ISCA CONFERENCE 2026
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
9.00am – 6.00pm
Sands Expo & Convention Centre
08:30 AM
Main Stage
Registration Commences
Roselle-Simpor Ballroom, Sands Expo and Convention Centre
09:00 AM
Main Stage
Conference Door Opens
Roselle-Simpor Ballroom, Sands Expo and Convention Centre
09:30 AM
Main Stage
Welcome Address by ISCA
Roselle-Simpor Ballroom, Sands Expo and Convention Centre
09:40 AM
Main Stage
Opening Address by Guest of Honor
Roselle-Simpor Ballroom, Sands Expo and Convention Centre
10:00 AM
Main Stage
Presentation of Workforce Transformation Award
The Workforce Transformation Award (WTA) for the Accountancy Sector, presented by SWDA in partnership with ISCA, recognises accounting entities that have demonstrated a strong commitment to workforce transformation by creating quality jobs, expanding career opportunities, and achieving tangible business outcomes. The Award honours accounting entities that have embarked on initiatives such as workforce upskilling and reskilling, technology adoption, job redesign, and the strengthening of human capital practices, thereby fostering workforce agility and career health with future-ready skills and skills-based talent management practices.
The WTA 2026 is the second edition of the award, following the inaugural award last year.
Roselle-Simpor Ballroom, Sands Expo and Convention Centre
10:20 AM
Main Stage
Keynote Fireside Chat
Reimagining the Future : Resilience in a Multipolar Economy
11:20 AM
Main Stage
Strengthening the Corporate Reporting System in Singapore
Investors and stakeholders increasingly look beyond headline numbers to understand what truly drives a company's value, from strategy and business model to risks, opportunities and long-term prospects. Drawing on real-world case studies, this segment explores practical ways organisations can communicate their value-creation story more clearly, connect financial and non-financial information, and deepen stakeholder understanding. Attendees will gain insights into how effective reporting can strengthen trust and support more informed decision-making.
Roselle-Simpor Ballroom, Sands Expo and Convention Centre
12:00 PM
Main Stage
Networking Lunch
Roselle Junior Ballroom, Sands Expo and Convention Centre
02:00 PM
Finance Leaders Track
Leading Through Change: What's Next for Chartered Accountants?
Roselle-Simpor Ballroom, Sands Expo and Convention Centre
02:30 PM
Finance Leaders Track
Revisiting Financial Assumptions in an Uncertain World: From Efficiency to Resilience
Many financial strategies were built for an era of stable growth, low inflation, and low interest rates. With that environment disrupted by pandemics, wars, and monetary tightening, finance leaders must reassess underlying assumptions. This session explores how changing macroeconomic conditions affect budgeting, capital allocation, liquidity, and risk management, while balancing efficiency, resilience, and optionality. It equips CFOs and finance leaders to make robust, defensible decisions amid ongoing uncertainty.
Roselle-Simpor Ballroom, Sands Expo and Convention Centre
03:00 PM
Finance Leaders Track
Following the Money: Lessons from the Frontlines of Anti Money Laundering
Money laundering threats are evolving through technology, cross-border crime, and sophisticated concealment methods, increasing pressure on organisations to strengthen AML frameworks. This session brings together law enforcement and legal perspectives on emerging financial crime trends, enforcement priorities, real-world cases, compliance pitfalls, and legal implications. Moderated by a governance and compliance adviser, it equips finance leaders with practical insights to navigate regulatory expectations and strengthen organisational resilience against financial crime.
Roselle-Simpor Ballroom, Sands Expo and Convention Centre
03:30 PM –
04:00 PM
Finance Leaders Track
Tea Break
Roselle Junior Ballroom, Sands Expo and Convention Centre
04:00 PM
Finance Leaders Track
From Reporting to Decision Making: The Evolving Role of Finance in Sustainability
As sustainability increasingly influences financial performance, risk, and access to capital, finance functions are taking on broader responsibilities. This session launches ISCA’s dipstick study, developed with KPMG, examining finance teams’ involvement, ownership, and capability gaps in sustainability. Panellists will discuss sustainability reporting, assurance, carbon accounting, climate scenario analysis, and sustainable finance, offering practical insights on how finance leaders can shape strategy, investment decisions, data governance, and long-term value creation.
Roselle-Simpor Ballroom, Sands Expo and Convention Centre
04:40 PM
Finance Leaders Track
From Shock to Strategy: Risk and Resilience in Global Trade
Geopolitical tensions, regional conflicts, and energy volatility are reshaping global supply chains around resilience, security, and regionalisation. These disruptions increasingly affect financial outcomes through inflation, margin pressure, working capital needs, FX exposure, and capital allocation. For CFOs, supply chain risk is now a strategic financial priority. This session explores proactive resilience through stronger data, closer procurement-finance integration, and disciplined scenario planning to manage volatility and protect returns.
Roselle-Simpor Ballroom, Sands Expo and Convention Centre
05:20 PM
Finance Leaders Track
From AI Adoption to Enterprise Accountability
AI has evolved from experimental pilots into a core driver of enterprise transformation, shifting the focus from adoption to measurable value and responsible governance. This session examines how organisations can achieve ROI, cost efficiency, and productivity gains while managing AI-related risks. It also explores AI’s impact on finance and enterprise decision-making, workforce disruption, and the need for new skills, role redesign, and broader organisational transformation.
Roselle-Simpor Ballroom, Sands Expo and Convention Centre
02:00 PM
Practitioners Track
Trust Under Pressure: Lessons for Governance and Culture
Trust is a critical asset for the accountancy profession and can be difficult to rebuild when lost. This session explores lessons from recent events, focusing on whether governance keeps pace with increasingly complex firms, how concerns are raised, and how leaders respond to issues. It examines practical ways to strengthen governance, protect confidentiality, manage conflicts, and foster a culture where people feel safe speaking up, ultimately reinforcing public trust.
Simpor Junior Ballroom, Sands Expo and Convention Centre
02:30 PM
Practitioners Track
Key Developments and Technical Update
Geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions, persistent inflation and a fragmenting global market are reshaping the risks businesses face, and how auditors respond to them. At the same time, revised auditing standards on going concern and fraud, together with updates to financial reporting standards, are raising expectations for organisations and their auditors. This session unpacks these developments and what they mean in practice, equipping finance professionals to stay informed, prepared and audit-ready in an uncertain environment.
Simpor Junior Ballroom, Sands Expo and Convention Centre
03:00 PM
Practitioners Track
From Regulation to Readiness: The Future of Sustainability Assurance
What does it take to build trust in sustainability reporting? In this candid conversation, an ACRA representative and an assurance practitioner will unpack key regulatory developments and what they mean for firms in practice. Bringing together regulatory and market perspectives, they will explore what credible assurance looks like, where expectations differ, and how firms can build capability needed to navigate this evolving landscape while upholding ethics and independence. For practitioners looking to stay ahead of the curve, this is a conversation not to be missed.
Simpor Junior Ballroom, Sands Expo and Convention Centre
03:30 PM
Practitioners Track
Tea Break
Roselle Junior Ballroom, Sands Expo and Convention Centre
04:00 PM
Practitioners Track
AI + Cybersecurity: What Audit Practitioners Need to Know Now
As AI adoption accelerates, it is transforming business processes and decision-making while introducing cybersecurity risks. For audit practitioners, this raises questions about how AI is governed, secured and used responsibly by clients and within their practices, and whether appropriate controls are in place. Industry experts will explore emerging threats, governance and control frameworks, and how professional scepticism and audit procedures may need to adapt, helping attendees assess how organisations balance innovation with resilience and trust.
Simpor Junior Ballroom, Sands Expo and Convention Centre
04:45 PM
Practitioners Track
Deconstructing the Challenges in Auditing Property Valuations: How Management, Auditors and Valuers Collaborate
Property is among the most significant assets on the balance sheet, and its valuation remains a regulatory and inspection focus given its materiality and complexity. Auditors must balance appropriate reliance on management's external valuers with obtaining sufficient appropriate audit evidence while maintaining professional scepticism. Drawing on perspectives from valuation experts and regulators, this panel explores how methodologies are applied, how key assumptions are challenged, and how auditors can evaluate valuation evidence to strengthen audit quality.
Simpor Junior Ballroom, Sands Expo and Convention Centre
05:30 PM
Practitioners Track
Audit Quality in Focus: Key Insights from ACRA's Practice Monitoring Programme
Maintaining high audit quality is critical to sustaining confidence in financial reporting. In this session, ACRA will share key findings from its recent Practice Monitoring Programme and Quality Control inspections, focusing on IT considerations and digital assets. Attendees will gain insights into regulatory expectations, recurring issues and good practices, as well as developments such as quality management requirements and an increasingly complex reporting landscape. Participants will learn how firms can strengthen audit processes, enhance quality management and address inspection findings.
Simpor Junior Ballroom, Sands Expo and Convention Centre