IMT, Dubai: Finance summit aFinanzaa held

The speakers at the event included: Mr Abbas Ali Mirza, Partner & Member, Deloitte & Touche (M.E); Dr Khalid Maniar Founder & Managing Partner, Howarth Mak and Mr Atul Shukla, Group Director, Howarth Mak. Mr Mirza spoke about the global adoption of IFRS and the relevance of accounting and auditing standards in times of recession. Dr Khaled Maniar shared his experience of being an entrepreneur and responded to questions from the floor regarding setting up a business in the current scenario. Mr Atul Shukla focussed on the quality assurance standards that companies should adopt. He discussed the recent Satyam case in India and gave his views on the role of auditing firms in maintaining quality standards. Following the speakersa presentations, students and faculty got a chance to interact with the guests.