Lynda Tomkins is a Partner in Ernst & Young with over 20 years experience working in Australia, the United States, Poland, Eastern Europe and the United Kingdom. She recently joined the Financial Accounting Advisory Services group in Sydney as the National Leader for International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). She is responsible for providing advice to clients, Ernst & Young partners and staff on the interpretation and application of standards issued by the Australian Accounting standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board.

Prior to joining this group, Lynda was the technical partner in the Global IFRS Services Group based in London, where her prime responsibility was ensuring the consistent interpretation and application of IFRS throughout Ernst & Young globally and its clients.

Doug Niven leads ASIC's financial reporting surveillance and audit inspection programmes, development of financial reporting and audit policy, and is responsible for external liaison on accounting and audit related matters. His team also supports and advises other areas of ASIC on accounting and audit related issues and developments. His role includes the former Chief Accountant position.

Doug is a member of the International Organisation of Securities Commission's Standing Committee on Disclosure and Accounting, as well as the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators. He chairs, or is a member of, a number of their subcommittees.

Graham Jackson is an Executive Director in Ernst & Young's Oceania Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) team and has significant experience of advising private and listed companies around the globe on financial reporting matters.

Graham has 12 years of experience in assurance, accounting and transaction advisory services and specialises in advising clients on the various implications of major accounting change, either due to regulatory developments or as a result of a transaction. Graham has led multinational teams of accounting, tax and systems professionals in these projects in the United Kingdom, Europe, Japan, United States and Australia. Graham regularly hosts client seminars and webcasts on the subject of IFRS conversion and new developments.