As the curtain comes down on WCOA 2010 I’d like to echo the sentiments of every single one of the delegates that I have spoken to this last week in Kuala Lumpur in saying what a splendid event this has been for our profession. The theme of the whole congress, ‘sustaining value creation’, reflects the quintessential role of the modern accountant.

Following England’s tense victory over Slovenia in the World Cup this week which I watched with fellow CIMA staff in the Council Chamber, I attended a Tomorrow’s Corporate Reporting project meeting with colleagues from Tomorrow’s Company and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. The meeting was significantly more relaxed but nonetheless successful.