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Embracing Change: Strategically Conquering New Compliance ComplexitiesCompliance today requires new strategies to deal with changes that are constantly influencing and affecting the anti-money laundering (AML) and financial crimes prevention community. This year’s conference in Dubai explores regulatory trends and new forms of financial crime prevention and detection, while embracing compliance changes and how to adapt to them.

Benefits of Attending

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

COMPREHENSIVE SESSIONS:

Immerse your team in a

multitude of comprehensivesessions covering AML andfinancial crime challenges

financial institutionsin the MENA region

are facing.

UP-TO-DATE MENA TRENDS:

Take a deep-dive and learn about the latest

technological innovations and changes in traditional

AML topics.

NETWORKING:

Networking opportunities drawing regulators,

compliance officers and anti-financial crime

professionals from MENA and around the world.

PRACTICAL CONTENT:

Panels on practical solutions for the day-to-day challenges AML officers in

the MENA region are facing.

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*Based on our 2017 MENA Conference attendees from the MENA region.

Professionals responsible for:

• Reporting and SAR/STR filing• AML risk management• Customer due diligence• Transaction monitoring and system tuning• AML audits• AML training• Sanctions management• New product compliance• Managing third-party payment processors• Law enforcement• Regulatory oversight

Who AttendsIn these sectors:

• Banks• Consulting Firms• Credit Unions• Financial Services Providers• Money Services Businesses• Regulatory Agencies• Securities/Investment Firms• Software/Technology Providers


AML ProfessionalsGather from Acrossthe MENA Region

acamsconferences.org/mena [email protected] + 1 786.871.3098

Osama Al RahmaChairman | Chief Executive OfficerForeign Exchange Remittance Group /Al Fardan Exchange

Kieran Beer, CAMSDirector of Editorial Content ACAMS

Imad Habre, CAMS-Audit, CAMS-FCIHead of Internal Control Unit IBL Bank

Neil JarmanGroup Head of Internal AuditBFC Group Holdings

Rohini Kamath, CAMSRegional Head of Financial CrimeCompliance for Commercial BankingHSBC Bank Middle East Limited

Zarina KarodiaRegional Head of AB&C, Financial Crime ComplianceHSBC Bank Middle East Limited

Jose V. LewisHead of Africa & Middle EastACAMS

Michael MatossianEVP and Global Head of Group Regulatory Compliance Arab Bank

Rick McDonellFormer Executive SecretaryFinancial Action Task Force (FATF)Executive DirectorACAMS

Elsherif Abdel-Razek, CAMS-AuditCICA-CCO, CEO Compliance and Corporate Governance GroupNational Bank of Egypt

Mohamed Jawad ShaloHead of Financial Crime Prevention UnitFinancial Services Regulatory Authority Abu Dhabi Global Market

Task Force Members



08.00 - 16.35

08.00 - 16.45

08.00 - 09.00

09.00 - 09.10

09.10 - 09.40

09.40 - 10.55

10.55 - 11.25

11.25 - 12.40

12.40 - 13.55

14.55 - 15.25

15.25 - 16.40

16.40 - 16.45

AGENDA-AT-A-GLANCE

Networking Luncheon

Networking and Refreshment Break in Exhibit Area

FinCEN’s CDD Final Rule: Impact on BRO and KYC Practices in the MENA Region

Closing Remarks

TBML in the 21st Century: Modern-Day Defenses for an Age-Old Problem

Cybercrime Strategies: Protect and Detect, Respond and Recover

Respondent Bank Strategies to Obtain and Retain Correspondent Relationships

De-Risking and Financial Inclusion: An Either/Or Proposition?

SUNDAY, 11 NOVEMBER 2018

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

CONCURRENT SESSIONS13.55 - 14.55

COMPLIANCE SYSTEMS

COMPLIANCE SYSTEMS AML ADVANCED TRAINING

AML KNOWLEDGE

Registration DeskLanyards courtesy of FinScanConference Bags courtesy of SWIFT

Exhibit Area Open

Networking Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Area

Welcome Remarks

Keynote Address

Joshua White, Director for Policy and Analysis, The SentryThe GDPR Challenge: Protecting Data While Optimizing Financial IntelligenceNetworking and Refreshment Break in Exhibit Area


COMPLIANCE SYSTEMS

COMPLIANCE SYSTEMS

AML ADVANCED TRAINING

08.00 - 16.05

08.00 - 15.20

08.00 - 09.00

09.00 - 09.05

09.05 - 09.35

09.35 - 10.50

10.50 - 11.20

12.35 - 13.50

14.50 - 15.20

15.20 - 16.05

16.05 - 16.10

Networking Luncheon

Networking and Refreshment Break in Exhibit Area

Networking and Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

The Innovators Dilemma: Navigating the New AML Era of Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, Fintech and Regtech

Closing Remarks

Building Effective STR Systems: Crafting Policies and Procedures to Guide Suspicious Activity, Training, Investigation, and Filing Decisions

New Trends in Transaction Monitoring: Optimizing Human and IT Resources

Training the Trainers (Including Yourself): Keeping Training Programs Current to Strengthen AML and Enhance Professional Development

TBA

MONDAY, 12 NOVEMBER 2018

13.50 - 14.50

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

AGENDA-AT-A-GLANCE


11.20 - 12.35

Registration DeskLanyards courtesy of FinScanConference Bags courtesy of SWIFT

Exhibit Area Open

Networking Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Area

Opening Remarks

Special PresentationInnovations in Public/Private Financial Information Sharing Around the WorldNick J. Maxwell, Head of the Future of Financial IntelligenceSharing (FFIS) Research Programme, Royal United Services Institute

Sanctions: The Mounting Complexities—and Strategies to Manage Them

AML KNOWLEDGE

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

TBML in the 21st Century: Modern-Day Defenses for an Age-Old Problem

• Utilizing negative news searches and EDD for in-depth client risk assessments based on factors such as geography, business model and beneficial rightful ownership

• Complementing manual monitoring with data analytics to uncover invoice manipulation, mislabeled goods and suspicious shipping patterns

• Standardizing alert response protocols and training staff on them to ensure red flags are escalated, investigated and resolved in accordance with institutional standards

Cybercrime Strategies: Protect and Detect, Respond and Recover

• Analyzing recent case studies to illustrate common cybercrime typologies in order to erect barriers to hacking and breaches

• Mitigating cybercrime risks such as ransomware with digital defenses including anti-malware programs, restricted network access and file backup systems

• Formalizing post-crime action plans for contacting law enforcement, clients and cybersecurity experts

• Stanching data breaches and conducting forensic reviews to rectify cyber-defense deficiencies

Building Effective STR Systems: Crafting Policies and Procedures to Guide Suspicious Activity Training, Investigation and Filing Decisions

• Establishing policies to define suspicious transactions based on the “appropriate and reasonable” test, KYC intelligence and atypical transaction activity

• Creating, monitoring and profiling systems to update client data on an ongoing basis, generate alerts as warranted and establish protocols for escalating reviews

• Conducting role-specific STR training for staff and senior managers to foster a culture of compliance

• Standardizing investigative and STR filing decision protocols

• Utilizing investigative findings such as who, what, when, where and how to draft clear, chronological, concise and comprehensive STR narratives

New Trends in Transaction Monitoring: Optimizing Human and IT Resources

• Understanding the complementary functions of data analytics and rules-based oversight to enhance transaction monitoring and mitigate risks such as algorithmic bias

• Conducting institution-wide training on monitoring alerts to ensure comprehensive investigations of red flags and case resolutions based on objective data

• Performing independent testing of monitoring systems to detect and rectify deficiencies such as high false positives and inadequate internal data protection

COMPLIANCE SYSTEMS

It’s a simple truth of AML: A compliance program is only as strong as the internal systems that govern oversight. Whether the issue is TBML monitoring, investigating red flags or training front-line staff, these sessions emphasize practical solutions for bolstering AML systems, while providing invaluable insights on enhancing those strengths as regulatory demands and risk management needs change.


AML ADVANCED TRAINING

You’ve worked hard to get to master AML knowledge, but staying ahead of the pack means constantly advancing your expertise, not resting on your laurels. These deep-dive sessions will provide heightened proficiency to highly skilled compliance professionals, to make sure they stay at the top of their game.

Respondent Bank Strategies to Obtain and Retain Correspondent Relationships

• Conducting gap analysis of AML and risk management systems to detect and correct deficiencies and demonstrate compliance rigor to correspondent banks

• Analyzing prudential and institutional risk tolerance of potential correspondent partners when proposing parameters for a business relationship

• Communicating regularly with your correspondent bank in order to foster transparency and resolve issues, including regulatory and risk tolerance changes

De-Risking and Financial Inclusion: An Either/Or Proposition?

• Analyzing realities of de-risking including the exclusion of socioeconomic groups or business sectors from participation in the formal economy

• Utilizing resources such as internal audit, AML controls and consistent exiting criteria to balance high-risk terminations and oversight of tenable relationships

• Developing re-risking opportunities to offer targeted banking services based on individualized risk rankings versus wholesale account exiting decisions

Training the Trainers (Including Yourself): Keeping Training Programs Current to Strengthen AML and Enhance Professional Development

• Collaborating with business lines to delineate staff specializations and determine unique training needs and knowledge sets based on role-specific responsibilities

• Delivering targeted training programs on varied platforms including online and live instruction to facilitate timely completion and comprehension of material

• Creating personal strategies to master evolving AML skillsets in order to enhance professional relevance and bolster career advancement

CONFERENCE PROGRAM


Conference Speaker Task Force Member

Shawki Ahwash, CAMSHead of AML/ CFT & Sanctions

Division, MLRO North Africa Commercial

Bank sal

Nick J. MaxwellHead of the Future of Financial Intelligence Sharing (FFIS) Research Programme,Royal United Services Institute

Special Presentation

Dr. Waleed AlhosaniChief Prosecutor

Dubai Public Prosecution

Osama Al RahmaChairman | Chief Executive Officer

Foreign Exchange Remittance Group / Al Fardan Exchange

Lori BakerMember of the Editorial Board

Journal of Data Protection and Privacy

Basel BarakatGCC-UAE Regional Compliance Head Arab Bank – UAE

Christos Christou, CAMSChief Compliance Officer

Lulu International Exchange

Chahdan E. JebeyliGroup Head-Legal and Compliance

Bank Audi

Amine AntariManaging Director

Kroll

Jehanzeb AwanFounding Partner and Chief Executive Officer

J. Awan & Partners

Kieran Beer, CAMSDirector of Editorial Content

ACAMS

Imad Habre, CAMS-Audit, CAMS-FCI

Head of Internal Control Unit IBL Bank

Neil JarmanGroup Head of Internal Audit

BFC Group Holdings

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Sunil Edwards, CAMS Internal Audit

Bank of Sharjah

Muhammad Rizwan Khan, CAMS-FCI

Chief Risk OfficerPremier International

Exchange

Osama AbuljebainHead of Compliance

Dubai South

Rohini Kamath, CAMSRegional Head of Financial Crime

Compliance forCommercial Banking

HSBC Bank Middle East Limited


Joshua WhiteDirector for Policy and AnalysisThe Sentry

Keynote Address

Conference Speaker Task Force Member

Jose V. LewisHead of Africa & Middle East

ACAMS

Michael MatossianEVP and Global Head of Group

Regulatory ComplianceArab Bank

Elsherif Abdel-Razek,CAMS-Audit

CICA-CCO, CEO Compliance and Corporate Governance Group

National Bank of Egypt

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Zarina KarodiaRegional Head of AB & C,

Financial Crime ComplianceHSBC Bank Middle East Limited

Ibtissem Lassoued Partner

Al Tamimi and Company

Rick McDonellFormer Executive Secretary

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)Executive Director

ACAMS

Bradley MitriFounder

Vortex Equity

Hassan NasserManaging Director Global Compliance

Nishanth Nottath, CAMSRegional Head of Financial Crime

Intelligence OperationsHSBC

Wael SaikalyHead of AML/CFT

FATCA/CRS DepartmentCredit Libanais Group

Waheed RathoreChief Compliance Officer, Group Risk

ManagementAbu Dhabi Commercial Bank

Sarah TariqAssistant Vice President, Head Transaction Screening & EmbargoesDeutsche Bank AG

Michael Wong Head of AML Compliance, Emirates NBD

Mohamed Jawad ShaloHead of Financial Crime Prevention UnitFinancial Services Regulatory Authority

Abu Dhabi Global Market

Misty PriceAssistant Attaché, Special AgentHomeland Security Investigations

Eduardo RangelDeputy Group Head of Compliance

Bank ABC


Ursula M’Crystal

Dilber KatrakDirector, Sanctions & AML Monitoring

First Abu Dhabi Bank

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