Safa Conference & Events

About The SAFA

South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA), a Network Partner of IFAC comprises of eleven accountancy bodies in South-Asian Region namely India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives and Afghanistan. Bhutan, where no accountancy body exists has been given an Observer status. SAFA has undertaken the leadership role in providing a new direction to the accountancy profession within the region and this Apex body has over 4,75,000 members affiliated with its member bodies. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is one of the founder members of SAFA and also hosts its Permanent Secretariat at New Delhi.

Who Speaking?

Chief Guests & Guests of Honour

Time

Subject
Master of Ceremony (Sidra Iqbal)
5:30 to 5:33 pm

Recitation from Holy Quran
5:33 to 5:35 pm

National Anthem
5:35 to 5:45 pm

Welcome Address by Shehzad Ahmed Malik, President ICMA
5:45 to 5:55 pm

Speech by Guest of Honour, Heshana Kuruppu, President South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA)
5:55 to 6:05 pm

Speech by Guest of Honour, Ashfaq Yousuf Tola, Vice President, South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA)
6:05 to 6:10 pm

Speech by Guest of Honour, Saleem Ullah, Deputy Governor SBP
6:10 to 6:15 pm

Speech by Guest of Honour, Dr. Farhan Essa, CEO, Essa Laboratories & Diagnostic Centre
6:15 to 6:25 pm

Tea Break
6:25 to 6:35 pm

Introduction of Session 1 by Shaham Ahmed, Honorary Secretary, ICMA
6:35 to 6:50 pm

Keynote Speech by Nihar Jambusariya, Advisor and Former President South Asian Federation of Accountants
6:50 to 7:50 pm
Panel Discussion moderated by Aftab Munshi, CEO, Al Habib Capital Markets
Panelists:
- Rehmat Ali Hasnie, President & CEO, National Bank of Pakistan
- Farrukh Rehman, President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP)
- Mahtab Uddin Ahmad, Vice President, Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh
- M. Ashraf Bawany, President, Ghani Global Group
- Kashif Mustafa, GM Finance, Fatima Group
- Farhan Akram, Chief Financial Officer, Dawlance Group
Session Chairman / Guest of Honour:

Badi Uddin Akber, Chief Executive Officer, Central Depository Company
7:50 to 8:00 pm

Speech by Guest of Honour, Arif Habib, Chairman, Arif Habib Group
8:00 to 8:15 pm

Speech by Chief Guest Jameel Ahmed, Governor of State Bank of Pakistan
8:15 to 8:20 pm

Cake Cutting Ceremony on 40 years of SAFA, Shield Distribution & Group Photograph
8:20 to 8:25 pm

Vote of Thanks by Azeem Hussain Siddiqui, Chairman CPD, ICMA
8:25 pm

Dinner
9:30 pm onwards

Cultural Show

Time

Subject
MoC Abdul Rehman & Ms. Samra Sarwar
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Morning Session
10:10 to 10:10 AM

Recitation from Holy Quran
10:10 AM - 10:20 AM

Welcome Address by Shehzad Ahmed Malik, President ICMA
10:20 AM - 10:30 AM

Introduction of the Session – Resilient Financial Strategies: Embedding Technological Solutions for Economic Growth - Muhammad Akmal, Chairman Karachi Branch Council
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Keynote Address by Tishan Subasinghe, Vice President CA Sri Lanka
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Panel Discussion moderated by Awais Yasin, Company Secretary, Diamer Bhasha Development Company – WAPDA
Panelists:
- Mehtab Uddin Ahmed, Vice President, Institute of Cost and Management Accountant of Bangladesh
- Yasir Ashfaq, CEO, Pakistan Microfinance Investment Company
- Kashif Shehzad, Head of Presales, TMC
- Tariq Sultan, Chief Operating Officer, Pathfinder Group
- Omer Khan Ghaznavi, Head of Total Rewards, HR, Fatima Group
- Muhammad Younas, Planning, Budgeting & Reporting, Department Manager, Fatima Group
- Muhammad Amin Rajput, DMD/CFO, SSGC
- Farhan Tahir, Acting Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer, PMEX
Running Tea
Mahrukh (MoC)
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

Address by the Chief Guest - Jam Ikram Ullah Khan Dharejo, Minister Industries & Commerce Department Government of Sindh
12:50 PM - 1:00 PM

Vote of Thanks by Rana Intzar, National Council Member
1:00 PM - 1:05 PM

Introduction of the Session – Sustainability and Major Achievements of Institutes in the Last 2-3 Years, Mariyum Pervaiz, Hon. Treasurer, ICMA
1:05 PM - 1:50 PM

Panel Discussion moderated by Abdul Wasey Khan, Former Vice President, ICMA
Panelists:
- Shehzad Ahmed Malik, President, ICMA
- Farrukh Rehman, President, ICAP
- Heshana Kuruppu, President, SAFA & CA Sri Lanka
- Ashfaq Yousuf Tola, Vice President, SAFA
- Sabbir Ahmed, Council Member, ICA Bangladesh
- Mehtab Uddin Ahmed, Vice President, Institute of Cost and Management Accountant of Bangladesh
Shield Distribution
1:50 PM - 1:55 PM

Vote of Thanks by Muhammad Yasin, Vice President, ICMA
2:00 PM

Lunch
Abdul Rahman & Sania (MoC)
2:45 PM - 2:50 PM

Introduction of the Session – Carbon Pricing and Technology: Driving Sustainable Economic Models – Ghulam Mustafa Qazi, Member National Council
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM

Keynote Address by Khalid Mumtaz, Dean Principal Bahria University
3:10 PM - 3:50 PM

Panel Discussion moderated by Ather Saleem, Member, Anti-Dumping Appellate Tribunal, Government of Pakistan
Panelists:
- Assad Hameed Khan, Head of ACCA (Pakistan)
- Dr. Ahsan Laliwala, Director, AI Systems (Pvt.) Limited
- Awais Nazir, Head of Financial Planning & Special Projects, Fatima Group
- Sabbir Ahmed, Council Member, ICA Bangladesh
- Faisal Qureshi, Section Head Risk & Compliance, Pak-Arab Refinery Limited (PARCO)
3:50 PM - 3:55 PM

Vote of Thanks by Abdul Qayyum, Member National Council, ICMA
3:55 PM

Group Photograph and Shield Distribution
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