Agenda

Registration and breakfast networking

Welcome address

Onur Ozan, Head of Middle East, Türkiye & North Africa, Swift

James Adams, Chair, ACT Middle East Advisory Panel & Group Treasurer. Chalhoub

Understanding the drivers and benefits of connecting to Swift

Treasury plays a crucial role in supporting financial objectives and informing strategic decisions. Secure global bank communications, operational efficiency and control, regulatory compliance, effective liquidity, and risk management are essential to supporting growth and creating a competitive advantage. 

Swift partners with treasurers and finance managers globally to fulfill both operational and strategic objectives. As a corporate treasurer, how can you maximise the benefits of Swift’s secure connectivity? 
 

Mickaël Thomas, Head of Corporates Business, META, Swift

Thierry Miskaoui, Partner, DiXiO

Leveraging Innovations to modernise treasury

The pace of technological change is accelerating both in the Kingdom and beyond, and treasury is not immune. From developments in treasury management systems, along with tools from fintechs, treasury transformation is a key focus for many treasurers as they look to future-proof their technology set up for the future.

With perspectives from your banking partners, technology companies, and fellow corporate treasurers, this discussion will explore the where treasurers in KSA are currently at, the direction of travel, and the solutions that are available, promoting efficiencies, across your treasury activities.

Ibrahim Elzayat, Regional Head, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain & Egypt, Kyriba

Hariraj Subramanian, Head of Cash Management, Gulf International Bank

Umar Pirzada, Business Planning & Strategy Director, Almajdouie Automotive

Networking break

Swift gpi & PreVal

As a corporation, we understand your reliance on efficient cross-border payments processing – with speed, certainty and fee transparency, all key elements to running effective treasury and cash management processes. This session will look at how SWIFT gpi is transforming the cross-border payments experience for corporations, enabling you to reduce payment investigations, improve supplier relationships, speed up invoice reconciliation and ultimately achieve greater capital efficiencies.

Huny Garg, Country Manager KSA, Swift

Ali Khakwani, Head of GTB, SABB

Building a world-class treasury team

The role of the treasurer is key to any corporate and it’s important to have a team with the right skills, knowledge and experience. In conversation with a leading treasurer in the Kingdom and bringing experience from global organisations, this session will cover what good looks like and the importance of having a team of qualified treasurers to best support the organisation.

Presentation by ACT

Closing remarks

End of event