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Professionals to discuss on The World Needs Three-dimensional Accountants
"Three-dimensional Accountants", the theme of ACCA HK Annual Conference 2008 draws together the experts and leaders from major corporations and academics at Conrad Hong Kong today. ACCA Hong Kong is honoured to have The Honourable Leung Chun Ying, GBS, JP, Convenor of the Non-official Members, Executive Council of The Government of HKSAR as the guest of honour of the event. Together with 18 respectable experts, they will share their insider views on the trend and challenges that accounting and finance professionals face nowadays at the conference.
With the increasing attention brings to corporate governance infrastructure and the tremendous economic growth particularly in Asia Pacific, such buoyant development have created a massive demand for accounting and finance professionals who are equipped with fully-rounded skills, high mobility and ethical standards.
This conference will focus on the core competencies that today's accounting and finance professionals should possess to meet the challenges in the 21st century. As the strapline of the current ACCA advertising campaign advocates, invited experts will share their insights on how to get ready as "The world needs three-dimensional accountants". Through different sessions with presentations and panel discussions, a broad range of topics including essential competencies for today's three-dimensional accountants, how accountants survive in the digital era, role of accountants in enhancing corporate governance and corporate social responsibility, and keys for CFOs to become CEOs will be addressed.
Kelly Chan, President of ACCA Hong Kong explained, "ACCA have been dedicated in helping our students and members stay ahead in this dynamic market with update information and insightful aspiration. As the role of accounting and finance professionals is evolving to become more strategic with specialized skills and international mobility, an effective insights exchange platforms such as the ACCA Annual Conference for sure will benefit us in gauging the trend in the profession and to perform at our best."
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Carmen Lee Corporate Communications Manager (852) 2524 4988