IFRS conference - Seoul Korea

An International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) Conference was held in Seoul, Korea (29 and 30 July 2009) click here for programme guide.

Wednesday 29 July

• IFRSs adoption update:
  • Malaysian update - Sukanta Dutt, Member MASB
  • Japanese update - Ikuo Nishikawa, Chairman ASBJ
• How we are preparing for IFRSs - Kwang Soon Chang, Executive Vice President, IFRS project division Kookmin Bank
• Why we would use IFRSs – Joji Okada, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Global Controller Mitsui and Co Ltd

Thursday 30 July 2009:

• Technical Update: IASB progress and plans - Sir David Tweedie, Chairman IASB
• Implementation update: processes, progress and plans – Bob Garnett, Chairman IFRIC

Consolidation and Joint Arrangements 

• Consolidation – Alan Teixeira, Director of Technical Activities IASB
• Reporting Entity – Bob Garnett, Member IASB
• Joint Arrangements – Alan Teixeira, Director of Technical Activities IASB

IFRS for Insurance Contracts 

• Technical Update – Warren McGregor, Member IASB

IFRS for Financial Instruments

• Presentation (IAS 32 and IAS 39) - An overview of the requirements – Ian Farrar, Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Future Developments (IAS 39) – Wayne Upton, Director of International Activities IASB
• Future Developments (IAS 32) – Christian Kusi-Yeboah, Project Manager IASB

IFRS for Teaching, Training and Research

• Teaching principle-based standards – Michael Wells, Director IFRS Education Initiative IASB
• Teaching IFRS judgements – Katherine Schipper, Professor of Accounting, Duke University and former Member, FASB
• IFRS Research – Mary Barth, Professor of Accounting, Stanford University and Former Member IASB
• IFRS Resources for Educators - Paul Pacter IASB / Deloitte

Break-out sessions

• Fair Value Measurement – Bob Garnett, Member IASB and Katherine Schipper, Professor of Accounting, Duke University and former Member FASB
• Derecognition – Wei-Guo Zhang, Member IASB and Alan Teixeira, Director of Technical Activities IASB
• Revenue Recognition – Warren McGregor, Member IASB
• Financial Statement presentation – Tatsumi Yamada, Member IASB
• Conceptual Framework – Mary Barth, Professor of Accounting Stanford University and former member IASB and Wayne Upton, Director of International Activities IASB