Wednesday April 20, 2016 08:00-09:00 Reception and Registration The Opening Ceremony Program 09:00-10:00 Opening The Holy Koran GCC Accounting & Auditing Organization (GCCAAO) Address Mr. Mohamed Bin Saleh Al-Obailan, Chairman of the Board of Directors Forum Patronage Address : H.E. Dr. Yousif Mohammed Al-ali Minister of Commerce and Industry, State of Kuwait Kuwait Association of Accountants and Auditors Address Mr. Ahmed Mashari Alfares, Chairman of the Board of Directors Honoring Mr. Yousef Saleh Alothman Pioneer of the Accounting Profession Honoring the Forum Partners 10:00-10:30 Break
Day One: Wednesday April 20, 2016 The Forum Program 10:30-12:00 First Session : The role of regional and international professional organizations in profession advancement Session Chairman : Prof. Abdul-Rahman Ibrahim AL-Humaid Professor of Accounting and Auditing, Member of IFRS Foundation Trustees (Asia-Oceania), Chairman of Albilad Bank, KSA Ms. Kelly Anerud Director, Intellectual Capital, International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) Mr. Mohamed Bin Saleh Al-Obailan Chairman of GCC Accounting & Auditing Organization (GCCAAO) Dr. Hamed Hassan Merah Secretary General, Accounting & Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) 12:00-12:30 Break
Day One: Wednesday April 20, 2016 12:30-14:00 Second Session : Accounting education quality assurance Session Chairman : Prof. Wael Ibrahim AlRashed Professor of Accounting, College Of Business Administration- University of Kuwait Prof. Khalid Nasser Al-Khater Professor of Accounting, Qatar university Dean of Academic Affairs, Ahmed Bin Mohammed Military College Prof. Ismail Ibrahim Gomaa Professor of Accounting & Auditing, University of Alexandria Egypt Prof. Nitham Mohamed Hindi Professor of Accounting, Dean of College of Business and Economics Qatar University 14:00 Lunch
Day Two: Thursday April 21, 2016 09:00-10:30 First Session : Aspirations beyond profession borders for advancement of the profession Session Chairman : Dr. Sadeq Moahmed AlBassam Associate Professor of Accounting, College Of Business Administration- University of Kuwait Prof. Mohamed Fida Bahjatt Head of the Office of Dr. Mohammed Fida Bahgat, Certified Public Accountants & Consultants, KSA Dr. Jawaher Shahin Al-Mudhahki Chief Executive, The National Authority for Qualifications and Quality Assurance of Education and Training (QQA), Kingdom of Bahrain Dr. Tawfiq Abdelaziz AL- Swaliem Head of the Office of Al-Swailem Consulting Group - SCG - Accounting & Audit firm, KSA 10:30-10:45 Break
Day Two: Thursday April 21, 2016 10:45-12:15 Second Session : Elevating Professional Organizations Session Chairman : Dr. Faleh Rashid Al-Azmi Vice Chairman of GCC Accounting & Auditing Organization (GCCAAO) Mr. Hameed Yousif Rahma Asst. Undersecretary Domestic Trade, Ministry of Industry & Commerce, Bahrain Mr. Hatem M. AlKawasmy Chairman of the Arab Federation of Accountants and Auditors, Partner of KPMG Jordan Dr. Hussam Aldeen Alkhadash Dean of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration - Hashemite University Dr. Adnan Hassan Alhassan Director of Employment Affairs & Follow-up of public money - The Audit Bureau - Kuwait 12:15-12:45 Braek
Day Two: Thursday April 21, 2016 12:45-14:15 Third Session : Guiding and Pioneering the society Session Chairman : Dr. Hesham Ibrahim Almujamed Professor of Accounting, Advisor to Minister of Commerce & Industry, Kuwait Dr. Khalid Mahdi Secretary General, The Supreme council for Planning and Development- Kuwait Prof. Awad Salama Alreheli Professor of Accounting & Auditing - king Abdulaziz University, KSA Prof. Ehsan Saleh Almoataz Professor of Auditing, Umm Al Qura University, KSA Mr. Suliman Abdulla AlZamil M.S.C Accounting, Umm Al Qura University, KSA 14:15-14:30 Closing Session 14:30 Lunch Keynote Speaker: The Accountancy Profession: Adding Value Globally, Regionally and Locally. Mr. Daniel Monehin, Member of Professional Accountants in Business (PAIB) Committee, IFAC, Division President, Sub-Saharan Africa, MasterCard Worldwide Middle East & Africa Region