---
type: "event"
title: "IMA Middle East Finance Excellence & Leadership Summit (FELS) 2027"
description: "Expected 2027, Dubai, dates not announced. IMA Middle East's annual regional summit for management accountants and finance leaders, hosted in Dubai."
resource: "https://accounting.events/events/ima-middle-east-finance-excellence-leadership-summit-fels/"
tags: ["event", "National professional bodies", "United Arab Emirates", "2027"]
timestamp: "2026-09-03"
---

# IMA Middle East Finance Excellence & Leadership Summit (FELS) 2027

IMA Middle East Finance Excellence & Leadership Summit (FELS) 2027 is expected in 2027 in Dubai; the organiser has not published dates.

IMA Middle East's annual regional summit for management accountants and finance leaders, hosted in Dubai.

- **When:** 2027, not announced (expected, not announced by the organiser)
- **Where:** Dubai · United Arab Emirates
- **Organiser:** IMA (Institute of Management Accountants) Middle East
- **Format:** In person
- **Type:** National professional bodies
- **Official site:** https://imamiddleeast.org/en/events/

## Why it matters

FELS is the IMA Dubai chapter's annual one-day leadership summit, held in Dubai with more than 500 finance professionals at the 2024 edition, organised with ACCA Middle East and the CFA Institute. It is the largest IMA-run gathering in the region, and the 2025 edition ran with DIFC Academy as a supporting partner. Re-check imamiddleeast.org from mid-2027.

## Who attends

Finance professionals across the UAE, organised by the IMA Dubai chapter in partnership with ACCA Middle East and the CFA Institute, drawing over 500 attendees at the 2024 edition.

## Past editions

- 2025: 2025; Dubai, UAE; 2025 edition with DIFC Academy as supporting partner.
- 2024: 2024; Dubai, UAE; Over 500 finance professionals attended, organised by ACCA with the IMA Dubai Chapter and CFA Institute.

Source: https://imamiddleeast.org/en/events (checked 2026-09-02)