ACCA hosts corporate dinner

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Roots IVY International Schools Islamabad co-hosted a corporate dinner based on the theme ‘Accountants for Business: Tomorrow’s Finance Enterprise’.

The dinner was attended by ACCA Pakistan’s key stakeholders, including Approved learning partners, employers and academic heads of universities as well as our friends from the media.

The corporate dinner was aimed to enlighten the prestigious employers and educational institutes about the development plan of ACCA for the students and members through capacity building and its efforts in developing the finance profession in Pakistan by nurturing the best talent.

Roots IVY International Schools were the exclusive partners for the event. CEO Khadija Mushtaq (TI), CEO, Roots Ivy International Schools spoke at the event stating, “It is a great honour for us championing ACCA’s vision in Pakistan and we look forward to building a stronger relationship with the leading accountancy body in Pakistan.”

At the event, Sajjeed Aslam highlighted, “ACCA is a diverse organization and our members are adding value across the whole spectrum of business activity. We remain committed to working in collaborative partnerships with all relevant stakeholders to develop the profession.”

ACCA’s Deputy President, Brian McEnery being the guest speaker at the event commented, “As the global body for professional accountants, we always stay at the cutting edge of the profession by investing in a robust research and insights(R& 1)programme with powerful visions of the future. We are constantly identifying changes that are shaping the landscape for businesses and professional accountants so that we are better equipped to adopt a more strategic and trusted role.

Sardar Abu Bakr, Director Strategy, Telenor Pakistan and Kabeer Naqvi, COO, U-Microfinance Bank speaking at the event highlighted the emerging new trends in the world in finance

Junaid Ahmed, thanked all the attendees for providing their support and making this a hugely successful event.