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  • Sheree Ebanks

    Country

    Cayman Islands

    Sheree Ebanks has been a member of the IFAC PAO Development & Advisory Group since January 2020, a nomination she received from the Cayman Islands Institute of Professional Accountants (CIIPA).

    As the CEO of CIIPA, Mrs. Ebanks brings over 40 years of experience in banking, wealth management, and governance. Her expertise has been pivotal in advancing the accounting profession and the financial services sector in the Cayman Islands. With a strong understanding of the industry's opportunities and challenges, she is committed to promoting high standards of ethics, education, and excellence among accountants while fostering collaboration and innovation among stakeholders.

    In addition to her role at CIIPA, Mrs. Ebanks serves as the Chairperson of the Caribbean Utilities Company and the Public Service Pensions Board. She is also a Board Member and Audit Committee Chair of the Royal Bank of Canada (Cayman).

    Mrs. Ebanks’s previous experience includes a notable career with one of Cayman's largest banks, where she was the director and Head of Wealth Management. In this role, she oversaw trust and fiduciary services, asset management, and fund administration, contributing significantly to strategy and profitability. She retired from the bank in 2013 after 33 years of service.

    Mrs. Ebanks's academic credentials include an MBA from the University of Liverpool and an Accredited Director designation from the Chartered Governance Institute of Canada. She is also a certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMLS). In 2022, she was awarded with the Queen’s Certificate and Badge of Honour in recognition of her substantial contributions to the financial services sector.

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  • Ardiana Bunjaku

    Country

    Kosovo

    Ardiana Bunjaku became a member of IFAC’s PAO Development & Advisory Group in January 2024, having previously served as a member of the Advisory Group for two terms (2011-2016) as well as a technical advisor (2017-2019). She also served on IFAC’s Compliance Advisory Panel from 2019 to 2020.

    Ms. Bunjaku is the executive Director of the Society of Certified Accountants and Auditors of Kosovo (SCAAK), as well as, a board member and audit committee member of NLB Bank and Chair of Audit committee at OneFor.

    Ms. Bunjaku has led SCAAK since its establishment in 2001, introducing Kosovo to the concept of an accountancy profession and professional education. Since 2001, she has established SCAAK as a center of excellence by expanding its service portfolio with diverse certifications for private, public accounting profession, general audit office, insolvency practitioners, and internal auditors.

    Ms. Bunjaku is actively engaged in various national and international committees and organizations, including the Kosovo Development Strategy Committee, the Kosovo National Qualification Framework working group, and the Advisory Committee to the Tax Administration Authority.

    Ms. Bunjaku played a key role in higher education reform at the University of Prishtina and served as a chair in the University Council. Additionally, she served on the quality assurance committee in the Kosovo Board for Standards and Financial Reporting and held positions on the board of the American University in Kosovo, American Chamber of Commerce. She is also one of the founders of the Kosovo Women's Chamber of Commerce - G7.

    Ms. Bunjaku holds a doctoral degree in Economics and Management, an Insolvency Practitioner's Certificate, is a member of INSOL International, and is licensed as a First-grade Appraiser in Kosovo

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  • Andrew Conway

    Job Title

    CEO, Institute of Public Accountants

    Country

    Australia

    Prof. Andrew Conway, FIPA, FFA, joined the IFAC PAO Development & Advisory Group in January 2019 after being nominated by the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA).

    Andrew has been the Chief Executive Officer of IPA since May 2009, which at the time made him the youngest CEO of a public entity at the age of 28. He has been recognized for IPA’s transformation from its former name, National Institute of Accountants, into a leading and legally recognized professional accountancy body in Australia and the region. His leadership of IPA led to the organization’s recognition as the most innovative accounting body in Australia by Business Review Weekly (BRW).

    Prior to working with IPA, Andrew was an Australian Government Treasury Ministry Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor and began his career in education and as an accountant for an insolvency firm. Andrew holds academic appointments as  a Professor of Accounting at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (honoris causa); Adjunct Professor Deakin University and Vice Chancellors' Distinguished Fellow at Deakin University. Andrew is also regularly called upon to speak on a range of topics including small business policy, wellbeing and artificial intelligence having completed a post-graduate degree in AI in 2022. 

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