Conference by 2 top anti-money laundering experts to be held in Dubai
Two world leaders in anti-money laundering controls – the Union of Arab Banks (UAB) and the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) – have united in order to host joint Middle East/North Africa(MENA) conference in Dubai. These two top expert organisations are to inform large audience on the best practices on combating terrorist funding and fighting money laundering.
At the conference, the floor will be given to more than 25 world’s top anti-money laundering experts from different countries. They will share their knowledge in 18 general sessions, workshops and seminars.
Among others, speakers of the conference will be Dr. Muhammad Baasiri, who is the president of the US-MENA Private Sector Dialogue initiative with the US Treasury Department and former president of MENA FATF, and Charles Intriago, who is the founder of ACAMS and publisher of Money Laundering Alert launched in 1989.
According to Dr. Fouad Shaker, Secretary General of the UAB, “the UAB and ACAMS are two powerful, dynamic organizations that have taken a premier leadership role in the world effort to crack down on financial crime, an issue of primary importance to the Arab banking sectorâ€.
The 3-day conference will be held in Dubai on December 9-11, 2007 as the 1st collaborative effort of the 2 organisations.