Leading CFOs to Discuss Their Changing Roles at naseba’s 2nd Annual CFO Strategies Middle East CFO Strategies Middle East

HYPERLINK "http://www.businesswire.com"  BUSINESS WIRE )-- Following on the success of CFO Strategies Middle East naseba, a leading international business information company, presents the 2nd annual CFO Strategies Middle East taking place on November 17th – 18th, 2008 in Hotel Park Hyatt Dubai. The focus last year was on the evolving role of the CFOs in the region; this year the forum takes it a step further by focusing on the changing pressures on the CFOs as their role extends. Keynote presentations and interactive panel discussions will be addressed by leading CFOs and industry experts from different industry verticals. Dr. Muhammed Ikhwan, senior Vice President for merger & acquisition from Savola Group will present an educational case study entitled: “From Local to Global the role of M&A in Savola’s growth strategy”. The forum will also take a closer look at post merger integration with Sanjay Uppal, Group CFO, Emirates NBD. In October 2007 Emirates Bank & National Bank of Dubai merged to create EmiratesNBD, the largest bank in the GCC with total assets in excess of US$ 75 billion. His presentation will reflect on the integration of EmiratesNBD and give an insight into the strategy and practices adopted to maximize the value of the transaction through delivering the synergies that were communicated when the terms of the merger was first announced in July 2007. One of the key speakers, Dr. Farouq El Kharouf, Group CFO & Head of strategic investments, Arab Bank will share his valuable insight on corporate governance exploring the relationship between corporate governance, transparency and financial disclosure. The forum will also feature a number of prominent speakers: Khalid ElLaicy, CFO of Mobinil (an Egyptian company for mobile services) discussing in brief the environment that led to the prominence of internal control and compliance and how it can be used to add value to the organization. Al Ghurair Group’s CFO, Fadi Atallah, will discuss on “What’s your growth strategy - create, merge or acquire?” with an in-depth look at the different options of growing your business. Vijay Kasturi, Head of finance and planning at Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB bank) will give a UAE banking perspective on how UAE Banks should manage their capital given an environment marked by high growth, intense competition and introduction of Basle-II. Khalid Al Rabiah, CFO, Saudi Arabian Amiantit Company will cover strategic risk management with specific reference to restructuring and business consolidation. Georges Schorderet, CFO, Al Marai group will discuss the strategies involved in cross border expansion. Jari Tavi, Chief Technology Officer of Basware Corporation, the leading provider of Enterprise Purchase to Pay solutions and the keynote sponsor of the second annual CFO Strategies Middle East will share the globally emerging best-in-class practices for enabling organizations to easily achieve true visibility into their spend and control over their financial supply chain. Working in partnership with Time Magazine, AME Info, Arabian Business, Business Intelligence Middle East, Business Islamica, Business Wire, Capital, CNBC Arabia, EurekaHedge, Executive, Eye of Dubai, Maktoob and Middle East Monitor, the second annual CFO Middle East will host the top CFOs from the region and address the best practices in innovation, transformation and sustainability of the finance function and explore the strategies involved in improving corporate performance, minimizing risk and achieving exceptional growth. For more information on the event, please visit   HYPERLINK "http://www.cfomideast.com"  www.cfomideast.com  * Distributed by   HYPERLINK "http://www.me-newswire.com/"   ME NewsWire  on behalf of   HYPERLINK "http://www.naseba.com"   naseba . About naseba: Established in 2002, naseba produces business platforms focused on re-education, networking and most importantly increasing deal-making opportunities for executive clients. With offices strategically located in 5 cities around the world, naseba employs over 250 executives from more than 30 nationalities. naseba group went public on the Paris Stock Exchange on October 5th, 2006.