Finance professionals to gather at the ACT Middle East Conference to discuss on-going shift of economic power from west to east

Over 300 delegates from across the GCC will come together to discuss and debate the key issues facing corporate treasurers, risk managers and corporate finance professionals operating in the Middle East region. This year's event theme 'Shifting Sands - Connecting the World' will look at the on-going shift in economic power from west to east and what this migration means for the Gulf region.

Leading speakers treasury experts from across the GCC will discuss topics including; treasury liquidity management, effective cash management policy, funding and investment strategy, technology solutions for treasury and risk management strategy. Key speakers at the event include Matthew Hurn, Chairman of ACT Middle East and Maryam Nemazee, Anchor at Bloomberg Television and host of "The Pulse" programme which tracks the latest international developments in business, economics and financial news.

Matthew Hurn, Chairman of ACT Middle East said: "Despite being a key financial region, the Middle East suffers from a widespread lack of knowledge and understanding of the treasury function. Many professionals in the market are guilty of considering it as one and the same as the CFO function. During this conference we plan to educate and inform the audience about the treasury function to help them understand how using it effectively can help their business grow and develop."

After day one of the conference, ACT Middle East will host a prestigious Annual Awards dinner where winners will be acknowledged for exemplary use of the treasury division to facilitate highly successful deals and transactions over the past twelve months.