Trust, sustainability & talking robots at global accounting event in Mumbai

The 4-day event began on Friday and has delegates from across the world

Two screens on wheels moved slowly across the stage, speaking in a male and female voice about accounting matters, tugging back to life a lethargic evening crowd of global accountants.

The robots, which traded accounting jokes (accountants propose to their spouses with engagement letters), represented the growing role that technology could play in the profession in the not-so-distant future; at the 21st World Congress of Accountants 2022 which began on Friday in Mumbai.

The plenary session dealt with issues of trust, ethics and sustainability.

The underlying value for trust is significant for the profession, perhaps even similar to the role it plays in