IFRS CONSULTANTS was founded by David Raggay who is the firm's Managing Principal.     OUR VISION Our vision is to be the leading provider of value-added accounting and related services in Latin America and the Caribbean.     OUR MISSION   Our mission is to provide a range of high-quality services in a cost-effective manner, thereby adding value to our clients and our stakeholders. In so doing, we would have made a contribution to the financial and economic growth of the Caribbean and Latin American region.     Our firm draws on a pool of professionals with wide and varied experience so as to be able to present our clients with meaningful solutions. The partner responsible for this arm of the firm is David Raggay.   David possesses over twenty-three years of experience in the areas of:  Accounting Auditing General Management IFRS Consulting  Investment Analysis Management Consultancy and Training   He possesses a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management and a Master of Science degree in Accounting, both from the University of the West Indies. David is also a Total Quality Management Trainer and a Chartered Accountant.         David’s experience covers the following sectors:   Energy  Financial Services Tourism Manufacturing  Service Telecommunications    Prior to forming the firm, Mr. Raggay has done work in his personal capacity for a number of clients including:   The Inter-American Development Bank Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago     RECENT PUBLICATIONS  Introduction to Financial Accounting (2002), (joint publication) Caribbean input into the development of International Accounting Standards   PRESENTATIONS Detailed workshops on various IFRS for accounting and finance professionals in Antigua, Barbados, Mumbai, St. Kitts/Nevis, St. Lucia and Trinidad  Some of our workshops have been provided in conjunction with local and regional accounting associations as follows: The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados(ICAB) The Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean (ICAC) The Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Eastern Caribbean (ICAEC) The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Trinidad and Tobago (ICATT) Accounting for SMEs and in Emerging Economies Financial accounting workshop for SMEs  Funding and Financial Management in the Arts Governance of the Accounting Profession Managerial Accounting The role of International Accounting Standards in the Harmonization process   David is currently a member of the Advisory Panel on Emerging Economies and Small and Medium Enterprises of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). He is also a past member of the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Trinidad and Tobago (ICATT) and a past chairman of ICATT’s Accounting and Auditing Standards Committee.