Speakers & Moderators
A total of over 30 distinguished speakers and moderators were invited to present current business topics at plenary and concurrent sessions.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
The Honourable Pehin Orang Kaya Laila Setia Dato Seri Setia Awg Hj Abd Rahman Bin Hj Ibrahim, Minister of Finance II, Ministry of Finance, Brunei Darussalam

SPEAKERS
Prominent industry leaders representing all ASEAN national accounting associations, and a number from internationally recognised professional accounting bodies have attended as speakers.

Speakers materials (handouts), some of which were not available during the 2-days conference, will be made available for download soon. Some are already featured here. Please see below.

Please see updated list of speakers and moderators in final version of conference programme.

Speakers / Presentation Papers:
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Ms Haslina Taib, CEO, Brunei Accenture Group (B.A.G) Networks, Brunei Darussalam
Paper Presented by Ms Haslna Taib
Day 1 Plenary: Global economic downturn - why CFOs are in the hot seat

Dr Ernest Kan, President, ICPAS / Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Singapore
Paper Presented by Dr Ernest Kan
Day 1 Plenary: Global economic downturn - why CFOs are in the hot seat

Ms Christina Constance Foo, Vice President, MIA, Malaysia
Paper Presented by Ms Christina Foo
Day 1 Plenary: Global economic downturn - why CFOs are in the hot seat

Mr Pengiran Izam Ryan, Head of Corporate Services, BAG Networks Sdn Bhd, Brunei Darussalam

Dr Jan Hoesada, Public Accountant, Jan, Ladiman & Co / Member, KSAP, Indonesia
Paper Presented by Dr Jan Hoesada
Day 1: Financial scandals - have auditors succumbed to greed?

Mr Muhd Jamil Abas Abdul 'Ali @James Chiew, Senior Partner, Abraham, Davidson & Co. Brunei Darussalam

Mr Bill Palmer FCA, Director Asia, Institute of Certified Accountants in Australia, Australia
Paper 1 Presented by Mr Bill Palmer
Day 1: Rules or principle based - can accounting standards prevent financial scandals?

Ms Ma. Elenita B. Cabrera, Vice Chair, Board of Accountancy, Philippines

Dr Nordin Mohd Zain, Executive Director, Deloitte Malaysia

Mr Mohd Hairul Azrin Hj Besar, University Brunei Darussalam (UBD), Brunei Darussalam

Prof. Ainun Na'im, Ph.D, Chairman, The Academics Compartment IAI, Indonesia
Paper Presented by Prof Ainun Na'im
Day 1: Is Islamic finance an alternative for globalised economy?

Dr Dang Van Thanh, President, VAA, Vietnam
Paper Presented by Prof Dr Dang Van Thanh / Prof Dr Pham Thi My Dung
Day 1: Accountants role in supporting business confidence and economic recovery

Dr Ng Boon Beng, Member, ACCA Malaysia Advisory Commitee / Finance Director, Oracle Corporation Malaysia
Paper Presented by Dr Ng Boon Beng
Day 1: Accountants role in supporting business confidence and economic recovery

Dr Tyrone Carlin, Professor of Financial Reporting and Regulation, University of Sydney, Australia
Paper Presented by Dr Tyrone Carlin
Day 1: Accountants role in supporting business confidence and economic recovery

Mr Pengiran Haji Moksin Pg Hj Yusof, President, BICPA / Partner, Deloitte Brunei

Mr Abdul Rahim Abdul Hamid, President, MIA, Malaysia
Paper Presented by Mr Abdul Rahim Abdul Hamid
Day 2: Audit rotation will give you greater integrity and value to your company - a wishful thing?

Mr Lim Boon Cheng, Council Member, ICPAS / Managing Partner, LTC LLP - Singapore
Paper Presented by Mr Lim Boon Cheng
Day 2: Audit rotation will give you greater integrity and value to your company - a wishful thinking?

Mr Key Kak, Partner, Morrison Kak & Associates, Cambodia
Paper Presented by Mr Key Kak
Day 2: Should companies be given a free hand to decide their own accounting standards?

Dr Visarut Sribunnak, Ph.D, Federation of Accounting Professions / Assistant Professor of Accounting, Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Paper Presented by Dr Visarut Sribunnak
Day 2: Should companies be given a free hand to decide their own accounting standards?

Mrs Rosita Uli Sinaga, Chairperson, Indonesia Financial Accounting Standards Board / Partner, Deloitte & Touche, Indonesia
Paper Presented by Mrs Rosita Uli Sinaga
Day 2: Should companies be given a free hand to decide their own accounting standards?

Mr Gerard Ee, Vice President, ICPAS / Chairman, National Kidney Foundation, Singapore
Paper Presented by Mr Gerard Ee
Day 2: Corporate governance vs. profitability - which comes first?

Mr Ali Darwin, President, IAMI / Council Member, IAI, Indonesia
Paper Presented by Mr Ali Darwin
Day 2: Corporate governance vs. profitability - which comes first?

Mr Christian G Lauron, Partner, SGV & Co., Philippines

Dr Hekinus Manao, Inspector General, Ministry of Finance, Indonesia
Paper Presented by Dr Hekinus Manao / Dr Dwi Martani
Day 2: International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) - would the economy benefit if Governments adopt it?

Mr Bill Palmer FCA, Director Asia, Institute of Certified Accountants in Australia, Australia
Paper 2 Presented by Mr Bill Palmer
Day 2: International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) - would the economy benefit if Governments adopt it?

Dr Sansakrit Vichitlekarn, Ph.D, Federation of Acccounting Professions / Associate Dean for Accounting and Treasury, Kasetsart University, Thailand
Paper Presented by Dr Sansakrit Vichitlekarn
Day 2 Plenary: Can IFRS be adopted as the global financial reporting language? How practical and how soon?

Dr Nordin Mohd Zain, Executive Director, Deloitte Malaysia

Mr Kon Yin Tong, Council Member, ICPAS / Partner, Foo Kon Tan Grant Thornton, Singapore
Paper Presented by Mr Kon Yin Tong
Day 2 Plenary: Can IFRS be adopted as the global financial reporting language? How practical and how soon?

Special Report: ACCA Survey Result on SME Financing
Mr Tay Kay Luan, Director, ACCA ASEAN and Australasia