International Community Well Represented at ICGFM Conference

Knowledge transfer and social networking is a primary concern for ICGFM. According to Beatriz Casals, the President of ICGFM, during the “first three days of the conference, many of the speakers will present lessons learned and best practices applied as they introduced financial management improvements in their governments.”

This year, the conference welcomes large contingents of public financial management experts from the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Nigeria, The Bahamas and Uganda. Over 40 countries are represented. Speakers and presenters come from among Canada, Columbia, Ghana, India, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Peru, Serbia, South Africa the United States. Donors and Non-Governmental Organizations are well-represented.

The third Monday in May is Victoria Day in Canada. The keynote presentation last year came from Ken Cochrane, the Chief Information Officer for the Government of Canada on the subject of service transformation.