ICMA’s 20th Anniversary Celebrations – Around the World

The CEO’s column is supposed to review ICMA matters, but I have used the column in recent publications of On Target as a ‘soap-box’ to air my views about issues and happenings impacting the profession of management accounting.

In this issue, I am going back to the ‘roots’ as there is a significant matter to discuss, i.e. the fact that ICMA turns 20 this year! And to celebrate, Regional Offices and Branches are having celebratory symposiums, dinners and other events around the World.

A cornerstone of these celebrations will be the induction of outstanding individuals in each Region to the Accounting Hall of Fame® and the Management Accounting Hall of Fame®. There will be 4 Hall of Fame Awards in each country.

Individuals are inducted to the Halls of Fame in recognition of their significant contribution to the profession and academia in the following regions of ICMA: Australia; Hong Kong; Cambodia; China; Cyprus; India, Indonesia; Iran; Lebanon; Malaysia; PNG; Philippines; Sri Lanka, UAE, and Vietnam. Those nominated for the Award need not be ICMA members, but they must be nominated by a financial member of ICMA.

The Accounting Hall of Fame® is a general award open to all accountants, CFOs etc., Financial and Managerial. There will be an academic and practitioner award in this category.

The Management Accounting Hall of Fame® is an award open only to managerial accountants, CFOs, Strategy Analysts etc. (i.e. those NOT DOING compliance work). There will be an academic and practitioner award in this category.

The ICMA has also commissioned a 20th Anniversary Yearbook, with articles such as: “The History of the Management Accounting Profession in Australia”; “The ICMA: 20 Years of Achievement” and “Foundation President’s Reminiscences”. The history of all the Regional Offices will also be given in the yearbook. Therefore, this will be an important historical document for future researchers.

The celebrations will be kick-started in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, with a CPD Evening Lecture on 18 October, 2016 followed by a ICMA Gala Dinner on 19 October, 2016. During the Gala Dinner, the Cambodian inductees to the Hall of Fame will be formally recognised. The next celebratory even will be in Dubai, UAE on November 14, 2016. During this event, the UAE inductees to the Hall of Fame will be formally recognised.

To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of ICMA’s incorporation in Australia, a symposium in titled ‘The Frontiers of Accounting’ will then be held in Melbourne, Australia. The speakers are leading academics and professionals who have been specifically asked to provide their views on specific frontier areas of financial reporting, management accounting, governance and sustainability.

The symposium will be held at the La Trobe University City Campus, 360 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia, on 28th November 2016. A nominal Registration Fee of A$10.00 (inclusive of GST) will be charged to cover morning and afternoon coffee/tea; lunch and the symposium handbook.

Some of the key papers that will be delivered are as follows:

“Future of Accounting: Disruption or Opportunity?”Prof Paul Mather, Head, La Trobe Business School

“Financial Statements and Reports in a Digitized World” – Prof Janek Ratnatunga, CEO ICMA

“Frontiers in Financial Shared Services” – Mr Craig Edwards, Associate Director – Financial Management, KPMG

“The Future of Reporting Practices of Not for Profits and Charities” – Prof Peter Carey, Head of Accounting – Deakin University

“Future of Governance: Strategic Governance” – Prof Nava Subramaniam, RMIT University

“The Frontiers of Integrated Reporting” – Prof Brendan O’Connell, RMIT University

“Management Accounting in the Ambidextrous Firm” – Mr Leon Duval, Emeritus President, ICMA Australia

A Panel Discussion on the Future of Accounting Research will also be conducted with Prof Janek Ratnatunga, CEO ICMA Australia; Prof Brendan O’Connell, President, ICMA Australia; Mr Leon Duval, Emeritus President, ICMA Australia and Prof Michael Tse, Global Chairman, ICMA Australia; s panellists.

As there are only limited seats for this event (100), members are urged to book early by Registering via ICMA Website for conference: http://www.cmawebline.org/frontiers-of-accounting.html

If any letters are required for visa purposes, ICMA will provide such on request.

After Australia, the next stop is Indonesia. The ICMA Indonesia Branch has organised two events: a one-day symposium in Malang, Indonesia (near Surabaya) on December 5, 2016 and another one-day symposium in Jakarta, Indonesia on December 7, 2016. For those interested, please contact the Mr. Joni Pathibang, the ICMA Indonesia Branch President on [email protected].

The next country celebrating is the Philippines. CMA Philippines will hold its celebration seminar in Manila, Philippines on December 10, 2016. For those interested, please contact the Philippines Regional Director Mr. Henry Ong, on [email protected].

The next region is Hong Kong and Greater China. CMA Hong Kong will hold its celebration seminar in Hong Kong on December 15, 2016. For those interested, please contact the Hong Kong and Greater China Regional Director Prof Allen Wong, on [email protected].

The final region that will celebrate for 2016 is Vietnam. CMA Vietnam will hold its celebration seminar in Hanoi, Vietnam on December 17, 2016. For those interested, please contact the Vietnam Regional Director Mr Long Phan, on [email protected].

In all of the above events, Regional inductees to the Hall of Fame will be formally recognised.

The Regional offices in Sri Lanka and Papua New Guinea will hold their celebrations in early 2017.

All ICMA members should try to attend at least one of these celebratory events.

 

Warm Regards,

Professor Janek Ratnatunga, CMA, CGBA

CEO, ICMA Australia

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Professor Janek Ratnatunga is CEO of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants. He has held appointments at the University of Melbourne, Monash University and the Australian National University in Australia; and the Universities of Washington, Richmond and Rhode Island in the USA. Prior to his academic career he worked with KPMG.