ACCA "ME" Talks

ACCA Middle East

Join ACCA's Middle East team as they "chat" all things Accounting and more!  Join Fazeela Gopalani, head of ACCA Middle East, as she talks all things Finance Profession and more, with leading figures from across the Middle East. Join Taher Kapasi, Regional Education Manager on ACCA "ME" Talks - Student Focus, as he talks all things Students, Study and more, with leading learning partners, technical experts and axamaniers all to aid student progression. 

  1. Meeting the Expectations of Future employers

    30/05/2022

    Meeting the Expectations of Future employers

    In many ways, the demands of employers have changed in the context of skills that they seek from their employees. Join Taher Kapasi, Asad Ali Shariff, Chief Financial Officer, Standard Chartered Bank UAE, and Amar Mehra Senior Finance Trainer, Kaplan Professional Middle East as they openly chat about employer expectations that extend far beyond that of the academic qualification.

    41 min
  2. Student Focus: Dealing with Exam Failure

    09/02/2022

    Student Focus: Dealing with Exam Failure

    Failure can feel even more painful in the spotlight of another’s perfection. But nobody’s lives are perfect. Everyone messes up. Everyone fails. Everyone has bad things happen to them at some point.  Listen to industry-leading tutors alongside a real-life example of an ACCA student journey and his failures on his road to success.  In this session we aim to inspire you with insights to help cope with exam failure so that YOU can keep plodding on with your qualification journey, achieving your career progression goals.

    33 min
  3. An insight in to the study habits of 3 ACCA Exam prizewinners.

    10/11/2021

    An insight in to the study habits of 3 ACCA Exam prizewinners.

    Join Taher Kapasi, Regional Education Manager for ACCA Middle East as he chats with 3 ACCA Prizewinners and gives you insight into their "secret to success".  Listen as they talk about their habits and how their lifestyle/study habits help them outperform thousands of other students.

    25 min
  4. Understanding AI whilst connecting the dots between AI and ESG| Part Two

    04/11/2021

    Understanding AI whilst connecting the dots between AI and ESG| Part Two

    Join Fazeela Gopalani and Narayanan Vaidyanathan, Portfolio Head - Business Futures here at ACCA for this two-part podcast, as they aim to help you understand AI and connect the dots between AI and ESG whereby they take an in-depth look at ACCA and CA ANZ Professional Insights Paper; Ethics for sustainable AI adoption: connecting AI and ESG. Part One focuses on explaining in simple terms what AI actually is, what it stands for, includes and in particular how AI is changing the face of the accounting and finance profession.  Part Two focuses on the professional insights report, connecting AI & ESG and issues pertinent to emerging technologies, technology policy and human-centered technology.

    28 min
  5. Understanding AI whilst connecting the dots between AI and ESG | Part One

    03/11/2021

    Understanding AI whilst connecting the dots between AI and ESG | Part One

    Join Fazeela Gopalani and Narayanan Vaidyanathan, Portfolio Head - Business Futures here at ACCA for this two-part podcast, as they aim to help you understand AI and connect the dots between AI and ESG whereby they take an in-depth look at ACCA and CA ANZ Professional Insights Paper; Ethics for sustainable AI adoption: connecting AI and ESG. Part One focuses on explaining in simple terms what AI actually is, what it stands for, includes and in particular how AI is changing the face of the accounting and finance profession.  Part Two focuses on the professional insights report, connecting AI & ESG and issues pertinent to emerging technologies, technology policy and human-centered technology.

    26 min
  6. Student Focus - Building an effective learning strategy | What is learning strategy and why use one!

    19/07/2021

    Student Focus - Building an effective learning strategy | What is learning strategy and why use one!

    In today’s session, we’re focusing on how students can further develop their learning strategies to enhance the way they consume knowledge on the path to achieving their career and development goals. Join Taher Kapasi, Regional Education Manager, ACCA Middle East, Nicky Parkes – Regional Head of Education, ACCA MESA, Natalie Al-Samarrai, Head of ACCA - Senior Financial Trainer for Kaplan Professional Middle East an ACCA Approved learning partner and Pooja Vaswani – a current ACCA student as they talk through all things "Learning Strategies".

    38 min
  7. Groundbreakers, generation Z and the future of accountancy and how employers can harness the potential of Gen Z.

    05/07/2021 · VIDEO

    Groundbreakers, generation Z and the future of accountancy and how employers can harness the potential of Gen Z.

    Join Fazeela as she chats with Conor McHugh, Co-founder of Alchemy Selection Consultancy Ltd, as they take an in-depth look at the Top Ten Employer tips to harness the potential of Gen Z, which have been gathered as part of ACCA and IFAC's joint professional Insights report (available here): Ground-breakers: Gen Z and the future of accountancy | ACCA Global This research project explores the aspirations of the younger generation (Gen Z) as they enter theworkplace, it examines how the ambitions of younger people will help shape the next generation of work, discussed the strategies organizations should be adopting to help this generation thrive.

    26 min
  8. Value Added Tax - Middle East Lessons Learnt

    25/05/2021 · VIDEO

    Value Added Tax - Middle East Lessons Learnt

    Welcome to this edition of ACCA Me Talks, with Shiraz Khan, Head of Tax and Partner at Al Tamimi & Company, Nauman Mian, CFO of Bayt.com and Mustafa Malik, CFO of Philips KSA where we'll discuss our recently launched report “Value Added Tax - Middle East Lessons Learnt".

    49 min
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Join ACCA's Middle East team as they "chat" all things Accounting and more!  Join Fazeela Gopalani, head of ACCA Middle East, as she talks all things Finance Profession and more, with leading figures from across the Middle East. Join Taher Kapasi, Regional Education Manager on ACCA "ME" Talks - Student Focus, as he talks all things Students, Study and more, with leading learning partners, technical experts and axamaniers all to aid student progression. 

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  • Creator
    ACCA Middle East
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 ACCA Middle East
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