The Region's Most Influential Gathering

Middle East Tax Leaders
Summit & Awards

FEBRUARY 12, 2026

DUBAI, UAE

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Thought Leaders

Featured Speakers

Dr. Zahra Al Dahmani

Director of Tax Payer Services

Federal Tax Authority

CA Nirav Shah

Partner

Taxmate Software Solutions LLC

Safae Guennoun

CEO & Principal Tax Advisor

The Tax Point

Akshaya Khandooja

Akshaya Khandooja

Tax Director

Americana Foods

Vinit Mishra

Head of Treasury

Nutrisco

Kalaiarasan Manoharan

Kalaiarasan Manoharan

Group Tax Director

noon.com

CA Mithilesh Reddy

CA Mithilesh Reddy

Founding Partner

SBC Tax Consulting LLC

Aashish Poddar

Director - Tax and Zakat Director

ACWA Power

Aparna Lakshminarasimhan

Aparna Lakshminarasimhan

MENA Tax & Group Transfer Pricing Director

GFG Alliance

Asiya Majid Zargar

Group Head of Tax

Mantrac

Ashwani Baweja

Group Corporate Finance Head

Export Trading Group

Alok Chugh

CEO & Managing Partner

Helios Consulting

Alex Pavel

Managing Director - APAC & Middle East

Sovos

CA Balaram Vuchidi

CA Balaram Vuchidi

CEO & Founding Partner

SBC Tax Consilting LLC & Spectrum Auditing

Bilal Mansoor

Chief Operating Officer

Esal Tech, a joint venture between Oxinus Holdings & Dhruva Consultants

Ellie Abdali

VP Tax & Treasury

Arcera

Elisa Maria Del Palacio Acosta

Group Tax Manager

Sanad

Fuad Shahin

Group Head of Tax – MENA

DHL Group

Huma Gul

Group Chief Accountant

Bahri & Mazroei

Henrique Andrade

Henrique Andrade F. de Resende

Regional Tax & Global Trade Manager - Middle East, Africa and South Asia

Henkel

Mohammed Afzal Volli

Director of Finance | Finance

Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone - Government of Ras Al Khaimah

Mohamed Faycal Charfeddine

Senior Tax Director

Agthia Group PJSC

Maurice Elenbaas

Maurice Elenbaas

Tax and Reporting Director for International Beverages, APAC, MENAPAK and Sub-Saharan Africa

PepsiCo

Rafael Pacatang

Rafael Pacatang

Group Head of Tax – MENA

Canon Group

Rahul Punjabi

Group Tax Director

Airalo

Rahul Dinodia

Head of Group tax | Group Finance

Al Naboodah Group

Ruben Van Aarle

Ruben Van Aarle

CEO

Keeyns

Rashid Akbar

Group Head of Tax and Compliance

Ghobash Group

Rameez Umanath Kakodker

Lead Tax Technology

Esal Tech

Saurabh Taparia

Saurabh Taparia

Group Finance Director

Dubai Holding Group and Al Shamsi Holdings

Sarah Kaddoura

Audit manager at Tradex Auditing of Accounts LLC

Tradex

Shweta Jain

International Group Tax Manager ME, Africa and LATAM

Reckitt

Tamil Selvan Ramadoss

Group CFO & Business Transformation Officer

RMB Group, Dubai, UAE

Vaibhav Javaria

Vaibhav Javaria

Group Director - Audit

Ghassan Aboud Holding

Zeeshan Rasheed

Zeeshan Rasheed

Tax Leader

CSCEC Middle East

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ME TAX Awards 2026

Celebrating the visionaries shaping the future of Middle East Tax

Parwin Dina

Special Recognition Award - Lifetime Achievement in Tax Leadership Middle East

Parwin Dina

Global Tax Services FZ-LLC

Mithilesh Reddy

Tax Leader of the Year

CA Mithilesh Reddy

SBC Tax Consulting LLC

Ahmed Mukhtar

Excellence in Tax Governance & Audit Readiness

Ahmed Mukhtar

Al-khorayef Petroleum Company

Nidhi Malhotra

Corporate Tax Professional of the Year – Under 40

Nidhi Malhotra

A.R.M Holding

SBC

Transfer Pricing Firm of The Year

SBC Tax Consulting

RAKEZ

Best Finance Department of the Year – Middle East

Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone - (RAKEZ)