1. REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN 2013 Annual Worldwide Meeting The Shelbourne Hotel Dublin, Ireland October 19-22, 2013

2. WELCOME!

4. MY TEAM

5. WORLDWIDE BOARD EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013 10 VOTING MEMBERS 2 NON VOTING MEMBERS ASSISTED BY WW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS IN ATTENDANCE

6. Angelo Colombo, Chairman Milan, Italy Howard Rosen, Vice Chairman/Treasurer St. Louis, Missouri, USA Nilar Chan Hong Kong, China Lourens Oosthuizen Cape Town, South Africa Tim Partridge Bunbury, Australia Manuel Rangel, Jr. Mexico City, Mexico Jason Tonjes Omaha, Nebraska, USA Peter Walter Düsseldorf, Germany Danielle Winkle Chicago, Illinois, USA Shimon Yarel Tel Aviv, Israel Ray Nisivoccia (Non-Voting Member) Mt. Arlington, New Jersey, USA Bob Rothenberg (Non-Voting Member) London, United Kingdom

7. BOARD MEMBERS TASKS Peter WalterTax Tim PartridgeStandards Shimon YarelMarketing Danielle WinkleRecruitment Manuel Rangel Governance Bob RothenbergAccounting landscape

8. SPECIAL THANKS TO: Peter ChongKuala Lumpur Don TimminsOttawa Stephen RogerSydney

9. WORLDWIDE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Maureen Schwartz New York, USA Team of 4 assistants

10. INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRS TAX Lien LeHouston, Texas, USA STANDARDS Jason Croston Brisbane, Australia

11. STATISTICS

13. 2012 IAB WORLD SURVEY

14. MEMBERSHIP INDEPENDENCY EXCLUSIVITY FULL MEMBERSHIP

15. CURRENT MEMBERSHIP 152 FIRMS IN 80 COUNTRIES

17. MEMBERSHIP Member in good standing/proactive Professionally qualified (standards) “Trustworthy” Culture for International business

18. RECRUITMENT

19. Guidelines about recruitment New standards about applicant firms Special requirements for candidate firms in major cities (financial centers) of the world Intensified recruitment in China and India, with priority to China

20. NEW MEMBERS SINCE LAST MEETING Americas 0 Asia/Pacific 3 Europe, Middle East & Africa 3 TOTAL 6

21. NEW MEMBERS Abou Nasr and Associates (Erbil, Iraq) ACE - AUDITANGOL CONSULTING ENTERPRISE, LDA. (Luanda, Angola) Advantage Advisors (Melbourne, Australia) GESEM Consultores (Alicante, Spain) Jinghua CPAs Company Limited (Beijing, China) Shanghai JaHwa CPAs (Shanghai, China)

22. CURRENT MEMBERSHIP Americas65 Asia/Pacific24 Europe, Middle East & Africa63 TOTAL 152

25. MEMBER SERVICES

26. Increase Business Opportunities Among Members (Ongoing) ‒ Technical and sub-regional conferences held throughout the year ‒ Breakout groups during Worldwide and Regional Meetings ‒ Continual improvements to website to identify expertise and facilitate communication ‒ International tax database and country matrix ‒ Improved methodology to track referrals ‒ “Doing Business” brochure series for 45 countries – be sure YOURS is updated!

29. MEMBER SERVICES Directory Application

30. MEMBER SERVICES Member Marketing and Promotion - Funding for Client Business Panels and Receptions at regional and worldwide meetings (as in New York/Chicago) - Funding to regions to increase branding and name recognition - Firm Profiles in each BKR Worldwide Bulletin - Greater visibility at industry conferences - BKR Scholarship Award Program

31. Tracy Warner from the University of Illinois at Chicago accepts BKR’s Scholarship Award from Angelo Colombo, Danielle Winkle (Chicago), and BKR Executive Director Maureen Schwartz (New York).

32. NEW SYSTEM FOR REFERRAL COLLECTION The Executive Office is now collecting referrals on a quarterly basis. Results reported are as follows (amounts in dollars):

34. NEW WORLDWIDE EXECUTIVE OFFICE View of New Freedom TowerBKR Reception

35. FINANCES WW and all regions closed their accounts for FYE 2013 with positive results. Board is reviewing the possibility of reducing dues for firms in developing countries (effective FY 2015).

36. FUTURE WORLDWIDE MEETINGS 2014 San Francisco, California: October 18-21 2015 Paris, France: October TBD

38. A WORLD OF THANKS TO: The Worldwide Board Regional and Committee Chairs The Executive Office and Regional Staff

39. REMINDER WWW.BKR.COM