"Apod Updates": The new AccountingPod and AFAANZ Professional Development Series
AccountingPod and AFAANZ are pleased to introduce Apod Updates. This series provides a platform for academics in accounting and finance education to exchange ideas, share insights and explore opportunities for meaningful collaboration. By bringing these perspectives together, the series aims to encourage knowledge sharing, support innovation and contribute to the ongoing development of accounting and finance education.
AccountingPod is proud to announce two upcoming webinars for AFAANZ members to join:
Invitation: Global Perspectives on the Future of Accounting Education
Join us for an insightful webinar on the evolving landscape of global accounting education, featuring a panel of international academic leaders across the UK, Southeast Asia, and Australasia. Moderated by Associate Professor Nicola Beatson (University of Canterbury), our panel—Professor Danielle McConville (Queen’s University Belfast), Associate Professor Edwin Lim (Monash University Malaysia), and Dr. Andrew Dymock (UNSW)—will explore how emerging AI technologies, shifting professional accreditation standards, and ESG integration are reshaping how we teach, assess, and prepare the next generation of accounting professionals.
Key Discussion Topics:
- Navigating Generative AI and authentic assessment in the accounting classroom
- Integrating ESG and sustainability reporting into standard curricula
- Aligning academic programs with global professional body accreditation and employability standards
- Enhancing student self-efficacy and confidence in business education
Host: Dr Suresh Sood, Chief Data Scientist AccountingPod
Moderator: Associate Professor of Accounting Nicola Beatson (University of Canterbury)
Panel:
- Professor of Accounting Education Danielle McConville (Queen’s University Belfast)
- Associate Professor of Accounting Edwin Lim (Monash University Malaysia)
- Senior Lecturer Accounting, Dr. Andrew Dymock (UNSW)
Digital Money - Tokenized Deposits, Stablecoin and Central Bank Digital Currency : Challenges and Prospects
Featured Speaker: Professor Sheri Markose (Professor of Economics, University of Essex; Member of the BoE/HMT CBDC Academic Advisory Group)
The global financial architecture is undergoing a fundamental shift. As distributed ledger technology, tokenized deposits, stablecoins, and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) redefine how value moves, critical questions emerge about systemic risk, bank liquidity, and the future of money creation.
Join renowned monetary economist and complex systems expert Professor Sheri Markose as she demystifies the rapidly evolving digital money landscape. Drawing on her extensive research and advisory work with central banks, Professor Markose breaks down:
- The Digital Money Spectrum: How tokenized deposits, stablecoins, and CBDCs differ in liability structure, reserve backing, and regulatory exposure.
- Financial Stability & Run Risks: The mechanics of bank disintermediation, digital deposit flight, and how to preserve the "singleness of money" across fragmented DLT networks.
- The Future Architecture of Payments: Why two-tiered monetary systems—combining wholesale CBDCs with programmable commercial bank deposits—may hold the key to secure, frictionless global commerce.
This webinar offers a rigorous, cutting-edge analysis of how digital currencies will reshape private and public finance.
Host: Dr Suresh Sood, Chief Data Scientist AccountingPod & Judith Cambridge, Co-Founder AccountingPod
Moderator: Professor Yaowen Shan, UTS
Speaker: Dr Sheri Markose, Professor of Economics (University of Essex)