The Vice-Chancellor, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Prof Aloysius-Michaels Okolie has commended the Department of Accountancy of the university on its maiden International Conference.

The Department of Accountancy held her first international conference between 2nd and 3rd July 2024 at the Prof Julius Onah Auditorium at Agbani, Enugu State.

Themed: “Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Sustainability Reporting: Implications for the Accounting Profession and Stakeholder Value Creation”, the conference drew creme de la creme in financial and accounting sectors in in Nigeria including the President of ICAN, DCS Alaribe; the Executive Secretary, Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, Dr Rabiu Olowo 2ho was the key-note speaker as well as the Director-General, College of Accountancy, Jos, Dr Friday Akpan.

Declaring the conference open on Tuesday, the Vice-Chancellor said that he has glad to see that his directive that departments and faculties are conducting either national or international conference at least once every year is yielding fruits.

While commending Accountancy Department for their efforts in organising their maiden international conference, Prof Okooie noted that the only two departments that have keyed into the programme are headed by women.

“I want to say it loud and clear, that I am very much happy with Accountancy Department. You have been able to justify the management’s stand on the need for departments and faculties to organize at least one national or international conference each year. So far, the two departments that have held theirs are headed by women. This is perhaps an indication that next time we will be shopping for those to head departments, we would give priority to women because they are setting the pace,” he said

He commended the head of the department, Prof Uche Onyekwelu for being able to sustain the department’s two journals and promised to upgrade them to TetFund funded journals.

“I want to thank the HOD for sustaining the journals. I promise you that we are going to upgrade the two journals so that they will be Tetfund funded. This is part of the things I want to be seen and do as a member of the Tetfund Research Committee.”

Earlier in her opening remarks, the Head of Department, Accountancy, Professor Uche Onyekwelu said the essence of the conference was to draw all the players in the accounting and financial sectors to chart a new part on how to maximize the opportunities inherent in Artificial Intelligence (AI), checkmate the threats it poses on Human Intelligence (HI) and be able to put accounting profession on a good pedestal for effective and efficient financial accounting prudence.

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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.

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