Our Speakers

Zahra Al Dahmani

Director of Tax Payer Services,

Federal Tax Authority

Zahra Al Dahmani

Director of Tax Payer Services,

Federal Tax Authority

Wanieska Torri

Regional Head of Tax and Trade - IMEA,

Henkel

Wanieska Torri

Regional Head of Tax and Trade - IMEA,

Henkel

Seema Sharma

Global Head of Tax and ESG,

Network International

Seema Sharma

Global Head of Tax and ESG,

Network International

Asiya Zargar 

Group Head Of Tax,

Mantrac Group 

Asiya Zargar 

Group Head Of Tax,

Mantrac Group 



Manish Arora 

Tax Director,

Adidas

Manish Arora 

Tax Director,

Adidas

Mohamed Ghazala, CA 

Head of Tax,

Coca-Cola Al Ahlia Beverage | GCC Region 

Mohamed Ghazala, CA 

Head of Tax,

Coca-Cola Al Ahlia Beverage | GCC Region 

Saurabh Taparia  

Group Finance Director,

Dubai Holding Group

Saurabh Taparia  

Group Finance Director,

Dubai Holding Group

Rutika Hardikar 

Consultant,

Alchemy Search

Rutika Hardikar 

Consultant,

Alchemy Search



Asif Khan

Senior Manager - Tax and Compliance,

Danube Group

Asif Khan

Senior Manager - Tax and Compliance,

Danube Group

Riddhesh Minesh Shah 

Senior Manager – Corporate Tax,

Suntech

Riddhesh Minesh Shah 

Senior Manager – Corporate Tax,

Suntech

Tiago Albuquerque Dias

Head of Tax,

Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC)

Tiago Albuquerque Dias

Head of Tax,

Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC)

Armia Fakhry

Head of Tax, MENA region,

Fertiglobe

Armia Fakhry

Head of Tax, MENA region,

Fertiglobe



Parth Sharma

Group Tax Lead,

Dubai Holding (Group Services)

Parth Sharma

Group Tax Lead,

Dubai Holding (Group Services)

Joao Vitor Cabral

Group Head of Tax & Treasury,

Dutco Group 

Joao Vitor Cabral

Group Head of Tax & Treasury,

Dutco Group 

Laurent Bertin

AME Head of Tax,

Airbus 

Laurent Bertin

AME Head of Tax,

Airbus 

Ramkumar Balasubramaniam

Chief Financial Officer, Middle East & Africa,

Barclays  

Ramkumar Balasubramaniam

Chief Financial Officer, Middle East & Africa,

Barclays  



Srivatsan Chari 

Co-Founder,

ClearTax

Srivatsan Chari 

Co-Founder,

ClearTax

Aparna Lakshminarasimhan 

MENA Tax and Group Transfer Pricing Director,

GFG Alliance

Aparna Lakshminarasimhan 

MENA Tax and Group Transfer Pricing Director,

GFG Alliance

Aatish Pravinkumar Shah   

Head of Tax,

DP World

Aatish Pravinkumar Shah   

Head of Tax,

DP World

Niraj Hutheesing

Founder & MD,

Cygnet.One

Niraj Hutheesing

Founder & MD,

Cygnet.One



Kamila Kania 

Business Solution Manager,

Comarch

Kamila Kania 

Business Solution Manager,

Comarch

Luis Ortega

Director – Product Management | CTC & E-invoicing Compliance,

Pagero, Part of Thomson Reuters

Luis Ortega 

Director – Product Management | CTC & E-invoicing Compliance,

Pagero, Part of Thomson Reuters

Umamaheswaran Panneer Selvan

Indirect Tax Solutions Consultant,

Thomson Reuters

Umamaheswaran Panneer Selvan

Indirect Tax Solutions Consultant,

Thomson Reuters

Prateek Bothra

Vice President - Taxation | Finance,

Gulf Islamic Investments

Prateek Bothra

Vice President - Taxation | Finance,

Gulf Islamic Investments



Maher Aoun 

VP of Sales and Business Development,

Wafeq

Maher Aoun 

VP of Sales and Business Development,

Wafeq

Aneta Grzyb 

Partner, Tax Advisor Advocate,

Alto Advisory

Aneta Grzyb 

Partner, Tax Advisor Advocate,

Alto Advisory

Ajit Jain 

Partner and Head of Transfer Pricing,

AJMS Global

Ajit Jain 

Partner and Head of Transfer Pricing,

AJMS Global

Gururajan Krishnamurthy 

Business Head - MEA,

Zoho Finance

Gururajan Krishnamurthy 

Business Head - MEA,

Zoho Finance



Alok Chugh 

CEO and Managing Partner,

Helios Consulting

Alok Chugh 

CEO and Managing Partner,

Helios Consulting