Middle East and North Africa

This event was held on Thursday 25 July 2024

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CGIUKI and CGI MENA join together for their first online 2-hour symposium – this mini virtual seminar is a unique opportunity for you to hear from governance experts in AI and technology. This event brings together experts from different industries to share their insights.

By attending this two-hour seminar, you will gain the tools to position yourself at the forefront of governance advances in the boardroom and beyond. The two hours is split into bite sized masterclasses on governance and AI.

Branch Chair 

Rob Ford, Chair of CGI MENA and Executive Director of Governance Gurus FZE

Rob is a global leader in corporate governance and business excellence and assists organizations in enhancing their performance by incorporating strategic governance and ESG principles. He also has extensive experience in developing and improving governance frameworks, policies, and systems to ensure that organisations are compliant, efficient, and profitable. In addition, he has a strong background in HRM and training, and delivers excellent masterclasses and seminars on topics such as advanced leadership, ESG strategy, and diversity together with corporate culture transformation projects.

Governance Gurus FZE is the leading provider of corporate governance education and consultancy in the MENA region. They offer a range of courses and qualifications from CGIUKI, the gold standard professional body for corporate governance, as well as customized solutions to meet the specific needs of their clients. They collaborate with a network of experts and practitioners to guarantee that their services are of the highest quality and relevance to regional organisations.

Rob is passionate about corporate governance and how it can create a sustainable and successful business environment. He is a Fellow of CGIUKI, a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, and the Chairman of CGI MENA. He also serve as an Engagement Committee Member and Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, a prestigious City of London Livery company that promotes the profession of governance. Rob has a master's degree in Leading Innovation and Change and level 7 advanced postgraduate diploma in HRM and Training.

Keynote speaker

Julian Cunningham-Day, Partner, London

Julian is a Partner with 25 years’ experience of technology projects and is Co-Leader of Linklaters’ global Technology Sector Group. Julian has worked for many years on some of our largest IT transactions as well as advisory mandates in relation to data protection, information governance and other aspects of technology risk management. Julian is a member of Linklaters’ Generative AI steering group and regularly counsels clients on their adoption of AI. He also specialises in technology implementation projects for many of our major clients, including HSBC, Vodafone, Apple, Barclays, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Bank of America

Moderator

Paul Johnston, Associate Director, ONE Advisory Limited and Chair of the CGI SE England Branch

Paul is an Associate Director at ONE Advisory Limited, a business providing financial reporting and corporate governance services to a range of listed clients. Paul is also Company Secretary at the Blockchain and Climate Institute, an international think tank looking at deployment of emerging technologies to address climate change, and serves as the Chair of the CGI's South East England Branch.

Paul passionately believes that the corporate governance / company secretarial profession has a central role to play in supporting companies to do the ‘right thing’, both in terms of ethical standards and value generation for shareholders and other stakeholders. The demands on the profession are changing and it’s important that the profession adapts to these demands. In other words, it’s never been a more interesting and exciting time to be a corporate governance professional!

Panel speakers

Gilles Bonelli (FCCA), Management Consulting Executive and Digital Finance Transformation Leader

Gilles is the founder of the start-up SEE THE NEXT MOVE Ltd. He is a Management Consulting Executive, with a finance background (FCCA), who has held leadership positions with PwC, IBM, Deloitte, HCL, and The Hackett Group. He is a recognised thought leader and author in prominent financial services publications, including The Global Treasurer, The CFO, Global Banking and Finance Review, and most recently in The Scotsman. He is a Top Voice in Artificial Intelligence on LinkedIn. Gilles specialises in digital transformation and leveraging AI to provide significant value to market leaders. He has expertise in enhancing strategic decision-making, value creation, effectiveness, and operational efficiency for C-suite executives and their teams.

Valentina Dotto, Policy Advisor, CGIUKI

Valentina Dotto is a Policy Advisor at the Chartered Governance Institute UK and Ireland, specializing in effective corporate governance. In 2022, she received the 'heavy lifters' award from DIACC for her contributions to the development of the Pan Canadian Trust Framework. She is a member of the World Council on Environmental Law (WCEL) and the Global Network of Human Rights and Environment (GNHRE). She holds a bachelor's degree in International Development from Università Degli Studi di Torino, during which she completed placements at the Campus of the United Nations.

Alan Hewitt, Non-Executive Director, Praxonomy Ltd

Alan has been involved with IT, Services and Consulting for over 40 years and has an extensive range of experience across multiple industries in many countries. He worked at IBM for 30 years where he was an Executive Partner within their Consulting Business GBS (Global Business Solutions) and was the Global Leader for the Workforce Transformation practice. He was part of the core global team that made and executed the PwCC (Price Waterhouse Coopers Consulting) acquisition in 2001 taking responsibility for the capability of the combined organisation across Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Since 2018 he has been a Non-Executive Director for Praxonomy Ltd who build and market a Board Management Software offering called Boardlogic. More recently Alan has been looking at the current focus on AI and its potential impact on organisations and boards in particular.

Laura Reynaud, Associate Director, Cognizant

Laura Reynaud is an Associate Director at Cognizant. She is a US-qualified commercial lawyer with 16 years of experience in the Middle East. Reynaud specializes in commercial contracts, mainly technology contracts, IP, cloud computing, and data protection. Reynaud holds an LLM focused in International Corporate and Commercial Law from King's College London. She is based in UAE.

Technical update speaker

Mohamed Daoud, Director & Industry Practice Lead, Governance, Risk & Compliance - GRC, Dubai

Mohamed Daoud is a Director and Industry Practice Lead for Moody's Financial Crime Compliance across the Middle East and India. A strategic leader and seasoned professional with over 30 years of experience in banking, finance, and corporate sectors across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, he spent the last 20 years assisting and counselling organizations fighting financial crimes in the Middle East and Africa. His extensive experience brings a unique and innovative perspective to managing regulatory/reputation risks in banking, finance, insurance, and other sectors like energy, mining, telecom, real estate, retail, and government.