KARACHI: The financial experts, at the last day of CFO Conference 2015, emphasised on the importance of good governance through new strategic, operational and reporting roles in the organisation
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) organised the conference, in which more than 800 CFOs, heads of multinational companies & state enterprises and business leaders participated.
ICAP President Yacoob Suttar, in his address, reiterated on the importance of the theme of the ICAP-CFO Conference this year, “Sustaining Excellence, Shifting Gears” and its principal objective of moving towards the ultimate vision of excellence. He said, “Its purpose is to reach out to members in industry and provide them with a platform to discuss debate and seek pragmatic solutions of emerging business and financial issues.”
The world’s public-speaking champion 2014, Dananjaya J. Hettiarachchi of the Toastmasters International gave an inspirational talk on “I see something in you” and eloquently engaged the CFOs in an interactive session.
Fakir Syed Aijazuddin OBE, FCA in his thematic keynote “Once a Finance Leader, Next the Leader of the Enterprise – Skills and Steps” opined that the decisive roles played by CFOs in an organization were crucial in their professional development as future leaders. He was of the view that CFOs do not exist merely as regulators but also as facilitators, serving the best interests of their organizations, profession and other allied stakeholders.
The chairman of Professional Accountants in Business Committee (IFAC) and Chief Executive Officer, CIMA, Charles Tilley who arrived in Pakistan especially to the attend the ICAP-CFO Conference 2015 dilated upon the challenges which face finance professionals in the performance of their strategic, operational and reporting roles.
