Damascus, Syria, 21st November 2008
The Meeting of the WAA Region was held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Damascus Syria on the 21st and 22nd November 2008.
We had the pleasure of having Ms Esther Tan CheenHwa our International Chairperson and the loveable Nick Blake our chief Executive Officer at our conference.
The Agenda focused on:
- Presentation made by new members
- Industrialisation in the Middle East
- Professional Practice Challenges in WAA Region
- Syrian Economics, Investments, Opportunities and Regulations
- Training on International Standards
Main focus and time was spent on how to reactivate our Region and to maximize our talents internally for business opportunities within the region, whilst co-ordinating with the other AGN Regions.
The WAA Region intends to have a Talent Bank Training Programme, complete a Marketing Profile, Regional Brochure, Directors to meet more often, with the first meeting to be held in April 2009 in Bahrain.
- Co-ordination Committee
- Membership - Dr Tawfiq Al-Swaillem
- Taxation - Olu Sola Oyetayo
- Finances - Sunil AbeyRatna
- Education / Training - Suhas Deshpande
We had 15 attendees from:
COUNTRY |
DELEGATE |
COMPANY |
UAE
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Mr Ahmed Maqtari |
Al-Maqtari Auditing |
| UAE |
Mr M Krishna Murthi |
Just & Fair Consulting |
| UAE |
Mr Mago J B Singh |
Just & Fair Consulting |
| Azerbaijan |
Dr Zamin Husseynov |
Mak Azerbaijan Ltd |
| KSA |
Dr Tawfiq Swailem |
Al-Swailem Consulting |
| Bahrain |
Mr Jawad Rasrumani |
Al Mezan Bureau |
| Bahrain |
Ms Shams Al Bahama |
Al Mezan Bureau |
| Jordan |
Mr Adel Habib |
Adel Habib & Co |
| South Africa |
Mr Ian McMurray |
McMurray Aldum Inc. |
| Sri Lanka |
Mr Sunil AbeyRatna |
AbeyRatna & Co |
| India |
Mr R Bupathy |
R Bupathy & Co |
| Nigeria |
Mr OluSola O Oyetayo |
Sola Oyetayo & Co |
| Iran |
Ms Shirin Afkari |
Azmoudakaran |
| Malaysia |
Ms Esther TanChoon Hwa |
GEP Associates |
| London |
Mr Nick Blake |
AGN International |
| Lyria |
Ms Hanadi Yassin |
ASAS Business Consultancy |
| Qatar |
Mr Abdul H Ibrahim |
Al Sayed Accounting & Auditing Company |
The pre-conference and post conference sight seeing was wonderful. The places of interest were:
- St. Paul’s Church (Old City) was built to commemorate the memory of St. Paul (Sand of Tarsus) As the biblical story goes he was charged by the Romans to persecute the Christians, but was converted on the Straight Street – Damascus. The blindness cured by St. Aninas. We visited the lane of St. Aninas.
- The Umayyad Mosque Great example of Islamic Architecture.
- Damascus Citidel dates to AD 1088
- Monastery of Sergees and St. Backons and of St. Tekla in Maoula. The only town in the world where the locals speak Aramaic (Christ Language)
- Dinner in the hills overlooking the city of Damascus
Our Young Member from Syria Miss Hanadi did an excellent job.
The following were elected to the Board of WAA for the next year.
OTHER DECISIONS
Talent Bank
Standard Request form to be done and circulated (Mr Zamin)
Sponsor Events, Projections of AGN (Ms Hanadi)
Regional Brochure (Mr Ahmed)
Location of Website (Ms Folkers)
Sample Reports through Public Domain - J Rasrumani – Link
Public Relations – Conference Check List (Ms Folkers)
Read – Marketing Guide (AGN WEB)
Members to be in touch constantly on e-mail
DOWNLOAD PRESENTATIONS:
- AGN-WAA Presentation (Presented by Miss Hanadi Yassin)
- Industrialization in Middle East (Presented by Mr. Mago Singh)
- Presentation of Financial Statements (Presented by CA R. Bupathy)
A report from D Sunil Abeyratna - Chair of AGN WAA
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