Conference Agenda
Singapore, 20 - 21 September 2022
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Sep 209:00
Conference pass
Key considerations when partnering with software providers
Digital Practice: Practice Management
Keng Wei Lai, Partner, Mazars Singapore
Sep 209:00
Conference pass
Panel: How to accelerate digital finance transformation after cloud accounting
Digital Innovation: Keynote Presentations & Panel Discussions
By attending this session, you will learn:
- How to leverage the cloud accounting system for your business
- What's the next step you need to take after cloud accounting
- How to reap the benefits of an integrated accounting system
Moderator: Kevin Fitzgerald, Chief Revenue Officer, Spenmo
Ken Leong, Managing Director, 361 Degree Consultancy Pte Ltd
Siraj Iqbal, Assistant Director, Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)
Sep 209:00
Conference pass
Upgrading legacy systems: how to make your processes more efficient
Finance Transformation: The Essentials
By attending this session, you will learn:
- Key considerations to make when upgrading your systems
- How to plan for your systems upgrade, and how to securely transfer your data
- How to ensure your new systems streamline your processes and power up your efficiency
Peng Hooi Ong, Business Operations Director, Palo IT Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Sep 209:30
Conference pass
Building a client-centric finance operations in your firm
Digital Practice: Practice Management
By attending this session, you will learn:
- Advancing competition and rise in digital clients have led firms and organisations to adopt business processes that focuses on nurturing client relations.
- It has become increasingly important to prioritise the needs of the clients by aligning employees and business activities around the client’s journey.
- This session aims on how a client-centric financial operation can bring the focus back on customers and their journey with the firm.
Swaroop Cynthia Rajan Babu, Zoho Books Product Evangelist, Zoho Corporation
Sep 209:30
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Using technology to track business cashflow
Grow your Business: Cashflow & Funding
By attending this session, you will learn:
- How Geomotion has leveraged technology to enhance its cashflow tracking
- What tools and technologies your business can leverage to enhance your cashflow management
Felix Wang, Group Chief Financial Officer, Geomotion Pte Ltd
Sep 2010:05
Conference pass
Keynote: Oceanus Case Study: Turning the tide with digital transformation
Keynotes
By attending this session, you will learn:
- How Oceanus Group Limited transformed their finance function through digital transformation
- How they overcame the hurdles along the way
- What you can learn from the Oceanus Group case study for your own finance transformation
Duane Ho, Group Chief Financial Officer, Oceanus Group Limited
Sep 2010:30
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Thrive through change: Stay ahead in the accounting industry
Keynotes
By attending this session, you will learn:
- About the changing needs of clients
- The trends and changing landscape of the accounting industry
- The role of machine learning and technology
- The future opportunities for accounting practices
Sep 2011:05
Conference pass
Cloud accounting and finance technologies that will help you grow your business
Finance Transformation: The Essentials
By attending this session, you will learn:
- Advantages of Cloud systems
- How to select the best financial technology
- Long term scalability of cloud accounting
Sep 2011:05
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Panel: Future Finance Leadership: Turning uncertainty and change into opportunity
Digital Innovation: Keynote Presentations & Panel Discussions
By attending this session, you will learn:
- The pandemic has changed the business environment significantly that presents great uncertainty for finance leaders in business planning
- What are the key risks and trends that could impact the finance decision making?
- How could finance leaders turn uncertainty into opportunity?
Moderator: Raymond Lim, Chief Financial Officer & Commercial Director, Lifetrack Medical Systems
Elvin Eng, Chief Financial Officer, South East Asia & Korea, Universal Music Pte Ltd
Jeremy Li, Senior Director Finance Asia-Pacific & Japan, Veeam
Elyne Eng, Regional Finance Director, Spencer Ogden
Sep 2011:05
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Reinventing the traditional expense claims process with GrabForBusiness
Grow your Business: Cashflow & Funding
By attending this session, you will learn:
- What you don’t know about your claims process
- Eliminate manual claims processes
- Implement a strong control framework to control costs
Sep 2011:05
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Translation developments in audit into a culture of quality and innovation
Digital Practice: Practice Management
By attending this session, you will learn:
There are some big changes in auditing standards on the horizon. While changes in standards are often seen as a challenge for firms – seeking to rely on methodology providers to get the changes in place in a timely manner or working out how to embed the changes in current audit processes. Our Digital Audit methodology tackles these changes head on, ahead of implementation date, and embraces the improvements they are intended to bring to the audit process. Join Neha, to hear how firms can drive quality and innovation through new standards adoption.
Sep 2011:30
Conference pass
Automate your accounting workflow, take control of common place pain points
Finance Transformation: The Essentials
By attending this session, you will learn:
- The key benefits of using technology to automate workflows
- Xero tools and features that solve common practice painpoints, such as file management, data entry, and more
- How practice apps can streamline other common workflows
Sep 2011:30
Conference pass
Drive profit and add real value with payroll
Digital Practice: Practice Management
By attending this session, you will learn:
- Make your life easier through payroll automation
- Shift from compliance, to value-add advisory work
- Refocus your time into client value and growth
- Enhance brand loyalty
Robert Zobec, Head of Channel Sales and Partnerships, KeyPay
Sep 2011:30
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Securing working capital to scale-up your business
Grow your Business: Cashflow & Funding
By attending this session, you will learn:
- How supply chain financing can help you to free up your working capital
- How to ensure you maintain visibility, control, security and reporting
- How to maximise your working capital to drive your growth
Eldwin Wong, Chief Executive Officer, INFT Singapore Pte Ltd.
Sep 2012:00
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Fireside Chat: Let the cash flow: A practical guide to getting paid on time
Grow your Business: Cashflow & Funding
By attending this session, you will learn:
- What are some of the common mistakes businesses can make that lead to late payments
- What actions can finance leaders take to drive punctual payment
- How can technology play a part in letting the cash flow
Simon Littlewood, President and Founder, ACG
Yati Omar Aid, Director of Finance, John Deere Asia (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Sep 2012:00
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Harnessing connected apps to drive efficiency and deliver innovation
Digital Innovation: Keynote Presentations & Panel Discussions
By attending this session, you will learn:
Discover how you can make the most of the partnerships that power the Xero platform to build flexible, customizable solutions and expand your offerings to drive efficiency and best serve clients. Learn more about how these apps can help you harness further change and transformation to deliver innovation where you really need it.
Anirudh Thandu, Partnerships Manager - Ecosystem & Strategic Partnerships, Xero Asia
Sep 2012:00
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Our Covid response: How the accounting firm uses technology to survive this pandemic and beyond
Digital Practice: Practice Management
By attending this session, you will learn:
- Pre-Covid: The beginnings of automation in our firm
- Covid times: Problems, challenges faced and coping mechanisms. What happened to firms left behind?
- Post-Covid and the future of accounting firms
Sep 2012:00
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Reinventing the way we work
Finance Transformation: The Essentials
By attending this session, you will learn:
- Recent news trend of The Great Resignation
- Ideas of managing employees during The Great Resignation
- Changing employment demands post covid.
Raphael Ng, Vice President of Partnerships, Payboy
Guan Kiat Lau, Vice President of Product, Payboy
Sep 2013:00
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Managing a cross-border business with the right technology
Finance Transformation: The Essentials
By attending this session, you will learn:
- Finance automation transformation
- Strategic forecasting
- Tenacity of future Finance department
Vincent Lim, Chief Financial Officer Asia-Pacific, Datalogic
Sep 2013:00
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Streamlining your client engagements through use of technology
Digital Practice: Practice Management
By attending this session, you will learn:
- Keeping client engaged and connected through providing timely and relevant communication via technology:
- How does a seamless client acceptance and continuance process look like?
- Using a single platform to maximise connection and engagement with client - BDO Portal.
- A fully digital and paperless process to execute and deliver quality service – electronic working papers & data analytics tool.
Sep 2013:30
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How to put your accounts payable and receivable on autopilot
Finance Transformation: The Essentials
By attending this session, you will learn:
- The potential opportunities for you to automate your accounts payable and accounts receivables processes
- How other businesses have successfully automated their AR and AP, and the benefits this has generated
- How to strike the optimal balance between human interaction and automated messaging
Sep 2014:20
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Keynote: Technology to position your business for success and growth
Keynotes
By attending this session, you will learn:
- How digital finance technologies have supported CARRO’s growth
- What types of technology are available to finance teams today, and how you can implement them for success
- The power of technology in enabling the finance team to drive business performance
Xiang Jie Chung, Vice President Finance, CARRO
Sep 2014:40
Conference pass
How to build a business in Southeast Asia
Keynotes
By attending this session, you will learn:
- How to plan and set up a business
- Key factors to consider before starting a business
- Key trends and business outlook in SEA
Sep 2015:05
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Building a successful practice with the right accounting software
Digital Practice: Practice Management
By attending this session, you will learn:
- Importance of automation and digitalisation of accounting & bookkeeping
- Benefits of picking the right tool
- Xero as a business tool
Sep 2015:05
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Panel: The roadmap to 2025: The biggest digital finance trends of the 2020s
Digital Innovation: Keynote Presentations & Panel Discussions
By attending this session, you will learn:
- What the current hottest technology trends are
- What actions you should take to prepare for future successful technology implementation
- How our panelists are planning to champion future technology within their own businesses
Moderator: Batya Shulman, Partner, St James's Place Wealth Management
Nancy Chu, Director of Finance, Eightstone Oclaner
Gabriel Low, Chief Financial Officer Asia-Pacific, Theben Asia
Brice Derouet, Head of Finance, Syfe
Sep 2015:05
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The future of fintech and B2B payment in 2022 and beyond
Finance Transformation: The Essentials
By attending this session, you will learn:
- Brief history of banking
- Painpoints faced in modern-day B2B payments and in banking overall
- Deep dive into cross-border payment issues in B2B space and potential solutions
Sep 2015:30
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Challenges & opportunities of machine learning, NFTs, Web 3.0 and the metaverse for finance
Grow your Business: Cashflow & Funding
By attending this session, you will learn:
- Introduction to AI, ML, De-Fi, NFT, Web 3.0 andMetaverse
- Identifying opportunities and challenges through powerfulcase study
Alan Wong, Chief Finanical Officer, Olive Tree Estates Limited
Sep 2015:30
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Panel: The evolution of finance: Embracing robotic automation
Finance Transformation: The Essentials
By attending this session, you will learn:
- How robotic automation is revolutionsing finance digitalisation
- How to successfully manage the change process when implementing robotic automation
- Where our panelists use robotic automation in their own finance functions
Moderator: Shivani Jhaveri, Group Finance and Accounting Manager, Blackpanda Pte Ltd
Denis Caes, Finance Director APAC, Scoular
Timothy Williams, Chief Financial Officer Asia, FCM Travel Solutions
Sep 2015:30
Conference pass
The Future of the Accountants in Today’s Digital Landscape
Digital Practice: Practice Management
By attending this session, you will learn:
Sep 2016:00
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Blockchain for accounting firms: The power to minimise errors and increase efficiency
Digital Practice: Practice Management
By attending this session, you will learn:
- What disruption there has been in the industry due to digitisation
- How thishas had both positive and negative impacts
- Why digitalisation is crucial, and what impact areas such as blockchain will have for accounting firms in the future
Sep 2016:00
Conference pass
Panel: ESG & Finance: Driving your sustainability goals
Digital Innovation: Keynote Presentations & Panel Discussions
By attending this session, you will learn:
- What role finance plays in ESG strategy
- How finance can support sustainabilty goals
- How technology can support finance in ESG reporting
Xin Yi Lau, Green Finance Lead Southeast Asia, The Carbon Trust
Deepak Kedia, Managing Director, Starperformers Consulting
Sep 2016:00
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The cross-border receivables challenge and how to solve it
Grow your Business: Cashflow & Funding
By attending this session, you will learn:
- The main risks related to the credit management overseas vs. local credit management
- The fondamental of receivables management: trust
- The main tools available to mitigate the risks
Sep 2016:30
Conference pass
Finance solutions to grow your business
Grow your Business: Cashflow & Funding
By attending this session, you will learn:
- How leveragingtechnology helps drive business growth
- Which finance solutions are useful for growing your business
Sep 2016:30
Conference pass
How to tell if it’s time to upgrade to an ERP system
Finance Transformation: The Essentials
By attending this session, you will learn:
- What are some of the tell-tale signs that your business is ready to upgrade
- What an ERP system can offer for your finance function
- The key considerations you need to keep in mind when sourcing a new system
Jasmine Chung, Senior Manager Finance PMO, FoodPanda Singapore
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Sep 219:00
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Machine learning and artificial intelligence to automate month end
Finance Transformation: Augment & Grow
By attending this session, you will learn:
- Real life applications of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) for month end close
- How you can implement ML and AI for your own month end reporting
- How to overcome the challenges associated with ML and AI, while maximising the opportunities for your business
Kartik Bala, Chief Financial Officer, Olam International Ltd
Sep 219:00
Conference pass
Panel: The modern CFO: Meeting the digital transformation challenge
Digital Innovation: Keynote Presentations & Panel Discussions
By attending this session, you will learn:
- How the role of the modern CFO has been impacted by technology adoption
- What our panel of CFOs are doing to meet the challenge of digital transformation challenge
- What the key takeaways are for the modern CFO
Moderator: Esther Lee, Director - APAC Reboot Finance Integrator, Clarins
Jonathan Seow, Chief Financial Officer, Moleac
Jonathan Chuah, Chief Finanical Officer, SELLinALL
Benjamin Chin, Regional Finance Director, ECCO
Sep 219:00
Conference pass
People innovation: Guide on growth mindset and autonomous culture
Grow your Business: Strategy & People
Businesses start small and scale on resources when growth is evident. But when the time does come, we find ourselves facing the ‘happyproblems’ ofexpanding the team. Often, our idea of the perfect candidate exists only in our ideals.
By attending this session, you will explore:
Sep 219:00
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Top 5 advisory services to add to your offering
Digital Practice: Business Advisory
Willy Tan, Managing Director, Forbis Accounting
Sep 219:30
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Change in audit: are your auditors delivering the value of a data driven result?
Finance Transformation: Augment & Grow
By attending this session, you will learn:
Significant developments in technology have transformed the external audit market in recent years. Accounting firms early adopting these new capabilities have been able to quickly differentiate the audit experience organisations now receive from their advisors. But what are these changes and what do they mean for finance teams and organisations looking for more a more effective and valuable audit service?
Sep 219:30
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Understanding blockchain and digital assets relevant to your professional practice
Digital Practice: Business Advisory
By attending this session, you will learn:
- Providing a service to clients in the Web3 space
- Understanding the practical application of Blockchain and digital assets
- Providing a professional service in the web3 space
Sep 2110:00
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Keynote: Goodbye periodic reporting, hello real-time business insights and value-add service
Keynotes
By attending this session, you will learn:
- The digital tools that can provide you and your accounting firm with a real-time view of your clients’ business
- How to draw meaningful insights from real-time reports
- How to leverage real-time reporting to power up your business advisory
Charles Chen, Managing Director, CAP Advisory Group
Sep 2110:30
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Accelerate Business Performance Today
Keynotes
By attending this session, you will learn:
- Insights into digital technologies for SMEs and how they are changing the way businesses operate
- How you can drive faster payments, time savings, and business growth.
- Practical steps to adopt digital tools, as well as the government grants available
Sep 2111:05
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Panel: How to future proof your finance function
Digital Innovation: Keynote Presentations & Panel Discussions
By attending this session, you will learn:
- How finance teams need to adapt now to stay prepared for the future
- The potential risks of not keeping your technologies and team up to date
- How to leverage digital tools and finance automation for future success
Joscel Delos Cielos, Director of Finance, etaily
Sep 2111:05
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The CFO and changing face of international finance
Grow your Business: Strategy & People
CFO's have a lot to think about in their company and industry, but the world is rapidly changing.
By attending this session, you will learn:
- Sanctions and other forms of regulation increasing burdens
- Inflation impacting cost models and margins
- Logistics & travel impacting international trade, raising questions about local vs international structures
- Tax challenges post COVID
Sep 2111:05
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The evolving role of accountants with modern fintech solutions
Finance Transformation: Augment & Grow
By attending this session, you will learn:
- Modern challenges that accountants face
- How accountants can be empowered to work more efficiently
- The opportunity for accountants and finance teams to play a business advisory role
Sep 2111:05
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Topic to be confirm
Digital Practice: Business Advisory
By attending this session, you will learn:
- How to get the 'numbers' you need with ease
- The tools you can to leverage for business clarity and growth (Cashflow, Forecasting/Reporting, Lending)
- Where you can get support and the grants available to help propel your business
Sep 2111:30
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In-Demand skills for advancing your finance career
Grow your Business: Strategy & People
By attending this session, you will learn:
- Where to focus your professional development based on an analysis of the world’s largest proprietary database of accounting and finance jobs, combined with extensive conversations with APAC executives.
- The in-demand and emerging skills required to be competitive and build resilience in your career in the wake of automation.
Sep 2111:30
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Leveraging business intelligence for you and your clients
Digital Practice: Business Advisory
Sep 2111:30
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The impact of blockchain on financial accounting
Finance Transformation: Augment & Grow
By attending this session, you will learn:
- Some of the real-life use cases of blockchain in financial accounting today
- Where the opportunities lie for you in your business
Katherine Tan, Group Chief Financial Officer, Wearnes
Sep 2112:00
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Helping clients futureproof their business with app advisory
Digital Practice: Business Advisory
Sep 2112:00
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Panel: Finance Automation: Is it the key to scalability?
Digital Innovation: Keynote Presentations & Panel Discussions
By attending this session, you will learn:
- About how some of Asia's fastest-growing companies have planned for scalability with the right tech
- About the technologies, they have implemented and continue to implement
- Why planning for scalability is vital
Balasubramanian Suryanarayanan, Chief Finanical Officer, iWise Group
Haroon Aslam, Regional Finance Director, Getz Healthcare
Sep 2112:00
Conference pass
The finance agility in a hybrid-working world
Grow your Business: Strategy & People
Rishi Mehra, Chief Financial Officer, Asia, Aon
Sep 2112:30
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Building integrated and connected business platforms
Finance Transformation: Augment & Grow
By attending this session, you will learn:
- The key things to consider when selecting business platforms to ensure that they can talk to one another
- How to identify if your existing systems can be better connected
- The opportunities that are created by having connected systems
Sep 2112:30
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Growing your advisory offering amid tech disruption
Digital Practice: Business Advisory
Sep 2113:00
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Sustainability & Digitalization: The greatest opportunities for accounting
Finance Transformation: Augment & Grow
By attending this session, you will learn:
- What is the role of the accountant in driving sustainability within their business or practice
- How digitalisation can enable a company to work towards its sustainability goals
- How sustainability and digitalisation go hand in hand to drive business success
Jiwei Wang, Associate Professor and Accounting Masters Program Director, Singapore Management University
Sep 2113:00
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The role of outsourcing in extending your practice’s offering
Digital Practice: Business Advisory
By attending this session, you will learn:
- With a streamlined backoffice, your global expansion plans would be much smoother
- Streamlining of systems and processes will ease workflow
- Cultural integration to align missions and values in a firm
Jay Sen Lon, APAC Director, weConnect Global Pte. Ltd.
Sep 2113:30
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Forecasting in a high inflation world
Digital Practice: Business Advisory
James Lin, Business Development Manager, Fathom
Sep 2113:30
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Harnessing the power of technology to transform your business
Grow your Business: Strategy & People
Yee Ling Choo, Financial Director Asia Pacific, Middle East & South Africa, Electrolux
Sep 2113:30
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The future of spend management: Gaining comfort, control and visibility over your expenses
Finance Transformation: Augment & Grow
By attending this session, you will learn:
- The importance of spend management for businesses
- How the digital spend management work and benefit your business
- Key factors to consider before choosing a spend management solution
Fanshen Chan, Singapore Country Lead, Spenmo
Sep 2114:30
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Boost business efficiency with Xero: A Xero Tech Demo for SMEs
Keynotes
By attending this session, you will learn:
- The benefits of cloud accounting for your business
- Data automation tools in Xero to save you time
- Popular features in Xero you can use to get paid faster and have visibility over your business
Sep 2114:45
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Streamline your workflows with Xero: A Xero Tech Demo for Accounting & Bookeeping Firms
Keynotes
By attending this session, you will learn:
- The benefits of using cloud accounting for your practice and clients
- Popular tools in Xero to save you time and automate data entry
- Key information about the Xero Partner Program
Clemence Yeo, Partner Consultant, Xero Asia
Sep 2115:05
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Panel: How the role of the accountant has been impacted by technology adoption
Digital Innovation: Keynote Presentations & Panel Discussions
By attending this session, you will learn:
- How the role of the accountant has changed in the last 10 years
- About which skills are most vital when entering the accounting profession in 2023
- About how the role of the accountant will change in the future
Moderator: Emma Martin, Chief Finanical Officer Asia-Pacific, Edelman
Angelica Diloy, Vice President Finance, Rukita
Lynn Wong, Chief Financial Officer and Director, Siemens Logistics
Sep 2115:05
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Practical steps in launching advisory services
Digital Practice: Business Advisory
Ken Cheo, Founder, Affirm Solutions
Sep 2115:05
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Reporting & analytics to give your business a competitive edge
Finance Transformation: Augment & Grow
By attending this session, you will learn:
- Which types of data, reporting and analytics will be most powerful for your business
- What types of tools you will need to access the reporting you are looking for
- How to ensure you leverage the insights to effectively gain a competitive advantage
Niko Ratala, Chief Financial Officer, Healthzilla
Sep 2115:30
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Is it time for your firm to have social media presence?
Digital Practice: Business Advisory
By attending this session, you will learn:
Sep 2115:30
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The outsourcing conundrum: Finding the right balance for your business
Grow your Business: Strategy & People
Tanisha Govindarajan, Region Chief Financial Officer, L'Oréal
Sep 2116:00
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How to recruit and retain digital savvy finance professionals
Grow your Business: Strategy & People
Ziqian Hoe, Financial Operations Process Excellence Manager, Johnson Controls
Sep 2116:00
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Panel: Cashflow: Managing liquidity with technology
Digital Innovation: Keynote Presentations & Panel Discussions
By attending this session, you will learn:
- How to manage your liquidity with technology in a post-pandemic world
- About how our panelists have tackled thier own liquidity challenges with technology
- How to implement cashflow best practices when relying on technology
Moderator: Branda Ng, Finance Director, SaladStop Group
William Foo, Group Chief Financial Officer, Luxasia Pte Ltd
Malcolm Tan, Group Chief Financial Officer, Synagie
Sep 2116:00
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RPA tools: the essentials you need to master the finance transformation
Finance Transformation: Augment & Grow
By attending this session, you will learn:
- What are some of the most powerful, real-life applications of RPA for the finance function
- Some of the best places to start in implementing RPA for finance
- How to set out in implementing RPA as a core component of your finance transformation
Sep 2116:00
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Traditional accounting services vs Advisory: Finding the right balance
Digital Practice: Business Advisory
Teck Keng Yeo, Managing Partner, YTK Management Consultants Pte Ltd
Sep 2116:30
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Upselling advisory to your existing clients
Digital Practice: Business Advisory
By attending this session, you will learn:
- Knowing your client intimately
- Creating the value proposition
- Sustaining and refining the value proposition
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