29 Oct 2003

Deloitte and the IASB will jointly sponsor a conference titled Europe and IFRS Beyond 2005 in Paris on 3 and 4 December 2003. The conference will focus not only on IFRSs that will be applicable in 2005 but also on the challenges beyond 2005. Speakers will include Sir David Tweedie, Chairman of the IASB; Rene Ricol, Chairman of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC); James Leisenring and Gilbert Gelard, IASB Board members; Bertrand Collomb, Chairman of Lafarge and Chairman of the Association Francaise des Enterprises Privees; Michel Pebereau, Chairman of BNP; and many senior executives from industry, banking, insurance, the European Commission, and national standard-setters and regulators.