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The 16th AFA
Conference
Rizqun International Hotel, 8-9 December 2009, Brunei
Darussalam
The ASEAN
Accounting fraternity converged in Brunei Darussalam from
8th to 9th of December 2009 to participate in the 16th AFA
Conference at the Rizqun International Hotel in Bandar Seri
Begawan, Brunei. The Conference was hosted by the Brunei
Institute of Certified Public Accountants (BICPA) who was
recently inducted as an associate member of International
Federation of Accountants (IFAC).
The 16th edition of Conference, themed
‘Accountants: Facing Challenges and Shaping the Economy’
was a grand
event featuring speakers from all around the region and was
officiated by the Minister of Finance II of Brunei
Darussalam, the Honorable Pehin Orang Kaya Laila Setia Dato’
Seri Awg Hj Abdul Rahman Bin Hj Ibrahim.
The Minister of Finance II Brunei Darussalam
officiating the 16th AFA Conference
The Conference was designed to bring together
leaders, accountants, professionals, executives
and academics in finance in ASEAN as well as to
allow them to share best practices in finance
and accounting management, and gain fresh
insights and cutting-edge information on global
trends, issues and challenges affecting
businesses and the environment in which they
operate.
The two-day conference touched upon a range of
topics and issues; among others on the global
economic downturn, financial scandals, Islamic
financing as alternative for a globalised
economy, accountants role in supporting economic
recovery, audit rotation and accounting
standards and IFRS. There was even a special
report on the ACCA survey results on Small and
Medium Enterprises (SME) Financing.
The Conference delegates
The 16th AFA Conference which attracted
participants from Brunei and all over the ASEAN
region was one of the largest conferences of
accountants ever held in Brunei Darussalam.
Conference date: 8 – 9 December 2009
Conference theme: Accountants: Facing Challenges
and Shaping the Economy
Conference venue: Rizqun International Hotel,
Brunei Darussalam
Participants: 155 participants
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