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08.15 |
Registration And Morning Coffee |
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08.45 |
Opening Remarks From The Chair
Dr Edward Roderick, Co-Chariman and Managing Partner, Envestors MENA |
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09.00 |
The Essence Of Risk For The Board – Defining The Board’s Risk Appetite And Connecting Risk Management To Corporate Governance
Jan Bladen, Chief Operating Officer, Dubai Financial Services Authority, UAE |
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10.00 |
An Insider’s Perspective: The Evolving Role Of Internal Audi And Risk Governance In Maintaining A Robust Governance Structure And Ensuring Stability In A Volatile Market
- Aligning audit requirements with management expectations
- What role can the Government or regulators play as an external auditor?
- Strengthening the role of audit committees and ensuring independence from management in reporting
- Who audits whom: Should the rotation of audit firms be mandated by regulation to avoid conflicts of interest?
- Risk and the board: How do you engage with and include the board in forming strong risk management framework? To what extent should the board be involved in setting the company’s risk strategies and mitigation?
- How does risk get reported to the board and how does the board decide on risk appetite?
- Beyond compliance: Considering evolving and emerging threats when calculating risk
Malcolm Walker, General Manager & Group Chief Audit Officer, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, UAE
Charles Reis, Chief Internal Audit Officer, Yousuf MA Naghi & Sons Group, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Al Ansari, Deputy Chief Audit Executive, Dubai Aviation City Corporation, UAE
Norman Marks, Vice President and Evangelist, SAP, USA
Jamal Saleh, Head of Risk Management, Commercial Bank of Dubai, UAE
Moderated By:
Venkataraman Ranganathan, Director Corporate Governance and Risk Management, Al Habtoor Group, UAE |
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11.00 |
Morning Networking And Refreshment Break |
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11.30 |
The Boardroom Roundtable: Discussing Key Issues Facing The Board In The Region Following The Global Financial Crisis
- Board composition: Who is in charge of verifying and ensuring independence and segregation of the board as well as a balanced mix of representation, independence, skills and talent?
- Defining the role and responsibilities of the board to avoid overlap and conflict at the executive level
- What sits on the director’s agenda? What issues keep the board up at night?
- Minutes of meeting: What is being discussed in meetings and how does the board ensure transparency?
- Board assessment and complementing the gap with independent directors
- What types of reports are received and discussed?
- Engaging the non-executive directors in the decision-making process
- Empowering and educating the board with ongoing training and development
Mahmood Ali Ahmad, Vice President of Board Relations and Corporate Governance, Du, UAE
Tony Jashanmal, Group Executive Director, Jashanmal Group, UAE
Malcolm Walker, General Manager & Group Chief Audit Officer and Secretary of Board Audit Committee, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, UAE
Niall O'Toole, Partner - Corporate, Clyde & Co, UAE
Moderated By:
Imelda Dunlop, Executive Director, Pearl Initiative, UAE |
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12.10 |
IT And Social Media Governance In Perspective: Analysing The Risks And Aligning The Concept With The Overall Governance Structure
- How important is IT governance and how does it fit into the governance strategy of the organisation?
- What are the risks associated to implementing new technologies in an organisation?
- What are the available frameworks to facilitate implementation of IT governance?
- Who are the regulators and how do you achieve e-compliance?
- How should organisations regulate and manage the use of social media by their staff during work hours as well as during personal time?
- What risks do organisations face, in terms of potential data loss, unregulated communication of confidential information, and loss of productivity on social media?
- How do organisations assess and control new risks associated with the use of social media?
- What is the potential cultural impact of the organisation’s presence in social media?
Avinash Totade, Senior Manager of Internal Audit, Dubai Aluminium Company and Vice President, ISACA UAE Chapter, UAE
Illyas Kooliyankal, Chief Information Security Officer, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, UAE
Fadi Salem, Director - Governance and Innovation, Dubai School of Government, UAE
Ibrahim Elbadawi, Strategic Planning Specialist, Emirates eGovernment, UAE
Abbas Alidina, Founder and Director, Logicks, UAE
Moderated By:
K Senthilvel, Executive Director, Axis Risk Consulting Services, India |
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12.50 |
Lunch And Networking Break |
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13:50 |
Governance As A Culture: Successfully Driving Good Governance From The Top – Down
- What are the benefits of driving a good governance culture in your organisation and how is that perceived by your stakeholders?
- What are the different methods, approaches and frameworks to implementing good governance?
- How to get buy-in from top and middle management and successfully drive governance throughout the organisation
- What is the value of and how do you ensure your governance code encourages participation and involvement from all stakeholders?
- The impact of a strong culture of risk and compliance behaviour
Mike Lotzof, Principal - Strategic Change and Former Global Head of Compliance Technique, ING Group, France
Jim Maxwell, Director of Legal & Regulatory Affairs, Nawras Telecom, Oman
Waddah Ghanem, Chief EHSQ Compliance Officer, ENOC, UAE
Burzin Dubash, Executive Director, Axis Risk Consulting Services, India
Moderated By:
Caroline Fakhoury, Member of the Board, Fattal Holding, Lebanon |
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14.20 |
Empowering Stakeholders: Achieving A Proactive, Responsible And Comprehensive Communication System With Your Stakeholders And Investors
- The critical success factors to ensure that your communication system is adequate to support the change initiatives with internal and external stakeholders
- Ensuring your communication system promotes transparency and accountability
- Exploring different mechanisms for strategic image, identity, and reputation management
- Evaluating the potential role for shareholder activism in the Middle East
- To what extent should the shareholders be empowered to take actions without putting the corporate model in peril?
- Educating and empowering shareholders and investors to use governance performance to reward or punish the board
Arwa Hamideh, Co-founder and Head of Communication & Public Affairs, UAE Financial Services Association, UAE
Cyba Audi, Managing Director, SABA Communications and Former Senior Presenter and Producer, Al Arabiya TV, UAE
Mike Lotzof, Principal - Strategic Change and Former Global Head of Compliance Technique, ING Group, France
Oliver Schutzmann, Head of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications, Shuaa Capital, UAE
Moderated by:
Paul Reynolds, Chairman, Middle East Investor Relations Society, UAE |
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15.00 |
Afternoon Networking and Refreshment Break |
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15.20 |
The Governance Framework Debate: The Drivers, The Benefits, The Costs And The Processes
- What are the key drivers to implementing good governance?
- What is the cost of not adopting a good governance structure and does it outweigh the ROI?
- How are you doing now: Assessing your existing corporate governance structure and analysing the improvement gap
- How to fast track implementation of good governance
- Introducing processes for supervision, re-assessment, re-engagement and accountability across all stakeholders
Sharon Ditchburn, Managing Director, Capital Advantage, UAE |
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16.10 |
Governance And Human Resources: Hiring And Retaining A High Calibre Workforce At All Levels For Better Performance
- How a clear definition of responsibilities and accountability measures help attract and retain a high calibre workforce
- Using recognition tools to motivate your staff to adopt and follow a good governance structure
- How involved should HR be in the process of hiring of the board and the remuneration packages?
Furqan Nasri, Regional Head and Director, Strategic Governance and Internal Controls, Siemens, Saudi Arabia |
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16.40 |
Closing Remarks From The Chair
Dr Edward Roderick, Co-Chariman and Managing Partner, Envestors MENA
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