Hosted by the Good Governance Academy
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Overview
Connecting financial and sustainability reports
This colloquium will focus on the approaches taken by the various global standard setters to link financial reports with “non-financial” / sustainability reports.
Intended Audience
This event is important for roles in every industry, including:
- Directors, trustees, council and other governing body members – as report signatories;
- CEOs and other top management roles – as report authorities;
- Accounting, environmental, reputation, social and stakeholder professionals – as report contributors;
- Audit, risk and compliance professionals – as report assurers;
- and of course all involved in preparing financial and sustainability reports.
Speakers
As has become a core advantage of our events, we are honoured to announce, again, an unprecedented panel of global thought leaders who include:
- Professor Mervyn King, Good Governance Academy Patron
- Veronica Poole, Deloitte Global IFRS and corporate reporting leader
- Alan Johnson, International Federation of Accountants President
- Eelco van der Enden, Global Reporting Initiative Chief Executive Officer
- Kris Nathanail-Brighton, IOSCO Senior Policy Advisor
- Suresh Gooneratne, Director and CFO of Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC
- Yasu Kawasugi, Director of Investor Relations, Konica Minolta, Inc.
Outcomes
Attendees will be equipped to:
- Understand the changing demands of corporate reports
- Describe how standard setters are approaching financial and sustainability reporting
- Interpret the various approaches posed to “connect” financial and sustainability reports
Benefits of Attending
Benefits of attending this event include
- Exposure to current, global thinking – be able to promote innovation
- Understanding of global corporate reporting shifts – be able to remain competitive
- Learn from the experts – be able to have questions answered by the global experts
- Recognition of learning – be able to evidence professional learning (certificate of attendance)
The videos of the event will be available on the community portal after the event.