20th XBRL International Conference to Be Held in Rome, Italy on April 20-22, 2010

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 20th XBRL International Conference "XBRL: Linking Businesses, Public Regulators & Citizens” is produced by XBRL International, Inc. and is hosted by XBRL Italy in cooperation with XBRL Europe.

“XBRL: Linking Businesses, Public Regulators & Citizens”

Recently, global leaders who met for the G20 Summit concluded that the global crisis demands global action which includes better regulation, stronger mandates and better coordination with standard setting bodies to provide improved transparency to rebuild trust in the world economy and prevent future economic crisis. To this end, both the conference speakers and track sessions will document the many ways XBRL, the global standard language for electronic reporting, is linking to these G20 objectives and also better connecting the public and private sectors of global finance & business reporting to provide enhanced transparency and better risk management. The Main Stage keynote speakers will also explore how XBRL, interactive data, reduces the reporting burden leading towards better regulation, disclosure and assurance.

More than 2/3 of the world’s market capitalization – trillions of dollars – is already being reported in XBRL format. Hundreds of XBRL initiatives are underway in more than a dozen countries that will benefit millions of companies as well as the users of their information: management, investors, analysts, regulators, lenders and more.

The governments of Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom and United States have regulatory mandates or voluntary filing programs for business reporting requiring XBRL.

Confirmed Keynote Speakers Include:

• Professor Luigi Spaventa, Professor Emeritus, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Trustee of the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) Foundation, the oversight body of the IASB, Former Chairman, Commissione nazionale per le società e la borsa (Consob) and former Minister of the Budget (Italy).
• Mr. Carlo Comporti, Secretary General, The Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR)
• Mr. Philip Johnson, Deputy President, Fédération des Experts Comptables Européens (FEE)

Business Executives and Finance Professionals will participate in unique workshops and forums to hear leading financial industry experts speak on:

• Advocacy
• IFRS
• Internal Reporting
• Finance track: Business Registries, Banking & Capital Markets
• XBRL Technologies
• XII Best Practices
• Tax projects
• Academia
• Tutorials & Solutions (Focus: XBRL Tool demonstrations)
• Assurance and Related Services on XBRL-Tagged Data

Who Should Attend and Why:

• CEOs, CFOs and Finance Professionals
• Investment Professionals and Analysts
• Regulators
• Software developers
• Accounting and audit professionals

Where: Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center in Rome, Italy located at Viale Del Pattinaggio, 100 · Rome 00144

For XBRL International Conference Information:
http://conference.xbrl.org/

Registration opened on February 2nd and those registering during the “early bird” period will receive a discount on admission to the conference, plus a complimentary ticket for Gala Dinner and Reception (limited seating).

For sponsorship information please go to:
http://conference.xbrl.org/sponsorship/sponsorship-at-a-glance