IMA^® (Institute of Management Accountants) successfully participated in the 42nd Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association (EAA), held this year in Paphos, Cyprus, on 29-30 May.

The EAA Annual Congress offers a unique opportunity for the Europe-wide community of accounting scholars and researchers to present their latest research findings on accounting and finance-related topics, including management accounting. Each year, between 1,200 to 1,500 delegates attend this popular event and approximately 800-1,000 papers are presented in parallel sessions.

Pictured (from l. to r.): Bernardin Generalao, partner relations manager, DACH region; and Alain Mulder, director, IMA Europe operations.

Among the highlights of the Congress, Alain Mulder, director of IMA Europe operations, moderated a well-attended panel on the topic of “Impact of Technology on Management Accountants.” The panel discussed questions such as:

• What is the impact of technology (robotics, data analytics, AI) on management accounting and control practices (e.g., costing, performance measurement, transfer pricing)?
• What is the impact of technology on the organization of the management accounting and control departments (e.g., accounting and finance departments)?
• What theories are useful in studying these developments?
• What should be the impact of these developments on academic teaching?
• What potential research avenues lie ahead of us?

Panelists included leading academics in their fields (pictured below, from l. to r.):

• Prof. dr. Cristiano Busco - Professor of Accounting and Integrated Reporting, Roehampton (UK) & LUISS (Italy)
• Dr. Sebastian Firk - Assistant Professor, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
• Prof. dr. Utz Schaeffer - Director of Institute of Management Accounting & Control, WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management
• Prof. dr. F.H.M. (Frank) Verbeeten, MBA - Professor of Accounting; Program Director, post-Master Accountancy program; Vice Program Director, Executive Master Finance & Control program; Honorary Professor IMA Europe; Amsterdam Business School; University of Amsterdam
• Alain Mulder – Director, IMA Europe Operations

 

“We were very pleased to be able to participate in this important conference,” said Mulder. “It allows us to expand awareness about IMA and the CMA^® (Certified Management Accountant) certification among leading academics in the European community. Our panel session on how technology is transforming management accounting was very well-received and resulted in lively, thought-provoking discussions among attendees.”

For more information on the 42^nd Annual Congress of the EAA, visit http://www.eaacongress.org/r/home.