The Finance & Accounting Show Middle East - list of speakers

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Mr Iyad Abdalrahim Group Chief Financial Officer Dubai Properties Group	more ›	09.10 CONFERENCE DAY TWO – 13 NOVEMBER 2012 Keynote address: The CFO as a spearhead for restructuring and turnaround 09.40 CONFERENCE DAY ONE – 12 NOVEMBER 2012 Panel: what assets should businesses be investing in under current market conditions

Mr Sanjeev Agarwala Group Chief Financial Officer Habtoor Group	more ›	09.40 CONFERENCE DAY ONE – 12 NOVEMBER 2012 Panel: what assets should businesses be investing in under current market conditions

Ms Julie Amey UI MENA Controller Shell EP International Ltd	Julie Amey is a finance professional with 22 years experience, predominantly in the Oil & Gas Industry. Julie was born in New Zealand, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) and qualified as a Chartered Accountant (CA) while working for Deloitte & Touche. Julie’s international finance experience ranges from audit &... more ›	14.20 CONFERENCE DAY TWO – 13 NOVEMBER 2012 Panel discussion: How to achieve stronger governance and controls

Mr Wayne Andrews Group Chief Financial Officer CBI	more ›	11.10 CONFERENCE DAY TWO – 13 NOVEMBER 2012 So you think you know about currency hedging?

Mr Muhammad Azam Director Accounting and Financing Department ICIEC

Mr Bicky Carlra Global Vice President and Founder Travision Inc, Travel Galaxy	Bicky Carlra is the owner & founder of TraVision Inc Asia Pacific – a Management & Marketing Consultancy involved in providing strategic support to several travel industry customers spanning from New York to Shanghai. Some of TraVision’s prestigious customers include Thomas Cook Middle East (a Dubai Holding investment), CitiBank UAE, Business... more ›	15.00 CONFERENCE DAY ONE – 12 NOVEMBER 2012 How to achieve savings when travel costs go up

Mr Cuan Duncan Group Treasurer Al Futtaim

Mr Sanjay Ganoo Director Finance and Administration Majid Al Futtaim	Sanjay Ganjoo is the Director of Finance & Admin, at Majid Al Futtaim Finance LLC, a financial services company that issues credit and prepaid cards in the UAE. In his current role he oversees and manages finance encompassing cash management, management reporting, accounting & financial control, administration & IT, financial services & regulatory ... more ›	15.30 CONFERENCE DAY TWO – 13 NOVEMBER 2012 Implementing bi/analytics applications; a tech priority for 2012

Mr Paul-Louis Gay Chief Financial Officer Almarai Company	more ›	16.00 CONFERENCE DAY ONE – 12 NOVEMBER 2012 Panel discussion: Consistently identifying profit growth opportunities and partnering with the rest of the management team to develop execution plans

Mr Paul Green Chief Financial Officer Etihad Rail	more ›	09.10 CONFERENCE DAY ONE – 12 NOVEMBER 2012 Keynote address: The New Challenge – how to achieve controlled aggressive growth, avoiding the pre crisis approach to spending 09.40 CONFERENCE DAY ONE – 12 NOVEMBER 2012 Panel: what assets should businesses be investing in under current market conditions

Mr Thomas Grunder Vice President Sales Jumeriah Group	more ›	15.00 CONFERENCE DAY ONE – 12 NOVEMBER 2012 How to achieve savings when travel costs go up

Mr Peter Jodlowski Chief Financial Officer Emirates Investment Authority

Mr Adam Jones VP and Head of Commercial Business American Express Middle East	Adam Jones has worked in the B2B sector for more than 12 years within leading global Technology and Financial Services businesses, holding high profile commercial leadership roles with American Express Europe and Xerox Global Services. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Business and Marketing from Southampton Business School (2000). Until recently... more ›	10.10 CONFERENCE DAY TWO – 13 NOVEMBER 2012 Case study: Alternative financing; using corporate payment solutions to improve cash flow

Mr John Joseph Chief Financial Officer Dubai World Trade Centre	John Joseph is currently working as CFO and VP Finance for Dubai World Trade Center (DWTC). John took over the top finance job in DWTC after 2 long and successful career roles in General Electric and Schlumberger across various countries. As the CFO of Dubai World Trade, John is a key partner of the management team instrumental in driving change... more ›	09.40 CONFERENCE DAY TWO – 13 NOVEMBER 2012 1 on 1 interview: how CFOs can adopt new business models to improve and streamline their finance departments

Mr Zaigham Khattab CEO Iman Services

Mr Uwe Michel Member of the Managing Board Horvath & Partners Management Consultants	Dr. Uwe Michel is member of the managing board of Horváth & Partners Management Consultants. Uwe Michel studied business administration at Justus-Liebig-University Gießen and joined Horváth & Partners Management Consultants in 1990. In 1996 he earned his doctorate of Economics with his thesis entitled „Value Based Management of Strategic... more ›	11.21 CONFERENCE DAY ONE – 12 NOVEMBER 2012 Governance and control Roundtable: 16.00 CONFERENCE DAY ONE – 12 NOVEMBER 2012 Panel discussion: Consistently identifying profit growth opportunities and partnering with the rest of the management team to develop execution plans

Mr Andrew Morris Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer RBS MENA	more ›	09.40 CONFERENCE DAY TWO – 13 NOVEMBER 2012 1 on 1 interview: how CFOs can adopt new business models to improve and streamline their finance departments

Mr Anantha Narayanan Regional Controller and Chief Financial Officer Volvo Group Middle East	Ananth is a post-graduate MBA in Finance and Cost Accountant awarded by the Institute of Cost and Works Accountant of India. In a career spanning over 20 years Ananth has been with Volvo, a multinational brand that provides transport related products and services for about 10 years and Bharti Airtel, the leading telecom service provider in India... more ›	14.30 CONFERENCE DAY ONE – 12 NOVEMBER 2012 Costs and services to create a financially efficient and effective organisation

Mr Sohail Pasha Head of Risk and Internal Control Siemens Saudi Arabia	Sohail is a finance, governance, and business administration professional with over fourteen years of diversified experience under his belt. A Chartered Accountant from Pakistan he started his career with KPMG in 1997 and has been associated with Siemens for the major part of last ten years, holding roles in finance, controlling, shared... more ›	14.20 CONFERENCE DAY TWO – 13 NOVEMBER 2012 Panel discussion: How to achieve stronger governance and controls

Mr Vijay Raghavan Group Finance Director Arenco Group	48 years old, with about 26 years’ experience across India, Turkey and Dubai. A Commerce Graduate from Chennai, India, an Associate member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and an Associate Member of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India. Started my professional career with Ashok Leyland (affiliate of British Leland) in... more ›	16.00 CONFERENCE DAY ONE – 12 NOVEMBER 2012 Panel discussion: Consistently identifying profit growth opportunities and partnering with the rest of the management team to develop execution plans

Mr Charles Reis Chief Internal Audit Officer Yousef M.A. Naghi and Sons Group

Mr Tarique Saiyed Chief Financial Officer Aspen Healthcare	- Chartered Accountant with over 16 years of experience in managing finance & demand functions covering strategic planning, financial management, tax structuring, start-up operations, new business development, supply chain, budgetary controls and compliances. - Proven Track record in improving operations and positively impacting business growth... more ›	09.40 CONFERENCE DAY TWO – 13 NOVEMBER 2012 1 on 1 interview: how CFOs can adopt new business models to improve and streamline their finance departments

Mr Dilip Sanghavi Senior Manager - Treasury Risk Management Emirates Airline	Dilip Sanghavi, Senior Manager - Treasury Risk Management at Emirates is responsible for risk managing Currency & Interest Rate and Liquidity exposure as well as banking. Dilip is a Risk Consultant turned Risk Manager. His professional experience for over 27 years which includes Treasury Risk Management, Business Risk Advisory, Corporate... more ›	14.00 CONFERENCE DAY ONE – 12 NOVEMBER 2012 All eyes on treasury risk management - forget what you know about risk management, as times have changed

Mr Paul Smith Corporate Vice President - Middle East and Africa Emerson	Paul Smith: An experienced senior manager with a first class track record of above target performance, Paul has considerable International experience specializing in P&L management; Growth and Change Management. Prior to his current role as the Corporate Vice President Middle East & Africa for Emerson, Paul was the General Manager of UK &... more ›	15.00 CONFERENCE DAY ONE – 12 NOVEMBER 2012 How to achieve savings when travel costs go up

Mr Benjo Van Laarhoven President The Travel Consulting Group	Benjo van Laarhoven has a twenty year long tenure in the professional services industry. Whilst working in sales, marketing and general management positions for the three largest travel management companies worldwide, he was able to work with corporate customers of all sizes on travel procurement and related business processes. Benjo worked for... more ›	11.21 CONFERENCE DAY ONE – 12 NOVEMBER 2012 Treasury Roundtable 15.00 CONFERENCE DAY ONE – 12 NOVEMBER 2012 How to achieve savings when travel costs go up

Mr Dhiraj Wadhwani Chief Financial Officer 3 MY	more ›	16.00 CONFERENCE DAY ONE – 12 NOVEMBER 2012 Panel discussion: Consistently identifying profit growth opportunities and partnering with the rest of the management team to develop execution plans

Mr Robby Zahr Group Treasurer Al Jaber Group	Robby Zahr is a Chartered Accountant born and educated in Australia and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree majoring in Commerce and Mathematics from the University of Adelaide in Australia. He has over 25 years of work experience of which 8 years were spent in Australia including 5 years with Coopers & Lybrand (now PWC) in the business services... more ›	14.20 CONFERENCE DAY TWO – 13 NOVEMBER 2012 Panel discussion: How to achieve stronger governance and controls