The Assembly MENA

November 12 - November 13, 2024
Dubai, UAE
12 Credits

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    Meeting the Moment

    With heightened geopolitical volatility, swiftly changing sanctions regimes and emerging financial crime threats, the Middle East and North Africa form a globally important region poised to meet and overcome significant AFC challenges. Sizeable geopolitical shifts add urgency to the already complex evolution of sanctions. Also vying for compliance professionals’ time and attention: New financial crime threats posed by virtual assets, the renewed challenge of global terrorism financing and the latest trends in frauds and scams.

     

    Perfectly positioned to support with tailored content that provides practical, forward-thinking ideas and solutions, ACAMS empowers AML/AFC practitioners to grasp new opportunities while dealing effectively with a growing array of risks and threats. From Nov. 12-13 at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers in Dubai, connect with peers, top regulators and financial industry leaders for the latest guidance to suit your legal, regulatory and commercial circumstances as you lead across the region.

    MENA by the Numbers

    55+

    Expert
    Speakers

    12

    Curated
    Sessions

    12+

    ACAMS
    Credits*

    2

    Days of Training
    and Networking

    *ACAMS members can earn 12 ACAMS Credits for attending the conference, and 3 additional credits for attending the workshop. These credits count towards maintaining your ACAMS Certifications.

    Top Sessions

    Getting Ahead of the Curve: Sanctions Compliance and Sanctions Evasion Challenges
    The Cat and Mouse Game: Combatting Fraud, Including Cyber-Enabled Fraud
    Gaining Control: AI to Detect and Combat Suspicious Activity

    Program

    The program is listed in UAE Standard Time, and is subject to change.

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    Pre-Conference Registration

    12:00pm-5:30pm

    Workshop Check-in

    12:00pm-1:00pm

    WORKSHOP: Evolution at Pace: EWRA in a Shifting Risk Landscape

    1:00pm-4:00pm

    Keynote Speakers

    Ali Faisal Ba’Alawi Bio Photo

    Ali Faisal Ba’Alawi
    Chief
    FIU United Arab Emirates
    Nicholas McNicholas Bio Photo

    Nicholas McNicholas
    Senior Director – Enforcement and Regulatory Affairs
    Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority

    Special Presentation Speaker

    Andrew Naylor Bio Photo

    Andrew Naylor
    Head of Middle East and Public Policy
    World Gold Council

    Speakers and Task Force

    Kaoutar Abdallah Bio Photo

    Kaoutar Abdallah, CAFCA
    Chief Legal Officer, Compliance and Risk
    Telr
    Hossam M. Abd El-Rahman Bio Photo

    Hossam M. Abd El-Rahman, CAMS-Audit, CAMS-FCI
    Group Chairman & Managing Director
    Allied Compliance Consultants
    Nassir Abdulla Al Ameeri

    Nassir Abdulla Al Ameeri
    Senior Director - Operational Analysis
    UAE Financial Intelligence Unit
    Shawki Ahwash Bio Photo

    Shawki Ahwash, CAMS, CGSS
    Anti-Financial Crime Consultant - AML/CFT and Sanctions Expert
    Hussam A. Al-Abed 2022

    Hussam A. Al-Abed, CAMS, CGSS, CKYCA
    Director @ FCC Consultants, Financial Crime Prevention, Compliance
    FCC Consultants FZE
    Futoon Al Jassim Bio Photo

    Futoon Al Jassim
    Head of Sanctions Implementation Compliance
    Executive Office for Control & Non-Proliferation
    Osama Al Rahma

    Osama Al Rahma
    Head of Business Development
    Emirates Investment Bank
    Natella Safar Ali Bio Photo

    Natella Safar Ali
    Executive Director - Registration Authority
    Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)
    Sameena Ali

    Sameena Ali, CAMS, CGSS
    Associate Director, FCC, Sanctions Investigations
    Standard Chartered Bank
    Dr. Reem Mohammed Al shamsi

    Dr. Reem Mohammed Alshamsi
    Director of Research and Strategic Analysis Section
    UAE Financial Intelligence Unit
    Haseeb Ansari Bio Photo

    Haseeb Ansari
    Chief Compliance Officer
    Emirates Islamic
    Shilpa Arora

    Shilpa Arora, CAMS
    Head of Anti-Financial Crime Products and Solutions
    ACAMS
    Dmitry Artemiev

    Dmitry Artemiev
    Chief Compliance Officer
    Commercial Bank of Dubai
    Mark Aruliah Bio Photo

    Mark Aruliah
    Head of EMEA Policy & Regulatory Affairs
    Elliptic
    Kieran Beer

    Kieran Beer, CAMS
    Chief Analyst, Director of Editorial Content
    ACAMS
    Gerrit Bekker Bio Photo

    Gerrit Bekker
    Director of Data Science
    Mozn
    Sheetal Bhardwaj Bio Photo

    Sheetal R Bhardwaj
    Head of Virtual Assets Compliance
    Commercial Bank of Dubai
    Ayesha Binlootah

    Dr. Ayesha Binlootah
    Assistant Vice President - Licensing, Supervision and Assurance
    Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA)
    Zsombor Brommer Bio Photo

    Zsombor Brommer, CAMS
    Chief Compliance Officer
    United Arab Bank
    Hashim Butt Bio Photo

    Hashim Butt
    Head of Enterprise-Wide Financial Crime Risk Assessment- Group Compliance
    Dubai Islamic Bank
    Christos Christou Bio Photo

    Christos Christou, CAMS, CGSS, CCAS
    Chief Compliance Officer
    Lulu Financial Holdings
    Anthony Cook Bio Photo

    Special Agent Anthony Cook, CAMS
    Regional Attaché
    U.S. Treasury Department IRS-CI Middle East
    Michelle Frasher Bio Photo

    Dr. Michelle Frasher
    Head of Compliance and Regulatory Strategy
    Silent Eight
    Stuart Jones

    Stuart Jones
    CEO
    Sigma360
    Meera Judge Bio Photo

    Meera Judge
    Regional Head of Regulatory Licensing, Policy, Compliance and Risk
    Binance
    Ibtissem Lassoued

    Ibtissem Lassoued
    Partner, Head of Advisory, Co-Head, Regional White-Collar Crime & Investigations
    Al Tamimi & Company
    Collin Lobo Bio Photo

    Collin Lobo
    Regional Head of Financial Crime Compliance
    HSBC
    Michael Lyons Bio Photo

    Michael Lyons
    Partner
    Clifford Chance LLP
    Sean McHugh Bio Photo

    Sean McHugh
    Senior Regulator and Compliance Officer
    Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority
    Rania Maouad Bio Photo

    Rania Maouad Merhej
    DFSA, FSRA and CBUAE Authorized Senior Manager Compliance Officer/MLRO
    Rick McDonell

    Rick McDonell
    Former Executive Secretary, Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
    Executive Director, ACAMS
    Babar Muhammad Bio Photo

    Muhammad Babar, CAMS, CAFCA
    Digital Assets Compliance Lead
    MENA Fintech Association
    Lawrence Paramasivam Bio Photo

    Lawrence Paramasivam
    Senior Executive Director, Policy and Legal, FSRA
    Abu Dhabi Global Market
    Rebecca Peters

    Rebecca A Peters
    Regional Attaché
    U.S. Department of Homeland Security
    Muhammed Shafi Poyilan Bio Photo

    Muhammed Shafi Poyilan, CAMS
    Acting Head of AML Supervision
    Ministry of Economy, UAE
    Aqeela Rajab Bio Photo

    Aqeela Rajab, CAMS
    Compliance Officer and Deputy MLRO
    Housing Bank for Trade and Finance
    Waheed Rathore

    Waheed Rathore
    Group Chief Compliance Officer
    Dubai Islamic Bank
    William Rich Bio Photo

    William G. Rich
    Chief Sanctions Officer, Middle East and Africa
    Citibank
    Sabine Saade Bio Photo

    Sabine Saade
    Senior Product Compliance Manager
    Wise
    Samir Safar-Aly Bio Photo

    Samir Safar-Aly
    Financial Regulatory, Compliance and Investigations Counsel – MENA, MENA FinTech and AI Lead
    Baker McKenzie
    Gagik Sargsyan Bio Photo

    Gagik Sargsyan
    Founder and CEO
    Polixis
    Sumit Sarkar

    Sumit Sarkar
    Senior Vice President, Group Head of Sanctions Compliance
    Mashreq Bank
    Nagendra Shivaraya Bio Photo

    Nagendra Shivaraya
    Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer, UAE
    Standard Chartered Bank
    Amel Soussi Bio Photo

    Amel Soussi, CAMS
    Head of Compliance and MLRO
    Bank ABC Tunisia
    Sarah Tariq

    Sarah Tariq, CAMS
    Head of Compliance & AFC & DPO
    Deutsche Bank
    George Voloshin

    George Voloshin, CAMS, CGSS
    Global Expert, Anti-Financial Crime
    ACAMS
    Justine Walker speaker

    Dr. Justine Walker
    Global Head - Sanctions, Compliance and Risk
    ACAMS
    Shaune Williamson

    Shaune Williamson, CAMS-Audit
    Associate Director, Anti Money Laundering and Combating Financial Crime
    Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority
    Rob Woods Bio Photo

    Rob Woods
    Director, International Fraud and Identity
    LexisNexis® Risk Solutions
    Alex Zerden Bio Photo

    Alex Zerden
    Founder and Principal
    Capitol Peak Strategies

    Hotel and Accommodation

    Event Venue:

    Jumeirah Emirates Towers

    Sheikh Zayed Rd
    Trade Centre - Trade Centre 2 
    Dubai, UAE

    A block of rooms is reserved at a special rate for this conference. We recommend that you book your room reservation as soon as possible to ensure your rate and stay at the event venue.

    Jumeirah Emirates Towers - MENA

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