ACCA India
Employer Summit 2025 explores global priorities for bridging the skills gap,
driving sustainable business and championing the professional accountant
Bengaluru : ACCA (the
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), the leading global accountancy
body, successfully concluded the ACCA India Employer Summit 2025 – India
Leaders’ Edition.
The closed-group, high-impact
leadership forum worked on ACCA’s global policy priorities of skills,
sustainability and the profession. This year’s summit brought together
award-winning employers, senior representatives from leading Global Capability
Centres (GCCs), corporates, advisory firms, and expert panellists who played a
pivotal role in shaping the discussions.
The India Leaders’ Edition introduced
four dedicated leadership themes that explored the forces redefining the skills
gap, the future of the profession, and sustainability including the evolution
of GCCs in India, the rapid shift in talent expectations within finance, and
the accelerated adoption of AI and emerging technologies.
Each of these groups had previously
conducted a focused roundtable facilitated by ACCA and led by employers,
generating rich insights, best practices, and practical recommendations. The
outcome of these sessions was captured in four Leadership Playbooks, which were
formally launched during the summit and will be shared across ACCA’s employer
and education networks.
Delivering the keynote address, Helen
Brand, Chief Executive, ACCA, said: “It's been fantastic to meet up with
members and employers. Hearing about so many success stories and the positive
difference ACCA is making in India shows what an amazing community we have
here.
“India continues to play a defining
role in shaping the future of the global finance profession. The insights at
this summit reflect the power of collaboration and our shared ambition to build
ethical, resilient, and tech-enabled finance teams. The Leadership Playbooks
launched today capture the forward-looking mindset that organisations need as
they navigate rapid change.”
Speaking on the collaborative effort
focussed on the key priorities for members, employers and the wider Indian
economy that shaped this year’s summit, Md. Sajid Khan, Director, ACCA India,
said: “The India Leaders’ Edition reflects the strength of our employer
community and their commitment to shaping the profession’s next chapter. These
playbooks are built on real experiences, real challenges, and real solutions
contributed by leaders across sectors. We hope they inspire meaningful action
within organisations across India.”
The summit additionally celebrated
excellence and honoured organisations across multiple categories at the ACCA
India Awards 2025, recognising achievements in sustainability, finance
transformation, digital innovation, talent engagement, and DEI (diversity,
equality and inclusion) leadership.
In keeping with ACCA’s commitment to
creating sustainable, forward-looking enterprises all award-winning
organisations, finalist teams, panellists, and contributors to the India
Leaders’ Edition were honoured through geo-tagged trees planted in their name.
A total of 150 trees has been geo-tagged, collectively forming the ACCA
Digital Forest, a meaningful symbol of ACCA’s shared responsibility towards
the planet.