
- Bridging the gap of talent management
- Skill set requirements
- Needs from Mainland China
- Managing human capital
- Challenges of new accounting standards in HK and China
- What is in demand in the market?
- What sort of competencies PricewaterhouseCoopers is looking for from the user's point of view?
- How can accountants cope with the market challenges?
- Beyond numbers - what else is needed for accountants to succeed?
Speakers:
- Prof Chan Koon Hung, Academic Dean of Business Studies and J. K. Lee Chair Professor of Accountancy, Lingnan University
- Estella Ng, FCCA, Chief Financial Officer, Country Garden Holdings Company Limited
- Richard Sun, FCCA, Partner, Assurance - Consumer & Industrial Products Practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Andrew Tsui, Chairman, Korn/Ferry International (Hong Kong) Ltd
Plenary Chairman
- Philip Tsai, FCCA, Partner, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
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| 11.15 - 11.30 |
Networking Break |
| 11.30 - 13.00 |
Session 2: How Accountants survive in the Digital Era?
- Evolution of e-trends and e-challenges
- Emerging ePayment models and needs in Asia
- Changes in payment landscape
- New risk and compliance challenges
- To be or not to be … brave new world?!
- Changes in the business world and the profession
- Evolution from simply accountants to profession accountants
- How accountants equip to excel in this digital era?
- Career aspiration and escalation
Speakers:
- Joseph Chan, Chief Executive Officer, AsiaPay Limited
- Peter Koo, Partner, Enterprise Risk Services, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
- Dr Samson Tam, Chairman, Group Sense (International) Ltd
Plenary Chairman:
- Morison Chan, FCCA, President, ACCA Hong Kong and Chief Financial Officer, Minmetals Resources Limited
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| 13.00 - 14.15 |
Professional Luncheon |
| 14.15 - 15.45 |
Session 3: Corporate Governance: What can we learn from Recent Cases?
- Corporate social responsibility (CSR): myths and reality
- CSR: A fad or a basic?
- Survey findings on CSR practices in Hong Kong o Some common myths and the reality
- A conceptual framework for determining CSR activities o How to link CSR plans with corporate strategies?
- Some case studies
- Governance competency: The rhythm of a Marathon man
- Roles of accountants in enhancing ethical governance and preventing corruption
- Recent corruption trend in Hong Kong
- Ethical challenges facing accounting practitioners - an analysis from Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)’s files
- How to tackle ethical challenges and avoid falling into possible corruption traps in the workplace?
Speakers:
- Prof Simon Ho, Dean, School of Business, Hong Kong Baptist University
- Dr Gregg Li, Principal of Corporate Governance Practice, Aon Asia Pacific
- Raymond Ng, Executive Director, Hong Kong Ethics Development Centre, ICAC
Plenary Chairman:
- Paul Chan, JP, FCCA, Past President, ACCA Hong Kong; Former Council Member, ACCA; and Member, IFAC SMPC and IASB’s Working Group on SME Accounting Standard
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| 15.45 - 16.00 |
Networking Break |
| 16.00 - 17.00 |
Session 4: How CFOs become CEOs?
- Expectations on the current and future roles and responsibilities of CFOs in view of their company's strategies
- Managing CEOs’ own succession planning. What are the characteristics and traits they are looking for? Can CFOs be succeeded?
- How did they become CEOs or the top of the company?
Speakers:
- Ricky Lo, FCCA, Executive Director, AM730 Media Limited
- Tony Tsoi, Chief Executive Officer, Varitronix Limited
- Betty Yuen, Managing Director, CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd
- Norman Yuen, JP, FCCA, Chief Executive Officer, Citic 1616
Plenary Chairman cum Speaker:
- Aaron Au, FCCA, Managing Director, Lei Shing Hong Property (China) Limited
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| 17.00 |
Conference Ends |
