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IFRS Academy - July 28-29, Japan

From 28 July 2010 at 13:30 to 29 July 2010 at 09:30
Location : Tokyo, Japan

The rapid adoption of the International  Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)  has created the demand for comprehensive, expert and above all  practical advice. Everyone will agree that it is crucial that financial and  accounting department specialists make  themselves thoroughly familiar with  IFRS and their implementation.

   

In this respect, IBM Japan and FinArch are organising "The IFRS Academy", a practical workshop on IFRS and their application in Japan.  

  
    Agenda:

Given the importance of the above mentioned topic, IBM Japan in cooperation with FinArch is delighted to host the Academy which provides an ideal platform for Banks and Securities firms to discuss IFRS with the independent industry expert and benefit from its in-house expertise to get acquainted with IFRS.

The workshop focuses on the practical implementation of IFRS, and hence provides valuable and practical insight into both the principles and application of IFRS.

The objective is to share our experiences of IFRS adoption in Europe and Asia as well as to provide a forum for the participants to learn from FinArch Subject matter experts on key issues, challenges and opportunities the IFRS adoption project unfolds.

This two-day workshop will start July 28 in Tokyo. Japanese translation services will be provided. 

For more information, please send an email to events@finarch.com

 		  
 July 28
13:30

Opening message

  Norihisa Tsuruta, GBS, VP, Sector Leader for Banking & Financial Markets Industry, IBM
13:40A global approach to financial reporting and accounting for financial instruments
 

by Roger Kaiser, Senior Advisor, Tax & Accounting Issues, European Banking Federation

 14:40Break
 14:50Customer testimonial: Bank Central Asia Implementation of IFRS (PSAK 50/55)
 by Pak Darwin, Senior Manager IT Division, Central Bank Asia
 15:50Break
 16:00Technical Impact of IAS implementation on a bank's architecture
  by Chris Puype, co-founder, COO and Director of Asia, FinArch
  
 July 29
9:30 Roundtable #1
 with attendees from Japanese banks, IBM, FinArch, the European Banking Federation, and Central Bank Asia
 12:00 Break
 13:00Roundtable #2
 with attendees from Japanese banks, IBM, FinArch, the European Banking Federation, and Central Bank Asia
 15:30 Closing message
 by Keizo Ishitani, GBS, Director for Banking & Financial Markets Industry, IBM
 16:00 FinArch demo


 

 
 

The IFRS roundtable kicks off the IFRS Academy, an initiative set up by FinArch to assist banks to meet the IFRS deadlines. Previous sessions were held in Jakarta, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Cairo.

For more information about the IFRS Academy, please visit www.ifrsforbanks.com, or contact Karien Pype (karien.pype@finarch.com, or dial +32 9 272 64 26) for more information.