The South Eastern European Partnership on Accountancy Development (SEEPAD) meeting took place in December 2001 in Istanbul, Turkey to discuss "Accountants Role in Corporate Governance and International Accounting for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises".

Participants included more than 30 participants from SEEPAD Member countries and international organisations. During this meeting, SEEPAD members adopted SEEPAD Charter.
 

Presentation by Demir Yener, Senior Financial Markets Advisor, USAID

Presentation by John Rieger, Principal Administrator - Corporate Affairs Unit Directorate for Financial, Fiscal and Enterprise Affair, OECD

Presentation by Dezider Stefunko, Chief - Financing & Accounting Unit, United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD)

Presentation by  Jean-François des Robert, Director, International Development and Co-operation Compagnie Nationale des Commissaires aux Comptes