Date: 18 November 2025   
Time: 9:30-11:00 Central European Time (CET) 
Format: Online 
Cost: Free 
 
Join 
ACCA Europe’s online conference, organised in partnership with the 
European Accounting Association (EAA), and in support of the priorities of the 
Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, to be part of a high-level dialogue shaping the future of Europe’s talent landscape – featuring MEP Marianne Vind (Denmark, S&D), Eelco van der Enden (CEO, Accountancy Europe), and Professor Carsten Rohde (Copenhagen Business School). 
 
 
Programme 
 
09:30–09:35 | Opening remarks 
 
09:35–09:50 | Keynote Contributions 
 
09:50-10:10 | Presentation of the ACCA Global Talent Trends 2025 
 
10:10–10:50 | Panel Discussion: Building Talent in a Changing Europe 
Exploring policy, education, and business strategies to close the skills gap and future-proof the accounting profession in Europe.  
Moderated by: Agnieszka Jarosz, ACCA, Head of Northern & Eastern Europe 
Panellists:  
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Valentina Guerra, Director Social Affairs & Training, SMEunited   
 
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Eelco Van Enden, CEO, Accountancy Europe  
 
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David Derichs, Senior University Lecturer, Aalto University, and member, European Accounting Association (EAA)  
 
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Carsten Rohde, Head of Accounting Department, Copenhagen Business School  
 
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Nicholas Kaufman, Senior Manager, CFO Advisory, EY Demark  
 
 
10:50–11:00 | Closing Remarks