CFO Thought Leadership Roundtable

Augmenting growth while balancing risks and rewards

We also believe in taking risks, because thats how you move things along Melinda Gates
11th & 12th September 2012 The Westin Kuala Lumpur

Platinum Sponsor

Kementerian Kewangan Malaysia

www.asianworldsummit.com

Event Overview
The fundamental of business is about seizing growth and managing risks. Fresh from the impact of crisis, most companies are busy cutting cost and toning down their expansion. Many businesses are also rethinking their business models and begining to reposition for a changed market in order for them to sustain growth. This is where CFOs step in to take the responsibility of preserving the value of business while catalysing growth and controlling risks. With the threats evolving in the West; how are Asian CFOs coping with the financial solemnness? Have companies managed to expand in these risky times and how have CFOs been a catalyst for the growth? CFO Thought Leadership Roundtable aims to find answers to these questions by fostering the sharing of experience from award winning and expert speakers from across continents and interactive roundtable discussions which will stimulate revelation on the best practices to achieve growth while minimising risks. Take away with you skills and strategies on: Remodelling the finance function to get going in times of trouble Delivering value for internal and external stakeholders Ensuring sufficient liquidity by improving working capital management Offsetting lost profits through cost cutting Balancing between growth and risks

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Chief Executive Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Directors and Heads of Finance, Treasury, and Financial Controllers

Your Expert Speakers

CHAIRPERSON Vincent Chew Chong Eu Chief Executive Officer Covenant Equity Consulting Sdn Bhd Ross Hughes Chief Financial Officer Water Corporation, Western Australia

(Hughes is the winner of the National Public Sector Financial Manager of the Year Award by CFO DealBook Awards 2011 and 2008 WS Lonnie Award for Chief Financial Officer of the Year)

James Maclaurin Group Chief Financial Officer Axiata Group Berhad

(Axiata has won the Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Award for Best Telecom Group for four consecutive years in a row, and is the only Malaysian company included in the Forbes Asias Fab 50 List 2011)

Index 2011 Award & was the top winner in the Consumer Markets segment at KPMG Shareholder Value Award 2011)

Marc Seiler Executive Director Finance & Control Nestl (Malaysia) Berhad (Nestl received the Distinction Award & Best Corporate Social Responsibility Award at Malaysian Corporate Governance Koo Nguang Siah Senior Vice President & Group Financial Controller Cerebos Pacific Limited

(In an inaugural Governance & Transparency Index by Business Times in 2009, Cerebos was ranked a commendable 26th best out of the 676 companies ranked for good corporate governance)

S.V.Padmanabhan (SVP) Head & Senior Vice President -Product (Finance and Accounts), Olam International Limited & Chief Financial Officer, Invenio Holdings Pte Ltd

(Olam International was voted as the Most Transparent Company by SIAS Investors Choice Awards since 2006 till date. Most recently, Olam was awarded the Medium Cap Corporate of the Year by Asiamoney)

Nurhisham Hussein Vice President Economic Research Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad Dr. Lau Chee Kwong Associate Professor of Accounting, Nottingham University Business School, Malaysia Member of the Issues Committee, Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) John Wong Managing Director Group Head of Transaction Banking, Global Wholesale Banking Malayan Banking Berhad Girish Ramachandran Executive Director RSM Strategic Business Advisors Sdn Bhd Lex Lee Director -Risk Consulting Deloitte & Touche Enterprise Risk Services

Day One | September 11 | Tuesday

08:30 09:00 09:10 09:20 Registration Commencement of Conference Welcome Note Opening Remarks by Chairperson Vincent Chew Chong Eu Chief Executive Officer Covenant Equity Consulting Sdn Bhd Keynote Address Low hanging fruit - Opportunities for CFOs in a volatile market Session One The making of an exceptional CFO CFOs as partners through thick and thin The role of CFOs in making the difference between corporate success and failure Being flexible in meeting the exigencies of the time Leveraging on emotional intelligence to build trust among BODs and stakeholders Ross Hughes, Chief Financial Officer Water Corporation, Western Australia 10:45 11:15 Morning Networking Break Session Two Remodeling the finance function to stay com petitively strong Maneuvering through the waves of trouble Reducing cost whilst maintaining operational efficiency Transforming with the help of technology innovation Managing and mitigating financial risk James Maclaurin, Group Chief Financial Officer Axiata Group Berhad 12:00 Session Three Meeting the growth expectations of stakeholders Fostering investor intelligence relationships through persuasive communication Identifying overlooked investing strategies for growth Exploiting competitors weaknesses to companys advantage Making well calculated decisions S.V.Padmanabhan (SVP) Head & Senior Vice President - Product (Finance and Accounts), Olam International Limited & Chief Financial Officer, Invenio Holdings Pte Ltd 12:45 14:15 Networking Lunch Session Four Roundtable Discussion One Ensuring sufficient liquidity for current business operations and expansion Asian funding landscape - Funding business growth through bank funding Raising funds via equity versus debt capital market Leveraging on the rising of Islamic funding Finding the right financing mix Girish Ramachandran, Executive Director RSM Strategic Business Advisors Sdn Bhd 15:30 16:00 Afternoon Networking Break Session Five Roundtable Discussion Two Driving novelty in working capital management Observing trends in working capital management and its impact companys performance Reducing funds tied up in working capital Improving cash flow analytics and quantifying potential cash flow advancements Enhancing supply chain finance through continuous innovation John Wong, Managing Director Group Head of Transaction Banking, Global Wholesale Banking Malayan Banking Berhad 17:15 17:30 Closing Remarks End of Day One & Mocktail Reception

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Day Two | September 12 | Wednesday

08:45 09:15 09:30 Registration Opening Remarks by Chairperson Session One Pursuing value and ethics in business The role of CFO in corporate governance Enhancing company performance and shareholder value through good corporate governance Aligning the interest of individuals, corporations and society Integrating ethical values into board and senior management decision-making Building an overall corporate culture of integrity Marc Seiler, Executive Director Finance & Control Morning Networking Break Session Two: Roundtable Discussion Balancing between growth and risk Strategic risk The overlooked aspect of risk management? Managing and mitigating the impact of crises and unexpected risk Tackling the escalation of interest rate risk Allocating resources between developed and rapid-growth market Lex Lee Director -Risk Consulting Deloitte & Touche Enterprise Risk Services 12:00 Session Three Control Self-Assessment (CSA) Making it matters Pressures on companies to adopt tools like CSA to improve corporate governance Overcoming the tendencies of becoming just another control centric, form filling administrative process How CSA can be a very valuable tool for management? Managing of business risks to ensure business results Koo Nguang Siah Senior Vice President & Group Financial Controller Cerebos Pacific Limited 12:45 Networking Lunch 14:15 Session Four Expert Opinion : Seizing growth opportunities in local and international market How vulnerable is Asia towards the euro crisis? Expanding in homeland versus abroad Investing in developed or rapid-growth market? Accurate investment decision-making for expansion Panellist: Nurhisham Hussein, Vice President Economic Research Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad 15:30 Session Five Standing tall with IFRS convergence Convergence to IFRS - An update The EU experience - What can we learn? What is next - 1 January 2013 and after? Dr. Lau Chee Kwong, Associate Professor of Accounting, Nottingham University Business School, Malaysia Member of the Issues Committee, Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) 16:15 16:30 Closing Remarks End of Conference & Farewell Coffee

Nestl (Malaysia) Berhad

11:00 10:45

Format of Roundtable Discussion The participants will be divided into smaller groups. For the first 15 minutes, the speaker of the roundtable session will share his/ her thoughts on the topic and will throw out some points that can be discussed by the participants. The participants will then discuss the topic among themselves in their respective groups for 45-minutes. The session ends with the speaker summarizing the discussion. The objective of the session is to allow free interaction among the attendees to promote sharing and exchange of ideas.