On the morning of November 23, 2018, National Economics University co-organized with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW) and Cardiff Metropolitan University (UK) to hold the International Conference on accounting, auditing and finance with the theme "Accounting, Auditing and Finance in the Digital Age".
Attending at the conference, there were Prof. Dr. Wang Jiwei - Singapore Management University; Mark Billington - ICAEW Director in South East Asia; Assoc. Prof. Tran Dinh Khoi Nguyen - Vice President of University of Economics, University of Da Nang; Assoc. Prof. Dao Thi Thu Giang - Vice President of Foreign Trade University; Representatives from the Faculty of Accounting, Auditing and Finance of the Universities of Commerce, Foreign Trade University; Institute of Finance, Trade Union University; Duy Tan University (Da Nang); University of Food Industry of Ho Chi Minh City; University of Natural Resources and Environment; Water Resources University; Hanoi University of Industry, ... with the domestic and international scholars. On behalf of the National Economics University, Prof. Dr. Tran Tho Dat - NEU President; Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Huu Anh - Director of Institute of Accounting - Auditing; Representatives of departments, faculties, institutes and centers throughout the university.
Prof. Dr. Tran Tho Dat - NEU President welcomed the delegates to the conference. Prof. Dr. Tran Tho Dat highly appreciated the idea of organizing the workshop and said: "In the age of the digitalization, accounting, auditing and finance will also face with many opportunities and challenges. Big data gives people access to an infinite source of knowledge, enable people to learn anything without limitation. Artificial Intelligence can replace the manual work of accounting and auditing such as collecting, processing and calculating data, but steps such as analyzing, finding the cause and proposing solutions still require human participation". The ICFAA 2018 Conference is a forum for researchers, scientists, policymakers to discuss accounting, auditing and financial issues in the digital age. At the same time, it is an open space for national and international researchers to exchange academic knowledge, share experiences, professional knowledge.
The ICFAA 2018 International Conference is designed to facilitate the exchange of information, discussion, and sharing between researchers, scientists, and national and international stakeholders in a field of accounting, auditing and finance. The conference received the participation of many scientists, academics, research institutions and management levels nationally and internationally. The conference has four sessions with four subcommittees: Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Auditing and Finance.