Thursday 6th May 2010 |
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| 1.00pm: Registration |
| 2.00pm - 2.05pm: Welcome by Tom Fitzpatrick, President, Chartered Accountants Ireland |
| 2.05pm - 2.25pm: Keynote Address by An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen TD |
2.25pm - 3.00pm: Dan O'Brien, Economist Intelligence Unit The World Economy: Strengths & Weaknesses; Opportunities & Risks - Underlying strengths such as continued innovation & globalisation
- A survey of the world's largest economies
- The future short, medium and long term impact of the financial crisis
- Short term risks to the recovery, globally and in Europe
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3.00pm - 3.35pm: Matt Cooper, Today FM The Right Steps on the High Wire Matt Cooper examines the domestic political constraints under which our Government is operating in dealing with the economic crisis while simultaneously having to take instruction from the European Commission and the European Central Bank and minding our relationship with international lenders. He examines how Irish policy makers instinctively know what to do but struggle to implement it for domestic political reasons. |
| 3.35pm - 3.45pm: Questions & Answers |
| 3.45pm - 4.15pm: Networking Tea & Coffee Break |
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| Technical | Blueskies | Taxation |
4.15pm - 4.55pm Trends & Solutions in a Distressed Market | 4.15pm - 4.55pm Marketing Works! | 4.15pm - 4.55pm Corporation Tax - The New Things You Need to Know |
| Tom Kavanagh, Kavanagh Fennell | Conor Carmody, Eircom Mobile | Paul Dillon, Duignan Carthy O'Neill |
- Current trends in insolvency / corporate recovery
- Solutions available to distressed businesses
- Advising clients who are bound for NAMA
| - Building a challenger brand
- 1 million customers and growing
- The next chapter
| - Corporation tax exemption for new companies
- R&D credits
- Intangible assets scheme
- Incorporation of a business and current developments and issues
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4.55pm - 5.35pm The Future of Irish & UK GAAP | 4.55pm - 5.35pm Social Media in Business: Build your Network, Protect your Brand | 4.55pm - 5.35pm Property Tax Tips & Tricks |
| John Hannaway, PwC | Simon Murphy, Deloitte, Technology Consulting Practice | Padraig Whelan, Deloitte |
- The proposed standard 'IFRS for SMEs'
- The challenges it presents
- The key changes proposed
- Possible perceptions and the reality
- Benefits of change
- The way forward
| - What is social media and social networking?
- How can it be used to build your company and personal network and brand?
- Why you can't afford to stay silent in a world where others are openly talking about and sometimes destroying your brand on the internet
| - Cash tax strategies for property clients in particular
- Tax efficient structuring of property portfolios
- Tips for high net worth individuals
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| 5.35pm - 5.45pm: Questions & Answers |
| 8.30pm - 1.00am: Conference Dinner & Entertainment, Round Hall, Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2 |
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Friday 7th May 2010 |
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9.30am - 10.30am: Debate: Do ethics & governance hold back business? - Is governance a 'nice to have' or a 'must have'?
- Theory versus reality
- Is it different for Chartered Accountants?
Vincent Sheridan, Moderator
Niamh Brennan, UCD
Kieran Wallace, KPMG
Brendan Lenihan, Chairman, Chartered Accountants in Business Committee |
10.30am - 11.00am: Cormac McCarthy, Ulster Bank Banking - The New Reality Reflections on the changed business of banking in Ireland and globally |
| 11.00am - 11.30am: Networking Tea & Coffee Break |
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| Business | Practice | Financial Services | Networking | | | | 11.30am - 12.05pm: | 11.30am - 12.05pm: | 11.30am - 12.05pm: | 11.30am - 12.50pm: | | Securing a Greener Future | Surviving to Thriving | What is Happening in Financial Services? | The Loneliness of the Long Distance Leader | | Michael Walsh, NTR | Anne Brady, Anne Brady McQuillans DFK | Chand Kholi, PwC | Ian McClean, Ian McClean & Partners | - NTR's evolution from Irish infrastructure developer to international renewable energy group
- Successfully leveraging opportunities within the renewable energy sector
- Current financial challenges
| - Sound financial management - practice what we preach
- Tough decisions
- Getting paid
- Creating more time to sell our expertise
- IT as an enabler
- Overcoming fear so we see opportunities
- Looking outwards and not inwards
- Market challenges
- CA's skill sets essential components of any economic recovery
- Supporting businesses
| - Overview of development and responses to global financial crisis to date:
- Key drivers and events
- Governmental and market responses
- Challenges and opportunities for Irish financial sector going forward:
- Key challenges to be addressed
- Areas of opportunity for Ireland
| - Round table brainstorming to discuss and share the challenges and opportunities within the current working environment
- Share learnings of leadership solutions
- Network with other business and practice leaders
| | 12.05pm - 12.40pm: | 12.05pm - 12.40pm: | 12.05pm - 12.40pm: | | | The Seven Cs of Business Recovery | Reducing Professional Indemnity Exposure | IFRS 9: Sensible Response or Knee-Jerk Reaction? | | | Neil Hughes, Hughes Blake Chartered Accountants | Larry Fenelon, Leman Solicitors | Brian O'Kelly, DCU | | - Provide a framework to help businesses (both SMEs and larger) successfully trade through and beat the recession
- Logical business advise presented in a clear and accessible style
- Use of anecdotes and real-life examples from the author's business experience
| - Five areas in which accountants regularly expose themselves to claims:
- Delay
- Audit/investment business - authority
- Tax/CGT calculations
- Creditors responsibilities
- Accounts regulations
| - IAS 39 and its part in the financial crisis
- Interaction of accounting and regulatory capital
- IFRS 9
| | | 12.40pm - 12.50pm: | 12.40pm - 1.20pm: | 12.40pm - 1.20pm: | | | Questions & Answers | Employment Law Update - The Pitfalls | Beyond the Financial Crisis | | | 12.50pm - 1.30pm: | Fiona Buckley, Baker Tilly Ryan | Pat Farrell, Irish Banking Federation | 12.50pm - 1.30pm: | | Lunch | - The main employment legal problems for small/medium practices
- Employment case overview 2009/10: the compensation awards made from the courts
- Ten top tips to minimise employment claims
| - Rebuilding trust and confidence
- The future shape of the sector
| Lunch | | | 1.20pm - 1.30pm: | 1.20pm - 1.30pm: | | | | Questions & Answers | Questions & Answers | | | | 1.30pm - 2.15pm: | 1.30pm - 2.15pm: | | | | Lunch | Lunch | |
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| Business | Practice | Taxation | Networking | | | | | | | 2.15pm - 2.50pm: | 2.15pm - 2.50pm: | 2.15pm - 2.50pm: | 2.15pm - 3.35pm: | | Mistakes & Lessons | Efficient Auditing & Audit Exempt | International Tax - Do you think you live on an Island? | The Loneliness of the Long Distance Leader | | James McManus, Four Print | Níall Fitzgerald, Chartered Accountants Ireland | Liam Lynch & Eoghan Quigley, KPMG | Ian McClean, Ian McClean & Partners | - A look at the various avoidable mistakes, bad business decisions and errors of judgement which cost the business dearly
- Hindsight and experience bring wisdom and clarity
- Don't let history repeat itself
- Learn from my mistakes
| - Top tips for efficient auditing
- To audit or not to audit - audit exemption and best practice
- Smart management of an audit practice
- Small and medium sized practice case studies
| - Transfer pricing
- New proposals at EU and OECD level
- Foreign issues, domestic repercussions
| - Round table brainstorming to discuss and share the challenges and opportunities within the current working environment
- Share learnings of leadership solutions
- Network with other business and practice leaders
[Repeat of the morning session] | | 2.50pm - 3.25pm: | 2.50pm - 3.25pm: | 2.50pm - 3.25pm: | | | Emerging Trends in IT and their Implications for your Business | Top Ten Errors Identified by Practice Reviewers | Revenue Audits & Investigations | | | Colm Murphy, Espion | Heather Briers, Chartered Accountants Regulatory Board (CARB) | Brian Keegan, Chartered Accountants Ireland | | - Aiming for the clouds
- Smartphones and mobile applications
- The focus will be on green
| - Useful tips on regulatory compliance based on issues identified by the reviewers on quality review visits
| - A worldwide clampdown: Ireland, UK and further afield
- A new Irish code of practice - what has changed?
- Audit case selection and notifications
| | | 3.25pm - 3.35pm: Questions & Answers |
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| 3.35pm - 4.00pm: Networking Tea & Coffee Break |
4.00pm - 4.45pm: Sean Fitzpatrick, Former All Blacks Captain What We Can Be - Be passionate, be arrogant
- Love what you do
- Take every chance you get
- Use your support system
- Build a culture of success
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| 4.45 - 5.00pm: Questions & Answers |
| 5.00pm: Closing Address by Tom Fitzpatrick, President, Chartered Accountants Ireland |