Keynote Speakers

Thomas Müller-Marqués Berger is Global Head of International Public Sector Accounting (IPSAS) for Ernst & Young GmbH. Having represented Germany on the IPSASB from 2009 to 2014, he currently serves as Chair Consultative Advisory Group (CAG) to the IPSASB since January 2016. Furthermore, he is Chair of the Public Sector Group of Accountancy Europe. In this capacity, he serves on the European Commission´s (EC)/EUROSTAT´s European Public Sector Accounting Standards (EPSAS) Working Group, and as a member of the EU Advisory Group on Accounting Standards. Beyond, he is a member of the German Public Sector Committee of the IDW since more than 15 years. Previous to these roles, Mr. Müller-Marqués Berger served as an expert for the “DAS Think Tank” of the European Court of Auditors in modernizing the audit approach of the Court. In 2016, he was awarded Honorary Membership by CIPFA in reward for his contributions to the global development of public sector accounting. He has intensively published on the subject of Public Sector Accounting (inter alia “IPSAS Explained, 3rd Edition”), and he has spoken globally on adoption and implementation of IPSASs. Mr. Müller-Marqués Berger graduated as a Diplom-Kaufmann at the University of Mannheim in 1993, before he passed the tax advisor exam in 1997. In 1999 he passed the exam for the German Wirtschaftsprüfer.

Title of the speech:
Current developments in International Public Sector Accounting

Andreia Stanciu Andreia is heading the South Eastern European office of the largest and fastest growing international business and accountancy association. She established the office in March 2006, in Bucharest and is now responsible for ACCA's activities in Romania, Bulgaria, Albania and Moldova. Her previous position was with the Body of Expert and Licensed Accountants of Romania, as Manager of the International Relations Department. She has eight years of academic accounting training and more than 18 years work experience with professional accountancy bodies at national, regional and international level. She is a Project Management Professional and holds an MSC in Marketing.

Title of the speech:
Lessons from global implementation of IPSAS

Mariano D’Amore is a full professor of Accounting at Parthenope University of Naples. His research interest is in the area of public sector accounting at central and local levels and for different types of entities. In this area he supervises PhD students and develops research activities. From 2010 to 2015, he served as a public member on the IPSASB. Prof. D’Amore has participated in a numerous national and international initiatives in the field of government accounting reform and harmonization. Lately, he has been appointed as an expert by the European Commission, Structural Reform Support Service, to develop a gap analysis for the design of an IPSAS/EPSAS based accounting reform in the Italian General Government Sector. His research interest is in the area of public sector accounting

Title of the speech:
Critical issues to IPSAS-based accounting harmonization in the government sector: evidence from Italy

Cristina Guṭu is the of Head of KPMG Training Academy , Fellow ACCA member UK , with a diploma in International Financial Reporting (DipIFR) – ACCA UK, member of the Romanian Organisation of Chartered Accountants (CECCAR), member of the Romanian Chamber of Auditors (CAFR) . She is specialized in the delivery of professional education. The practical experience that Cristina has gained while working on multiple assurance and advisory engagements allows her to deliver highly practical, focused and interactive tuition. Her specialties include accounting, financial reporting and auditing both for professional qualifications and for open or customized professional development training courses for companies operating in various industries. Since November 2018, Cristina is a member of the ACCA Council. Cristina is also a member of the ACCA Global Forum for Corporate Reporting. The forum’s role is to support the development of financial and non-financial reporting around the world. It aims to identify and evaluate the various ways in which corporate reporting can add value to investors, businesses and the public.

Title of the speech:
New Challenges for public sector accounting profession