Finance Excellence and Leadership Summit draws more than 400 professionals

Finance Excellence and Leadership Summit draws more than 400 professionals

UAE: The recently-held Finance Excellence and Leadership Summit in Dubai was attended by more than 400 finance and leadership experts from the region Organised jointly by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) Dubai chapter , the event provided valuable insights, practical tools, and personal growth opportunities for financial professionals driving performance in their respective industries.

Finance professionals play a critical role in steering an organisation towards progress and success, specifically amidst emerging challenges and trends. Strategic analysis and decision-making abilities enable them to play an ever-increasingly crucial role in steering businesses to make informed decisions, seize new opportunities, and drive growth.

"The CFO's role has advanced in the past few years and goes far beyond reporting numbers to a board. In today’s world, the skills and competencies that modern CFOs need are more dynamic than ever. Being able to 'tell a story', communicate at an executive level, contribute meaningfully and contribute to corporate governance are some of the things that set apart the exceptional finance executive today," said Fazeela Gopalani, Head of ACCA Middle East.

With the 360-degree change in taxation in the UAE, one of the discussions focused on the implications of these changes