E-Invoicing Executive
Exchange Dubai.

The Leader’s Dialogue on Finance, Tax & Digital Leadership in a Real-Time Economy

  • May 7, 2026
  • Dusit Thani Dubai
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7th May 2026

Agenda

08 : 30 AM

Executive Welcome | Networking Coffee & breakfast

09:25 AM

Welcome Note & Context Setting
SPEAKER: Mohammed Sami, Portfolio Director, Plexus Global

09:30 AM

Opening Keynote
Setting the “why now” for UAE e-invoicing in 2026–27, what’s changing, and the key decisions need to make early, including ASP selection
SPEAKER: Kalaiarasan Manoharan, VP Tax, Noon

09:40 AM

Fire-Side Chat
UAE Customer Spotlight | What UAE enterprises must get right before go-live Key design considerations before implementation, data readiness, process alignment, and lessons from global mandates applied to the UAE context.
SPEAKERS
  • Chandra Vikram Prahladka, CFO, GCC, Choithrams
  • Shemeem CK, Associate Director-Enterprise Business, Cleartax Middle East

10:00 AM

Keynote
Decoding the latest guidelines: fallback endpoints & intra-VAT group transactions
SPEAKER: Shemeem CK, Associate Director-Enterprise Business

10:15 AM

Fire-Side Chat
Beyond E-Invoicing: What UAE Enterprises Should Expect Next
SPEAKERS
  • Ankur Jain, Partner, Tax, MMJS Consulting
  • Rishabh Tandon, Associate Partner, Indirect Tax, MMJS Consulting

10:35 AM

  • Panel Discussion 1
The CFO Agenda for UAE E-Invoicing
Turning Compliance into Competitive Advantage
PANELISTS
  • Ghulam Sabir, Group CFO - EMEA, SB Group International
  • Ali Abouda, Industry Expert (Group CFO, Ex Gulf Nav)
MODERATOR: Arman Iqbal, Senior E-invoicing Consultant, Cleartax Middle East

11:15 AM

Networking Coffee Break

11:35 AM

  • Panel Discussion 2
Integration, Scalability, and Compliance Considerations for E-invoicingh
PANELISTS
  • Asiya Zargar, Group Head of Tax, Mantrac Group
  • Akash Hapse, AGM Group Tax, Emirates Shipping Line
  • Amar Mehra, Head of Tax MENA, Kaplan MENA
MODERATOR: Taha Siddiqui, Senior E-invoicing Consultant, Cleartax Middle East

12:05 PM

  • Panel Discussion 3
Where E-Invoicing Breaks: Data, Ownership, and Execution Challenges
PANELISTS
  • Kalaiarasan Manoharan, VP Tax, Noon
  • Nitin Agarwal, Director Indirect Tax Operations, Majid Al Futtaim
  • Harsh Kedia, Head of Tax, United Arab Bank
MODERATOR: Ritwika Chowdhury, Senior E-invoicing Consultant, Cleartax Middle East

12:35 PM

RAFFLE DRAW ANNOUNCEMENT & OFFICIAL PHOTO SESSION

12:40 PM

Lunch & networking