At the MIA International Accountants Conference 2018 (MIA Conference 2018), accountants were urged to embrace technology to transform the profession and make it more business relevant, while upholding the Government-endorsed values of Competency, Accountability and Trust in order to protect the public interest and build the nation.MIA’s flagship Conference, which is certified as the largest gathering of accountants in Malaysia by the Malaysia Book of Records, took place on the 9 – 10 October at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. MIA Conference 2018 set fresh attendance records, drawing close to 3,100 delegates compared to 2,980 delegates who turned up for MIA Conference 2017.In the same vein, guest of honour Deputy Finance Minister YB Dato’ IR Haji Amiruddin Hamzah exhorted accountants to be “competent, professional and accountable for the monies under their scrutiny”, referring to accountants as “guardians and representatives of the public interest.”
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