The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) organised its annual CFO Conference Middle East in collaboration with the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) at Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai on September 28, 2016. Attended by more than 600 finance and business professionals from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Pakistan, the conference brought together leading finance executives, industry experts and global thought leaders to discuss the current pertinent issues facing the profession.
The focus of this year's conference was on Embracing Disruption: Governance & Strategy and the evolving role of a chief financial officer (CFO). Experts noted that agility and adaptability are going to be an important key for CFOs in the coming years, as they work on adding value to businesses.
The president of ICAP Nadeem Yousuf Adil in his opening remarks welcomed the participants and thanked Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, cabinet member and minister of Culture and Knowledge Development for gracing the occasion. He also thanked Pakistan's ambassador to the UAE Moazzam Ahmad Khan, IFAC deputy president Rachel Grimes and her team for attending the conference. He also thanked ICAP UAE Chapter Committee members, especially the president of the UAE Chapters Khalid Mahmood, for their contribution in organising the conference.
Nadeem Yousuf Adil appreciated the efforts of Yacoob Suttar, past president of ICAP for his initiative to bring the brand of ICAP CFO Conference to UAE. He stated that CFO Conference was a flagship event of the Institute and provided an excellent platform for sharing knowledge and experience among the finance professionals especially from the industry.
Shaikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, in his keynote address, said that chartered accountants in the region share with their colleagues around the world a professional standard that compels them to achieve excellence and professional competence, add value to businesses, safeguard public interests, all the while recognising the need for globalisation. Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, appreciated the services of ICAP. -PR