Agenda
5th EDITION
Middle East CFO Summit 2025
April 17, 2025 | Millennium Plaza Downtown Hotel, Dubai
Theme : Shaping Financial Future: The CFO Perspective"
08:30 AM
Registration and Refreshments
09.30 AM
Welcome & Introduction to The Conference
09.40 AM
Keynote Address : Future of Finance - CFO's Prespective
10.00 AM
Panel Discussion: "CFO to CEO: Bridging Strategy and Execution"
Moderator:
– Kartik Nagarajan, Managing Director – Business Consulting and Sales – Global Business Services, Nexdigm
Panelists:
– Amit Mehta, Group CFO, Barakat Group of Companies
– Mohammad Shehab, Vice President Finance, Schneider Electric
– Muhammad Abrar, Chief Financial Officer, ES GLOBAL
– Elena Overchuk, Chief Operating Officer | COO & Director, Middle East & Africa, Kyndryl
– Tamer Abomosalam, Group CFO, Emaratech
– Saurabh Taparia, Chief Financial Officer, Dubai Holding Group
10:40 AM
AI & Automation in Financial Reporting
– Ashutosh Zawar, CEO & Co-Founder, Datachamps
11.00 AM
Tea/ Coffee, Refreshment and Networking Break
11:20 AM
Panel Discussion: "The importance of payments in day-to-day business: A CFO's take"
Moderator:
– Saurabh Taparia, Chief Financial Officer, Dubai Holding Group
Panelists:
– Pawnesh Maniramka, CFO – Citymax Hotels & Foodmark, Landmark Group.
– Tjalling van den Burger, Vice President Enterprise Sales, Adyen
– Adeel Akbar, Ex Group CFO, Jamal Al Ghurair Group of Companies
11:40 AM
AI-Driven Finance: Transforming the Future of Planning
– Arun Sadagopan, Regional Director – MEA, Jedox
12.00 PM
Panel Discussion : Redefining Financial Leadership in the Digital Era - Bridging Business and Technology
Moderator:
– Vivek Raju P, Chief Financial Officer – Imagine, ValueLabs
Panelists:
– Dipak Agarwal, Senior Finance Leader, Fertiglobe
– Pawan Bang, Senior VP Finance || Business CFO Grains & Edible Oil Trading || Cluster CFO Middle East & EU, Olam Agri
– Sumit Goyal, CFO / Vice President – Finance, Gulf Coca-Cola Beverages (GCCB)
– Giovanni Funes Nova, Chief Financial Officer, The Bahri & Mazroei Group
– Krishna Hari, CEO, BizTech Solutions Inc
12:40 PM
Tax Strategies for CFO's: Optimizing Compliance, Efficiency & Growth
– Nishit Parikh, Senior Director – Corporate Tax & Transfer Pricing, Nexdigm
01.00 PM
Networking Lunch
02.00 PM
Panel Discussion- "The Strategic CFO: A Vision Beyond the Balance Sheet"
Moderator:
– Venkataramana Suryanarayanan, Group Chief Financial Officer, SFC Group LLC
Panelists:
– Malik Farooq Ahmed, Group CFO, Hadia Abdul Latif Jameel Group
– Ravi Muni, Group Deputy CEO & Group CFO, Al Murad Group, Channel4 Radio Network
– Asif Khan, VP Finance, Testlio
– Chong Pin Hsu, Chief Financial Officer, Atlantic Navigation Holdings listed on SGX
– Navin Bangera, Assistant Vice President – Financial Controller, Epic Group
02.40 PM
Tea/ Coffee, Refreshment and Networking Break
03.00 PM
Closing Remarks
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