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SUMMARY:Building Trusted Reporting and Accountancy Capacity Across Eurasia
DESCRIPTION:\nHigh-Level International Roundtable\n\n\n\nBackground\n\n\n\n\nDate: 01.10.2026, 2026\n\n\n\nTime: 10:00 – 17:00\n\n\n\nVenue: Nations (6th floor) 6th floor Nations Business Center, Geneva, CH-1202, Geneva, Switzerland\n\n\n\nFormat: In-person, invitation-only\n\n\n\nWorking language: Russian | English\n\n\n\nConvened by: Association of Eurasian Institutes of Certified Public Accountants (EICPA)\n\n\n\n\nEurasian economies are advancing the adoption of international standards in financial reporting, sustainability disclosure, audit, ethics, and professional education. However, differences in institutional capacity, regulatory maturity, professional qualifications, and access to high-quality education continue to affect implementation.\n\n\n\nThe EICPA Association Geneva Dialogue will bring together representatives of professional accountancy organisations, public authorities, international institutions, universities, and the private sector to discuss practical mechanisms for strengthening trusted reporting and accountancy capacity across Eurasia.\n\n\n\nThe roundtable is designed as a focused institutional dialogue rather than a conference. Participation is limited to invited decision-makers and subject-matter experts.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nObjectives\n\n\n\n\nIdentify the principal capacity gaps affecting financial and sustainability reporting across Eurasia.\n\n\n\nExamine how international standards can be translated into effective regional and national implementation.\n\n\n\nDiscuss cooperation in professional education, certification, ethics, CPD, audit quality, and sustainability reporting.\n\n\n\nDefine potential joint initiatives between EICPA and international, national, and professional institutions.\n\n\n\nDevelop recommendations for the EICPA Geneva Statement on Trusted Reporting Capacity in Eurasia.\n\n\n\nEstablish a network of institutional partners for continued dialogue and practical cooperation.\n\n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\nWelcome and Strategic Context\n\n\n\nOpening remarks by the Chair of EICPA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy trusted reporting infrastructure matters for investment, governance, and sustainable economic development.\n\n\n\nThe role of professional accountancy organisations in translating international standards into national capability.\n\n\n\nEICPA’s mandate as a regional platform connecting professional institutions across Eurasia.\n\n\n\nExpected outcomes of the Geneva Dialogue.\n\n\n\n\nInternational Perspective\n\n\n\nKeynote intervention: From Global Standards to Effective Implementation\n\n\n\nSuggested issues:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstitutional conditions required for effective implementation of international reporting and assurance standards.\n\n\n\nCapacity-building challenges in emerging and transition economies.\n\n\n\nCooperation between governments, regulators, professional bodies, universities, and employers.\n\n\n\nThe growing connection between financial reporting, sustainability disclosure, governance, and assurance.\n\n\n\n\nEurasian Accountancy Capacity: Challenges and Opportunities\n\n\n\nEICPA strategic presentation\n\n\n\nKey themes:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiversity of regulatory and professional-development systems across Eurasia.\n\n\n\nGaps in professional education, certification, CPD, ethics, and quality assurance.\n\n\n\nDemand for IFRS, audit, sustainability reporting, digital, and public-sector competencies.\n\n\n\nOpportunities for regional cooperation and mutual recognition.\n\n\n\nEICPA’s proposed role as a regional coordination and capacity-building platform.\n\n\n\n\nModerated High-Level Roundtable\n\n\n\nDiscussion 1: What prevents effective implementation?\n\n\n\n\nAre the main constraints regulatory, institutional, educational, financial, or technological?\n\n\n\nWhere is the greatest gap between formal adoption of standards and their practical application?\n\n\n\nWhat support do national professional organisations require?\n\n\n\n\nDiscussion 2: Which capabilities should be prioritised?\n\n\n\n\nFinancial reporting and IFRS implementation.\n\n\n\nSustainability reporting and assurance.\n\n\n\nAudit quality and quality-management systems.\n\n\n\nEthics, independence, and public-interest responsibilities.\n\n\n\nProfessional education, examinations, and continuing professional development.\n\n\n\nDigital reporting, data analytics, and artificial intelligence.\n\n\n\nPublic-sector accounting and reporting.\n\n\n\n\nDiscussion 3: What can institutions do together?\n\n\n\n\nJoint professional-development programmes.\n\n\n\nTrain-the-trainer initiatives.\n\n\n\nRegional competency frameworks and micro-credentials.\n\n\n\nResearch and national capacity assessments.\n\n\n\nTechnical guidance and implementation tools.\n\n\n\nExpert exchanges and institutional mentoring.\n\n\n\nCooperation with regulators, universities, employers, and development organisations.\n\n\n\n\nFrom Dialogue to Cooperation\n\n\n\nPresentation of proposed EICPA initiatives\n\n\n\n\nEurasian Accountancy Capacity AssessmentA comparative assessment of professional and institutional capacity across participating jurisdictions.\n\n\n\nEICPA Sustainability Reporting and Assurance ProgrammeRegional education, implementation guidance, and train-the-trainer activities.\n\n\n\nEurasian Professional Competency FrameworkA common reference framework covering education, ethics, digital skills, sustainability, and CPD.\n\n\n\nEICPA International Advisory CouncilA platform involving international experts, regulators, professional organisations, universities, and employers.\n\n\n\nAnnual Geneva DialogueA recurring forum for evaluating progress, updating priorities, and developing international partnerships.\n\n\n\n\nConclusions and Geneva Statement\n\n\n\nThe moderator will summarise:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nthree priority capacity gaps;\n\n\n\nthree areas for international cooperation;\n\n\n\npotential partner institutions;\n\n\n\nproposed commitments for the next 12 months;\n\n\n\nrecommendations to be reflected in the EICPA Geneva Statement.\n\n\n\n\nParticipants will be invited to:\n\n\n\n\nprovide written comments on the draft statement;\n\n\n\nnominate a contact person for follow-up;\n\n\n\nconsider participation in an EICPA working group;\n\n\n\nidentify one practical cooperation opportunity.\n\n\n\n\n\n
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