CPA.com CEO, Erik Asgeirsson, discussed negotiating differences in culture, customs and language with other global accounting leaders at a World Bank forum on "Accountancy:Framing the Future," jointly hosted by the World Bank and International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) held in conjunction with the World Congress of Accountants in Rome. Asgeirsson commented on how the professional accounting firms in Europe, Asia , South America and the rest of the world are facing the same transforming forces as those in North America.