By Amaechi Agbo

The Executive Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency, Dr Peter Ndubisi Mbah as well as the President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, (ICAN) Davidson Chizuoke Stephen Alaribe will storm the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) on Tuesday to be part of the Maiden Department of Accountancy First International Conference.

The Department of Accountancy First International Conference will hold from July 2nd through 3rd, 2024. at the prestigious Prof Julius Onah Auditorium at ESUT main Campus, Agbani starting from 10am daily.

Themed: “Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability Reporting: Implications for the Accounting Profession and Stakeholder Value Creation”, the conference aims at bringing arrowheads in human/institutional management together to chart a new course for development.

His Excellency, Dr Peter Ndubisi Mbah will be the special Guest of Honour while ICAN President, DSC Alaibe will also be in attendance.

Other top dignitaries expected at the conference to be hosted by the Vice-Chancellor, ESUT, Professor Aloysius-Michaels Okolie and chaired by Prof Chike Nwoha (Deputy Vice-Chancellor), include: the Executive Secretary/CEO, Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, (FRCN) Dr Rabiu Olowo as well as the Rector, Institute of Management and Technology, IMT, Enugu, Professor Austin Nweze, among others.

Speaking in an exclusive interview, a co-chairman of the conference and Associate Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences, Professor Ikechukwu Ezugwu, told ESUT Monitor that every modality is in place for the conference adding that the governor as well as all invited guests and speakers are expected to be in Agbani on Tuesday and Wednesday.

“We have done everything within our reach for the conference. We are waiting for the time. We are expecting His Excellency, Dr Peter Ndubisi Mbah, he is the Special Guest of Honour and we have gotten correspondences from the Government House. ICAN President will be here and all other invited guests.

“This is a huge programme, it will be a conference with international reach not just in nomenclature. We have paper presenters from outside the country. Accountancy Department is setting the pace and we hope to consolidate on the success of the maiden edition,” Prof Ezugwu said.