Speaker: Gwen van Berne, CMA, CFO RIPE NCC, IMA Chair-Elect

From a successful CFO to being the first European female on the board of a leading U.S. association, Gwen offers advice to fellow females in business in pursuit of their ambitions and in closing the gender gap on boards.

Session sponsored by:

Speaker: Dr. Noura Al Dhaheri, Head of Digital Cluster, Abu Dhabi Ports and CEO, Maqta Gateway LLC

Moderator:

Asha M., Director, FAAS - EY

Panelists:

Ahmed Hassan, CMA, Head of Decision Support, Vodafone

Shilpa Kolhatkar, Vice President – Finance Heading Corporate FP&A Group, Virtusa Corporation

Francesca Gori, Managing Director, Accenture Legal Services, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific (AAPAC)

Session sponsored by:

Speaker: Yamuna Sastry, Chief Impact Officer, Dvara Money and Founder, CabDost

To date, the importance of financial knowledge for women has not been given its due significance. It is primarily believed and followed that men handle financial matters better and are the ones who should be in control. The matter of financial literacy poses deep questions. Hear Yamuna's take on answering those questions and steps to take to eliminate this stereotype.

Speaker: Margaret Michaels, Manager, Brand Content & Storytelling, IMA

During this session, Margaret will take you through some ground-breaking tactics to turn data into powerful storytelling. Get ready to:

• Understand why storytelling is important for finance and accounting professionals
• Learn storytelling techniques from great leaders
• Identify and empathize with pain points for customers to build a story
• Distinguish what makes a great founder's story from a mediocre one
• Exercise your own storytelling skills

Speaker :

Dr. Iman Almujahed, Assistant Advisor, Human Resources Development Fund, Saudi Arabia

Followed by Leadership Growth Stories: Inspiring the Next Generation of Women Leaders

Speakers :

Maysara Abuseif, CMA, Regional Business controller, Cartier

Divya Divakaran, CMA, Senior Manager, General Accounting, Target

Remonda Younan, CMA, Relationship Manager, Qatar National Bank

Rana Itani, CMA, CPA, Financial Control Manager, American University of Beirut

Inspiring today's young women to be tomorrow's leaders. An engaging session with young professionals, their career journey, major turning points, and their tips and advice to kickstart a successful career in finance. (Non-CPE Session)