We are excited to announce that ACCA is launching our Women in Finance initiative in Muscat on 23rd January. This will be the first event of a year-long Women in Finance series across the Middle East. 

As business leaders, you know that the pandemic has shaken the world as we know it, both professionally and personally. Many of us have had time to reflect on or rethink our careers, aspirations and futures. Many roles, particularly those of accountants, have become broader and more critical than ever. We’ve seen first-hand how this profession offers a secure and flexible career at whatever age. 

Many of you know that climbing the corporate ladder to senior leadership is often a long, hard road, given that just 8% of chief executives globally are women. According to the latest Forbes report, just 3% of the CEOs in financial services are women. 

Date: Monday 23rd January
Time: 8:30am to 11.30am 
Location: Sheraton Oman Hotel, Ballroom 2
Address:  P.O. Box 3260, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat 112 Oman

Date: Monday 23rd January
Time: 8:30am to 11.30am 
Location: Sheraton Oman Hotel, Ballroom 2
Address: P.O. Box 3260, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat 112 Oman

Agenda: 
Arrival, tea & coffee
Welcome address: Fazeela Gopalani, Head of ACCA Middle East
Keynote speech: Fatma Al Balushi, Deputy Director General, Administration & Finance at OAAAQA

ME Talks 
•    Mazoon Lamki, PMO Lead – Finance Directorate at Petroleum Development Oman
•    Aida Al Jabri, Head of Portfolio Management at OQ Oman
•    Fatma Al Maawali, NAR Project Manager at Ministry of Finance
•    Sammer Fahmy, Continuous Improvement and Lean Coach at Petroleum Development Oman     
•    Shatha Al Maskiry, Country Managing Director at Protiviti Oman

Tea and coffee break

Panel Discussion – Breaking the barriers and excelling at work
•    Fatma Al Balushi, Deputy Director General, Administration & Finance at OAAAQA 
•    Nabila Al Macki,  Chairperson OAQAHE & Deputy Dean at Majan University College
•    Mazoon Lamki, PMO Lead – Finance Directorate at Petroleum Development Oman
•    Fatma Al Maawali, NAR Project Manager at Ministry of Finance
•    Deepika Rajan, Director of Tax at Abu Timam Grant Thornton

Q&A Session: Questions and answers from the audience to panellists
Networking
Closing address: Fazeela Gopalani, Head of ACCA Middle East