CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards 2019 & CMA National Management Accounting Conference 2019 and Commonwealth Accountants Conference
View(s):This year CMA Sri Lanka will be celebrating its 20th anniversary. The first conference was held in 2005 and this year CMA is holding the 15th annual flagship event which will be held on 9th and 10th September 2019 and the International Integrated Reporting Workshop on the 11th September at the Taj Samudra, Colombo.
The ‘CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards 2019’ and the inauguration of the CMA National Management Accounting Conference 2019 combined with the Commonwealth Accountants Conference will be on 9th September 2019at 4.00 pm at the Taj Samudra, Grand Marquee, Colombo.
This will also mark CMA celebrating its 20th Anniversarywith a Global Conference theme ‘Sustainability Development Goals Agenda 2030 – The Role of Professional Accountants’.
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- Prof. Ho Yew Kee
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- Prof. Graham Terry
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- Dr. Aditi Haldar
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- Mr. Rajeeva Bandaranayake
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- Prof. Mervyn E. King
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- Prof Ho. Lakshman R. Watawala
The inauguration of the Conference Technical Sessions will be held on the 10th September 2019 commencing 8.30 am at the Taj Samudra, Grand Marquee followed by a Post Conference International Integrated Reporting Workshop on “Integrated Reporting Practical Aspects” on the 11th September 2019 from 9.00am – 4.30 pm at the Taj Samudra Upper Crystal Ballroom.
CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards 2019 the highlight of Annual Reporting in Sri Lanka supported by the Colombo Stock Exchange is organized for the 5th year in succession and the awards will be presented on the 9th September for the Ten Best Integrated Reports for Excellence in Integrated Reporting and the Overall Winner – Gold Trophy, Overall 1st Runner up – Silver Trophy, Overall 2nd Runner up – Bronze Trophy, Merit Award for Integrated Thinking (Sponsored by the Deakin Business School, Australia), Certificates of Merit.
There will be Sector Awards on Integrated Reporting for Banking, Finance & Leasing, Insurance, Manufacturing Industry, Trade & Commerce, Diversified Holdings, State Owned Enterprises / Companies, Hotels & Travels, Plantations, Health Care, Power & Energy, Small & Medium Enterprises, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) / Not for Profit Organizations (NPOs) /Chambers of Commerce / Educational Institutes
Special Awards in Integrated Reporting on Conciseness, Capitals, Materiality, Value Creation, Strategic Focus, Most Improved Integrated Report, SDG Reporting and Diversity Reporting.
It is encouraging to note that 50 companies have submitted applications and will be reviewed by an evaluation panel and the international and local panel of judges will decide on the final winners.
The conduct of the International Workshop on “Integrated Reporting in Practice” on 11th September at the Taj Samudra will be addressed by an eminent panel of experts both international and local and will also provide hands on experience in the preparation of an integrated report to participants.
The key note speaker at the IR Awards and inaugural ceremony will be Prof. Mervyn E. King, Chair Emeritus of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) London, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Amsterdam, a member of the Private Sector Advisory Group to the World Bank on Corporate Governance, former Judge of the Supreme Court of South Africa, Chair of the African Integrated Reporting Council and Chair of the Integrated Reporting Committee of South Africa. He will speak on the topic ‘Why Integrated Reporting and Good Governance for Sustainable Value Creation’.
The welcome address will be delivered by Prof. Lakshman R. Watawala, President of CMA Sri Lanka. Prof. Meryn King will be joined by eminent speaker from Singapore Prof. Ho Yew Kee formerly Professor in Accounting at the National University of Singapore and currently Associate Provost (Skills Future & Staff Development) at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT). He will speak on ‘Accountability, Meritocracy and Anti-Corruption key to achieve Sustainable Development’.
Professor Graham Terry will give the judges report and is an integrated reporting advisor and an ambassador for the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC). He is a professor of practice at the University of Johannesburgwhere he is co-ordinating courses and research on integrated reporting and thinking. He is a CharteredAccountant (SA) and was a member of the IIRC working group thatdeveloped the International Integrated Reporting Framework published in 2013. He was a foundingmember of the Integrated Reporting Committee of South Africa and chairman of the working groupwhich developed the first discussion paper on integrated reporting. He assisted in the establishment of the CMA annual integrated reportingawards in Sri Lanka and serves on the panel of judges.
Mr. RajeevaBandaranayake, CEO of Colombo Stock Exchange ‘Supporting Partner CMA Excellence in IR Awards’ and Dr. Aditi Haldar, Director of GRI South Asia ‘in partnership with Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) the Supporting Partner for CMA NMAC and Commonwealth Accountants Conference’ will address the gathering.
CMA Professional Excellence Award winners to outstanding professionals in Financial and Management Accounting, Research Forum Best Paper Presenters and Conference Sponsors will be recognized at the inaugural ceremony.
The conference is specially meant for Directors, CEOS, Management and Financial Accountants, Managers and Executives in Marketing, IT, Human Resource, Banking, Finance, Insurance, Sustainability and CSR, Key Management of State Owned Enterprises and Government, Academic staff of Universities, Technical Colleges, Professionals and others in industry, commerce, non- profit institutions and professional bodies.
Special concessions will be given for Group registrations and those from Academia, Government, development agencies and Non Profitorganizations.
For registrations for the conference please contact Ms. Shanthi on 071 4705536
e mail: registrations@cma-srilanka.org