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World Congress of Accountants 2010
ACCA is once again supporting the World Congress of Accountants (WCOA) and are a Gold Sponsor of the 18th congress.
Held every four years, the WCOA is the prestigious international event for the accountancy profession. It brings together those who are leading the international finance profession, including: professional accountants, international regulators, standards setters, government officials, senior finance managers and leaders of accounting firms. The theme of this year's WCOA is: ‘Accountants: sustaining value creation' and several thousand delegates are expected.
ACCA was invited to provide several speakers for this high-profile event and some of those speaking include:
- Helen Brand, chief executive
- Roger Adams, executive director – policy
- Claire Minchington, executive director – learning and products
- Professor Barry Cooper, vice-president ACCA
- Dr Natalia Vovchuk, head of ACCA Ukraine, Baltic and Caucasus States.
The WCOA is being held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 8–11 November 2010 and we encourage you to attend this event, visit the ACCA stand and enjoy an exclusive ACCA members' event. To view the full programme or to book your place, simply visit www.wcoa2010kualalumpur.com 
To find out more about ACCA's involvement, its record of training accountants to globally consistent standards worldwide, and its role in developing the global accounting profession, visit www.accaglobal.com