The following are some upcoming events hosted by and featuring IMA Europe:

Pan Regional Finals of the Student Case Competition in Athens

Students across Europe participated in the regional 2022 IMA Europe Student Case Competition to showcase their ability to think strategically and stretch their analytical skills to solve the business case, “Maximizing Customer Value at the Cage.” The three finalist teams from Europe will next compete in the Pan Regional Finals, to be held in Athens, Greece, in April and the winning team will go on to compete in the global finals competition in Dubai, UAE, to face other regional winners in June. We congratulate our finalist teams from the University of Economics in Katowice (Poland); KIMEP University (Kazakhstan); and Vistula University (Poland). 

Staff and volunteer leaders from IMA Europe will be on hand to participate in the Athens competition. Serving as jury members will be Alain Mulder, IMA senior director, Europe operations, and Bernardin Generalao, IMA director, regional partner relations; as well as volunteer leaders Brigitte de Graaff, CMA, CSCA, IMA Global Board member; and Odysseas Christodoulou, CEO of Globaltraining, one of our CMA approved course providers.

EAA and IGC

IMA Europe will serve as a gold sponsor at the 44th Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association (EAA), which will take place in Bergen, Norway, on 11-13 May. A preconference Doctoral Colloquium will take place directly before the conference, on 7-10 May. The conference is being hosted by the NHH Norwegian School of Economics, the top business school in Norway, and promises to attract leading academics and practitioners from across Europe to this scenic location.

On 21 May, the International Group of Controlling will hold its General Assembly meeting in Vienna. Loreal Jiles, IMA vice president of research and thought leadership, will give a presentation on the state of management accounting in China, the United States, and Europe. Also attending this gathering will be Alain Mulder and Bernardin Generalao.

IMA’s Accounting & Finance Conference 

IMA’s annual conference is back and this year, it will be held in a hybrid format on 12-15 June, allowing participants to attend either in-person, in Austin, Texas, or virtually. For our members in Europe, the virtual format offers a cost-effective way to gain insight and inspiration from world-class experts, plus earn valuable CPE credits and enjoy networking opportunities. Visit www.imaconference.org to learn more and to register. 

Select sessions will be livestreamed for the virtual format, including keynote presentations by:

• Vikram Mansharamani, Global Equity Investor and Harvard University Lecturer, Author
• Nzinga Shaw, President, TurnkeyZRG and Global Practice Head of DEI
• Kai Kight, Classical Violinist Turned Innovator, Composer, and Entrepreneur
• Mary T. Agoglia Hoeltzel, CPA, Senior Vice President Tax and Global Chief Accounting Officer, Cigna Corporation

Special Early Bird pricing is in effect until April 15; the virtual component will be offered at a significantly discounted cost.