With just days to go before the eleventh edition of the annual Middle East Treasurers Summit, 1–2 October at Dubai’s Madinat Jumeirah, the organisers have announced additional features to the programme. Organised by the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT), the summit is aimed at finance professionals and treasurers, and open to non-members of the association.
The co-lead sponsors, Emirates NBD and HSBC will offer a series of keynote and workshop sessions exploring how technology such as Blockchain and Artificial intelligence will streamline transactions and remove the use of paper. We will explore how the digitalisation of systems in the Middle East will revolutionise the role of the treasurer and their banking partners.
The HSBC Keynote session features Ian Pettigrew, Regional Head of Innovation, Global Liquidity and Cash Management, HSBC Bank Middle East, Rajesh Garg, Group CFO, Landmark Group, Vishal Verma, Executive, Cash Management & Treasury Services, MENAT/SSA, GE, and Arun Singh, Corporate Treasurer, Aramex.
The panel will discuss structures for digital transformation and how organisations are using innovations such as blockchain, artificial intelligence and robotic process automation, and what they mean for the future.
The Emirates NBD Keynote focuses on how digitisation is revolutionising treasury while introducing the “regional insights, global perspectives” theme of the two-day summit, providing valuable insights to the Middle East treasury community.
The speakers are Sumit Aggarwal, Executive Vice President and Head of Transaction Banking, Emirates NBD and Arun Singh, Corporate Treasurer, Aramex.
About the ACT
The Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT) is the only professional treasury body with a Royal Charter.
We set the global benchmark for treasury excellence and lead the profession through our internationally recognised qualifications, by defining standards and by championing continuing professional development. We are the authentic voice of the treasury profession representing the interests of the real economy and educating, supporting and leading the treasurers of today and tomorrow.
The ACT enables and supports treasury professionals throughout their careers by:
- Providing clear treasury leadership and a trusted dynamic global network of experts
- Raising the profile of the profession, growing its influence and championing its success
- Having high-level real economy influence and policy makers and regulators
We educate through our competency framework, qualifications, training and in-company learning programmes
We grow networks through events, conferences and regional groups
We guide, inform and support through our policy and technical work, our webinars and publications and our membership services
About Caroline Stockmann, ACT Chief Executive
Caroline Stockmann has been Chief Executive of the Association of Corporate Treasurers since February 2017.
Prior to that Caroline held the position of Chief Financial Officer at The British Council, the UK’s largest charity, and before that at Save the Children International. She has 25 years’ experience in senior finance, commercial and strategic posts at a number of commercial organisations including Novartis Pharmaceuticals (Switzerland), Cadbury Schweppes, Granada plc and Unilever/ Bestfoods. Much of her working life has been spent overseas.
Caroline trained with KPMG and is a Fellow (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW). She has an ICAEW Diploma in Charity Accounting and has filled numerous roles as trustee over the years. Currently she is lay trustee of Southwark RC Archdiocese, Treasurer and Council member of the Open University and a member of the Finance and Investment Committee of the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Caroline is a linguist, musician, and passionate bell ringer, and is married with two children.
For further information visit www.treasurers.org
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