KPMG in the UAE Hosted the Second Edition of The National Ace the Case Competition

The team from S P Jain School of Global Management won the competition by displaying outstanding analytical and presentation skills which set them apart from the rest of the competing teams.

KPMG UAE will go on to sponsor the team's participation at the KPMG International Case Competition (KICC) that is to be held in Madrid, Spain in April 2013.

Dr. Tayeb Kamali who is the Vice Chancellor of Higher College of Technology graced the Award Ceremony with his presence and presented awards to the winners and runners up. While speaking to the attendees he said "I am delighted to be here today and appreciate this competition that KPMG has put together for our students. These case competitions provide an excellent learning environment for the students and give them a taste of what they will face in their professional careers. I wish the winning team the best of luck at the International Case Competition in Madrid." He also shared some of his experiences solving case studies from his own university days.

Runners up were the students from Middlesex University Dubai who put up a tough competition against the winners and highly impressed the panel of judges.

Prathap Katharikuppam, Partner for Human Resources and Risk Management at KPMG Lower Gulf congratulated the winners and said "Your hard work along with your combined analytical, reasoning, and presentation skills has resulted in winning this year's competition. This is your day, and all of us gathered here wish you the very best at the KICC in Madrid, make the UAE proud"

This is the second year that KPMG is hosting the two day competition in the UAE. The workshops held on day one, are designed to equip students with the necessary tools to solve, structure and present their analysis and recommendations. On day two, finalists transfer their learning to a live case under a tight deadline of three hours and present their findings to a Judging panel who pose as real life clients.

Reyana Menzel the Head of Human Resources said that "Ace the Case aims to continue inspiring the young minds of tomorrow. Every participant is truly a winner, given the steep learning curve experienced by the students. We are also pleased by how well this initiative was received across universities in the UAE."

The top 8 teams competing this year came from the following universities:

- S P Jain School of Global Management
- American University of Sharjah
- HCT- Dubai Men's College
- Middlesex University Dubai.

The winners are scheduled to travel in the first week of April, to compete against the brightest minds from across the globe.