Workshop on the Implementation and Challenges of IPSAS
Tuesday 3 November 2015
Room XVIII, Palais des Nations, Geneva
Opening remarks
Tatiana Krylova, Head, Enterprise Branch, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD
Keynote address
Ian Ball, Chair, Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
Topics for discussion:
- Current status of standard-setting of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) and priority areas for further development
- Status of implementation of IPSAS by countries
- Developments in future governance of IPSAS Board
- Meeting education, training and other capacity-building needs
Facilitator: Yoseph Asmelash, Economic Affairs Officer, Enterprise Branch, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD
Alta Prinsloo, Executive Director, Strategy and Chief Operating Officer International Federation of Accountants
John Stanford, Deputy Director, International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board
Lewis Hawke, Head of Secretariat, Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability, World Bank
Giles Orr, Director of Development, Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
Plenary discussions
Lunch break
Topics for discussion: Country-level practical implementation experiences such as:
- Setting timeline for transition to IPSAS
- Available transition provisions in IPSAS
- Accrual basis of accounting and implications for implementation
- Approaches to valuation of property, plant and equipment
- Information systems related to implementation issues
Facilitator: Jim Obazee, Chief Executive Officer, Financial Reporting Council, Nigeria
Pamela Monroe Ellis, Auditor General, Jamaica
Ingrida Muckuté, Director, Accounting Methodology Department, Ministry of Finance, Lithuania
Chidi Ajaegbu, Past President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria
Angela Eck, Solution Manager, Industry Business Solutions, Public Sector
Plenary discussions
Concluding remarks by the UNCTAD secretariat