1. Major Benefits of Attending:
UPDATED understanding of Local Accounting Rules (by
country)
RECOGNIZE the benefits of adopting IFRS
UNDERSTAND in a Simple way Key Financial Reporting topics
(ensure shareholders, Financial & Accounting Professionals
shares a COMMON WORLD WIDE Financial Reporting Tool
through IFRS)
ADAPT to current Global Markets (emerging markets,
traditional markets)
INTERPRET, Understand, Digest World Wide Accounting Rules
(Simplify Financial Analysis trends)
PICK UP the pace with latest on Worldwide Accounting Rules
(Why IFRS? Why not IFRS)
7th - 8th November 2016
Istana Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
IFRS Accounting
Standards
HARRIS CHRISTIDIS
G R E E N F O R E S T
Organized by

2. Day 1
101 Accounting / IFRS (8 Hours)
Session 1 : Definition: > International Financial
Reporting Standards (IFRS)
(IFRS) are designed as a common global language
for business affairs so that company accounts
are understandable and comparable across
international boundaries.
IFRS began as an attempt to harmonize
accounting across the European Union but the
value of harmonization quickly made the concept
attractive around the world.
Session 2 : Financial Statements Background:
WHAT, WHY, WHICH, WHEN?
Objective of Financial Statements:
Financial Statements:
Balance Sheet,
P&L, Cash Flow,
Statement of Changes in Equity
Notes to the Financial Statements (Disclosure and
Presentation)
Qualitative characteristics of Financial Information
Elements of Financial Statements
Recognition of Elements of the Financial
Statements
Session 3 : MEET objectives of Financial Statements
Assets
Liabilities
Equity
Income and Expenses (including gain / losses)
Cash Flows
Notes Financial Statements (Disclosures)
Internal Controls over Financial Statements (SOX –
Sarbanes Oxley – Why?)
GAAP (by country, tax code)
IFRS
Day 2
IFRS ADOPTION (8 Hours)
Session 4 : International Financial Reporting
Standards
(IFRS) …
RECAP First Day
WHAT, WHY, WHICH, WHEN?
Notes to the Financial Statements (Disclosure and
Presentation)
Session 5 : IFRS adoption -->> Which countries?
European Union, MIDDLE East
Australia, Japan, India, Singapore, Russia, Pakistan,
South Africa
HOW about the USA > “New International Accounting
Standards Board (IASB), new Board adopted
existing IAS and Standing Interpretations Committee
standards (SICs)
Session 6 : Challenges in IFRS Adoption
IFRS is also placing a heavy burden on entities in terms
of the required amendments to systems and proc-
esses. Entities are fi nding themselves having to re-
engineer reporting systems to capture and report the
data required by IFRS for disclosure purposes.
Other Challenges - Rev Recognition Standard:
Most companies must be affected?
When Is the adoption?
Public Companies (1/1/18)
Private Companies (1/1/19)
5 STEPS to consider: (AS606) – NEW Revenue Recogni-
tion Standard:
STEP 1 – Identify customer’s contracts (legal /
contractual obligations)
STEP 2 - Identify separate performance obligations in
contracts
STEP 3 - Determine transaction price
STEP 4 - Allocate transaction price to separate
performance obligations
STEP 5 - Recognize revenue when entity meets
performance obligation
Session 7 : Fair presentation of IFRS and Compliance
Fair presentation requires the faithful representation
of the effects of the transactions, other events and
conditions
Financial statements are present on a going concern
basis unless management either intends to liquidate
the entity or to cease trading
Session 8 : Accrual basis of Accounting
An entity shall recognize items as assets, liabilities,
equity, income and expenses when they satisfy the
defi nition and recognition criteria for those elements
(examples)
Session 9 : Materiality and Aggregation
Every material class of similar items has to be
presented separately
What is consider Material? Based on Risk,
aggregation?
Session 10 : Frequency of IFRS Financial Reporting
IFRS Adoption, Scope and Time table:
Session 11 : PHASE 1- YEAR Work Plan
Translation review, and issuance of IFRS
Analysis of possible IFRS implementation problems
and resolutions
Q&A – Questions and Answers

3. Workshop Overview
This 2 days intensive workshop is a great opportunity to share best practices, learn in-depth on topics on
Financial & Accounting World related to IFRS , and to interpret, understand and digest worldwide accounting
rules. This is a must attend for all financial professionals who are seeking to understand more on the adoption
of IFRS.
program schedule
08:30 Registration
09:00 Morning Session Begins
10:40 - 11:00 Refreshments & Networking Break
12:45 Luncheon
14:00 Afternoon Session begins
15:30 - 15:50 Refreshments & Networking Break
17:00 Course Ends
Who Should Attend?
Chief Financial Officers, Finance & Accounting Managers / Directors / Controllers Consulting & Advisory
Consultants, Private Equity Managers, and Public & Private Accounting & Finance Managers, Financial
Analyst Managers, other OPERATIONAL and General Managers (several industries)
Why You Should Attend?
You should attend this event to understand in-depth on financial statements and how to meet the financial
statement objectives. You will also have a better understanding on IFRS adoption scenarios in the Middle East
and various other continents.

4. HARRIS CHRISTIDIS
Harris Christidis is a uniquely experienced Chief Financial/Operations Officer able to deliver best practice general
management and pre-eminent financial leadership. Highly adept at corporate transformation, commercial strategy
and business growth, Harris enjoys the challenge of a complex work environment, applying entrepreneurial vigour
to business objectives with operational frameworks enabling the meeting of stretch targets.
Harris’ immense capability and powerful skill set has been well evidenced in his current role where he has already
completed due diligence relating to the successful acquisition of a EUR40M technology services company and
provided end-to-end leadership in the certification process enabling Posit Telecommunication Centre to operate
as a Licensed Financial Institution for Public Payments from the Central Bank of Greece.
Prior to this, in his role as Group CFO/COO with the European Finance Associates Group, Harris was on-boarded
to drive internationalization strategies and operational management with a focus on financial and business
transparency. He was charged was shareholder advocacy at Board level, comprehensive controller oversight of
financial, treasury, investment and bank relationships, operational P&L management, M&A execution, strategic
growth and transformational change projects. He was a member of the Senior Management Team, on the Board
of 2 Group entities, and led 15 staff with a €500K budget.
He delivered spectacular success, achieving 100% sales growth and increasing EBITDA from €4M-€10M whilst
maintaining the same cost structure prior to expansion and reorganisation. He initiated corporate diversification
strategies via formalisation of a key strategic partnership with a major international fund and ensured long-term
operational viability for the organisation with insightful restructuring, a corporate relocation to Switzerland, and
embedding state-of-the-art financial operations and methodologies.
Professional support was provided to the establishment and ongoing operations of major initiatives in Singapore,
a joint-venture in the UAE, an office in the USA, and the start-up of a high technology company. He played a
pivotal role in the analysis, reporting and implementation of key global acquisitions, and established and nurtured
foreign bank cooperation to secure AAA Bonds and LGs, beneficially securing stakes in large projects. He delivered
substantial operational efficiency with enterprise-wide system integration, effective reorganisation of the Finance
Division, and re-engineering service delivery models for Finance, IT and reporting, and was recognised at the most
senior corporate levels for elite financial and operational management practices.
His most notable positions include:
Group CFO/COO, Posit Telecommunication Centre, 2015–Present
Group CFO/COO, European Finance Associates Group, 2011–2015
Regional CFO/COO, Gap Inc., 2009–2011
Director of Finance and Administration, Swarovski AG, 2004–2009
Highly experienced and commercially astute, Harris is well suited to Regional Chief Financial Officer roles in a great
diversity of industries and company situations. He is prepared to relocate with preferences for Europe, Singapore,
Hong Kong, and the Middle East and has a long term career goal of applying his knowledge and experience in a
multinational environment as a Regional Chief Financial Officer or Chief Operating Officer.
Harris has a PhD in Business Adminstration from Atlantic University (USA) 2018, an MBA in Risk Management &
Accounting from the University of California FCE 2004, an MBA in Finance from the University of Stirling 1995, a BSc
(Econ) Business Administration from the University of Wales 1994. A CPA in Greece, he has professional membership
of CIMA and ACCA.