CMA National Management Accounting Conference 2020 to kick off on Oct. 21
The Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (CMA) is to hold its 17th annual flagship event, CMA National Management Accounting Conference 2020, on the theme ‘Business 2030 – Global Impact and Value Creation in the Next Normal’, on October 21 and 22, 2020, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The event comprises four technical sessions. This year, due to the COVID19 pandemic, CMA will hold a virtual conference to the members of CMA, business community and government sector and they will be invited to attend the webinar free of charge and benefit from the conference. The conference brings together local and foreign expertise to help participants navigate through the unavoidable challenges that are faced today.
The inaugural session will be on October 21, 2020, on the topic ‘Overcoming COVID19 Impact and Navigating to the Next Economy’ and the keynote address will be delivered by Money and Capital Market and State Enterprise Reforms State Minister Ajith Nivard Cabraal. The session will be chaired by CMA Sri Lanka Founder President Prof. Lakshman R. Watawala, who will detail about the outline of the conference and the session will be moderated by International Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka Chairman Dinesh Weerakkody.
The second session will be on ‘Repositioning Higher and Professional Education in the Next Economy’ and the keynote address will be delivered by Singapore Institute of Technology Professor of Accounting Prof. Ho Yew Kee and the session will be moderated by Deakin University Faculty of Business and Law Centre for Integrated Reporting Director Education Assoc. Prof. Luckmika Perera.
The third and fourth session will be on October 22, 2020, on t he t opics ‘Sustainability and Creating Long-term Value in the Next Normal’ and ‘The Impact of COVID-19 on Global Supply Chain in the Next Normal’ and the keynote addresses will be delivered by International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) London Chair Emeritus Prof. Mervyn E. King and Global WILAT Chairperson Gayani De Alwis. The sessions will be moderated by CMA Sri Lanka Advisory Council Member and SAFA Past President A.N. Raman and CMA Sri Lanka Council Member Adrian Perera.
Each session will have a panel discussion, where eminent panellists will contribute their views on the topics and will conclude with a question and answer session, where participants will also have an opportunity to discuss practical applications and obtain clarifications via chat option.
The webinar is meant for members of CMA Sri Lanka and other professional accounting bodies, finance directors, CEOS, CFOS, finance managers, accountants, financial analysts and other accounting and finance professionals and academics.
Those who wish to attend are requested to send an e-mail to registrations@cma-srilanka.org, on or before October 19, 2020.