8 May 2023

Dear Aspiring Accountants

Invitation to Virtual Event – Charting a Path to Success in Accountancy: Perspectives

from the Next Generation of Leaders

We are pleased to invite you to a Virtual Event entitled “Charting a Path to Success in
Accountancy: Perspectives from the Next Generation of Leaders”.

In recent years, there have been concerns that accountancy profession would not be
future relevant because of numerous changes in technology such as automation and
the development of artificial intelligence (AI) as well as how the world is expected to
work in future. However, industry experts are of the opinion that the profession
continues to evolve with the times and new technologies are changing the way
accountants work. With the increased use of automation and AI, accountants are now
able to automate routine tasks, allowing them to spend more time carrying out higher-
level analysis to deliver business insights for decision-making. As a result, expert
advice from accountants remains necessary.

A career in accountancy provides the door to a world of opportunities where valuable

skills in financial reporting, analysis and advisory services can be acquired and
enhanced to enable one to be a trusted advisor to businesses and organisations. From
transformational accounting practices to new ways of working in the wake of the
pandemic, accountancy is going to be exciting in 2023 and beyond. This event will
showcase young talents in the field of accountancy who will be sharing their journey
with accountancy, their view of the continued relevancy and value proposition of the
accountancy profession, how they embrace change, handle diversity and are
committed to leading change in their organisation and in their career.

The details of the session are as follows:

Date : Friday, 2 June 2023
Time : 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. (registrations starts at 9.30 a.m)
Platform : Webex

For registration, please click HERE .

For further enquiries you may contact: Ms. Monika Patel, PAIB and Valuation
Department at 03-27229279 (monika@mia.org.my) or Ms Nurul Farhana Abdul Raof,
Competency Framework & Development Department at 03-27229153
(farhana@mia.org.my)

Yours faithfully

DR WAN AHMAD RUDIRMAN WAN RAZAK

Chief Executive Officer
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Virtual Event – Charting a Path to Success in Accountancy: Perspectives from

the Next Generation of Leaders

Date : Friday, 2 June 2023

Time : 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. (registrations starts at 9.30 a.m)
Venue : WEBEX

AGENDA
10.00 am Welcome Remarks
En Wan Ahmad Ikram Wan Lotfi, Professional Accountants
in Business Chairman

10.05 am Presentation 1
MIA and the Accountancy Profession - Presentation by
Puan Siti Murni Amer, Manager, Competency Framework &
Development Department, MIA Membership, Technology &
Operations Division

10.35 am Panel Session (including Q&A session for 15 minutes)

Moderator
Ms Norherienda Abdul Kadir, Deputy General Manager,
Financial Management and Reporting at Group Finance
Division, Johor Corporation

Panellists
• Mr Raja Mohamad Shahadan Raja Mohamed, Head of
Quality Assurance, Internal Audit, Bank Negara Malaysia
• Mr Joshua Chan Zhi Hoe, Advisory Director, YYC
Advisors
• Ms Khoo Rui Wen, Senior Manager of Forensic &
Integrity Services at Ernst & Young Consulting Sdn Bhd
• Mr Omar Faayiz Bin Omar Farouk, B.Acc. Hons, UNISZA,
MIA Best Accounting Student Award Recipient (BASA)
2021

11.30 a.m End of Programme

Background of speakers

a. Norherienda Abdul Kadir, Deputy General Manager, Financial

Management and Reporting at Group Finance Division, Johor
Corporation

Ms Norherienda is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)

and the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA). She holds
a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from the University of Malaya and holds a
Master of Business Administration in International Business from the University
of East London, she is committed to promoting excellence in the accountancy
profession and is the Chair of the Young Professional Working Group (YPWG).
Her professional experience includes working at PwC and at KPJ Johor
Specialist Hospital. She has also served as a Senior Corporate Manager in
Group Finance Services at KPJ Healthcare Berhad. Her current responsibilities
at Johor Corporation include consolidating and analysing group results, financial
reporting, management accounts and budgeting process. She has experience
auditing companies in various industries, as well as in providing business
advisory services such as merger and acquisition, internal control review,
accounting system consultation and listing exercise.

b. Raja Mohamad Shahadan Raja Mohamed, Head of Quality Assurance,

Internal Audit, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)
Raja Mohamad Shahadan is a member of MIA, the Association of Chartered
Certified Accountants (ACCA) UK, ASEAN Chartered Professional Accountants
(ASEAN CPA) and Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). He holds a Bachelor’s
Degree in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and
Political Science. He has extensive experience in risk management, finance,
and internal audit. In his role at BNM, he plays a pivotal role in transforming
governance, risks and controls practices while ensuring conformance and
effective reporting of internal audit outcomes and deliverables. He was
previously involved in the Bank’s financial planning and reporting, risk
surveillance, and supervision of financial institutions.

c. Joshua Chan Zhi Hoe, Advisory Director, YYC Advisors

Joshua is a member of MIA and ACCA. He holds an MBA from the University
of Strathclyde. Joshua is a go-getter who co-founded 2 startups in diverse
industries. He is passionate about building communities and new business. He
is always on the look out to build the next innovative business which has real
social value. He has more than 10 years of successful Strategy/Finance/ Project
management professional career as the foundation for his entrepreneurial
ambition. His area of expertise includes Strategy, Finance, Personal
Development and Microsoft Productivity tools.

d. Khoo Rui Wen

Rui Wen is a member of MIA, ACCA and IIA. She holds a MSc in Accountancy
and Finance from Birmingham City University, UK. She has been with the firm
for more than eight years and is experienced in fraud investigations, due
diligence assessments, corporate compliance assessments including the UK
Bribery Act and the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“US FCPA™), MACC
Sec.17A corporate assessments, fraud risk assessment framework, vendor
audits, anti-money laundering reviews and litigation support services. Rui Wen
is also experienced in e-discovery platforms such as Nuix and Intella to analyse
 processed electronic data. She has served clients from various industries such
as pharmaceuticals, consumer products, banking & capital markets, hospitality
& construction, aviation, telecommunications & infrastructure, property
development & construction, engineering services, highways, automotive,
waste management; as well as those from the government sector. She is also
a trainer and facilitator in internal Forensics trainings.

e. Omar Faayiz Bin Omar Farouk, B.Acc. Hons, UNISZA, MIA Best
Accounting Student Award Recipient (BASA) 2021,
Omar is currently taking ACCA full time under Tymba Education. He is also a
tutor for SPM students for the subject of accounting. He is currently the Advisor
at Tymba, for secondary school students for pursuing ACCA/accounting degree.
He is an accounting influencer with keen dedication and experience of tutoring
more than 1,500 SPM level students. He has written two accounting books for
Forms 4 and 5 secondary school students with over 13,000 copies of both books
sold. His vast network and experience, in particular with secondary school
students, act as a touchstone for him to provide valuable insights pertaining to
accounting studies and related career opportunities to aspiring secondary
school students, hence enabling them to undertake better and informed
decisions in shaping their study and career paths.