Registration and Morning Refreshments

Opening remarks

UBF Welcome note

Keynote address

Panel 1: Financial crime trends and FATF role in preventing criminal abuse of the financial system

• 2017 Financial crimes overview
• FATF role in combatting financial crimes
• Internationally endorsed global standards against money laundering, terrorist financing and the financing of proliferation
• Strengthening measures to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing
• The need for continuous assessments and mutual evaluations

Interview: Living in the Age of De-Risking

• Global financial Potential institutions perspectives on De-risking
• impact of De-Risking on the region’s banking industry

Panel 2: Aligning local regulatory frameworks with the Global regulations

• Government’s role in creating the regulatory framework
• The Regulatory landscape: How is the UAE leading the way, and what does this mean for the region’s banking sector?
• The strategic impact of global regulation

Networking Coffee Break

Panel 3: Trust, KYC and Compliance in the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Era

• Digitization Regime – Regulatory developments/alignment, challenges and risks
• Where is the financial sector heading next with blockchain?
• The rise of cryptocurrencies: Regulation challenges, risks and opportunities

Panel 4: Advanced Technologies influence on Compliance

• The RegTech/FinTech revolution
• Public/Private Partnership towards establishment of AML/CTF Intelligence Sharing Platform
• How machine learning is changing the future of compliance, fraud detection and risk assessments
• AI and machine learning governance: Why and how?
• The ever-evolving risk of cyberattacks and data manipulation

Closing note: Presentation - Conduct Business in Banks

• Identifying and managing Conduct Risk
• Designing and implementing system and control to mitigate Conduct risk
• Monitoring and reporting conduct risk.

Lunch