IFRS Foundation Conference 2022

The IFRS Foundation’s annual conference will be held at the Leonardo Royal Hotel London Tower Bridge on 23–24 June 2022. This year’s conference will be a hybrid meeting—so you are invited to attend either in person or remotely.

However you join us, the conference offers a unique opportunity to receive a comprehensive briefing on the latest developments at the IFRS Foundation. The conference is also the perfect occasion to network with your fellow delegates, including representatives of companies that prepare their financial statements in accordance with IFRS Standards, regulators and other stakeholders.

The comprehensive briefing that the conference will provide includes an update from the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) on its current priorities and its future work plan.

Furthermore, this year’s conference will also enable you to meet and engage with members of the recently established International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and its technical staff. There is no better way to gain a thorough understanding of the ISSB’s mission and its progress to date.

You will also be able to participate in discussions with the IFRS Foundation’s technical staff, and with other professionals interested in IFRS Standards, including leaders in financial reporting from the private sector and from many regulatory bodies.

This year’s speakers include:

• Erkki Liikanen, Chair of the IFRS Foundation Trustees;
  
• Ashley Alder, IOSCO Board Chair;
• Andreas Barckow, Chair of the IASB;
• Emmanuel Faber, Chair of the ISSB;
• Sue Lloyd, Vice-Chair of the ISSB;
• senior technical staff serving both boards; and
• other IFRS experts from around the world.

Delegates who are unable to attend in person will have the opportunity to attend virtually.

The live-streaming package will include opportunities to:

• take part in the technical Q&A and have your questions answered in real time by members of both the IASB and the ISSB, the boards’ technical staff, and external speakers; and
• express your views in live polling segments.

Day 1 of the conference (Thursday 23 June 2022) will feature:

• speeches by Chair of the IFRS Foundation Trustees Erkki Liikanen and the Chair of ISSB Emmanuel Faber;
• an introduction to the structure and remit of the ISSB;
• a discussion on digital reporting and the effect of technology on the investment process; and
• breakout sessions on the ISSB’s forthcoming consultation on its proposed general requirements for the disclosure of sustainability-related financial information, and on its proposals for specific requirements about climate-related disclosures.

Day 2 (Friday 24 June 2022) includes:

• a speech by Chair of the IASB Andreas Barckow;
• an update on the work of the IASB and the IFRS Interpretations Committee;
  
• breakout sessions where you can participate in discussions on those aspects of the IASB’s work that interest you the most; and
• an interactive Q&A session with leaders from the IASB.

More information can be found in the draft conference agenda. 

All delegates will be able to view recordings of the sessions after the conference.

For fees and registration, please visit the conference page.

We very much hope that you will be able to join us at this year’s #IFRSConference22 for informative talks, interactive seminars and networking.

(Informa Connect manages the conference under contract for the IFRS Foundation.)