SYNERGY MENA 
Virtual Conference for Legal, Tax & Finance Professionals

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Thomson Reuters brings its premiere SYNERGY conference to the MENA region with a full day program for leaders in the legal, tax, and finance professions.

SYNERGY aims to clarify the complex with exclusive insights and premier content-enabled technology.

SYNERGY is now available in a virtual format, providing you with the convenience of participating from your own location at any time.

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Agenda

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15 mins

Opening Address - Clarifying the Complex in the UAE 

20 mins

Navigating the Future: The UAE’s Story and Roadmap to Digital Transformation and Success

45 mins

Future of Professionals - Forces Shaping Professional Work

35 mins

Legal panel:

UAE Legal Market Trends & Regulatory Developments

25 minutes break

50 mins

Legal workshop:

AI 'Skills' and their Pivotal Role in the UAE's Growing Legal Market

40 mins

Transformation in UAE and KSA – Profits and Perceptions

50 mins

International Expansion of UAE's Strategic Industries

55 mins

Legal Panel:

The LegalTech Ecosystem's Impact on Business

25 mins

Macroeconomic Trends in the GCC: 2024-2025 Outlook

10 mins

Concluding Remarks

15 mins

Opening Address - Clarifying the Complex in the UAE 

20 mins

Navigating the Future: The UAE’s Story and Roadmap to Digital Transformation and Success

45 mins

Future of Professionals - Forces Shaping Professional Work

35 mins

Tax & finance panel:

Significant Technical Updates in the Regional Tax Universe

25 minutes break

50 mins

Tax & finance workshop:

Global Minimum Tax Compliance in Practice for Multinationals

40 mins

Transformation in UAE and KSA – Profits and Perceptions

50 mins

International Expansion of UAE's Strategic Industries

55 mins

Tax & finance workshop:

How to Automate End-to-end Indirect Tax Processes 

25 mins

Macroeconomic Trends in the GCC: 2024-2025 Outlook

10 mins

Concluding Remarks

Speakers

HE. Dr. Saeed Aldhaheri,Director, Center for Futures Studies, University of Dubai
HE. Dr. Saeed Aldhaheri
 Director
Center for Futures Studies, University of Dubai President
Robotics & Automation Society – UAE 
Sara Emad AlHumaidan, Acting Head of Government Regulation Platform, General Secretariat Of The Cabinet
Sara Emad AlHumaidan
Acting Head of
Government Regulation Platform
General Secretariat Of The Cabinet
Professor Ghassan Aouad, Chancellor, Abu Dhabi University, UAE
Professor Ghassan Aouad
Chancellor
Abu Dhabi University UAE 
Shabana Begum, Executive Director, Tax Policy Sector, Ministry of Finance UAEShabana Begum
Executive Director
Tax Policy Sector
Ministry of Finance UAE
Michael Doersam, Chief Financial and Group Services Officer, Emirates GroupMichael Doersam
Chief Financial and Group Services Officer
Emirates Group
Kristin Campbell-WilsonKristin Campbell-Wilson
Executive Director
Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre
Kris Wadia, CEO, Middle East & Africa, Sullivan & Stanley Kris Wadia
Chief Executive Officer
Middle East & Africa
Sullivan & Stanley
Stuart D'Souza, CEO and co-Founder, AEI SaudiStuart D'Souza
CEO and co-Founder
AEI Saudi
Scott Livermore
Scott Livermore
Chief Economist and
Managing Director
Oxford Economics Middle East
Kevin Cooper, Chief Operating Officer, Hadef & Partners
Kevin Cooper
Chief Operating Officer
Hadef & Partners
Anthony O’Sullivan, Managing Partner for UAE and Pakistan, EY
Anthony O’Sullivan
Managing Partner for
UAE and Pakistan
EY
Jody Waugh
Jody Waugh
Managing Partner
Head of Banking & Finance
Al Tamimi
Stanly Abraham
Stanly Abraham
Chief Financial Officer
Middle East, North Africa & Australia
Galadari Brothers Group
F&B Division
Prakash Govindan
Prakash Govindan
Chief Operating Officer
Gradiant
Mohammad Abandah,Chief Legal & Compliance Counsel, Aon – Middle EastMohammad Abandah
Chief Legal &
Compliance Counsel
Aon – Middle East
Anup Patel
Global Head of Strategy & Transformation / CIO, SanofiAnup Patel
Global Head of Strategy & Transformation / CIO
Sanofi
Sanofi 
Maha El Dahan, Bureau Chief, Gulf - Reuters
Maha El Dahan
Bureau Chief, Gulf
Reuters 
Jake Heller
Jake Heller
Head of Product
CoCounsel
Thomson Reuters
Luis Ortega, Vice President of Growth, Pagero
Luis Ortega
Vice President of Growth Pagero 
Arran Braganza, Founder & CEO of Jalubro Consulting
Arran Braganza
Founder & 
Chief Executive Officer
Jalubro Consulting Limited 
Rania Telfah
Rania Telfah
General Counsel
Legal Affairs
Khalifa University
Sonya Syan
Sonya Syan
Head of Knowledge Management
Al Tamimi
Efftichia Dower
Efftichia Dower
Vice President
Legal
M42
Dr Ibraheem Almansouri
Dr Ibraheem Almansouri Director of Engineering
Masdar
Yosr Hamza
Yosr Hamza
Director, Legal & Compliance
Middle East, Gartner
Ibrahim Abdel Rehim, Director, Strategic Business Development, Asia & Emerging Markets, Thomson Reuters
Ibrahim Abdel Rehim
Regional Head
Middle East & North Africa
Thomson Reuters
Catherine Roberts, Snr. Director, AI and LegalTech, Thomson Reuters
Catherine Roberts
Snr. Director
AI & LegalTech Thomson Reuters
Jordan Gill, Assistant Director - International Tax Middle East, Alvarez & Marsal
Jordan Gill
Assistant Director
International Tax Middle East
Alvarez & Marsal
David Ashlin, Finance Transformation Lead – Group Finance, Al Futtaim
David Ashlin
Finance Transformation Lead
Group Finance
Al Futtaim 
Ayman Elkhouly, Head of IT, Systra MEA
Ayman Elkhouly
Head of IT
Systra MEA
Doukje de Haan
Doukje de Haan
Partner
Tax Technology & Consulting
Deloitte Middle East
Rob Head
Rob Head
Senior Director
Proposition Lead
Legal Content Solutions Thomson Reuters
Claire Thompson
Claire Thompson 
Senior Ethics & Bus. Integ. Counsel
Legal, Ethics & Business Integrity
Emirates Global Aluminium
Balraj Gurudayal Saigal
Balraj Gurudayal Saigal
Senior Director
Solutions Consulting
Asia & Emerging Markets

Thomson Reuters
Lucy Cutler, Director, Practical Law Finance (UK and Global) and Practical Law Restructuring and Insolvency, Thomson Reuters
Lucy Cutler
Director
Practical Law Finance (UK and Global) and Practical Law Restructuring and Insolvency
Thomson Reuters
Sam Johnstone, Direct Tax Proposition Lead, Thomson Reuters
Sam Johnstone
Direct Tax Proposition Lead
Thomson Reuters
Pooja Khetwani
Pooja Khetwani
Senior Solution Consultant
Asia & Emerging Markets
Thomson Reuters 
UmaMaheswaran Panneer Selvan
UmaMaheswaran
Panneer Selvan
Indirect Tax Solutions Consultant
Thomson Reuters