Lahore, 6th February 2017: ACCA Pakistan hosted
its inaugural Pakistan Leadership Conversation 2017 in three cities Karachi,
Islamabad and Lahore from 31 January, 2017 to 3 February 2017 attracting 800
finance professionals across Pakistan.
ACCA Pakistan Leadership Conversation is a critical forum for
thought leaders to discuss important public policy issues and in turn develop
an actionable agenda to drive economic growth.
Two panel discussions were conducted in each city. The
conference topics for Karachi included;
i)
Global Business Services (GBS – i.e., outsourcing) and
Robots
ii)
FinTech - transforming business; are we ready? The
chief guest for the conference in Karachi, Riaz Riazuddin - Deputy Governor,
State Bank of Pakistan spoke on “Pakistan - Creating opportunities for growth;
Embracing change. Shaping futures.”
In Islamabad the two topics covered were ‘Strategic planning
implications of CPEC’ and ‘The evolving landscape of sustainability reporting
in Pakistan’. While conversations in Lahore revolved mainly around leadership
and the qualities young professionals need to inculcate to benefit from the developments
in the country. In addition to this ACCA’s research report
‘Fintech-transforming finance’ was the subject of discussion and its potential
transformative effects on business in Pakistan.The chief guest at the
conference in Lahore, Muhammad Rafique Rajwana, Governor Punjab inaugurated the
ceremony and continued the conversation on growth and opportunities which
finance professionals need to take advantage of in Pakistan.
Representatives from ACCA included Helen Brand, ACCA’s chief
executive, ACCA council members Ayla Majid, Phoebe Hao Yu who had joined us all
the way from China and Arif Masud Mirza, regional head of policy MENASA.
Helen Brand, chief executive of ACCA highlighted, “We wanted
to show ACCA’s firm commitment to the further development of the country’s
economy, as Pakistan grows in strength and influence on the world stage. We see
the ACCA Pakistan Leadership Conversation as a critical forum for leaders to
discuss and advocate on important public policy issues and track the progress being
made.”
Our panelists/conversation leaders were representatives from
leading finance organisations in Pakistan with keen interest in the development
agenda of the country. The keynote speakers at the three events in Karachi,
Islamabad and Lahore included; Mr. Faisal Qamar, Managing Partner - HRS Global
BPO, Mr. Junaid Shekha, CEO – IT Minds Limited, Mustafa Haider, Executive
Director -Pakistan China Institute, Malik Mirza, Managing Director - Finman
Group, Roshaneh Zafar, Managing Director - Kashf Foundation and Dr. Muhammad
Amjad Saqib, Executive Director - Akhuwat.
Crucial agenda items pertinent for Pakistan’s success were
discussed and our conversation leaders across the three cities felt that it was
imperative that we embark on this journey on transforming the finance landscape
of this country as it is vital for all the projects ahead of us.
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About ACCA
ACCA (the Association of Chartered
Certified Accountants) is the global body for professional accountants. We aim
to offer business-relevant, first-choice qualifications to people of
application, ability and ambition around the world who seek a rewarding career
in accountancy, finance and management. We support our 170,000 members and
436,000 students in 180 countries, helping them to develop successful careers
in accounting and business, with the skills required by employers. We work
through a network of 91 offices and centres and more than 8,500 Approved
Employers worldwide, who provide high standards of employee learning and
development. Through our public interest remit, we promote appropriate
regulation of accounting and conduct relevant research to ensure accountancy
continues to grow in reputation and influence.
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