Int'l webinar on 'Accounting in the Changing Environment'

The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) co-hosted an international webinar in association with the Asia Pacific Management Accounting Association (APMAA) and the Bangladesh Accounting Association (BAA) under the theme 'Accounting in The Changing Environment' on Saturday.
The webinar was aimed at fostering dialogue and share insights on navigating changes in accounting education, standards, and regulations, says a press release.
The event was conducted in two different sessions covering four papers to engage a range of experts on the impact of new horizon of innovations surrounding accounting education and profession.
ICMAB President Prof. Dr. Md. Salim Uddin chaired the first session where Prof. Samsul Alam, Derby Business School, University of Derby, UK, presented a paper titled "Allegiance to the CEO: Do co-opted boards suppress ESG disclosure?" and Dr. Soheil Kazemian, Edith Cowan University, Australia, presented a paper on "The Triple Bottom Line Accounting for People, Planet, and Profit".
The second session covered two papers on "Tips for International Publication in High-Quality Journals" by Prof. Dr. Khaled Hussainey, Bangor University, UK, and "Financial Statement Fraud Detection Models for Sustainable Financial Market" by Prof. Masumi Nakashima, Bunkyo Gakuin University, Japan. This session was chaired by Prof. Dr. S. M Sohrab Uddin, University of Chittagong.
Among others, Prof. Susumu Ueno, Chairman, APMAA; Prof. Dr. M. Harunur Rashid, President, BAA; Dr. Farhana Begum, Board of Directors, APMAA; Prof. Normah Omar, Board of Directors, APMAA; Prof. Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed, ICMAB Council Member and Treasurer, University of Dhaka; attended the event. More than 500 participants from 20 countries joined the webinar.