Resilience redefined: Building resilience through scenario planning

Jesper is an Partner in the Finance Transformation Practice at Deloitte Middle East and is our Anaplan Lead Alliance Partner. He has over 23 years of experience delivering complex finance and business transformation programmes, focusing mainly on optimising planning, consolidation, and reporting for multinational clients across Europe, APAC, the US, and the Middle East.

Javed leads the Finance Transformation Practice at Deloitte Middle East, he brings nearly three decades of global finance consulting experiences, partnering with senior finance executives in defining, designing and implementing efficient and effective finance functions that drive enterprise performance enabled by technology. He has worked extensively in Europe and North America as well as currently in the Middle East. He is a Chartered Accountant, finance director and data scientist, specializing in finance advisory (covering creation/separation/integration), transformation, performance management, cost management/reduction and analytics. Expertise covers full end-to-end including strategy, operating model, process, people, reporting, data and systems. Prior to joining DTME, he led on finance transformation in Canada including being the lead finance transformation partner for a top 10 global bank. He studied in the UK at London and Warwick university business schools and spent the majority of his global working life based in London, specializing in technology enabled finance transformation programs.

A strategist, business architect, and transformation leader with over 15 years of experience driving complex change programs in financial services, particularly within finance and back-office functions. Passionate about leveraging technology, digital innovation, and agile methodologies to transform how organizations operate and serve their customers. Known for a hands-on leadership style and a proven track record of successfully delivering large-scale global initiatives. Focused primarily on the banking sector, working closely with leading investment and universal banks. Available to support organizations seeking to transform their finance functions or gain insights into industry-leading practices.

Franca is a Partner in Finance Transformation portfolio in Deloitte Middle East, bringing more than 23 years of management and technology consulting experience, partnering with senior finance executives and C levels in defining, designing and implementing efficient and effective finance and back-office functions, enabled by technology.

Ruediger Zimmermann brings over 20 years of finance and industry leadership experience across energy, infrastructure, and industrial sectors in Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia. He has led major finance and IT transformation programs, including securing landmark project financing and implementing large-scale ERP solutions. Known for his strategic insight and collaborative leadership style, Ruediger fosters transparency, trust, and resilience within teams. Fluent in English, Spanish, and German, he now focuses on driving growth and transformation in the Energy, Resources & Industrials sector across the Middle East.