ISLAMABAD (March 12, 2010) – Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Pakistan held an annual networking event for its members in Islamabad today at the Serena Hotel providing a unique opportunity to build linkages within the ACCA community and benefit from networking with leadership from well recognised employers from the industry.
This annual networking event marked the celebration of ACCA as a successful brand in Pakistan and appreciated the remarkable contribution of its members towards the accountancy profession as leaders of innovation, research, policy and practice. Speaking at the event Mr Junaid Ghouri, member of the ACCA Pakistan Member’s Network Panel commented that, “The ACCA members are looked up to as leaders of the profession, driving the economy out of challenging times such as these, advocating appropriate regulation, finding innovative means to counter corruption and establishing best practices of corporate governance and healthy environments.”
The event featured an interactive video including ACCA’s global leadership in and their perspectives and recommendations about making ACCA a customer focused accountancy body, ensuring that the ACCA community is ‘fit for the customer’.
Also part of the event was a live concert by STRINGS which was attended by 150 ACCA members and ACCA Approved Employers.