Time
(Tues., September 29th)

  Agenda

Issue Session 1
IFRS 1 – First-Time Adoption: The Gateway Standard to your IFRS Transition Activities

45 minutes

9am EDT
(6am PDT, 7am MDT,
8am CDT, 10am ADT)

Learn about the “pros” and “cons” of the IFRS 1 First Time Adoption considerations facing all Publicly Accountable Enterprises. Key IFRS 1 elections to be discussed include IAS 16 - Property, Plant & Equipment, IAS 17 – Leases, IAS 18 – Revenue, IAS 23 – Borrowing Costs and more.

Solution Session 1
Impact Assessment:
Conducting a Step-by-Step Review of IFRS Standards
using IFRS PARTNER

30 minutes

10am EDT
(7am PDT, 8am MDT,
9am CDT, 11am ADT)

Learn how you can utilize IFRS PARTNER to create Draft IFRS Policies and conduct in-depth Impact Assessments across all IFRS Standards. Rapidly determine Key Actions and Impacts and then build your Transition Plan and report back to Management, Audit Committees, and External Auditors.

Issues Session 2
Getting to Your 2010 Opening Transition Balance Sheet –
Are You Ready?

45 minutes

11am ET
(8am PDT, 9am MDT,
10am CDT, 12pm ADT)

In just a few months most publicly accountable enterprises will need to ensure that they are able to capture their IFRS transition year financial details. Is your organization ready? Are you aware of required presentation and disclosure requirements? Learn about critical items and considerations needed to ensure you are ready on a proactive basis.

Issues Session 3
IFRS and the Mining Sector – IFRS 1, IFRS 6, IAS 16 and more .. The impact of key IFRS Standards on the Mining Sector

45 minutes

12pm EDT
(9am PDT, 10am MDT, 11am CDT, 1pm ADT)

The Mining Sector must address challenges with respect to IFRS transition. This session will cover key impact areas such as Exploration & Evaluation, Joint Ventures, PP&E, Share-Based Payments and more. Learn about what other mining sector leaders are doing with respect to IFRS transition.

Issues Session 4
IFRS Standards and Regulatory Update – Latest Activities at the IASB and the CSA

45 minutes

1pm EDT
(10am PDT, 11am MDT, 12pm CDT, 2pm ADT)

This timely session will provide an update on the latest IASB exposure drafts and CSA regulatory initiatives with respect to IFRS transition activities. The session will discuss the upcoming expanded NI 51-102 disclosure requirements and more.

Solution Session 2
Creating and Managing your Opening Transition Balance Sheet for 2010 using IFRS PARTNER

Let IFRS PARTNER help you plan and manage your opening transition balance sheet activities for 2010. See a demonstration of how you can bring together your GAAP and IFRS working papers in 2010 to create your transition year financials. The session will also review disclosure notes and more.

Issues Session 5
Oil & Gas – IFRS Considerations including Cash Generation Units (CGUs) and Hedging

45 minutes

3pm EDT
(12pm PDT, 1pm MDT, 2pm CDT, 4pm ADT)

The Oil and Gas sector faces some special challenges with respect to IFRS transition. This session will cover key impact areas such as Impairment, PP&E, Financial Instruments, Joints Ventures and more. The issue of how to deal with CGUs and Hedging will be central to the session.

Solutions Session 3
TSX Venture Solutions –
Jump Start your IFRS
Transition Project

30 minutes

4pm EDT
(1pm PDT, 2pm MDT, 3pm CDT, 5pm ADT)

TSX Venture listed companies can utilize IFRS PARTNER to rapidly accelerate their IFRS transition projects. Learn how to affordably Scope, Analyze and then Quantify your IFRS transition activities and get ready for your Opening Transition Balance Sheet. Special IFRS Conference pricing is available to those attending this session.

Special Offer: All Attendees to this session will receive a TSX Venture IFRS “Jump Start” tool kit. One attendee will receive a free GAAP-to-IFRS Scoping analysis. 

Issues Session 6
IFRS and NI 52-109 Certifications: On a Collision Course in 2010?

45 minutes

5pm EDT
(2pm PDT, 3pm MDT, 4pm CDT, 6pm ADT)

This is the merging issue for 2010. The transition year poses great risks to all companies. How do you effectively strengthen your internal controls over financial reporting and your disclosure controls to move from GAAP to IFRS? The session helps you to address risk and provides a proactive approach to meeting your NI 52-109 requirements through the challenges of 2010.