IFAC Connect

IFAC Connect^TM brings together professional bodies, professional services firms, standard setters, regulators and the business and investor communities to drive high quality and decision-useful corporate reporting, governance and business practices to respond to new risks and opportunities.

IFAC Connect is an annual series of 1 to 1.5-day interactive events focused on a global agenda which are then tailored to the priorities and interests of each region and the local audience. Attendance to IFAC Connect events is by invitation-only.

IFAC Connect provides:

• A unique platform for sharing global and regional business intelligence, enabling the accountancy profession to engage and collaborate with key stakeholders to bring about transformation.

• A dynamic and collaborative regional networking initiative, catalyzing ongoing collaboration among IFAC member organizations and wider accountancy, finance, business and policy makers in regions.

• A powerful mechanism to foster dialogue, enhance understanding and deepen relationships that drive collective progress, fostering and broadening the dialogue to reflect the diverse perspectives and insights of national and international stakeholders.

2025 Calendar 

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2025 Program

• Explores regional strategies for implementing international standards, showcasing success stories and effective frameworks.
• Highlights the role of professional bodies and practitioners in driving high-quality, decision-useful corporate reporting, with a focus on collaboration among PAOs, regulators, and firms to advance sustainability locally and globally.
• Examines practical methods for embedding international standards, including integrating sustainability into business and reporting practices.
• Discusses region-specific sustainability and technology transformations, fostering dialogue and partnerships to address key challenges and opportunities.
• Showcases case studies of organizations managing sustainability risks and opportunities while strengthening governance and controls.
• Enhances the quality of sustainability information, including value chain data, and improve its connectivity to financial reporting, emphasizing the roles of boards, CFOs, and finance teams.