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Unveiling Beneficial Ownership in the UAE
Thank you for your interest in attending the Unveiling Beneficial Ownership in the UAE event.
ADGM is pleased to invite you to attend our half-day event focused on Unlocking Beneficial Ownership: Insights, Strategies and Developments in the UAE. The conference provides compliance professionals, legal experts, or business leaders interested in the evolving landscape of beneficial ownership in the UAE with valuable insights on navigating the complexities of Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO) and the current strategies, challenges and future directions of UBO compliance.
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Who Should Attend?
This event is tailored for:
- Compliance and AML professionals
- Financial Institutions (FIs) and Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs)
- Legal and compliance consultants
- Registrars and AML-related authorities
- Corporate secretaries and legal counsels
- Company directors and founders interested in beneficial ownership topics
Registration
Welcome Note & Opening Remarks
Tim Land
Executive Director - Monitoring & Enforcement
ADGM
Presentation
Beneficial Ownership of Legal Entities and Arrangements
Ruqaya Salman
Head - Enforcement, Registration Authority
ADGM
Noura Al Ali
Senior Specialist - Registration & Licensing, Registration Authority
ADGM
Panel Session - Fireside Chat
Industry Insight and Learnings on Ultimate Beneficial Ownership
Jonny Bell
Senior Director - Market Planning
LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Abubakr Ebrahim
Partner, FCC Lead
Ernst & Young Middle East
Dr. Reem Mohammed Al Shamsi
Director - Research and Strategic Analysis
UAE Financial Intelligence Unit
Kathryn Burke
Chief Knowledge Officer
Clara Formations Limited
Coffee Break
Presentation
Financial Crime Compliance - Trends in the Middle East
Jonny Bell
Senior Director - Market Planning
LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Closing Remarks
Josh Foster
LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Speakers
Tim Land
Josh Foster
Ruqaya Salman
Noura Al Ali
Jonny Bell
Abubakr Ebrahim
Dr. Reem Mohammed Al Shamsi
Kathryn Burke
Tim Land
Executive Director - Monitoring & Enforcement, Registration Authority - ADGM
Josh Foster
LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Tim has over 20 years of diverse regulatory experience in Australia and the Middle East. He is a graduate of the University of Wollongong, Australia, holds a Masters degree in Applied Finance & Financial Markets from KAPLAN, Australia, and is a Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of London, UK.
Ruqaya Salman
Head - Enforcement, Registration Authority - ADGM
Noura Al Ali
Senior Specialist - Registration & Licensing, Registration Authority - ADGM
Jonny Bell
Senior Director - Market Planning LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Abubakr Ebrahim
Partner, FCC Lead - Ernst & Young Middle East
Dr. Reem Mohammed Al Shamsi
Director - Research and Strategic Analysis - UAE Financial Intelligence Unit
Kathryn Burke
Chief Knowledge Officer - Clara Formations Limited