BWI: CFO Leadership Conclave in Kuala Lumpur

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: 9.9 Mediaworx Pvt. Ltd.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 02:53 PM IST (09:23 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Banking & financial services, Business services, Education & training, Information technology, Media & entertainment, Publishing & printing; Technology
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CFO Leadership Conclave in Kuala Lumpur


Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, Tuesday, July 13, 2010 -- (Business Wire India) -- 9.9 Media's CFO Institute recently held its much awaited first annual CFO Leadership Conclave in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, featuring the theme "Now that you're a strategist. what next?" This three day/two night offsite brought together over 50 Indian Chief Financial Officers to deliberate their changing roles and the need for leadership to meet the challenge head-on. At the conclave, CFO delegates found great value in the way leadership was integrated into the CFO agenda.

Speaking about the event, Ms Shilpa Kumar, Senior General Manager & Head - Global Markets Group, ICICI Bank, said, "The CFO Leadership Conclave provided a platform to CFOs for frank discussion amongst peers. ICICI Bank, through such thought leadership platforms, stays committed to bringing insights into current challenges and opportunities facing CFOs and senior decision makers in Indian corporates." ICICI Bank Global Markets Group was the Presenting Partner at the Conclave.

Highlights of the conclave included a keynote address by TV Mohandas Pai, the inspiring Director HR, Education & Research of Infosys, on the "CFO as a Business Leader". Additionally, a special session around the findings of a recent survey on cloud computing executed by CFO Institute and Microsoft was held at the Malaysian Petroleum Club of Petronas Twin Towers. This study was conducted to analyze the Indian CFO's prevailing perceptions of cloud computing and its potential economic benefits. "Microsoft is working towards making cloud computing a reality for its customers and partners - and is helping them make the transition, today. The 9.9 CFO Leadership Conclave was a great opportunity for Microsoft to interact with the CFO delegation to discuss the market context in detail, while we were literally in the 'clouds'", said Vikas Arora, Group Director, Cloud Services, Microsoft India.

9.9 Media is one of India's most diversified media companies that integrates its print, online, research and event platforms to serve highly-targeted communities such as Owner-Managers / Entrepreneurs, CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, CFOs, Manufacturing & Logistics professionals, IT professionals, Channel partners, Gamers, Personal technology enthusiasts and those leading institutes of higher education. Some of its leading brands include The CTO Forum, Digit, Industry 2.0, Logistics 2.0, Digit Channel Connect, thinkdigit.com, consumermate.com, Edu, IT Next and CFO India. The 9.9 School of Convergence is focused on developing talent in journalism. 9.9 Media was founded by five professionals: Kanak Ghosh, Asheesh Gupta, Vikas Gupta, Anuradha Das Mathur and Pramath Raj Sinha. Its investors include Helion Venture Partners and TVS Capital Funds Ltd.


CONTACT DETAILS
Deepak Garg, Executive Director - The CFO Institute, 9.9 Mediaworx Pvt. Ltd., +91 9999175100, deepak.garg@9dot9.in

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