Deloitte IFRS conference in Japan
11 Nov 2009
On Tuesday 8 December 2009, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC will hold an annual seminar Towards the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards in Japan.
Speakers at this predominantly Japanese-language event include:
- Mr. Atsushi Saito, President and CEO of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc.
- Mr. Noriaki Shimazaki, IASC Foundation Trustee and Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Accounting, Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation).
- Mr. Tatsumi Yamada (Member of IASB) and Mr. Wayne Upton (IASB Director of International Activities).
- Tohmatsu partners will discuss possible implications of the planned IFRS adoption for Japanese companies.
- Deloitte member firms will participate, as panelists, in a discussion on the current status of the adoption of IFRSs by countries/areas around the globe, as well as matters that will require the first-time adopters in Japan to note.
