ACAMS (MENA) 13th Annual AML and Anti-Financial Crime Conference 2022 | ACAMS | 4 December 2022 | Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers, Corniche Rd - Al Bateen - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates

With content specifically addressing MENA’s most pressing issues, this live conference highlights the problems – and solutions – of special relevance to this vibrant region.

• Managing Mounting Sanctions Risks: Strategies for MENA Compliance Professionals
• On Highest Authority: Insights on Oversight A MENA Regulatory Roundtable
• Managing the Risks of the Age of Innovation: Blockchain, Cryptos and FinTech1

2022 Speakers

H.E. Judge Ahmed Said Khalil
Chairman, Board, Trustees, Egyptian Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing Combating Unit (EMLCU) Former President, Middle East, North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF)

H.E Talal Mohammad Al Teneiji
Director, Executive Office, Control, Non-Proliferation (EOCN)

Amira Ahmad, CAMS
Chairwoman, Supervisory Authorities Sub-Committee, UAE, Senior Manager, AML, CFT, Central Bank of the UAE

Shawki Ahwash
CAMS, CGSS, Anti-Financial Crime Professional

Ahmad AlFalasi
Head, Targeted Financial Sanctions, Executive Office, Control, Non-Proliferation (EOCN)

Sameena Ali, CAMS
Associate Director, Sanctions Compliance, Africa, Middle East (AME), Financial Crime Compliance, Standard Chartered Bank

Amna Almahri
General Director, UAE Accountants, Auditors Association

Mohamed Al-Najem
Head, Compliance Examination, Banks, Central Bank, Bahrain

Osama Al Rahma
Head, Business Development, Emirates Investment Bank

Safeya Hashim AlSafi
Director, Anti-Money Laundering Department, UAE Ministry, Economy

Shilpa Arora, CAMS
Senior Director, Anti-Financial Crime Portfolio Solutions, ACAM

Muhammad Babar,
CAMS, CAFCA Compliance, AML, Virtual Assets Expert

Lori Baker
VP Legal, Director, Data Protection,Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)

Kieran Beer, CAMS
Chief Analyst, Director, Editorial Content, ACAMS

Joby Carpenter
Global SME, Cryptoassets, Illicit Finance, ACAMS

Christos Christou
Group Chief Compliance Officer, Lulu Financial Holdings Limited

Mohamed Daoud
Director Territory, Business Development Governance, Risk, Compliance, Moody's Analytics

Sarah Delbecq
Chief Compliance Officer UAE, HSBC

Georgina Duffy, CAMS, CGSS, CAFCA
Compliance Officer and MLRO, Hubpay

Hamed Halawani
Head, Risk Specialists, Middle East and Africa, homson Reuters

Neil Jarman, CAMS
Financial Services Internal Auditor

Mohamed Jawad Shalo
Director, Communication, Strategic Partnerships, Executive Office, Anti-Money Laundering, Counter Terrorism Finance,Chairman, UAE AMLCFT Public Private Partnership Committee

Muzaffar Ahmed Khan
Group Head Financial Crime Compliance, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

Joel Lange
General Manager, Risk and Compliance, Dow Jones

Michael Larter
Director, Financial, Cyber Crime Prevention, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)

Scott Liles
Chief Executive Officer, ACAMS

Collin D Lobo
Chief Compliance Officer, Head, Financial Crime Compliance MENAT, HSBC

Abi-gail Marshman
Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting

Rick McDonell
Former Executive Secretary, Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Executive Director, ACAMS

Adam McLaughlin
Global head, AML Strategy, NICE Actimize

Rasha Mortada
Group Chief Compliance Officer, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

Lara Murad
Financial Attaché, UAE, Oman, U.S. Department, Treasury

Michel Nassif
Head, Middle East and Africa, ACAMS

Zarik Nawaz
Managing Director, FTI Consulting

Mark Nuttall, CAMS
Director, Thomson Reuters

Simon O'Brien
Executive Director, Markets, Financial Services Regulatory Authority (ADGM)

Angeli Pereira
Associate Director, AML, CFT Supervision, Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA)

Rebecca Peters
Regional Attaché, U.S. Department, Homeland Security

Aqeela Rajab, CAMS
Compliance Officer, Deputy MLRO, Housing Bank, Trade, Finance

Eduardo Rangel
Managing Director, Global Head, Compliance, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank

Maroof Saiyed
Advisor, Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing, Terrorism, Securities, Commodities Authority (SCA)

Sumit Sarkar
Senior Vice President, Head, Sanctions Compliance, Mashreq Bank

Amel Soussi, CAMS
Head, Compliance, MLRO, Bank ABC Tunisia

Sarah Tariq
Specialist Advisor, AFC, Compliance, Deutsche Bank

Amardeep Thandi
Director, Crypto Regulatory, Compliance Lead EMEA, Chainalysis

Shalini V
Associate Partner, Head AML, FCC Practice, Solytics Partners

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

Dr. Justine Walker
Global Head, Sanctions, Compliance, Risk, ACAMS

2022 Sponsors

DIAMOND SPONSOR:
• Nice Actimize

PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• Solytics Partners

KNOWLEDGE SESSIONS SPONSORS:
• Moody's Analytics
• Thomson Reuters

ROUND TABLE SPONSOR:
• Chainalysis