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2024 ADB Regional Public Sector Accounting Forum Agenda
Day 2: 3 October 2024


      SESSION                                        DESCRIPTION                                  SPEAKER
9:00 – 9:20
Registration

9:20 – 9:30
Event Introduction and Overview
Opening Remarks
Setijo Boentaran, Assistant Controller, Accounting Division, ADB                                                              
9:30 – 10:00    
Unlocking ESG: Foundations and Key Drivers of Sustainability Reporting
Ms. Cherine Fok, Executive Director, KPMG ESG, Singapore
Corinne Dougherty, Partner, KPMG Washington DC (Virtual)
10:00 – 10:40              
From Awareness to Action: Evolution of Sustainability Reporting
Ms. Cherine Fok, Executive Director, KPMG ESG, Singapore
Corinne Dougherty, Partner, KPMG Washington DC (Virtual)
10:40 – 11:10
Coffee Break 

11:10 – 12:00
Navigating the Path to Effective Sustainability Reporting
Ms. Cherine Fok, Executive Director, KPMG ESG, Singapore
Corinne Dougherty, Partner, KPMG Washington DC (Virtual)
12:00 – 1:00
Networking Lunch 

1:00 – 1:40

Sustainability Reporting and the Public Sector
• Keynote speech
• Panel Discussion
Keynote Speaker and Panelist:
Dr. Jan-Hendrik Gnändiger, Global ESG Reporting Advisory Lead, KPMG (Virtual)

Panelists:
Ross Smith, Program and Technical Director, IPSASB
Peter Welch, Senior Advisor, OECD (CIPFA member)
Rasmimi Ramli, Technical Advisor, IPSASB

Facilitator:
Setijo Boentaran, Assistant Controller, Accounting Division, ADB 
1:40 – 2:10
Role of SAI in Sustainability Reporting
Peter Welch, Senior Advisor, OECD (CIPFA member)
2:10 – 2:40
Coffee Break
2:40 – 3:50
Sustainability: Climate-Related Disclosures Project
• Overview of IPSASB’s work related to sustainability standards for the public sector, including the Climate-Related Disclosures Exposure Draft
• Table Discussion: Discuss the key issues related to the proposals in the Climate-Related Disclosures Exposure Draft
• Report Back: Feedback and Input to IPSASB on its sustainability standard setting and on the Climate-Related Disclosures Exposure Draft
Ross Smith, Program and Technical Director, IPSASB
3:50 – 4:10
IPSAS implementation and the importance of sustainability reporting in the public sector
Mark Johnson, Senior Subject Manager, ACCA
4:10 – 4:20
Participant Survey

4:20 
Summary and Close
Helen Hall, Controller, ADB
Ross Smith, Program and Technical Director, IPSASB


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