The World Congress of Accountants (WCOA) in the year 2022 will be hosted in Mumbai, said CA Naveen N D Gupta, the current President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).
“I would like to announce with joy and pride that Mumbai (India) has been selected to host the World Congress of Accountants (WCOA) in the year 2022,” the ICAI President said recently.
The World Congress of Accountants will be attended by 5000-6000 delegates from 130 counties.
“This is the year in which India will celebrate its 75 years of independence, i.e. Amrit Mahotsav, which will coincide with the Olympics of accountancy, i.e. World Congress of Accountants. For the last more than 50 years, we had been vying to host this grand event and now in the year 2018, we have succeeded. This is a true reflection of not only the growing importance of Indian accountancy profession but also of the recognition of Indian growth momentum, world-class infrastructure and Clean India (Swatchh Bharat Abhiyaan) to which ICAI is the first organization to be a brand ambassador. I am thankful to the IFAC President Ms Rachel Grimes for making this joyous announcement during her speech.,” he said.
The World Congress of Accountants only occurs every four years. The 20th anniversary accounting conference will land in Sydney, Australia in November 2018.
The WCOA 2018 accounting conference is presented by Australia and the world’s leading professional accountancy associations.
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, CPA Australia, and the International Federation of Accountants are working together as the Congress hosts.
With this event, IFAC brings to the table a network of more than 175 professional accounting organisation’s from across the globe, and a rich history of professional expertise as the world’s peak accounting body.
