Conference At-A-Glance

Sunday, 25 January 2009
15.30 – 18.00	Registration and Help Desk Open
17.30 – 18.30	Conference Inaugural Reception and Presentation of ACAMS MENA Awards * – sponsored by Fortent
Monday, 26 January 2009
07.30 – 17.30	Registration and Help Desk Open
08.00 – 09.00	Breakfast in Exhibition Hall – sponsored by Bankersalmanac.com
09.00 – 10.15	GENERAL SESSION: Keeping Current on the Latest AML/CFT Developments and Trends Moderator: Barry Koch, CAMS Speakers: Andrew Haddow, David Cafferty, Naji Osman, CAMS, Jonathan Polk
10.15 – 10.45	Refreshment Pause in Exhibition Hall
10.45 – 11.00	Keynote Speaker: Muhammad Baasiri
11.00 – 12.00	GENERAL SESSION: Money Laundering through Real Estate: Analyzing the Risks to Protect Your Organization Moderator: Hany Abou-El-Fotouh, CAMS Speakers: Hassan Y. Nasser, CAMS, Muhammad Azeem Memon, Wafaa El Dars
12.00 – 13.30	Luncheon
12.00 – 13.00	AML Knowledge Lunch – sponsored by Deloitte
13.30 – 14.45	BREAKOUT SESSIONS
SEMINAR	Fostering Cross–Agency Collaboration to Successfully Investigate Suspicious Transactions Moderator: Michael McDonald, CAMS Speakers: Muhammad Baasiri, Muhammad Mustapha Abdul Rahman, CAMS, Michael Lesser, FBI Speaker - Adam Pool
WORKSHOP	Effectively Detecting and Combating the Money Laundering Dangers of Emerging Technologies Speakers: Mohamad Samir Mansour, CAMS, Junaid Ward,CAMS
ROUNDTABLE	Managing the Impact of Foreign AML Laws and Regulations on Your Institution Speaker: Bashir A. Al-Nakib, CAMS
ROUNDTABLE	Mitigating the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risks Posed by Physical Commodities Trading Speaker: Hassan Y. Nasser, CAMS
14.45 – 15.00	Time to move to next session
15.00 – 16.15	BREAKOUT SESSIONS
SEMINAR	Adopting Best Practices to Mitigate the Risk Posed by Politically Exposed Persons Moderator: Barry Koch, CAMS Speakers: Nasser A. Paracha, CAMS, Muhammad Mustapha Abdul Rahman, CAMS, David Cafferty
WORKSHOP	Perfecting Internal AML Investigations: Adopting Proven Techniques for Effective Case Management Speakers: Lisa Kelaart-Courtney, CAMS, John F. Walsh
ROUNDTABLE	Best Practices to Recruit and Train Money Service Business (MSB) Staff Speaker: Rita Amalraj, CAMS
ROUNDTABLE	Broker–Dealer Spotlight: Identifying and Adopting Best Practices to Ensure AML Compliance Speakers: Naji Oman, CAMS
16.15 – 16.45	Refreshment Pause in Exhibition Hall
16.45 – 18.00	BREAKOUT SESSIONS
SEMINAR	Safeguarding Your Institution from the Money Laundering Risks Posed by Insurance Products Moderator: Lisa Kelaart-Courtney, CAMS Speakers: Mohamed Hussein El-Dishish, James N. Portelli, Bryan Stirewalt
WORKSHOP	Developing a Program to Ensure Compliance with OFAC Sanctions Speakers: Samar Baasiri, CAMS, Nasser A. Paracha, CAMS
ROUNDTABLE	Know Your Charity: Applying Due Diligence Best Practices to Prevent Abuses Speaker: Hany Abou-El-Fotouh, CAMS
ROUNDTABLE	Getting the Most Out of Your Transaction Monitoring System Speaker: Wafaa El Dars, CAMS
18.00 – 19.00	Cocktail Reception
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
08.00 – 17.30	Registration and Help Desk Open
08.00 – 09.00	Breakfast in Exhibition Hall - sponsored by Dubai Multi Commodities Centre
09.00 – 10.15	GENERAL SESSION: Managing the Due Diligence Challenges of a Cash–Based Society to Achieve Effective Compliance Moderator: Bashir A. Al-Nakib, CAMS Speakers: Masood Safar Al Majedi, Hossam M. Abd El-Rahman, CAMS, Samar Baasiri, CAMS
10.45 – 10.45	Refreshment Pause in Exhibition Hall
10.45 – 12.00	GENERAL SESSION: Aligning Your AML Technology Portfolio with Your Firm’s Risk Management Objectives Moderator: John F. Walsh Speakers: Junaid Ward, CAMS, Georges G. Korsun
12.00 – 13.15	Luncheon
13.15 – 14.30	BREAKOUT SESSIONS
SEMINAR	Mitigating the Money Laundering Risks of Alternative Remittance Systems Moderator: Hossam M. Abd El-Rahman, CAMS Speakers: Michael McDonald, CAMS, Mohammed Momani, Mansoor A. Siddiqi, CAMS
WORKSHOP	Effectively Monitoring International Trade–Based Activities to Detect Suspicious Pricing and Transactions Speakers: Hassan Y. Nasser, CAMS, Sami Boujelben
ROUNDTABLE	Managing the Impact of Foreign AML Laws and Regulations on Your Institution Speaker: Bashir A. Al-Nakib, CAMS
ROUNDTABLE	Getting the Most Out of Your Transaction Monitoring System Speaker: Wafaa El Dars, CAMS
14.30 – 14.45	Time to move to next session
14.45 – 16.00	BREAKOUT SESSIONS
SEMINAR	Designing a Best–in–Class AML Training Program that Meets Local and International Standards Moderator: Samar Baasiri, CAMS Speakers: Hany Abou-El-Fotouh, CAMS, Naji Osman, CAMS, Nadeem Iqbal, CAMS, Asad Choudhary
WORKSHOP	Extracting and Applying Lessons Learned from Recent Terrorist Financing Cases Speaker: Badr N. El Banna, CAMS, FBI Speaker - Adam Pool
ROUNDTABLE	Know Your Charity: Applying Due Diligence Best Practices to Prevent Abuses Speaker: Hossam M. Abd El-Rahman, CAMS
ROUNDTABLE	Mitigating the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risks Posed by Physical Commodities Trading Speaker: Hassan Y. Nasser, CAMS
16.00 – 16.30	Refreshment Pause in Exhibition Hall
16.30 – 17.30	GENERAL SESSION: International Regulatory Standards vs. Local Regulations: Building The Case for Harmonization Moderator: Michael Lesser Speakers: Bryan Stirewalt, Badr N. El Banna, CAMS, Mohamad Samir Mansour
17.30 – 17.45	Closing Remarks