This event is organised by the digital committee.

Registration Time: 09:15

Session Time: 09:30- 11.30 
Speakers: Mr Clive Webb, Mr Michael Azzopardi, Ms Angie Ann Camilleri, Mr Michael Degaetano, Mr Nicolai Borg and  Mr Gordon Micallef
Venue: Online Webinar 

Participation Fees (The Institute is now accepting payments via Paypal)
MIA Members: €28.00
Non-MIA Members: €50.00
Retired Members: €15.00
Students: €20.00

Data quality and automation of processes are key enablers to the success of many finance functions going forward, irrespective of their size. Data together with process complexity, technology change and human resource capacity and capabilities are fundamental challenges that many finance functions face. As a result, finance functions may end up, not pursuing, or with stop gap solutions that do not necessarily deliver the required benefits and do not encourage businesses to invest further in this direction. 

OBJECTIVES OF THE SESSION

The objective of this webinar is to unravel the why, what, and how to address data quality and automation projects in finance functions.

TOPICS ON THE AGENDA

• Defining key business objectives, drivers and values around data and automation to finance functions

• How data and automation projects should be designed across all aspects of people, process and technology, what expectations need to be managed, together with the analyses of common challenges faced and how to address them

A panel discussion will follow, addressing relevant and direct experiences from panel members with different perspectives including CFOs.

Target audience

CEOs, CFOs, COOs and members of a finance team

Speakers' profiles

Clive Webb is Head of Business Management, Professional Insights, ACCA. He works in ACCA's thought leadership team providing insights on the evolution of the finance function and the application of technology.  Clive is a qualified accountant having previously worked for one of the Big 4.

Angie Ann Camilleri is a Consultant at RSM Malta leading its Data Analytics and Intelligent Automation arm.

Nikolai Borg is a finance and tax professional with experience across multiple industries and also holds a Masters in Business Administration

Gordon Micallef is a Partner responsible for Management Consulting and Transformation services RSM Malta. He leads a number of multidisciplined teams delivering solutions to enhance business performance across digital strategies, manage operational change across technology, people and processes, together with maximising the value of data, analytics and automation.

Michael Azzopardi leads Technology Consulting at EY Malta. Michael is an IT professional with more than 20 years of experience in strategy, architecture, software engineering and innovation practices working in global organizations. He held several positions in IT solution delivery and enterprise architecture at Credit Suisse in Switzerland and the United States before returning to Malta and joining EY. His strength is in bringing together various disciplines of IT including program and project management, software engineering, security practices and integration architecture to deliver sustainable strategic solutions that deliver value to the organization. By combining formal methods and analytical skills he developed and directed IT architecture concepts and strategies that transform how organizations approach complex business challenges through technology. This included the domains of end user technology, cloud, data architecture, enterprise mobility and security. Michael holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology (Computer Science) from the University of Malta and a Master of Science degree in Information Technology - Software Engineering Management from Carnegie Mellon University, United States of America. He is an IEEE Senior Member and a member of the MIA Digitalisation Committee.

Michael Degaetano graduated from the University of Malta in 1990 with an honours degree in Accountancy, obtaining a warrant as a Certified Public Accountant a year later. Over the years he worked in various management roles in the accountancy field within the private sector, including financial services. He is currently Financial Controller at P.Cutajar & Co Ltd.

EVENT CPE COMPETENCES

2 Hours Professional

WEBINAR TERMS AND CONDITIONS

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