Publications, Articles, and Reports
Finance and Technology
Taking Stock of the Obvious and Not-So-Obvious to Understand Digital Assets
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/performance-financial-management/discussion/taking-stock-obvious-and-not-so
Accountants: Helping Build a “Maker’s Economy”
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/finance-leadership-development/discussion/accountants-helping-build-maker-s
3D Printing, My Father, and Cost Modeling
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/performance-financial-management/discussion/3d-printing-my-father-and-cost
3D Printing Technology Shifts the Cost Modeling Game—What You and Your Clients Need to Know
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/performance-financial-management/discussion/3d-printing-technology-shifts-cost
Of Scenarios and Accountants: The Importance of Scenario Analysis for Organizations
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/risk-management-internal-control/discussion/scenarios-and-accountants-importance
The “Anticipatory Accountant” Takes the Lead
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/finance-leadership-development/discussion/anticipatory-accountant-takes-lead
AICPA PracTech Leads the Way to the Future
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/finance-leadership-development/discussion/aicpa-practech-leads-way-future
Why Attend the Digital CPA Conference? An Interview with Barry Melancon, President and CEO, American Institute of CPAs
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/finance-leadership-development/discussion/why-attend-digital-cpa-conference
Technologies and Trends at Digital CPA 2015: An IFAC Gateway Review
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/finance-leadership-development/discussion/technologies-and-trends-digital-cpa-2015
Finance and Culture/Ethics
How Islamic Finance Facilitates Green Investment
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/sustainability/discussion/how-islamic-finance-facilitates-green-investment
Epictetus and the Importance of Reason before Ethics
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/ethics/discussion/epictetus-and-importance-reason-ethics
Finding Commonality between Cultures: Western and Islamic Finance
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/business-reporting/discussion/finding-commonality-between-cultures-western-and
The Rise and Fall of the Aerarium: Lessons in Public Finance from the Roman Empire
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/governance/discussion/rise-and-fall-aerarium-lessons-public-finance-roman-empire
Economic Development
From the Maker’s Perspective: One Craftsman’s Story of Pursuing His Passion
http://topologyproject.com/home/from-the-makers-perspective-one-craftsmans-story-or-pursuing-his-passion
Retail’s 3rd Great Challenge – Awaken the Hobbyist
http://topologyproject.com/home/retails-3rd-great-challenge-awaken-the-hobbyist
Dapps, DAOs and Open Source Economics
http://topologyproject.com/home/dapps-daos-and-open-source-economics
Reinventing the Retail Store and Main Street
http://topologyproject.com/home/reinventing-the-retail-store-and-main-street
Business Modeling for Delivery Drone Transport
http://topologyproject.com/home/delivery-drones-business-models-and-transport-economics
Seven Ways Minecraft Can Help Your Business
http://topologyproject.com/home/seven-ways-minecraft-can-help-your-business
Don't Get Hooked on Wire Monkeys
http://topologyproject.com/home/wire-monkeys-and-consumerism
Politics and Society
Rethinking Global Civil Society: A Corporate Approach
http://topologyproject.com/home/rethinking-global-civil-society-a-corporate-approach
"Civic Capacity" Can Transform Public Policy
http://topologyproject.com/home/civic-capacity-can-transform-public-policy
Federalist No. 85 and the "Prodigy" of Peacetime Accomplishments
http://topologyproject.com/home/federalist-no-85-and-the-prodigy-of-peacetime-accomplishments
Feeling Nauseous? Don't Drink the Kool-Aid.
http://topologyproject.com/home/feeling-nauseous-dont-drink-the-kool-aid
Can We Rebuild the World from the Outside in?
http://topologyproject.com/home/exclaves
Take Hold of Your Sword and Head for the Sunset
http://topologyproject.com/home/take-hold-of-your-sword-and-head-into-the-sunset
Culture and Thought Pieces
What Is Good Storytelling? What Lies Beyond It?
http://topologyproject.com/home/whats-good-storytelling-what-lies-ahead
How Much Would You Pay for that Stegosaurus?
http://topologyproject.com/home/de-extinction
The “Deep X” Factor: Space, Time and Human Psychology
http://topologyproject.com/home/the-deep-x-factor
Why You Need to Understand “Postmodernism”
http://topologyproject.com/home/why-you-need-to-understand-postmodernism
Oracles: The Coming Age of Answers without Questions
http://topologyproject.com/home/oracles-answers-without-questions
Proprioception: In Search of Auto Correctness
http://topologyproject.com/home/proprioception
Neural Biology as a Model for Synapse-Like Technologies
http://topologyproject.com/home/synapses-the-future-of-complex-systems
The Utility of "Betweenness"
http://topologyproject.com/home/extracellular-space
Exploring the Benefits of an Inside-the-Box Mentality
https://topologyproject.com/home/exploring-the-benefits-of-an-inside-the-box-mentality
Reviews, Editor-in-Chief, IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
Accountancy Evolution: Eye on the Future–The Editor’s Review Series No. 4
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/performance-financial-management/discussion/accountancy-evolution-eye-future
Our Integrated Reporting Collection—Wisdom and Ideas from Gateway Contributors - The Editor's Review Series No. 3
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/business-reporting/discussion/our-integrated-reporting-collection-wisdom-and-ideas
Sustainability on Our Minds—The Editor’s Review Series No. 2
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/sustainability/discussion/sustainability-our-minds-editor-s-review-series-no-2
A Holistic Review of Governance–The Editor’s Review Series No. 1
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/governance/discussion/holistic-review-governance-editor-s-review-series-no-1
A Teacher’s Guide to Using the IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway: Part 2 – The Geography of Content
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/finance-leadership-development/discussion/teacher-s-guide-using-ifac-global
A Teacher’s Guide to the IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway: Part 1 - Transcending the Google Mentality
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/finance-leadership-development/discussion/teacher-s-guide-ifac-global-knowledge
Public Policy – International Federation of Accountants (co-authored)
IFAC Policy Positon Paper #6: The Importance of Global Regulatory Convergence
IFAC Public Policy & Regulation Department
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elikhazzam/detail/treasury/position:32846502/?entityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profileTreasuryMedia%3A(ACoAAAFHvv8B9waQlo_QUQ4lngG5rnuzqBeK9zs%2C50692803)§ion=position%3A32846502&treasuryCount=5
IFAC Policy Position Paper #5: A Definition of the Public Interest
IFAC Public Policy & Regulation Department
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elikhazzam/detail/treasury/position:32846502/?entityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profileTreasuryMedia%3A(ACoAAAFHvv8B9waQlo_QUQ4lngG5rnuzqBeK9zs%2C50692771)§ion=position%3A32846502&treasuryCount=5
IFAC Policy Position Paper 4: Public Sector Finance Management Transparency and Accountability
IFAC Public Policy & Regulation Department
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elikhazzam/detail/treasury/position:32846502/?entityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profileTreasuryMedia%3A(ACoAAAFHvv8B9waQlo_QUQ4lngG5rnuzqBeK9zs%2C50692795)§ion=position%3A32846502&treasuryCount=5
IFAC Policy Position Paper #3: Standard Setting in the Public Interest
IFAC Public Policy & Regulation Department
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elikhazzam/detail/treasury/position:32846502/?entityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profileTreasuryMedia%3A(ACoAAAFHvv8B9waQlo_QUQ4lngG5rnuzqBeK9zs%2C50692787)§ion=position%3A32846502&treasuryCount=5
IFAC: Submission to the G20 Summit September 2009
IFAC Public Policy & Regulation Department
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elikhazzam/detail/treasury/position:32846502/?entityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profileTreasuryMedia%3A(ACoAAAFHvv8B9waQlo_QUQ4lngG5rnuzqBeK9zs%2C50692827)§ion=position%3A32846502&treasuryCount=5
Modernization of the European Commission’s 8th Directive: An Analysis of Policy Harmonization and its Components
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elikhazzam/detail/treasury/education:46009943/?entityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profileTreasuryMedia%3A(ACoAAAFHvv8B9waQlo_QUQ4lngG5rnuzqBeK9zs%2C50535626)§ion=education%3A46009943&treasuryCount=1
Finance and Technology
Taking Stock of the Obvious and Not-So-Obvious to Understand Digital Assets
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/performance-financial-management/discussion/taking-stock-obvious-and-not-so
Accountants: Helping Build a “Maker’s Economy”
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/finance-leadership-development/discussion/accountants-helping-build-maker-s
3D Printing, My Father, and Cost Modeling
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/performance-financial-management/discussion/3d-printing-my-father-and-cost
3D Printing Technology Shifts the Cost Modeling Game—What You and Your Clients Need to Know
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/performance-financial-management/discussion/3d-printing-technology-shifts-cost
Of Scenarios and Accountants: The Importance of Scenario Analysis for Organizations
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/risk-management-internal-control/discussion/scenarios-and-accountants-importance
The “Anticipatory Accountant” Takes the Lead
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/finance-leadership-development/discussion/anticipatory-accountant-takes-lead
AICPA PracTech Leads the Way to the Future
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/finance-leadership-development/discussion/aicpa-practech-leads-way-future
Why Attend the Digital CPA Conference? An Interview with Barry Melancon, President and CEO, American Institute of CPAs
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/finance-leadership-development/discussion/why-attend-digital-cpa-conference
Technologies and Trends at Digital CPA 2015: An IFAC Gateway Review
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/finance-leadership-development/discussion/technologies-and-trends-digital-cpa-2015
Finance and Culture/Ethics
How Islamic Finance Facilitates Green Investment
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/sustainability/discussion/how-islamic-finance-facilitates-green-investment
Epictetus and the Importance of Reason before Ethics
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/ethics/discussion/epictetus-and-importance-reason-ethics
Finding Commonality between Cultures: Western and Islamic Finance
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/business-reporting/discussion/finding-commonality-between-cultures-western-and
The Rise and Fall of the Aerarium: Lessons in Public Finance from the Roman Empire
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/governance/discussion/rise-and-fall-aerarium-lessons-public-finance-roman-empire
Economic Development
From the Maker’s Perspective: One Craftsman’s Story of Pursuing His Passion
http://topologyproject.com/home/from-the-makers-perspective-one-craftsmans-story-or-pursuing-his-passion
Retail’s 3rd Great Challenge – Awaken the Hobbyist
http://topologyproject.com/home/retails-3rd-great-challenge-awaken-the-hobbyist
Dapps, DAOs and Open Source Economics
http://topologyproject.com/home/dapps-daos-and-open-source-economics
Reinventing the Retail Store and Main Street
http://topologyproject.com/home/reinventing-the-retail-store-and-main-street
Business Modeling for Delivery Drone Transport
http://topologyproject.com/home/delivery-drones-business-models-and-transport-economics
Seven Ways Minecraft Can Help Your Business
http://topologyproject.com/home/seven-ways-minecraft-can-help-your-business
Don't Get Hooked on Wire Monkeys
http://topologyproject.com/home/wire-monkeys-and-consumerism
Politics and Society
Rethinking Global Civil Society: A Corporate Approach
http://topologyproject.com/home/rethinking-global-civil-society-a-corporate-approach
"Civic Capacity" Can Transform Public Policy
http://topologyproject.com/home/civic-capacity-can-transform-public-policy
Federalist No. 85 and the "Prodigy" of Peacetime Accomplishments
http://topologyproject.com/home/federalist-no-85-and-the-prodigy-of-peacetime-accomplishments
Feeling Nauseous? Don't Drink the Kool-Aid.
http://topologyproject.com/home/feeling-nauseous-dont-drink-the-kool-aid
Can We Rebuild the World from the Outside in?
http://topologyproject.com/home/exclaves
Take Hold of Your Sword and Head for the Sunset
http://topologyproject.com/home/take-hold-of-your-sword-and-head-into-the-sunset
Culture and Thought Pieces
What Is Good Storytelling? What Lies Beyond It?
http://topologyproject.com/home/whats-good-storytelling-what-lies-ahead
How Much Would You Pay for that Stegosaurus?
http://topologyproject.com/home/de-extinction
The “Deep X” Factor: Space, Time and Human Psychology
http://topologyproject.com/home/the-deep-x-factor
Why You Need to Understand “Postmodernism”
http://topologyproject.com/home/why-you-need-to-understand-postmodernism
Oracles: The Coming Age of Answers without Questions
http://topologyproject.com/home/oracles-answers-without-questions
Proprioception: In Search of Auto Correctness
http://topologyproject.com/home/proprioception
Neural Biology as a Model for Synapse-Like Technologies
http://topologyproject.com/home/synapses-the-future-of-complex-systems
The Utility of "Betweenness"
http://topologyproject.com/home/extracellular-space
Exploring the Benefits of an Inside-the-Box Mentality
https://topologyproject.com/home/exploring-the-benefits-of-an-inside-the-box-mentality
Reviews, Editor-in-Chief, IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
Accountancy Evolution: Eye on the Future–The Editor’s Review Series No. 4
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/performance-financial-management/discussion/accountancy-evolution-eye-future
Our Integrated Reporting Collection—Wisdom and Ideas from Gateway Contributors - The Editor's Review Series No. 3
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/business-reporting/discussion/our-integrated-reporting-collection-wisdom-and-ideas
Sustainability on Our Minds—The Editor’s Review Series No. 2
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/sustainability/discussion/sustainability-our-minds-editor-s-review-series-no-2
A Holistic Review of Governance–The Editor’s Review Series No. 1
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/governance/discussion/holistic-review-governance-editor-s-review-series-no-1
A Teacher’s Guide to Using the IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway: Part 2 – The Geography of Content
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/finance-leadership-development/discussion/teacher-s-guide-using-ifac-global
A Teacher’s Guide to the IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway: Part 1 - Transcending the Google Mentality
IFAC Global Knowledge Gateway
https://www.ifac.org/knowledge-gateway/finance-leadership-development/discussion/teacher-s-guide-ifac-global-knowledge
Public Policy – International Federation of Accountants (co-authored)
IFAC Policy Positon Paper #6: The Importance of Global Regulatory Convergence
IFAC Public Policy & Regulation Department
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elikhazzam/detail/treasury/position:32846502/?entityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profileTreasuryMedia%3A(ACoAAAFHvv8B9waQlo_QUQ4lngG5rnuzqBeK9zs%2C50692803)§ion=position%3A32846502&treasuryCount=5
IFAC Policy Position Paper #5: A Definition of the Public Interest
IFAC Public Policy & Regulation Department
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elikhazzam/detail/treasury/position:32846502/?entityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profileTreasuryMedia%3A(ACoAAAFHvv8B9waQlo_QUQ4lngG5rnuzqBeK9zs%2C50692771)§ion=position%3A32846502&treasuryCount=5
IFAC Policy Position Paper 4: Public Sector Finance Management Transparency and Accountability
IFAC Public Policy & Regulation Department
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elikhazzam/detail/treasury/position:32846502/?entityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profileTreasuryMedia%3A(ACoAAAFHvv8B9waQlo_QUQ4lngG5rnuzqBeK9zs%2C50692795)§ion=position%3A32846502&treasuryCount=5
IFAC Policy Position Paper #3: Standard Setting in the Public Interest
IFAC Public Policy & Regulation Department
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elikhazzam/detail/treasury/position:32846502/?entityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profileTreasuryMedia%3A(ACoAAAFHvv8B9waQlo_QUQ4lngG5rnuzqBeK9zs%2C50692787)§ion=position%3A32846502&treasuryCount=5
IFAC: Submission to the G20 Summit September 2009
IFAC Public Policy & Regulation Department
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elikhazzam/detail/treasury/position:32846502/?entityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profileTreasuryMedia%3A(ACoAAAFHvv8B9waQlo_QUQ4lngG5rnuzqBeK9zs%2C50692827)§ion=position%3A32846502&treasuryCount=5
Modernization of the European Commission’s 8th Directive: An Analysis of Policy Harmonization and its Components
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elikhazzam/detail/treasury/education:46009943/?entityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profileTreasuryMedia%3A(ACoAAAFHvv8B9waQlo_QUQ4lngG5rnuzqBeK9zs%2C50535626)§ion=education%3A46009943&treasuryCount=1
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