• Do you have a sound, risk-proof organisational strategy?
• Do you have the right people, talent and culture in place to fulfil your strategy?
• Are you confident in your team adopting to change?
• Do you have a resilient, agile and capable leadership and human capital?

Moderator: Jaydeep Anand, CFO and COO, Five Hotels and Resorts
Panellists:

Frederik Bisbjerg, Executive Director - Digitalisation, National Health Insurance Company – Daman
Werner Flaig, CFO and COO, Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group
Hussein Wehbe, CEO, Fetchr

• Unleash your business through the power of automation
• Leave no process or employee behind with end-to-end automation
• Unify your front office and back office
• To be more data-driven, agile, secure, efficient and digital-backed organisation
• A capable, resilient, competent and intelligent system

Sumeet Pathak, Digital Evangelist – IMEA, Automation Anywhere

• Importance of an ERM framework
• Role of risk appetite - CRO perspective
• Importance of risk analytics - a collaborative partner with business
• How to let the business own the risk
• Finally, what automation means to a CRO?

Venkatesh Kallur, Chief Risk Officer, Commercial Bank International

• How did the CFOs keep their business relevant amidst the global economic slowdown?
• Strategies and innovations to prepare for ‘black swan’ scenarios
• Transforming the DNA of finance functions one step at a time – no longer playing it safe

Moderator:
Anand Soni, Group CFO , AAB Tools Group of Companies,
Global Speaker, Strategic Writer

Panellists:
Muralikrishnan R, Chief Financial Officer, Al Wathba National Insurance Co.
Nauman Mian, CFO, Bayt
Sudip Ghosh, Group CFO, AKI Group

• How to generate value from a digitised finance function?
• Understanding the perks of digital for a sustainable and persistent business model

Paolo LoMonaco, Chief Financial Officer, Chalhoub Group
Anand Bhandari, Senior Group Finance Manager, Chalhoub Group

• How are financers pushing their organisations to gain the competitive edge?
• Looking into the new role of finance; the need for new competencies and skills
• How to prepare for increased scope of work in disguise of a mini-CEO?

Tariq Sanad, CFO, Pure Harvest Smart Farms

• Bobby Thomas, Delivery Head – Emerging Technologies, Finesse

• Why focusing on customer centricity is critical?
• Irrespective of current circumstances, holding to the principles (laws) of business is how we win
• Business relevance now needs to be unscored by an entrepreneurial mindset

William Anwana, Chief Financial Officer - Corporate & Investment Banking, Sterling Bank Plc

• A wake-up call for those who were still sleeping – How COVID accelerated the push for procurement excellence
• Breaking away from reactivity to proactivity
• Transforming procurement using data-driven intelligence
• Building resilience through agility

Panellists:

Dr. Arafat El Mourad, Vice President - Head of Strategic Sourcing, Emirates NBD
Mahmoud Al Alawi, Director – Procurement, Higher College of Technology
Mina Hakim, Chief Procurement & Supply Chain Officer, Yas Holding
Sulaiman Abdulla, Manager – Procurement, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, UAE

• Procurement on the C-suite table – getting procurement in the limelight for their role
• From buyers to business partners – changing the mindset across the organisation
• A leader within. Why every single employee matters?
• Harnessing the mavericks – challenging the traditional norms into building new innovations

Dr. Arafat El Mourad, Vice President - Head of Strategic Sourcing, Emirates NBD

• Working together with suppliers to support the broader ecosystem and build trust
• Maximising resiliency and minimising risk by overcoming supply chain disruption
• Educating suppliers on the increasing importance of ESG practices to ensure ethical and sustainable ecosystems
• Balancing local and global suppliers to diversify and minimise risks
• Tech-driven supply and risk mitigation for a good night sleep

Moderator:

Sid Dhamija, Director Enterprise Business MEA, Moglix
Panellists:

Kunal Gupta, Director – Supply Chain, Bateel
Shakti Arora, Chief Procurement Officer, RAK Ceramics
Vishal Noronha, Group Head - Procurement & Logistics, Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group
Nita Nair, Acting Head of Procurement and Admin (KSA), Emirates NBD

What are companies doing to manage and evaluate supplier risk? The global pandemic has proven that most companies were not ready for this kind of an unprecedented situation. It is important for organisations to understand the risk appetite and maturity in risk management while facing uncertainties. This session explores supplier risk assessments in today’s business climate and shares the critical factors for evaluating source partners for risk vs reward.

Suha El Sherbiny, Regional Corporate Solutions Manager, Bureau van Dijk - a Moody's Analytics Company

• How procurement and its functions can enable a more efficient organisation
• Taking each function as its own to get the most out of each function – supply chain, logistics, tenders etc
• Working in a centralised, yet uncentralised manner to get the maximum benefit

Moderator:
Yasir Rizvi, Regional Procurement Manager, Agthia Group PJSC

Panellists:
Arakkal Vedhus, Supply Chain Manager, Agthia Group PJSC
Rasif Abdul Rahim, Regional Procurement Manager, Noon
Faizan Shahzad, Procurement Lead, Philip Morris International
Ananthapadmanabhan Ramesh, Head of Finance, Sharaf Cargo (Sharaf Group)

• Creating the right roadmap and leadership to enhance organisational efficiency
• Cloud tech and agile transformation to sustain with the changing landscape of opportunities
• Establishing the required transformation strategy plan to revisit lean processes

Frederik Bisbjerg, Executive Director - Digitalisation, National Health Insurance Company – Daman

• How are organisations dealing with the impact of transformation across operations?
• Aligning preparedness and awareness for the next level of human and machine co-existent collaboration
• Working on conducting and creating a ‘no risk’ world

Moderator:
Bobby Thomas, Delivery Head, Emerging Technologies, Finesse

Panellists:
Mohammed Al Shobani, VP - Digital Transformation, Al Rajhi Takaful
Chetan Shah, Regional Operations Manager – MEIA, Jotun UAE
Shafique R Ibrahim, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Al Fardan Group

• What does it mean for the organizational culture?
• Deep dive into the strategic focus
• How do you decide and chose the right implementation tools?

Yousuf Abbas, Assistant Vice President - Strategy & Transformation, Riyad Bank

• Change is now reorganising strategies and people excellence
• Shedding light on the how-to for budgets in unstable conditions and maintaining efficiency whilst dealing with rising costs and decreased sales
• Focusing on new models to seek organisational growth and cost effectiveness

Tiago Costa, COO – Permanent Placements and Recruitments, Dulsco

• Being caught off-guard – proactive vs. reactive risk management
• Work cultures and the changing dynamics of infrastructure, communication, security, and risk
• Risk as a shared responsibility – did every department oblige and support?
• Revisiting infrastructure – effective and collaborative remote work

Moderator:
Alexander Larsen, President, Baldwin Global Risk Services Ltd.

Panellists:
Amna Mohamed Faridoon, Chief Audit Executive, Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation, UAE
Venkatesh Kallur, Chief Risk Officer, Commercial Bank International CBI
Karem Obeid, Executive Director, Internal Audit, Modon Properties
Dr. Yousef Padganeh, Risk Leader

• Risk Culture is an integral element in the Integrated Risk Management Framework
• How a strong Risk culture looks like
• Risk should be embedded in everyone – how to create the mindset

Khaleda Bander, Manager, Risk Management, Kuwait National Petroleum Company

• Digital Transformation as a result of Covid
• How should Risk be integrated into Digital Transformation Projects
• Importance of Risk Management in future Strategy (Horizon Scanning, Scenario Planning and Risk-Based plans)

Alexander Larsen, President, Baldwin Global Risk Services Ltd.

• Working in harmony – the ever-changing demand of businesses
• Ensuring audit, compliance and risk are on top of their games at all times
• How to enhance preparedness by aligning these components

Moderator:
Dr. Sadar Abdul Rasheed, Risk Manager, Al Ghurair

Members:
Abhishek Nayak, Head – Risk, HDFC International Life and Re Company Limited
Tanu Gopal Krishna Goel, Chief Internal Audit, Emirates Development Bank
Ozge Gurgur, Head of ERM, Petrofac

• Sound risk strategy wins business, trust and $$
• How can organisations increase value, trust and credibility by being compliant and ethical
• The growing competitive angle surrounding ESG

Sergey, Konov, Ethics & Compliance Director, Middle East & Africa, GSK