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Joint IFRS Foundation and MASB 2017 IFRS Regional Conference—Kuala Lumpur


The IFRS Foundation and the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) are jointly hosting an IFRS conference at the Hilton Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on Friday 8 September 2017. 


This one-day conference will bring together representatives of the International Accounting Standards Board (the Board) who will discuss IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers and IFRS 16 Leases. The speakers will focus on practical implementation issues and challenges of these new Standards.

The conference will also provide unique insight into standard-setting projects and enable participants to hear about financial reporting—directly from the people who set the Standards.

Friday
08 September 2017

Starts: 09:00 
Ends: 18:00

Hilton Kuala Lumpur Hotel, 3, Jalan Stesen Sentral 5, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Further information

Presenters include Board Member Mary Tokar, Director of Education Matt Tilling and Senior Technical Manager Kathryn Donkersley.

The speakers will also provide an update on other major IFRS Standards, such as IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts and IFRS 9 Financial Instruments for non-financial institutions.

See the conference programme for more information.
 
For information about registration:

visit the MASB website;


email: events@masb.org.my


Telephone: 00 (603) 2240-9200; or


Fax: 00 (603) 2240-9300

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