Agenda 2020
09.50 – 10.00 – GATHERING & WELCOME VIRTUAL REFRESHMENTS |
10.00 – 11.30 – PLENARY SESSION |
11.30 – 11.35 – NETWORKING AND VIRTUAL REFRESHMENTS |
11.35 – 13.05 – PARALLEL SESSIONS (6) |
13.05 – 13.10 – NETWORKING AND VIRTUAL REFRESHMENTS |
13.10 – 14.40 – PARALLEL SESSIONS (3) |
14.45 – END OF CONFERENCE |
11.35 – 13.05 – PARALLEL SESSIONS |
SESSION A: “IN STEP WITH CHANGE” organized by the Association of Internal Auditors of Serbia (UIRS) | ||||
The session lasts till 13.25 | ||||
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With the aim of adding value and keeping pace with change, internal audit has a special focus on developing IT risk management and information security techniques. Additionally, attention is paid to improving the process of automation and planning, as key factors in crisis management with special attention to risk management COVID-19 crisis. Also, one of the key processes that internal audit should implement is accepting trends of digitalization in the business operations of companies, adapting to the changed processes and business organization, achieving better efficiency, and reducing costs. |
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Speakers:![]() Dušan Žikić, Head of IT Audit at NIS Gazprom Neft Milica Ilić, Global head of protection and resilience at Allianz Group ![]() Miha Ozimek, Internal Audit Specialist, Sava Re, President of ISACA Slovenia Chapter |
SESSION B: ACCOUNTING IN THE PERIOD OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC | |
Moderator:![]() Zoran Petrović, PhD |
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1. Problems faced by accountants | |
2. The impact of the pandemic on changing the way accountants work | |
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SESSION C: EXPERIENCE-SHARING OF VISEGRAD COUNTRIES TO TAX AVOIDANCE ACTIVITY | |||
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“Experience-sharing of Visegrad countries to tax avoidance activity” financed by the International Visegrad Fund grant (project No. 22010083). The papers will present guidelines for adjusting the law and the impact of tax evasion on social responsibility policy in the countries of the Visegrad Group and the Republic of Serbia. |
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Topic: “OPEN ISSUES OF THEORY AND PRACTICE” | |||
Speakers: ![]() Milan Negovanović, Editor of occasional publications and organizer of professional training, Business Advisor Jelena Miljković, Director at KPMG Serbia |
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Invited papers | |||
1. Piotr Luty |
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2. Goranka Knežević, Vladan Pavlović, Kıvanç Halil Arıç |
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3. Anja Galečić, Lidija Barjaktarović Tax evasion, prevention measures, and detection procedures – the case of the Republic of Serbia |
SESSION D: Digital HR | |
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Digital HR represents a paradigm of the new age and is closely related to the modern knowledge economy. In technical terms, it represents the transformation of HR services and processes using digital technologies. In terms of employee experience, it poses a challenge for every aspect of the organization’s human capital management as well as a change in the business framework in which the HR function has developed so far. | |
Speakers:![]() Sonja Jovanović, HR Associate Director at EY – CESA Organizational Development Team Topic: Why digital EY? ![]() Brankica Ljamić, Director of ICF ACSTH program “Coaching for Active Preeminence” (CAP) / President ICF Serbia Chapter Topic: Coaching as a methodology of personal and professional development of leaders, in the light of digitalization and teleworking |
SESSION E: NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR REAL ESTATE VALUE ASSESSMENT: NECESSITY AND PERSPECTIVES OF POSSIBLE CHANGES in cooperation with the National Association of Appraisers of Serbia (NAVS) and the Association of Independent Court Experts and Real Estate Appraisers | ||||
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Changes and development of the national and international real estate market, but also feedback from practitioners who face real problems in everyday business, cause changes in professional valuation standards, and sometimes legislation (where it exists), which regulates the procedure of real estate valuation. The Law on Real Estate Appraisers of the Republic of Serbia has been in force since 2017, and by-laws were adopted in the same year, various regulations, including national assessment standards. The question is whether it is necessary to make changes to bylaws, as well as whether it is necessary to make additional harmonization with international professional regulations. The aim of this session is a constructive discussion between the panelists and the participants of the session in order to exchange experiences, improve the understanding and application of the mentioned regulations and formulate possible proposals for changes in national legislation. | ||||
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SESSION F: SCIENTIFIC PAPERS | ||||
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The international scientific conference FINIZ 2020 is an ideal opportunity for all its participants to present their work and results to the general public, as well as to exchange experiences and ideas with other distinguished experts from relevant fields. Two papers, in the expanded form (30%), will be selected and proposed for publication in The European Journal of Applied Economics (M51) in an accelerated procedure. At this year’s FINIZ 2020 conference, the Scientific Papers session is divided into two parts, in which 20 papers will be presented. The database of financial and audit reports of companies from the Republic of Serbia will open this session, and then papers from various fields of the conference will be presented. |
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
PAPERS FROM THE THEMATIC AREAS OF THE CONFERENCE
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13.10 – 14.40 – PARALLEL SESSIONS |
SESSION G: IN STEP WITH CURRENT TRENDS IN FINANCIAL FORENSICS |
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The session will start at 13.30 (Registration for the session will start at 13.10) | ||||
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In the conditions of business process automation, there is an increasing number of criminal acts, both due to the online environment in which business takes place after the COVID-19 pandemic and due to the fact that the criminal mind of criminal perpetrators always finds new forms of activity. In this session, we will answer the question of how to react after indications of ongoing fraudulent activity in the company. Presenting anonymous case studies from business practice is the right way to answer that question. |
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Speakers:
Sanja Jovanović, Head of department for cooperation with strategic partners at Wiener Städtische |
SESSION H: EXPERIENCE-SHARING OF VISEGRAD COUNTRIES TO TAX AVOIDANCE ACTIVITY (ENG) | ||||
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“Experience-sharing of Visegrad countries to tax avoidance activity” financed by the International Visegrad Fund grant (project No. 22010083). The papers will present guidelines for adjusting the law and the impact of tax evasion on social responsibility policy in the countries of the Visegrad Group and the Republic of Serbia. Other papers: |
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1. Michał Biernacki, Piotr Luty, Effective tax rate in V4 countries and Serbia – sectoral approach |
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2. Marko Milojević, Ivica Terzić, Snežana Stanišić, Using Benford’s Law to Detect Tax Evasion in Micro-Enterprises in Serbia |
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3. Vule Mizdraković, Maja Kljajić, Marija Slavković, Corporate tax reporting: Effective tax rate of Serbian public entities |
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4. Karolina Kuropka, Risk analysis as a fundamental element of the capital group’s transfer pricing policy |
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5. Dominika Florek, Factors influencing the tax mentality of an average taxpayer in Poland |
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6. Aleksandra Knežević, Tax evasion in Montenegro, forms of manifestation and measures of suppression |
SESSION I: MARKETING AND AUTOMATION | ||||
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Automation in marketing is the latest trend in optimizing marketing activities and maximizing sales results. Thanks to this “personal assistant“, it is possible to accurately identify the needs and desires of potential and existing service users, create personalized campaigns, create quality sales opportunities and monitor the results of activities. Its special contribution to modern business is: significant timesaving, facilitated implementation of activities, and detailed reporting. |
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14.45 – End of Conference |