17th Annual Conference 2025

ICAI Leadership

ICAI Leadership &
Managing Committee

The Future Ready Conference 2025 is designed as an immersive and forward-looking experience, empowering professionals to anticipate change, embrace innovation, and lead with purpose. It focuses on preparing individuals and organizations to thrive in an era defined by digital transformation, sustainability, and ethical leadership.

The Future Ready theme inspires everyone — from experienced leaders to emerging talent — to evolve as influencers, mentors, and changemakers. It encourages a mindset of continuous learning, collaboration, and impact, equipping professionals to contribute meaningfully to their industries and to the world at large.

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ICAI Leadership

ICAI Leadership &
ICAI Bahrain Executive Committee

CA Charanjot Singh Nanda

President, ICAI

CA Prasanna Kumar D

Vice President, ICAI

CA Vinit Maroo

Chairperson

CA Viinod Rathi

Vice Chairperson

CA Abhishek Gupta

Secretary

CA Syed Zaki

Treasurer

CA Abhinav Goel

Joint Secretary

CA Pankaj Jain

Joint Treasurer

CA Ankit Ajmera

Ex-com Member

CA Bharti Maheshwari

Ex-com Member

CA Kaushalendra Manglunia

Ex-com Member

CA Nikitha Mohan

Ex-com Member

CA Vivek Trivedi

Ex-com Member

SPEAKERS

Our Esteemed Speakers

H.E. Mr. Vinod K. Jacob

Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Bahrain

Mr. Jamal Fakhro

Managing Partner, KPMG Bahrain

Mr. Abbas Al Radhi

Chairman of the Bahrain Accountants & Auditors Association

Sachin Pilot

Former Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan and MLA, Tonk

Padma Bhushan D.R. Mehta

Founder of Jaipur Foot

Ramesh Damani

Visionary Investor

Colonel Rajeev Bharwan (Retd.)

Indian Army Veteran & Life Coach

CA Paresh Gupta

CA, Bcom (SRCC), MBA- London School of Business & Finance

Joy Paul

Regional Practice Leader, GBM

Gururajan Krishnamurthy

Business Head - Finance Suite MEA, Zoho

CA Arvind Sharma

Director, KPMG Bahrain

Clint McLachlan

Director - ESG and Technical, ALBA

Reem AlBastaki

Senior Environment Engineer, GPIC

Tahani Hussain

VP - Group Sustainability & ESG, Bapco Energies

CA Jatin Karia

Senior Partner, Grant Thornton Bahrain & Qatar

Mohamed Yusuf AlBinali

Director of Telecommunications Competition, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority

Prashant Govil

Senior Advisor - Transformation Lead and Strategic Initiatives, BBK

Fawaz Ghazal

CEO, FLOOSS

Nishith Saxena

Partner, Technology Advisory, Grant Thornton Bahrain & Qatar

Ram Subramaniam

Partner - Digital Transformation, MCA Gulf

Gaurav Mehta

Managing Director, Protiviti Middle East

Umair Murtaza

Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Maytham Abbas

Head of Business Development, Khaleeji Bank

Arif Siddique Khokhar

Associate Director, ECOVIS AL SABТІ

Wasif Shahzad

Senior Manager, ECOVIS AL SABTI

Agenda

Conference Agenda

Day 1

Embracing the Future

Theme: Transforming Mindsets, Embracing Change

8:30 - 9:15
Registration, Networking & Breakfast
9:15 - 9:30
Sand Art Performance
9:30 - 9:33
Opening - Secretary

CA Abhishek Gupta

Secretary
9:33 - 9:40
Future Ready

CA Vivek Gupta

Past Chairperson, ICAI Bahrain
9:40 - 10:00
Chairperson address

CA Vinit Maroo

Chairperson, ICAI Bahrain
10:00 - 10:10
Chief Guest Address

H.E. Mr. Vinod K. Jacob

Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Bahrain
10:10 - 10:20
Dignitary Address

Mr. Jamal Fakhro

Managing Partner, KPMG Bahrain
10:20 - 10:30
Dignitary Address

Mr. Abbas Al Radhi

Chairman of the Bahrain Accountants & Auditors Association
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:00
Future of Indian Market

Mr. Ramesh Damani

Visionary Investor
12:00 - 12:50
Prayer & Lunch Break
12:50 - 13:00
Raffles
13:00 - 13:40
AI’s Role in Shaping RegTech

Ram Subramaniam

Partner Digital Transformation - MCA Gulf
13:40 - 14:40
Technological Disruption: Balancing Innovation, Regulation, and Risk

CA Jatin Karia

Senior Partner, Grant Thornton Bahrain & Qatar

Panelist: Mohamed Yusuf AlBinali, Prashant Govil, Fawaz Ghazal, Nishith Saxena
14:40 - 15:00
Coffee Break + Felicitation of Overseas Chapters
15:00 - 16:00
Rewriting the CA Story - A New Future

CA Paresh Gupta

CA, BCom (SRCC), MBA- LSBF
16:00 - 16:40
Digital Transformation of AI and ERM Function

Arif Siddique Khokhar and Wasif Shahzad

Ecovis Al Sabti Bahrain
16:40 - 17:00
Raffles
19:30 Onwards
Musical Night

Day 2

Leading the Future

Theme: Beyond Numbers - Vision, Value & Impact

8:30 - 9:00
Registration, Networking & Breakfast
9:00 - 9:10
Raffles
9:10 - 10:00
AI in Finance

Mr. Joy Paul

Regional Practice Leader, GBM
10:00 - 11:00
From Green Goals to Future Growth: ESG in Action in this segment

CA Arvind Sharma

Director - KPMG Bahrain

Panelist: Reem Al Bastaki, Clint McLachlan, Tahani Hussain
11:00 - 11:10
Fitness session
11:10 - 12:10
Scaling AI in an Organisation - Opportunities and Challenges

Mr. Gaurav Mehta

Managing Director - Protiviti Middle East

Panelist: Umair Murtaza, Maytham Abbas
12:10 - 12:40
Prayer & Lunch Break
12:40 - 13:10
Sponsors Felicitation
13:10 - 13:50
Story of Jaipur Foot

Padam Bhushan DR Mehta

Founder of Jaipur Foot
13:50 - 14:10
How Zoho is Future Ready?

Gururajan Krishnamurthy

Business Head - Finance Suite, MEA @ Zoho
14:10- 15:10
Indian Army Mindset to be Future Ready

Colonel Rajeev Bharwan (Retd.)

Indian Army Veteran & Life Coach
15:10 - 15:25
Membership Excellence Awards
15:25 - 15:40
Coffee Break
15:40 - 16:50
Is India Future Ready?

Shri Sachin Pilot

Former Deputy CM Rajasthan, MLA- Tonk

Panelist: CA Vinit Maroo, Chairperson, ICAI Bahrain
16:50 - 17:20
Raffles+vot

CA Vinod Rathii

Vice Chairperson, ICAI Bahrain