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    16 November 2017 — Many thousands of business and finance professionals are looking up “Sydney” this week as registrations open for the World Congress of Accountants (WCOA), the world’s largest gathering of accountants being held at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Sydney, Australia from 5-8 November next year. The numbers add up for Sydney, which last hosted the event in 1972, with it estimated to be worth $18 million to New South Wales (NSW) in 2018. Held every four years, WCOA is an initiative of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). Expected to attract more than 6,000 delegates from 130 countries next year, Chartered Accountants ANZ (CA ANZ) and CPA Australia will co-host the prestigious event being held in Sydney for the first time in 46 years. “I’ve heard people call WCOA the ‘Olympics of Accountants’ — I guess because it’s held every four years, and brings together the best business and finance minds from around the world. It t...

  Global Challenges | Global Leaders is a theme that speaks to the innovative way our profession turns challenges into opportunities. Our conference program will reflect this. With massive social, political and technological changes sweeping the globe, the need for decisive, impactful leadership is now. This leadership must be grounded in values like integrity, trust and honesty, and must embrace diversity, new technologies and innovation. As accounting professionals, we are perfectly positioned to lead and make a difference. Protecting  the public interest and building prosperity; Safeguarding  the future of the accounting profession;  Building trust  and confidence in financial advice;   Leadership   addressing the challenges;  Technology embracing disruptive technologies;  Ethics and integrity  the core of the profession;  Sustainability  integrated reporting and transparency;

History of the 114-year-old WCOA Accounting Conference The World Congress of Accountants was first held more than 110 years ago, at the dawn of the 20th century.   The World Congress of Accountants was first held more than 110 years ago, at the dawn of the 20th century. In 1904, the world was changing: Henry Ford set a land speed record; the USA took control of the Panama Canal; UK and France signed the Entente Cordiale and Australia elected its first national government. From that first event, subsequent conferences have been woven between major global events including the Great Depression and two World Wars. Today the World Congress of Accountants is a large-scale, international event which occurs, like The Olympic Games, every four years. With the 20 th Anniversary conference due to be held in Sydney in November 2018, we take a look back on the accounting event’s history. Taken from  1972 Pictorial Supplement of the Congress for The Australian Accountant a...