MECA CFO Strategy SUMMIT Evolving Role of the CFO / Finance August 19, 2015 The Address Hotel, Marina, Dubai Presented By TOMER MECA CFO ALLIANCE The Largest CFO Network in Middle East STRATEGIC PARTNERS OF THE YEAR
Saleem Sufi Founder & President MECA CFO Alliance & CFO Academy MECA Conference Steering Committee 2015 Paul Gyles Chairman, St. Committee Finance Director Middle East, ISG Samir Shahid Director Alliott Hadi Shahid Andrew Lindley VP Finance - Africa Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts Nauman Asif Mian Chief Financial Officer Bayt.com Inc. George Riding Chief Financial Officer SAP, MENA Faraz Ahmed Siddiqui CFO/Group Finance Manager Infinity Holding, Abu Dhabi Rajesh Pareek Chief Financial Officer DIFC Authority, Dubai Shafique Ur Rehman Regional Director ICPAP MECA Conference Steering Committee 2015 Saba Director of Comm.& PR MECA CFO Alliance
ABOUT MECA CFO ALLIANCE MECA CFO ALLIANCE The Largest CFO Networking Group in Middle East Who We Are MECA CFO Alliance is the largest CFO networking group in the region with more than 9,000+ members that provides an independent platform to senior Finance community for networking and professional development for career growth opportunities. MECA s member base comprises of CFOs, Partners, Finance Directors, VPs, GMs, Controllers, Accounting & Finance Managers, and other Senior Finance Executives from medium and large size businesses that represent multiple industries. MECA Philosophy The core philosophy of MECA is to promote professional development and career growth among its members through in-person networking activities. MECA regularly organizes large scale CFO Conferences in major cities across the region where prominent speakers, senior business leaders and subject matter experts from around the world participate and present their ideas on hot issues relevant to the CFO community. These invitation-only conferences are attended by CFOs and other senior level Business Executives who are among the top decision makers in their companies. MECA has achieved the honor of conducting 7 major CFO Conferences within a record period of less than 3 years. During 2015, MECA has already scheduled 3 CFO Conferences. www.mecacfoalliance.com MECA CFO ALLIANCE PO Box 506556, Office 2408Emirates Financial Towers, DIFC Dubai International Financial Centre Dubai United Arab Emirates
Guest of Honour: H.E. Abduljaleel Abdulrahman Mohammad Alblouki Deputy Chairman, aafaq Islamic Finance CONFERENCE AGENDA MECA CFO STRATEGY SUMMIT Evolving Role of the CFO / Finance 19th August, 2015 The Address Dubai Marina 0830 0845 0845 0930 0930 1000 Welcome Address by Saleem Sufi, Founder MECA by Paul Gyles, Chairman, MECA Steering Committee Keynote Address: The Evolving Role of the CFO / Finance by Surya Subramanian, Group CFO, Emirates NBD Bank Leveraging Islamic Finance for Business Growth by Dr. Mahmoud Abdalaal, Chief Executive Officer, aafaq Islamic Finance CHIEF GUEST OF THE SESSION: H.E. Abduljaleel Abdulrahman Mohammad Alblouki, Deputy Chairman 1000 1030 NETWORKING & COFFEE BREAK 1030 1115 PANEL DISCUSSION: Preparing CFO/ Finance for the Challenges of 2020 Moderator: Andrew Robinson, Consultant and Ex-Partner, KPMG. Panelist 1: Rajesh Pareek, CFO, DIFC Authority, Dubai Panelist 2: Vikas Jain, Head of Operations, Thomson Reuters MENA Panelist 3: Andrew Lindley, VP of Finance, Mὃvenpick Hotels and Resorts Panelist 4: Jawad Khan, Director, PWC 1115 1145 CFO Becoming a Strategic Partner: Case Study: by Fintan Somers, Ex-Chief Financial Officer, Commercial Bank of Qatar 1145 1215 NETWORKING & COFFEE BREAK 1215 1245 Eliminating the Myths from Cloud Computing for CFOs by Christian Lindholm, Vice President, Enterprise Performance Management and ERP Financials, Europe, Middle East and Africa 1245-1315 Capitalizing on Macro Economic Growth by Hisham Farouk, CEO, Grant Thornton UAE 1315 1345 How CFO/ Finance Can Drive Sales and Marketing (without offending them) by Colin Abercrombie Motivational Speaker and Trainer 1400 1500 LUNCH BREAK & NETWORKING CFO Strategy Club Session: Driving Corporate Performance through Finance Business Partnering 1500 1530 1530 1600 1600 1630 1630-1700 Business Ethics and the CFO By Samir Derbas, CFO, Tebyan Real Estate Company Strategic Cost Control by Anand Soni, Group CFO, BAFCO, Dubai, UAE Championing Business Growth as a Strategic CFO: Growth Story of Nokia Al Saudia by Christiane Schloderer, CFO, Nokia Al Saudia, Saudi Arabia Upgrading the Image of Finance through Finance Business Partnering by Saleem Sufi, Founder MECA CFO Academy www.mecacfoalliance.com MECA CFO ALLIANCE PO Box 506556, Office 2408 Emirates Financial Towers, DIFC Dubai International Financial Centre Dubai United Arab Emirates
STRATEGIC PARTNERS OF THE YEAR SPONSORS & PARTNERS CURRENT SPONSORS & PARTNERS www.mecacfoalliance.com MECA CFO ALLIANCE PO Box 506556, Office 2408Emirates Financial Towers, DIFC Dubai International Financial Centre Dubai United Arab Emirates
MECA CFO Alliance MECA CFO Strategy Summit 19 th August, 2015 SPEAKERS PROFILES Surya Subramanian Group CFO, Emirates NBD Surya has been with the Emirates NBD Group in Dubai since September 2010 as the Group Chief Financia Officer. Surya is a Chartered Accountant from India and a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors), Kolkata University, having over 30 years experience in Banking and Finance, primarily in South East Asia and the Far East with major international banks covering various CFO roles in geographic and business structures across Wholesale Banking, Retail and Wealth Management. He is a member of the IFRS Advisory Council that supports the IASB and the IFRS Committee Foundation and a past member of the Audit Committee for the Infocomm Development Authority in Singapore and a current director in Emirates NBD Properties Emirates Money Consumer Finance, Tanfeeth LLC, Network International and Emirates NBD Egypt. Dr. Mahmoud Abdalaal CEO, aafaq Islamic Finance Dr. Mahmoud, is a dynamic and professionally qualified personality, holding a PHD in Islamic Finance and a Doctorate in Business Administration. Dr. Mahmoud is a fellow member of many esteemed accounting bodies and he is the chairman of the CPA - Islamic Board and a member of the Board of Regents of the ICPAP (Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Pakistan). Dr. Mahmoud's esteemed career has provided him with a wealth of experience in handling high end aspects of accounting and financial management together with strong strategic thinking. These skills enable him to formulate and achieve long term financial objectives. Andrew Robinson Consultant and ex-partner, KPMG Andrew worked for KPMG since 1984 in Bermuda, Muscat and more recently for the past 14 years in the Dubai office. Before his recent retirement from KPMG he was an accredited International Financial Reporting Standards reviewing partner and US GAAP reviewing partner. Andrew is more recently providing private consultation and is experienced in offering a broad range of audit, tax and business advisory services to wide range of family business, government, public and international clients in the Middle East. His primary responsibility at KPMG was the provision of audit services to KPMG regional clients and has substantial experience in working with Gulf Cooperation Council (G.C.C.) states, providing advice on acquisition, effective management reporting and valuation throughout the region. His hobbies include golf and experiencing different cultures through international travel. Rajesh Pareek CFO, DIFC Authority, Dubai Rajesh is the Chief Financial Officer of DIFC Authority overseeing the financial performance of the DIFC Authority and other entities. Rajesh is responsible for overseeing the entire financial spectrum from strategic financial planning through to execution for these entities, while adhering to DIFC's values of transparency, efficiency and integrity. Rajesh implements financial best practices and industry standards in the Centre, including the development, management and monitoring of the Centre-wide revenue cycle. Vikas Jain Head of Operations, Thomson Reuters MENA Vikas is currently Head of Operations for Thomson Reuters Middle East and North Africa, and was appointed in July 2014. In his previous role, Vikas led successful execution of multiple acquisitions for Thomson Reuters in his role as Head of Business Development based in New York, USA. Vikas started with Thomson Reuters in India in Nov 2006 and has held various roles in Strategy and Business Development functions. Vikas has worked across multiple geographies and his functional experience spans across Finance, Operations, Marketing and Sales. Prior to joining Thomson Reuters, Vikas has worked in leading multi-nationals such as IBM and SAP. Vikas has a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM, Bangalore) and received his Bachelors Degree in Computer Engineering from MNIT, Jaipur in India in 2001.
MECA CFO Alliance MECA CFO Strategy Summit 19 th August, 2015 SPEAKERS PROFILES Andrew Lindley VP Finance, Africa, Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts Andrew began his career at the Forte Hotel Group in the UK and subsequently MacDonald Hotels. Andrew then joined 20:20 Mobile in 2002 as Financial Controller of 20:20 Logistics. After positions held in the UK of; Associate Director of Finance, Commercial Manager and Treasury Manager, Andrew was appointed Finance Director - Middle East in 2010. Andrew has now returned to the hospitality industry and after two years working with the UAE Almulla family as the CFO of Abjar Hotels International, Andrew is now the Vice President Finance Africa for Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts. He is qualified ACMA and CGMA and holds a BA (Hons) degree in Accounting and Economics from Reading University. Andrew enjoys skiing, music and spending time with his family and is also on the Steering Committee of the MECA CFO Alliance in the UAE. Jawad Khan Director, PWC Jawad has 15 years of experience in raising; refinancing; and restructuring debt for clients in Europe and Middle East. He currently leads the PwC Debt & Capital Advisory team in the MENA region, advising and raising funds for clients through a multitude of means including debt and capital markets. In the last 12 months, he has successfully raised multi-billion Dirham financing across various industries and debt forms. Jawad s experience has been accumulated both in an advisory capacity with PwC and executory capacity (where he headed up the Finance Function of a large Middle Eastern corporate). Fintan Somers ex-cfo, Commercial Bank of Qatar Fintan specializes in businesses that require CFO leadership to deliver challenging business change and performance improvement programs. He has led a variety of projects including Strategy Development, Business Repositioning, Debt and Equity Financing, Acquisition, Disposal and Finance Function Transformation. He has over 20 years' International CFO and Change Leadership experience having served as CFO of a range of international businesses with Standard Chartered Bank, Lloyds Banking Group and, most recently, Commercial Bank of Qatar. He qualified as a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland with KPMG and is a graduate of the National University of Ireland. Christian Lindholm Vice President, EPM & Financial Solutions, SAP Christian currently heads up the SAP Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and the SAP ERP Financials in SAP EMEA. Christian has over 10 years of experience in delivering finance transformation to customers in various roles at SAP, Oracle & SAS Institute. He consults with senior leaders on the business impact of technology innovations in Analytics, Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), ERP Financials and Business Intelligence. Experience includes financial software solutions, business partnering, operational excellence, financial planning & analysis, financial close, financial and management accounting, profitability and cost management and strategy management. Christian holds a Master of Science in International Business Administration and Computer Science from Copenhagen Business School. Colin Abercrombie Motivational Speaker Colin is a very experienced, passionate and entertaining facilitator based in Dubai. He is a certified Master Practitioner of NLP, Hypnosis and Time line Therapy. Colin has a proven track record of success and has helped many organizations achieve their business objectives through the strategic development of their people. Colin became a management consultant in 1995 when he joined Mercuri International where he rapidly became their Senior Consultant in the Middle East. Some of his most recent work includes: Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority, The Dubai World Trade Centre, Ducab, Jumeriah Group and Nokia.
MECA CFO Alliance MECA CFO Strategy Summit 19 th August, 2015 SPEAKERS PROFILES Hisham Farouk CEO, Grant Thornton, UAE Hisham began his career in assurance services and has been instrumental in developing the strategic direction of the firm as well as managing the overall business. He has advised multinational, regional and local family businesses on a wide range of issues including compliance and regulatory matters, as well as conducting numerous valuation exercises, due diligence reports and feasibility studies. Expertly acquainted and versed with efficient procedures and legalities of setting up businesses. Hisham is an active public speaker on a wide range of financial and business issues both locally and internationally and often finds time to present at schools and youth organizations. He has a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the American University in London, qualified the Harvard Business School Leadership programme, is a Registered Auditor with the UAE Ministry of Economy and licensed insolvency practitioner with the DIFC. Samir Derbas, CFO, Tebyan Real Estate Co. Samir is a focused and strategic Group CFO & VP Finance with a track record of accomplishments and advanced skills developed from a broad range of Global exposure and dealing with Global financial crisis. Holder of an MBA and a certified Islamic finance professional (CIPA) with an established record of succes in significantly growing enterprise value. Samir comes from Islamic banking and international real estate investment background as strategist & C-level Finance Executive, he has a deep professional exposure to GCC, MENA and European markets. In addition to that he has an astute ERP experience, as he has developed and implemented two2 ERP systems from scratch throughout his professional life. His major role is to develop corporate strategies and make sure such strategic goals are achieved. Amongst other things, Samir likes Yoga. Anand Soni, Group CFO, BAFCO, Dubai Anand Soni, a seasoned senior finance professional with 23 years of multi-dimensional experience in managing Group Financial, Commercial and Business Affairs of diversified business units in local and international markets across manufacturing, contracting, construction, property / real estate, retail / trading, investment, stock brokerage business units. He has worked for organizations like Zubair Furnishings LLC Muscat, Damac, Al Faraa Group, Al Baker Group in UAE and is currently working as Group CFO for BAFCO group of companies, UAE. He has been a corporate trainer and has conducted corporate workshops on various finance, commercial and general management subjects for working professionals and Owning Companies. He is also a frequent speaker in Finance Conferences / Workshops and Seminars. Christiane Schloderer, CFO, Nokia Al Saudia, Saudi Arabia Christiane has more than thirteen years of experience in multinational corporations, in Europe and in the Middle East. Currently she works as CFO for Nokia Al Saudia, a telecommunication service provider in Riyadh a JV between Nokia and a Saudi Shareholder. She is responsible for Finance, Business HR and IT. Christiane has previously worked in Corporate Finance, Structured Finance, Controlling and Financial Turnaround and frequently mentors and coaches startup companies. Christiane has a diploma in business administration at European Business School in Germany and a doctoral degree in creativity, innovation and change management from the University of Armed Forces Munich in Germany. Saleem Sufi, Founder, MECA CFO Alliance & CFO Academy Saleem Sufi has been a CFO level Strategy and Balanced Scorecard practitioner for more than 18 years working for top world class Fortune 500 and Private Equity owned companies in Asia Pacific, Middle East, Europe and United States. Saleem is an MBA with major in Strategy and Finance and a Fellow member of the Institute of Cost & Management Accountants. He has attended Harvard Business School a number of times for Executive Education where he has been trained and coached by world renowned Professors Dr. Robert Kaplan and Dr. Robert Simons on the latest practices in Strategy and Balanced Scorecard. He is also the Founder and President of MECA CFO Alliance and CFO Academy.
MECA CFO Alliance MECA CFO Strategy Summit 19 th August, 2015 PAST SPONSORS www.mecacfoalliance.com MECA CFO ALLIANCE PO Box 506556, Office 2408Emirates Financial Towers, DIFC Dubai International Financial Centre Dubai United Arab Emirates
UPCOMING EVENTS - 2015 REGIONAL CFO CONFERENCE 4 th Regional MECA CFO Conference Finance Excellence 9th December, 2015 Ritz Carlton, JBR Dubai, MECA Regional CFO Conference is the largest gathering of CFOs around the region and attended by senior executives from UAE, KSA, other Gulf countries and Europe. The 4th regional conference will have more than 200 CFOs and Finance professionals to discuss and share views on how to improve Finance processes and adopt best practices. The prominent business experts from the Europe and the United States will participate CFO AWARDS PROGRAM 2020 FINANCE EXCELLENCE AWARDS In Collaboration with ACCA & Other Major Accounting Bodies 9 th December, 2015 6:00 10:00 PM Ritz Carlton MECA introduces the first of its kind, a major CFO Awards program in Middle East in collaboration with ACCA and other major Accounting bodies to recognize top talent and promote Finance Excellence. Through the 2020 Finance Excellence Awards, MECA will bring together all major Finance and Accounting professional entities at one platform. The award nominations are open to Finance professionals in all GULF countries. Details are to be announced soon. What It Takes to Become a CFO Becoming CFO Coaching Program 4 th Batch October December, 2015 Online CFO COACHING PROGRAM The CFO Coaching program introduced last year from MECA CFO Academy has been extremely successful with more than 70 CFOs and senior Finance professionals coached and trained. The program aims to help mid-career finance professionals accelerate their career progress towards the ultimate goal of becoming a CFO. The program is based on MECA CFO Leadership Competency model that involves in depth training and coaching in 10 leadership competencies. CFO ACADEMY WORKSHOP CFO Becoming a Strategic Partner 2-Day CFO Strategy Workshop 14-15 November, 2015 Dusit Thani Hotel Dubai, UAE CFO: Becoming Strategic Partner, a specially designed program for CFOs offers a framework and methodology to help you actively contribute in the strategy formulation and value creation process of your business. Through practical examples from the local environment, international case studies and several personal and group exercises you will sharpen your understanding and build expertise of multiple disciplines as well as how the overall business model works in a strategic framework to create value.
Contact Information PAUL GYLES Chairman Conference Steering Committee Finance Director Middle East, ISG Email: paul.gyles@isgplc.com Cell:+971 50 450 7677 SAMIR SHAHID Director Alliott Hadi Shahid Email: samir@alliottuae.com Cell:+971 50 667 3534 SABA Communication & Public Relations Director MECA CFO Alliance Email:Saba@mecacfoalliance.com Tel:+971 56 201 4087 Cell: +1 732 236 5691 SALEEM SUFI Founder & President - MECA MECA CFO Alliance Email: Saleemsufi@gmail.com Cell: +971 50 745 2280 (UAE) +1 732 407 9599 (USA) Middle East CFO Alliance Office 2408, Emirates Financial Towers Dubai International Financial Centre PO Box 506556, Dubai, U.A.E www.mecacfoalliance.com
STRATEGIC PARTNERS OF THE YEAR CURRENT SPONSORS & PARTNERS MECA CFO ALLIANCE www.mecacfoalliance.com MECA CFO ALLIANCE PO Box 506556, Office 2408 Emirates Financial Towers, DIFC Dubai International Financial Centre Dubai United Arab Emirates