Invitation to the 1st FiR Forum - seminar in the field of Finance and Accounting

Invitation to the 1st FiR Forum - seminar in the field of Finance and Accounting

Dear Students

We cordially invite you to the Finance and Accounting seminar - I FiR Forum, which will be held on Wednesday, on 24 April 2024, at 10:00-15:00 in Aula A.

The 1st FiR Forum was held under the patronage of Her Magnificence Rector, prof. Ph.D. engineer Celina M. Olszak. It has also been included in the official program of the European City of Science Katowice 2024 and in the list of initiatives of the REE 2024 Year of Economic Education program.

The aim of the event is to present current topics and challenges in the area of finance and accounting, draw attention to the important connections between theory and economic practice and increase the level of internationalization of Finance and Accounting students.

The event will include lectures given by experienced practitioners and foreign guests - lecturers from partner universities. Moreover, an important part of the program will be a debate on the role and importance of women in finance, which is one of the most important challenges in the business world.

link to the university website with the information: I FIR Forum 2024| Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach (ue.katowice.pl)

Program:

• 10:00-10:15 - Opening of the FIR Forum - Her Magnificence Rector prof. Ph.D. Eng. Celina Olszak, Dean of the College of Studies, Ph.D. Justyna Ganassali, prof. UE, FiR curator: Ph.D. Joanna Błach, prof. EU, FiR Manager: Dr Łukasz Szewczyk;
• 10:15-11:30 - HSBC lecture entitled "Forecasting in the banking sector", Marek Baca, Associate Director and Paweł Czajkowski, Pricing Engagement Lead, HSBC Private Banking & Wealth;
• 11:45-13:15 - Debate Women in Finance, prof. Janina Harasim, UE Katowice; Dr. Agnieszka Skręt-Bednarz, EY Polska, Tax Advisory, Senior Manager; Iwona Szczygioł, Vice-President of the Management Board for Sales, Polska Grupa Górnicza SA; Magdalena Wielgus-Biały, Finance Transformation and Change Manager, Rockwell Automation;
• 13:30-14:00 - Lecture by a foreign guest (online) entitled "Two ways to go public – IPO versus DPO", Prof. Dr. Tanja Sinha, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, THI Business School, Germany;
• 14:00-14:30 - Lecture by a foreign guest (online) entitled "Sustainability accounting and CSRD directive", Prof. Silvia Panfilo, Ph.D., Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Venice School of Management, Italy;
• 14:30-15:00 - Lecture by a foreign guest (online) entitled "Humana capital accounting: Accounting and financial reporting recognition", Prof. Krish Vithana, Ph.D. University of Southampton, Southampton Business School, UK.

The event is open. We invite everyone interested!