CIGAR SYMPOSIUM IN LATIN AMERICA

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

08:30 – 09:00 – Opening remarks
University of São Paulo Authorities and Organizing Committee.

09:00 – 10:00 – Session 1 – Developing innovation through applied research

Discussant:
Ricardo Rocha de Azevedo, Professor at the School of Economics, Business, Accounting and Actuary at Ribeirão Preto of the University of São Paulo, Brazil.

Speakers:

  • Wesley Vaz Silva, Secretary of Foreign Trade of the Federal Court of Accounts, Brazil.
  • Liedi Legi Bariani Bernucci, Professor at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo, Brazil.

10:00 – 10:30 – Coffee

10:30 – 12:00 – Session 2 – Accounting challenges in Latin America from the perspective of collaboration networks

Discussant:
Wellington do Carmo Cruz, President of the Technical Commission of the Public Sector at the Inter-American Accounting Association; Deputy Coordinator of the Technical Vice-Presidency of the Federal Accounting Council, Brazil.

Speakers:

  • María Soledad Frindt Rada, President of the Forum of Governmental Accounting Offices of Latin America; Chief of the Division of Accounting and Public Finance at the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic, Chile.
  • Vânia Maria da Costa Borgerth, Coordinator of the Brazilian Commission for Integrated Reporting Oversight, Brazil.</em>

12:30 – 14:00 – Lunchtime

14:00 – 15:00 – Session 3 – Learning from Experts: Cigar’s experience in comparing countries

Discussant:
Leonardo Nascimento, Senior Financial Management Specialist at The World Bank, Brazil.

Speaker:

  • Nives Botica Redmayne, Member of the Executive Board of the Comparative International Governmental Accounting Research Network, New Zealand.

15:00 – 16:00 – Session 4 – Work Program IPSASB 2024-2028
Discussant:
Patrícia Siqueira Varela, Professor at the School of Economics, Business, Accounting and Actuary of the University of São Paulo, Brazil.

Speakers:

  • Ross Smith, Program and Technical Director at International Public Sector Accounting Standards, Canada.
  • Agustina Llambi, Senior Manager at International Public Sector Accounting Standards, Canada.

16:00 – 16:30 – Coffee

16:30 – 18:00 – Session 5 – Parallel presentations
This session will feature presentations in a panel format, organized into three parallel sessions. Each panel must cover some topics within the scope of the conference. Participants must submit panel proposals for this session by January 10th. Participants will have the opportunity to choose which panel to attend and engage in discussions.

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08:30 – 10:00 – Session 6 – Accounting challenges from the perspective of Latin American countries (IPSAS)

Discussant:
Ricardo Lopes Cardoso, Professor at Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil.

Speakers:

  • Heriberto Henrique Vilela do Nascimento, Deputy Secretary of Public Accounting at the National Treasury Secretariat STN, Brazil.
  • Gustavo Adolfo Smith Mansilla, Analyst of the Public Sector Standards Area at the Division of Accounting and Public Finance of the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Chile, Chile.
  • José Amarísio Freitas de Souza, Secretary of Finance of the State of Acre, Brazil.



10:00 – 10:30 – Coffee

10:30 – 12:00 – Session 7 – Accounting Information and Fiscal Sustainability
Discussant:
Janilson Antonio da Silva Suzart, Governmental Auditor at the Comptroller General of Union, Brazil.

Speakers:

  • Joseph Mubiru Kizito, Practice Manager for Governance for the Latin America and the Caribbean Region at The World Bank, United States of America.
  • Maria Cristina Mac Dowel, Principal Specialist in Fiscal Management at the Inter-American Development Bank, Brazil.

 

12:30 – 14:00 – Lunch time

14:00 – 15:30 – Session 8 – Challenges for Sustainability Reporting

Discussant:
Durlandy Andrés Cubillos Márquez, Public Sector Financial Management Senior Expert at Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland.

Speakers:

  • Marco Bisogno, Professor at University of Salerno, Italy.
  • Elsa Garcia Bojorges, President of the Mexican Financial Reporting Standards Board, México.
  • Ana Tércia Lopes Rodrigues, Professor at the School of Economics Sciences of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul; Technical Vice President of the Federal Accounting Council, Brazil.

 

15:30 – 16:00 – Coffee

16:00 – 17:30 Session 9 – Discussion session on Latin American countries – sustainability reporting
Discussant:
Celia Maria da Silva Carvalho, Member of Group of State Public Finance Managers, Brazil.

Speakers:

  • Alex Fabiane Teixeira, General Coordinator of Accounting Standards Applied to the Brazilian Public Sector at the National Treasury Secretariat; Coordinator of the Permanent Committee on Public Sector Accounting of the Federal Accounting Council; and Coordinator of the Technical Chamber on Accounting and Tax Procedures for the Federation at the National Treasury Secretariat, Brazil.
  • Alexei Estrella Morales, Secretary of the Technical Commission for the Public Sector at the Inter-American Accounting Association, Ecuador.
  • Maurício Gomes Villegas, General Accountant of the Nation of Colombia, Colombia.
  • Jose Luiz Marques Barreto, Deputy General Accountant of the General Accounting Office of the Federal District, Brazil.

 

17:30 – 18:00 – Final Remarks

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