14th MENA Regulatory Summit opens tomorrow in Abu Dhabi

14th MENA Regulatory Summit opens tomorrow in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI – The 14th MENA Regulatory Summit in Abu Dhabi will open tomorrow, 25th October, under the patronage of the Executive Office of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing (AML/CFT), in cooperation with Refinitiv, a London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) business.

The summit is a must-attend event for professionals working in compliance, risk, regulation, and financial services, as well as their counterparts in government and law enforcement. It is expected that 150 delegates will attend, with large numbers coming from the UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, and Bahrain.

The agenda will cover the latest developments in the UAE's fight against financial crime, in addition to some of the most debated issues in AML/CFT today, such as FATF updates and global regulatory developments, the latest developments in global sanctions, public-private sector partnerships, virtual assets – opportunities and risks and technology developments to fight financial crime.

Panel sessions will feature leading figures from international organisations at the frontline of the fight against financial crime, including John Cusack, Chairman of the Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime; Suliman Al-Jabrin, MENA FATF Executive Secretary; and Takahide Habuchi of the Japan Financial Service and FATF Policy Working Group, among others.

Hamid Al Zaabi, Director-General of the