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SUMMARY:Sanctions Risks and Dealing with Critical AML Issues
DESCRIPTION:World Union of Arab Bankers(WUAB) and Union of Arab Banks(UAB) will organize a HYBRID forum on: “Sanctions Risks and Dealing with Critical AML Issues” in Beirut- Lebanon\, at Movenpick hotel\, during the period 18-19 December 2020 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nForums’ Background: \n\n\n\n            As evolving geopolitical factors\, foreign policy objectives\, and national security threats shape sanctions regimes to a great extent\, financial institutions need to stay alert on the complexities of sanctions landscape in order to mitigate regulatory compliance risks and avoid the burden of heavy fines which can eventually lead to the demise of an institution. In an interconnected digital world\, adhering to the various sanctions regimes administered by supranational organizations like UN\, EU\, & OFAC is becoming more onerous and costly on organizations which are investing heavily in compliance technology and allocating huge budgets to hire sanctions specialists. Whether comprehensive\, targeted or sectoral\, managing sanctions risks does not only require advanced technology\, but also top-level commitment and a robust governance structure which together can serve as a shield against possible reputational harm.             This forum is expected to provide attendees with the necessary tools and insights on how to design an enterprise-wide financial crime compliance framework as well as a resilient sanctions program in line with best practices and internationals standards. The forum will feature a special line up of seasoned compliance speakers and experienced bankers from across the MENA region who will be sharing their thoughts on emerging AML/CFT and sanctions risks and most importantly\, how to align an institution’s compliance program with the risk appetite\, product sophistication\, and geographic foot print of that institution. Topics to be addressed include: respondent/correspondent relationship\, sanctions governance and enforcement\, asset freezing and investigations\, sanctions due diligence\, sanctions evasion techniques\, OFAC 50 pct rule\, delisting\, characteristics of various sanctions regimes\, licensing\, screening challenges\, technological features of automated compliance solutions\, EU and U.S sanctions frameworks\, and a myriad of other AML/CFT themes. \n\n\n\n\nDownload Agenda\n\n\n\nDr. Joseph Torbey Speech\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n                    \n                        \n                        \n                            \n                \n                    \n\n        \n        Location: Sheraton Cairo Hotel – Egypt    \n\n        \n                    \n                    \n\n        \n        Date: November 25 -26\, 2026    \n\n        \n                    \n                    \n\n        \n        Time: 9:00 AM till 3:00 PM    \n\n        \n                    \n                \n                        \n        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                    \n\n        \n        \n\n\nOverview \n\n\nThe Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) is a joint initiative of five private sector organizations dedicated to providing thought leadership through the development of frameworks and guidance on enterprise risk management\, internal control\, and fraud deterrence. \nInternal audit is being asked to\nsee further\, respond faster and speak with greater authority. Assurance remains fundamental.\nBut in a banking environment increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence\,\ndigital dependencies\, sophisticated fraud\, cyber risk\, regulatory expectations\nand external volatility\, assurance alone is no longer enough. Boards and senior\nmanagement increasingly need internal audit to identify where vulnerabilities\nare developing\, assess whether resilience is real or assumed\, and provide an\nindependent perspective on risks whose speed and complexity are challenging\ntraditional approaches to oversight. This places the Chief Audit\nExecutive at the centre of a significant shift. The question is no longer\nsimply whether internal audit is fulfilling its mandate. It is whether that\nmandate\, its capabilities and its relationship with the boardroom are keeping\npace with the environment in which financial institutions now operate. Against this backdrop\, The\nInternal Audit Forum 2026\, held under the theme “Beyond Assurance: The Next\nAudit Agenda for AI\, Digital Risk\, Resilience and the Future of the CAE\,” will\nbring together senior leaders and professionals from internal audit\, risk\,\ngovernance\, technology and regulatory functions to examine the priorities that\nare reshaping the audit agenda across banks and financial institutions. Over two days\, the Forum will\naddress some of the most consequential questions facing the profession. What\nshould boards expect from their CAEs today? Is internal audit providing\nsufficient foresight? How should audit approach AI when it is simultaneously\ntransforming the bank and the audit function itself? Where does operational\nresilience become most vulnerable across cyber\, cloud and third-party\necosystems? How should institutions respond to deepfakes\, digital fraud\,\ninsider threats and AI-enabled attacks? And as digital identity and eKYC\ncontinue to reshape banking\, how must assurance evolve with them? The agenda extends beyond technology.\nIt will examine governance and ethics\, remuneration risk\, financial resilience\nin volatile conditions\, environmental and social risk within the credit\nlifecycle\, external dependencies beyond traditional outsourcing\, and the impact\nof wider risk developments on the audit universe. It will also look ahead to\nthe decisions CAEs must make as they prepare their 2027 audit plans and build\nthe teams\, skills and judgement that the audit function of 2030 will demand. The Forum is designed not merely\nto examine individual risks\, but to connect them. AI\, cyber risk\, governance\,\nresilience\, third parties\, regulation and talent increasingly intersect\,\nrequiring audit leaders to look beyond traditional boundaries and assess the\ninstitution as a whole. For CAEs and the professionals\nworking alongside them\, the strategic challenge is clear: to preserve the\nindependence and rigour that define internal audit while ensuring that the\nfunction remains relevant to the risks\, technologies and decisions shaping the\nfuture of banking. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n The Internal Audit Forum 2026\nprovides the senior-level platform for that conversation. Topics of Discussion: 1. The CAE in the Boardroom \n\n·        \nThe CAE Agenda 2026: What\nShould Boards Expect from Internal Audit Now? \n\n·        \nThe Audit Committee–CAE\nCompact: Is Internal Audit Providing Enough Foresight? \n\n2. AI & the New Audit\nFrontier \n\n·        \nAI in the Bank\, AI in\nAudit: Governing Both Sides of the Equation \n\n3. Trust\, Ethics &\nRegulatory Governance \n\n·        \nGovernance\, Ethics &\nRegulatory Alignment \n\n4. Digital Identity & the Future\nof KYC \n\n·        \nKYC\, eKYC and Digital\nIdentity: Auditing Egypt’s Next Digital Banking Frontier \n\n5. Digital Resilience Under\nPressure \n\n·        \nCyber\, Cloud and Third\nParties: Where Does Operational Resilience Really Break? \n\n·        \nFraud: Deepfakes\, Digital\nFraud\, Insider Threat and AI-Enabled Attacks \n\n·        \nCAE + CIO + CISO: Who\nReally Owns Digital Assurance? \n\n6. When Compensation Becomes\nRisk \n\n·        \nWhen Pay Becomes a Risk\nIssue: What Internal Audit Should Test in Remuneration Governance \n\n7. Auditing Resilience in\nVolatile Times \n\n·        \nAuditing Financial\nResilience in a Volatile Environment \n\n8. The Profession in Focus \n\n·        \nIIA Egypt Updates Session \n\n9. Sustainability Through the\nCredit Lens \n\n·        \nAuditing Environmental\n& Social Risk in the Credit Lifecycle \n\n10. 2027 CAE Playbook \n\n·        \nGlobal Internal Audit\nStandards – One Year On: What Has Actually Changed? \n\n·        \nGeopolitics Meets Banking\nRisk: What Changes in the Audit Universe? \n\n·        \nFive Decisions Every CAE\nShould Take into the 2027 Audit Plan \n\n11. Beyond the Bank’s Four\nWalls \n\n·        \nBeyond Outsourcing: How\nInternal Audit Should Assure the Bank’s External Dependency Ecosystem \n\n12. Building the Audit\nFunction of 2030 \n\n·        \nBuilding the Audit Team\nBanks Will Need by 2030     \n\n        \n                        \n        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                    \n\n        \n                        \n                                                Download Brochure                                        \n                \n            \n\n        \n                    \n                    \n\n        \n                                                Download Agenda                                        \n            \n\n        \n                    \n                    \n\n        \n                        \n                                                Download Reg. Form
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