Dr. Musa Shaikh

FCPA, FCMA, CIA, CGMA, CISA,MBA, MPA, MCSI

Berkeley Middle East Holding
Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

• Royal Family Investment Advisor
• Berkeleyme & MS Voice of Global Women – Founding Director

Shaikh is a Certified Public Accountant, a Fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK, and a CGMA from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, an Associate member of the Institute of Financial Accountants, a fellow member of International Accountants. He is a Certified Internal Auditor from the Institue of Internal Audit, Florida, USA, a Certified Information System Auditor, and a Fellow Member of Securities and Investments from CISI, United Kingdom. He is a double graduate in law and business, LLB (Hons) from Buckinghamshire New University UK, a Master in Law from Kings College London, a Master in Business Administration from Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, a Master in Public Administration from Chichester University, He is a Certified Project Management Professional from PMI, USA. He has amazing capabilities to innovate, equipped with deep knowledge of Artificial intelligence, system architecture, and data sciences. He is a certified Amazon AWS Data Analytics and certified Solutions Architecture Professional. He has more than 20 years of experience in leading financial strategies, planning & budgeting, corporate governance, FP&A, VC, Corporate finance, strategies for turnaround, Risk and compliance management, acquisitions for startups & large projects, financial modeling, due diligence, and advise on leading key business complex matters on a global scale.

H.E. Aarefa Saleh Al Falahi
RAK Chamber of Commerce
Board Member

• Board Member, RAK Chamber of Commerce.​
• Board Member of RAK Insurance Company.
• X Board Member of Emirates Sports & Cultrual club (June 2021- June 2023).
• Member of Board of UAE Scout Association.
• Member of Board of Al Mataf Traditional Boat Rowing Art Society.
• Member of Board of Director for Vilal Housing .
• ⁠Member of Board Gulf Cement Company.
• Member of Board of RAK SME Association .
• Chairman of RAK Chamber of Commerce Exhibition Committee​ .
• Member of Business Industrial Academic Council Committee – HCT – UAE & Member of Computer Information Sciences Industrial Advisory Committee in HCT, RAK.
• Member of Women on Board Circle (2020) formed by Sh Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan.
• Ambassador for Srilions Company.
• Chairman of Emirates Sports Club Ambassadors.
• Vice President -Senior Branch Manager in one of the leading banks

Other Facts:

First UAE female National to be in a postion of a Bank Manager in RAK city .

Was recognized with prestigious award ( Service Society Medal ) by Sh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nathan for Social activities.

Awarded as Top 50 Women in leadership postion by Sri Lankian council Ambassador of Srilions sport club .

Prabhdeep Singh Baweja 

Chartered Accountant

GION / Growth & Markets MCA Gulf
Director

Prabhdeep Singh serves as the Director Global Development and Operations at GION, bringing over 18 years of leadership experience in strategic growth, market expansion, and professional services. At GION, he is responsible for expanding the network’s global footprint by engaging with member firms across six continents and enabling presence in new markets. As a growth enabler, he leads initiatives to support firms with global visibility, cross-border collaboration, and operational integration.
He is a Chartered Accountant and a Bachelor of Commerce graduate. In his concurrent role as Director – Growth and Markets at MCA, Prabhdeep spearheads client engagement strategies and regional growth across the Middle East. Previously, as Regional Director for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in the Middle East and Africa, he successfully led operations for 8 years. His background also includes a decade of audit and assurance experience with BDO and other top-tier firms.

Hossam ELdeeb

MBA Finance

One Global Holding
Group CFO

Hossam ElDeeb is an accomplished financial professional with over Twenty years of experience, expertise, results, and wisdom guiding the strategic financial activities of One Global Holding. He is skilled at overseeing all aspects of corporate finance and accounting functions. He has a proven ability to work collaboratively with Board of Directors on mission-critical organizational planning efforts and can spur corporate growth (and mitigate losses) through spin-offs, and divestitures. As the Group CFO for One Global Holding, Hossam holds responsibility for cash management, audits, insurance, financial strategy planning and analysis, internal controls, financial reporting and analysis, month-end closing, budgeting/forecasting, financial modeling, and financial consolidations. He has wide experience also in developing financial policy and procedures manuals as well implementation of ERP software to create efficiency in the Group’s accounting structure.

Jehan Jaddini 

CMA, CERTIFRS, CIA, CRMA, CISA, CFE, ,CFCS, GRCA, GRCP, PMI RMP, FMVA, ESGS, CC

Creative Innovation for Consulting & Training L.L.C
CEO

Jehan Jaddini has the Master’s degree in Financial Analysis with more than 20 years of experience In UAE & Syria as Senior Consultant & Trainer In the field of Internal Audit, Governance, Risk Management, Fraud, Financial Crimes, Financial Management
Jehan is the CEO OF Creative Innovation for Consulting & Training
Financial wellbeing Consultant at Viwell Company.
Member of the Institute of Management Accountants IMA
Member of The Institute of Internal Auditors IIA.
Member of The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners ACFE
Member of the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists ACFCS
Member of Project Management Institute PMI

Natia Vachiberadze 

Negal Finances
CEO & CFO – Strategic Tax & Financial Planning, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) compliance, Risk management.

As the visionary founder and CEO of Negal Finances, Natia Vachiberadze leads a firm specialising in strategic tax and financial planning, providing crucial financial architecture for investors, entrepreneurs, digital nomads, and businesses. Drawing on a strong foundation built through extensive experience with international companies in the financial sector, Natia’s expertise is highly regarded. She was notably selected for the prestigious Women’s Entrepreneurship Expo 2024 and actively participated in key industry gatherings, including events like the Machines Can See AI Summit in Dubai. A dedicated member of her professional community, she actively contributes by attending meetings, conferences, and sharing her knowledge through conducting specialised workshops in her field. Driven by a passion for empowering businesses, Natia delivers expert financial and tax planning services, essential for her diverse clients across vital industries like IT, Marketing, E-commerce, retail, real estate, and more, enabling them to achieve and maintain sustainable financial success.

Sujay Sarkar

Chartered Accountant

Advanta Seeds
CFO

Sujay Sarkar is the Chief Financial Officer at Advanta Seeds, a global hybrid seeds company. Advanta is part of the UPL group, globally ranked number one in ESG, amongst all Agri chem companies. He is a seasoned executive and brings more than two decades of extensive experience in all aspects of finance. He has worked across multiple industry segments, countries and delivered on a large number of M&A, digital transformation and capital raise projects. He is a change catalyst and passionate about climate and sustainability.

Yousuf Habib 

ACCA, ICAEW

Habib Fisheries
CFO

Completed ACCA & completed articles from BDO Ibrahim- Lahore, have worked in GCC in hospitality and Real Estate sectors along with experience in FMCG, BPO, Telecom, and Gen Trading sectors.

Muhammad Abrar

MBA (INSEAD), CA

ES Global Holding
CFO

Abrar is an INSEAD Exec. MBA and xBig4 CA. With two decades of experience in finance leadership, his expertise spans financial transformations, finance function setup, M&A and corporate restructuring.

Inayatullah Begawala

ACA, ACMA, CGMA, CIA

Barij Dynamics LLC
Finance Business Partner

Mr. Inayatullah Begawala is a seasoned finance partner with professional qualifications i.e. ACA from Institute of Chartered Accountant of Pakistan (ICAP), ACMA from Chartered Institute of Management Accountant (CIMA / CGMA), CIA from Institute of Internal Auditor. He has strong track record of finance and strategy to drive business performance. With deep expertise in financial planning and analysis. As a speaker, he will focus on role of CFO to lead finance team through change and uncertainty in order to support sustainable growth of an organization.

Riyas Ahamed

CMA

Eram Holdings
CFO

Finance Executive with over 20 years of expertise in Strategic Finance, Operational Excellence and managing stakeholder relations Expertise in Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategic Planning, Business Restructuring, New Venture Development, Predictive Analysis, Risk Management, and ESG integration. Manages financial operations for 40 companies under Eram Holdings and Demonstrates
leadership in ensuring the financial resilience and sustainable growth of Eram Holdings through innovation, risk mitigation, and ethical practices.

Fadi Radieddine

Shooting Stars LLC
Group CFO

Strategic Director of Finance with expertise in policy setting for more than 20 Years, budgeting, and financial management. Skilled in statistical analysis, performance evaluation, and translating financial metrics into actionable insights. Proven ability to drive business growth through strategic financial direction.

Taher Jhanjharya

ACMA, CGMA

EFSIM Facilities Management Company
CFO

Taher Jhanjharya is a finance professional with almost two decades of global experience across Canada, UAE and KSA managing core finance, supply chain, technology and investment functions. His roles included manging investor relations, financial planning, banking & treasury management, investments, acquisitions and systems and risk management. With multiple education certifications, he has won awards for his role in finance and technology efforts. Taher has been an integral part of EFSIM’s legacy for over a decade and has progressed through multiple levels with an integral role in the innovation agenda of the company.

Mohamed Aboubakr

CPA

Albawardi Holding
Group CFO

Mohamed is a visionary finance, advisory C-Suite professional with wide experience across different fields across the Middle East and other countries. Mohamed enjoyed a rich career journey.
Having worked with three of the big four Audit firms in high level roles including responsibilities of Heading technical department, quality assurance roles and as audit partner.
Since 2018, Mohamed’s career journey expanded to include CFO level in one of the largest Groups in KSA and being Audit Committee Member and Board of Directors member for several companies.
Mohamed has been leading major projects including family business transformation, digital transformation, ERP implementation, Wealth preservation measures, Investment portfolio management, contemplating mergers and acquisition, restructuring, IPOs and IPO readiness and many other critical projects.

Tahra El Mahdi

ACMA CGMA, MBA – Finance

Gargash Hospital
Director of Finance

Tahra is a Global Chartered Accountant and MBA graduate specializing in Finance, CGMA – Chartered Global Management Accountant , From CIMA UK with extensive experience across diverse industries in the Middle East and worldwide including Oil and Gas, Logistics, Catering, and Design & Architecture. Recently transitioned to the Healthcare sector within the UAE. Proficient in financial management and corporate finance, demonstrating a proven track record of delivering strategic insights and optimizing financial performance. Committed to driving organizational success through effective financial strategies and robust management practices.

Heena Bahirwani

ACMA, CGMA, CMA

Kellanova’s Levant
Sales Finance Lead, Levant and Africa Expansion Markets Kellanova

Heena Bahirwani is a seasoned Senior Finance Leader with over 15 years of experience in driving financial excellence across organizations in IMEA, MENAT and GCC regions. With an exceptional ability to transform data into actionable insights, Heena has delivered high-impact initiatives resulting in enhanced top-line and bottom-line growth, cost savings, and cash improvements.
Currently overlooking Sales Finance for Kellanova’s Levant and Africa Expansion Markets, she is at the forefront of driving expansion in the high-potential, emerging markets for the company. Before her tenure at Kellanova, Heena spent over a decade at Procter & Gamble assuming key leadership roles in Finance.
She is a trusted business partner to VP-Executives, CFOs, and cross-functional leadership teams to drive and enable financial compliance controls and business targets. She holds the CGMA and CMA Certifications and has a business degree from The American University in Dubai.

Rebecca Lilley

LLB Law, MSc, FCILEX, trainee chartered legal executive

Self Employed
Group Risk and Compliance Manager and Trainee Legal Executive

*Finalist of E.U. Woman In Finance Awards 2019*
*Most Empowered Woman – Speakers Are Leaders Awards 2022*
*Woman of Hearts Awards 2022 – raising awareness for therapeutic activity in the arts **12 years + experience of regulatory compliance, financial crime, internal audit and legal work within financial services*
*Currently ACilex – Advanced Paralegal – studying towards Chartered Legal Executive*
Analytical, innovative and strategic.
Leader.
Upon graduation I have worked in multiple financial and legal settings.
I pride myself on being innovative and strategic in business.
As a Compliance, Risk and Legal professional, I work collaboratively with the business to find commercially viable solutions.

Mohamed El-Rouby

CGMA, ACMA, FPAC, CSCA, OKRP

Pharmanovia
AVP Global Commercial Finance

Accomplished CFO and strategic finance leader with over 22 years of global experience across renowned multinationals including Novartis, Johnson & Johnson, Takeda, Allergan, and Energizer. Proven track record in driving revenue growth, profitability improvement, cost optimization, operational excellence, and extensive experience in financial and commercial due diligence. Expert in FP&A, digital transformation, strategic planning, and leading multinational teams toward measurable strategic outcomes using KPIs and OKRs. Doctor’s degree in Management, MBA holder in finance and investment, CGMA Chartered Global Management Accountant from CIMA UK, FPAC Certified Corporate FP&A professional from AFP USA, CSCA Certified Strategy & Competitive Advantage from IMA, USA, and OKRP Certified OKR practitioner.

Shafaq Jamil

FCCA

Pure Labs (Pure Health)
Specialist – Financial Planning & Analysis

Experienced finance professional with a robust background in budgeting, financial reporting, and audit. Previously serving as a Manager (AVP) of Budgeting & Reporting at HBL Microfinance Bank Ltd, successfully overseeing the budgeting process and delivering accurate financial reports to senior management and group.

Tatiana Kovalenco

Financial Administration Manager (UAE)

Ideal Innovation House LLC /GC6 Accelerators (Dubai)
Administrative Financial Manager/HR manager

Administrative Financial Professional management with over 20 of expertise in accounting, financial international analysis, and business operations, in the UAE already 10 years. (Master degree in management of foreign economic relations). Currently serves as Financial Administration Manager and HR industry at a fast-growing and innovative IT company IDEAL\GC6, actively evolving in step with the rapid development of artificial intelligence, which is becoming an integral part of modern life and also I focus on integrating psychological approaches into leadership and organizational development. my professional journey includes successful collaboration with multinational companies, developing financial strategies, optimizing internal processes, and leading teams through change. In addition to her financial background, i am is a certified psychologist and business coach, empowering leaders to make data-driven decisions while maintaining emotional resilience. I believe in the transformative power of female leadership and is passionate about creating inclusive workspaces where women thrive both professionally and personally

Khulood Shaban

ACMA, CGMA, CMA

Berkeley & Lords
Director

Khulood is a philanthropist, a business leader, successful business entrepreneur, and the most influence Arabic women in Gulf region. She is the CFO & CEO of Berkeley Middle East holding an American Emirati Joint venture conglomerate with a diversified portfolio. Khulood career is diversified over several roles including CEO, Director Finance, Financial Controller, & Chief Financial Officer based on decade of experience. Khulood core expertise to manage financial transactions for the whole group and in ongoing projects, arises through Merger or acquisitions, study the fundamental and technical feasibility, evaluate the investment risks by applying high level financial management tools for stakeholders keeping ERP, budgeting, variance reporting aligns with financial strategy of the shareholders. Her strengths are innovative & creativity toward a particular business venture, preparation of business plan, coordination with external auditors, lenders, regulatory authorities, compliances, meeting with investors for arranging of Funds, building a capital Structuring simple and complex, IPO’s securities, active management, & financial decision making.