The President of the AACI and Mr. Mike J. Masoud, the AACI technical advisory director – the Middle East and Africa participated in the first International Auditing and Accounting Conference in Ramallah, Palestine during November 7-8, 2012. Dr. L. B. Files and Mr. Masoud presented the following research papers:
- Dr. L. B Files working paper titled ” Due Diligence for the CPA: What must be done and what must not be done”
- Mr. Mike J. Masoud working paper titled “The Auditors’ Responsibilities Relating to Fraud in an Audit of Financial Statements: Fraud ” Audit Expectation Gap“ in the Middle Eastern Countries
The conference was under the patronage of the Palestinian President Mahmood Abbas and attended by the Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, Finance Minister, Governor of the Central Bank, the chairman of the State Audit, and many other senior Palestinian officials. Delegates from more than seven Arab countries participated in this mega professional event and the conference received intensive media coverage.
