Representation and membership of global and regional bodies
In 2005, ACCA members secured influential appointments on committees of the International Federation of Accountants. Laura Ipacs was appointed to the International Accounting Education Standards Board, Japheth Katto to the Compliance Advisory Panel and Zbigniew Bak to the Professional Accountants in Business Committee. ACCA is represented on many committees and bodies around the world, including the following:
Accountancy Occupational Standards Groups Governance Board / Africa Capacity Building Foundation / American Chamber of Business / ASEAN Federation of Accountants (AFA) / British American Business Inc (BABi) / Confederation of Asia Pacific Accountants (CAPA) / Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) / Eastern, Central and Southern African Federation of Accountants (ECSAFA) / European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (UEAPME) / European Financial Reporting Advisory Group / Fédération des Experts Comptables Européens (FEE) / Fédération des Experts Comptables Méditerranéens (FCM) / Forum of Users of Financial Services / Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) / Higher Education Academy Subject Centre - Business Management and Finance Advisory Board / IFAC Board / IFAC Developing Nations’ Committee / IFAC International Public Sector Accounting Board / IFAC Professional Accountants in Business Committee / IFAC Small and Medium-Sized Practices Committee / Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean (ICAC) / Inter-American Accounting Association (IAA) / South Eastern European Partnership on Accountancy Development (SEEPAD) / The Conference Board Europe