Ayesha Bin Lootah

Director – Internal Audit Dept and Acting Director – Risk Management & Information Security

Ayesha is Driving departmental and sectorial strategy, and objectives in line with Dubai tourism strategy, Lead the development of departmental policies and procedures, program governance in line with best practices IIA IPPF, COBIT, COSO, ISMS27001 & ISR, ISO22301 BCM & NCEMA, open data, local regulations, and Dubai Tourism strategy 2025. A self-driven and ambitious leader with ten years of experience in the internal audit, risk management, and information security with diverse industry experience of financial institutions, tourism and hospitality industries. With more than six years’ board of governance experience of the Institute of Internal Auditors – UAE Association, and have chaired many several committees’ part of the board of the governance and of the international audit conference. I also hold several committee’s positions within the tourism board of Dubai. I am a certified governance practitioner from the UK affiliation of corporate governance practitioner and a COSO certified.

Hicham Slim

Chief Audit Executive, Abdul Latif Jameel

Chief Audit Executive at Abdul Latif Jameel (ALJ) International in Dubai, operations cover Vehicles, Financial Services, Energy and Environmental Services, Engineering and Manufacturing, Advertising and Media. Geographic operations in scope located in Turkey, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Monaco, China, Japan, Malaysia, UAE, Spain, Netherlands, Lebanon. Audit committee member at Fotowatio Renewable Ventures. Audit committee member at Almar Water Solution. Audit committee member at Abu Dhabi University. Previously Board Member at ISACA – Lebanon Chapter Currently holder of CIA, CISA, CFSA, CGEIT, CRMA, and CPD certificates. Previously regional head of internal audit at Arab Bank plc. Started career with Deloitte. Broad knowledge and experience in corporate governance, audit committees, risk management, compliance, external and internal audit (assurance), finance, financial reporting standards, data science, information systems security, and audit.

Chuck Whitlock

Fraud Expert, Trainer and Author

As a speaker, Chuck Whitlock has educated and entertained audiences across the U.S. Yet Chuck stands out from other professional and motivational speakers.

Chuck’s work as an investigative television correspondent and producer along with the books he has written have helped protect people and their money from the white-collar criminals and con artists looking to make a fast buck. He has empowered citizens, educated law enforcement officers, and enlightened members of the business community, the financial community, and health care industry. Read on to learn how “Chuck Whitlock, Businessman” became “Chuck Whitlock, Scam Buster.”

Professional speaker and author Chuck Whitlock delivers more than a keynote speech—he gives audiences an entertaining, motivational, and educational experience they won’t soon forget. You see, nothing gets Chuck more energized than showing people how to protect themselves and their money against fraud and scams.

Chuck doesn’t just talk about these cons. He investigates, uncovers, and exposes them—even posing as a “con artist” on camera to show how the real criminals work and how you can protect yourself, your family, and your community.

Sion Rhys

Lead, Electronic-Investigations

Sion leads PwC’s Electronic-Investigations and Electronic-Discovery practice across the Middle East, with over 13 years of experience spanning the UK and the Middle East.

He specialises in assisting clients in crisis situations where a rapid response is required to capture and preserve electronic data, and uses advanced technology to identify critical records and make them available to investigators. He has a deep understanding of evidence handling and processing methods, and of building robust cases.  Whilst at PwC, he has investigated matters involving the theft of intellectual property, data leaks, fraud, bribery, employee disciplinary matters and other computer misuse and cybercrime cases. 

Zaara Merali

Senior Associate

Zara is a Senior Associate in Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Dispute Resolution team and is based in the UAE. She has practised with top firms in Toronto, London and Kuwait before moving to Dubai.

Zara advises clients on global investigations, fraud, financial crime, bribery and corruption, asset-tracing, business ethics and corporate compliance. She has directed and conducted numerous cross-border investigations and has acted in major, global FCPA investigations. She specialises in strategically advising clients to help them manage legal risks, and also assists in general corporate and commercial disputes.

Zara was called to the Ontario Bar in 2007 and admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2009. She has been commended by legal directories as ‘exceptional’, and was also nominated for the DIFC Academy of Law’s Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Award 2018.

Adib Ibrahim

Managing Director, Technology Consulting

Adib is the leader in Technology Strategy and Operations practice for Protiviti in the Middle East. He has advised over 50+ clients in the UAE, KSA and other GCC countries in various areas of Business Technology, Resilience and Digital Transformation. He has worked with a number of financial institutions and public sector organizations in KSA, UAE, and Bahrain. He is certified in Enterprise Architect, Design Thinking and Data Science.

Adib has spearheaded a number of technology and digital enablement strategies for over 30+ organizations across the region. Some of the example clients where he has worked on include a financial regulator in the GCC, development bank focused on SME lending in Bahrain, launch strategy for government entities in the UAE.

Adib has advised a number of C-level and board organizations on emerging technology trends such as cloud, AI and digital adoption. He has authored numerous articles on emerging technology areas. He is also certified in design thinking and has run design thinking workshops for technology ideation and prototyping.

Sumanta Mallik

Head of Internal Audit, ADQ

Sumanta has over 20 years of internal audit and risk management experience across the globe in diverse industries. He currently leads the Internal Audit function at ADQ, one of the region’s largest holding companies with direct and indirect investments in more than 90 companies. ADQ’s portfolio of major enterprises spans key sectors across Abu Dhabi’s economy, including food and agriculture, aviation, financial services, healthcare, industries, logistics, media, real estate, tourism and hospitality, transport, and utilities.

Prior to joining ADQ, he held the position of Internal Audit Director at Emirates Global Aluminium, the world’s largest ‘premium aluminium’ producer and the biggest industrial company in the UAE outside oil and gas.  Sumanta also worked for the ArcelorMittal Group as Head of Internal Audit in several countries such as Bosnia, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, and Belgium.

Sumanta has an avid interest in the use of technology in Internal Audit. He believes that adopting the right technology will not only enhance the Internal Audit’s capability to provide a higher level of near real-time assurance on transactions but will one day pave the way for internal audit to be a value-added partner to management in the real sense of the term, providing reasonable assurance on the outcome of management’s initiatives and strategies.

Sumanta received his Bachelor’s degree in commerce from Calcutta University. He is also an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Matthew Nobles

Chief Compliance Officer at GE Gas Power

Matthew Nobles is the Chief Compliance Officer for GE Gas Power, covering the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region.  He is a trusted advisor and member of the executive management team driving business results through strategic development and implementation of ethics, compliance and risk management programs.  Matthew uniquely pairs a sharp business acumen in finance and audit with a risk mitigation framework to deliver a forward-leaning compliance program that sets the standard in the industry and for the region.

Matthew has lived in Dubai since 2011, when his first assignment was to develop and implement the anti-corruption framework for GE in the Middle East region.  He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from the University of Florida and is certified as a CMA, CIA, and CFE.  In his spare time, Matthew enjoys following the financial markets, reading and spending time with his wife and two young children.

Mohamed Dukandar

Group Chief Internal Audit Officer at Etisalat

Mohamed Dukandar is an Executive Director with over 24 years’ experience within Internal Audit, Risk and Governance across the Middle East, Asia and Africa regions. He is currently the Group Chief Internal Control & Audit officer leading the consolidated Internal Control & Audit functions within the UAE & International Operations of the Etisalat Group. He provides strategic input and high-level insight on aspects such as innovation, best practice and compliance trends.

Mohamed is an expert on assessing the health of the risk management and internal control structure within multinational businesses. He is an exceptional leader who is recognized for his accomplishments related to building and managing best in-class internal audits and risk functions, leading high performing teams and being highly regarded as a vital part of the Board.

He is focused on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture, which firmly establishes governance disciplines as critical to the success of the business.

He also represents Etisalat on various Audit Committees within the Etisalat Footprint both locally and abroad.

Prior to Joining Etisalat, he was the Group Executive for Telkom South Africa, the incumbent Telecoms operator as the Chief Audit Executive. Telkom South Africa is a listed entity on the Johannesburg stock exchange and previously the New York Stock Exchange. Prior to this he worked for reputable organizations like the National Treasury of South Africa and KPMG.

Achraf Al Zaim

Chairman of Compliance & Integrity Subgroup – UAE IAA

Partner in PwC’s Middle East Forensic Services practice and I am based in Dubai – United Arab Emirates where I have been leading Forensic Services projects across the Middle East and North Africa. I have more than 15 years of experience where I focused on providing my clients and their legal advisors with strategic advice in support of their efforts to manage the complexities of large investigations, disputes, litigations, and anti-corruption and fraud risk management initiatives. I am a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Fraud Sub-Group of the Institute of Internal Auditors – UAE Chapter. I have led major and complex investigations, dispute advisory, anti-bribery and corruption, and fraud risk management projects in particular in the Government, health industries, financial services, energy and other sectors.

Aldrin Sequeira

Senior Vice President Internal Audit – Dubai Holding

Aldrin Sequeira, an Australian citizen, is currently Senior Vice President for Dubai Holding Internal Audit. He previously worked with the Jumeirah Group and, prior to this, PricewaterhouseCoopers in Australia, Papua New Guinea and the UAE.Aldrin has more than 26 years of experience in conducting assurance, advisory and forensics reviews on strategic, financial, operational and technology matters, and contributing to boards and sub-committees. Aldrin is a Fellow of CPA Australia (FCPA) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants – UK (FCMA). He is a qualified US Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and has a Qualification in Internal Audit Leadership (QIAL) from IIA Global. Aldrin is also a Fellow professional member of the Institute of Internal Auditors- Australia (PFIIA- Aust) and Member of the Association of Corporate Governance Practitioners (MGP).Aldrin has a strong understanding of governance models and reporting best practices, and he applies his combined forensics, professional accounting, internal audit and governance knowledge to achieve successful outcomes.

Zeeba Majeed Askar

Head of Banking & Finance, BIBF

Zeeba is a renowned Banking professional with demonstrated experience of more than 2 decades. Her track-record spans strategic asset management, private equity, corporate finance and sustainable development investments. During her career she has managed investments with ticket sizes of up to US$500 million with a sectoral emphasis on banking and real estate. Zeeba has held board positions in many companies in the banking & real estate spectrum. Her expertise includes complex commercial negotiations, structuring commercial deals, fund raising for projects, capital (re)structuring & leading distressed asset turnaround strategies and executing exit strategies. With a CPA from Delaware, USA, an Executive MBA from the University of Bahrain and being a CFA Charterholder, Zeeba has held senior level positions in the banking and real estate industry in her career. She has been a speaker / moderator on regional fora on finance, VAT and Sustainable Development Investments topics. Zeeba has been a Board member of the CFA Society Bahrain for the past few years. She is active in community related initiatives including providing pro-bono advisory services to SME entrepreneurs, mentoring young graduates entering the finance profession and offers executive career advisory coaching.

Anna Schebsdat

Higher Education Management President

Anna has 15 years of global experience spanning across MENA, UK, Europe and Russia and based in Dubai, where she resides for the past decade. She is currently working for one of the world’s top business schools as part of City, University of London. She is overseeing recruitment for flagship Executive MBA for the Middle Eastern region. Anna is the President of Columbia Business School’s UAE Alumni Chapter, Board Member on Columbia Alumni Association UAE. Anna is a Global Growth Partner and Mentor at the Global Thinkers Forum (GTF), a global platform under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan that creates strategic thinking to promote accountable leadership, women’s empowerment, and youth development. Anna was featured in the Power Issue edition of Emirates Women magazine and Harper’s Bazaar Arabia in 2020. Anna’s expertise lies in international growth strategy, market development, executive education recruitment and B2B/B2C development acquired across emerging and developed markets. She started her career at conglomerate Philips managing USD26 mln business category and further spent 6 years in regional leadership roles in Higher Education sector leading multicultural teams, holding P&L and multi-million dollar budget accountability. She spearheaded Eruditus’ first international expansion and generated profitability within 3 years as a General Manager by opening the GCC office in Dubai to act as exclusive representative for 5 out of the world’s top 10 ranked business schools (MIT, Wharton, Harvard, INSEAD, Columbia) to launch and sell a portfolio of customized and open education programs for senior executives.

Bruce Dorris

President and CEO, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Bruce Dorris is the President and Chief Executive Officer for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). He also serves as an advisory member to the ACFE Board of Regents. Dorris has conducted anti-fraud training for the United Nations, the American Bankers Association, colleges and universities around the world, as well as with the FBI, GAO and other federal and state law enforcement agencies in the United States.His expertise has been featured in interviews with the CNBC’s American Greed, ABC World News Tonight, Wall Street Journal, the Economist, Fortune, Money Magazine, the BBC, and the Atlantic among others.Dorris earned his Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University in 1993 and is licensed to practice law in state and federal courts in Texas and Louisiana. Prior to joining the ACFE, he served as a prosecutor in Louisiana for 13 years, focusing primarily on financial crime investigations. Additionally, he is also licensed as a Certified Public Accountant.Dorris has been with the ACFE for 14 years, previously serving as Vice President and Program Director.

Deepak Ahuja

CEO Entrepreneur Investor Board Member

Deepak Ahuja is an experienced C-Level Executive with a highly successful career in Banking & Insurance Industry in the Middle East. He is passionate about entrepreneurship and invest in early-stage startups including Edutech, Insure Tech and Fin Tech ventures. Deepak is also on Advisory Board of Companies.In August 2018, I resigned from RAKBANK after completing 10 years with them, My last role was as DIRECTOR for 3 verticals (Wealth Management, Mortgages & Insurance).My total banking career is around 21 years across UAE/Qatar, wherein I have been involved in almost all the areas of Retail Banking, starting with Credit cards Business, Personal Loans, Auto Loans, Mortgages, moving on to Wealth Management & Bancassurance. I have also done 3 years of SME/Business Banking during my tenure with RAKBANK. As of Head of Business verticals, i was looking after Distribution network, Sales, Product development, Partnerships and had full P & L responsibility. I worked with total 5 banks during my career

• Mashreq Bank – UAE (1997 to 2002)
• Emirates NBD – UAE (2002 to 2005)
• ABN Amro – UAE& India (2005- 2007)
• Ahli United Bank – Bahrain/Qatar (2007 – 2008)
• RAKBANK – UAE (2008 – 2018)Since September 2018,

I have been self-employed/entrepreneur, and have interests in 1. Insurance Tech Platform (Sehteq)- we are in Top3 with around 400,000 customers. 2. Advisor to a DIFC (Dubai) based – It is Private Banking platform (called Fiducia Capital).3. Edutech platform (nexquare) and Indian School with over 7000 students.4. Startup investor, Advisor & Mentor for:

• Thriwe – Consumer Engagement Ecommerce Platform with offices in 7 countries.
• Routematic – Mobility experts based in Bangalore (India)
• Arthyantra – Fintech based in Hyderabad (India)

Dr Erdal Ozkaya

Cyber Security Executive, Standard Chartered Bank, UAE

Dr. Erdal is a technically sophisticated executive leader with solid education and strong business acumen. Over the course of hi progressive career, he has developed a keen aptitude for facilitating integration of standard operating procedures that ensures optimal functionality of all technical functions and systems.Being a proactive communicator, trusted partner, and skilled analyst, he is highly adept at building dynamic teams that work together to expedite operational goals, priorities, and objectives. As a result, he is poised to conduct reviews and investigations with prompt efficiency and provide thorough and informative reports to both internal and external stakeholders.He is passionate about reaching out to communities, creating cyber aware campaigns, leveraging new and innovative approaches and technologies to holistically address the information security and privacy needs for every person and organization in the world.Dr. Erdal has authored many cybersecurity books as well as security certification course-ware and exams for different vendors.Dr Erdal ‘ recent awards are:Global Future Security Leader ,Super Hero CISO , Legend award by Global CIO Forum ,Microsoft Most Valuable Professional , Comodo Community Trusted Advisor (2020) Cyber Security Professional of the year MEA , Hall of Fame by CISO Magazine , Cybersecurity Influencer of the year (2019) ,Microsoft Circle of Excellence Platinum Club (2017), NATO Center of Excellence (2016) Security Professional of the year by MEA Channel Magazine (2015), Professional of the year Sydney (2014) and many speaker of the year awards in conferences. He also holds Global Instructor of the year awards from EC Council & Microsoft.

Hala Bou Alwan

Founder & CEO, HBA Consultancy 

Hala is the Founder and CEO of Hala Bou Alwan (HBA) Consultancy firm specialised in Governance, Compliance, CSR, AI & Financial and Cyber crimes’ advisory and training. In addition to this, Hala is the Co – Founder of H.A.D Consultants specialised in self – empowerment events adhering to the UN Sustainability Developments Goals . She is a lawyer, member of the Lebanese Lawyers’ Bar Association who holds dual Masters degrees LLM specialised in Artificial intelligence & Law from Universite La Sagesse, Lebanon and another Master’s degree ELLM in International Business Law from Boston University USA. Hala as well is a member at the Arab Monetary Fund Regional Fintech Working Group, a contributor at Forbes Middle East, and registered Trainer and speaker at several Governmental Authorities & highly reputable organisations including Union of Arab Securities Authority , IOSCO – International Organisation for Securities Commissions , Thomson Reuters , Forbes Middle East, Capital Markets Authorities and many more. She is an Advisory Board member At the British University in Dubai – Faculty of Business and Law, and a member in the Entrepreneur Committee at the Capital Club Dubai.She has 20 years’ of success helping Regulators, Governments, Boards and high-profile organizations pave their Governance, Compliance, CSR , Financial and Cybercrimes mitigation roadmaps. She is an International speaker, thought leader, trainer and author of many articles , interviews , research papers ( published by Boston & Cambridge Universities) & events across the globe . Nine years prior to establishing her own firm in 2018, Hala led two senior roles at Thomson Reuters , the Market Development for Financial Crimes business across Emerging Markets globally & The Advisory and Educational Governance, Financial Crimes and compliance Business across EMEA & Asia. Prior to this, Hala was the TSME – DIFC Financial Crimes – Compliance Consultant – Authorised by Dubai Financial Services Authority, before that Hala was the Head of the Anti-Financial crimes at BLOM Bank France , and prior to that legal Consultant at Raja Bou Alwan Law firm & IP compliance Officer at United Nations -UNDP .

Jessie Quintilla

Associate Director – ASE Internal Finance

Joanne Traice

Group Chief Internal Auditor, DP World

Joanne has a BA in Management Studies from the University of Leeds in the UK. She is a qualified Fellow Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) and an authorised Training Principal for the ICAEW ACA. In 2014, Joanne was awarded the Qualification in Internal Audit Leadership from the Institute of Internal Auditors.

Fahem Almusa

Director- Internal Audit & Accounting Advisory. Crowe UAE

Experienced Leader in value-driven Internal Audit innovation, Passionate about diversity in business. An accomplished Internal Audit Executive of more than 28 years across various industries in the UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Russia, Uganda, USA, Jordan, and Algeria. Fahem is the Crowe UAE Internal Audit & Accounting Advisory Director. He is responsible for driving innovation and growth to develop the forward strategy for our Internal Audit & Accounting Advisory services in UAE. Fahem will provide clients in the UAE with Internal Audit advisory services including: internal audit transformation, internal audit outsourcing, Co-sourcing, Internal controls advisory, training of audit teams. Internal Audit expertise/Subject Matter Expert sourcing, Internal audit effectiveness reviews, and Internal audit loan staffing. Fahem is Illinois/ USA Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Jordan. How Fahem is building a better working environment: “I help entities, both in private and public sectors, transform and run their Internal Audit functions to be innovative in protecting and driving value to their organizations. In today’s dynamic world of digital innovation and geopolitical uncertainty and ever-changing regulations, Internal Audit functions need to be timely and flexible in their procedures, active with resourcing and leverage technology to keep pace. I help companies develop such Internal Audit functions, so they are well positioned to identify and monitor all current and emerging risks before issues arise.” Areas of focus: Internal Audit & Fraud Investigation Office: Dubai, UAE

Abdulqader Obaid Ali

Chairman of the Board, UAE IAA

Abdulqader Obaid Ali is the Chief Executive Officer for Smartworld, He is running his third term in office as President of the UAE Internal Auditors Association which is affiliated to the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), Global, USA. He has also been nominated to serve on the IIA’s Global Advocacy Committee and to Chair the Federation of Arab Institutes of Internal Auditors. He led the Arabization projects of the “Certified Internal Auditor” (CIA) Certification as well as the “Sawyer’s Guide to Internal Auditing” and “COSO Framework”. He is also the winner of the prestigious Kano Medal Excellence Catalyst for the year 2011.   He has worked as Lead Assessor for the Dubai Quality Award, Dubai Government Excellence Program and King Abdullah II Award. He has served as Chair of the Jury for the Dubai Quality Award.   He is also the first UAE national recipient of the prestigious Wilfred Thesiger Award.

Michael J. Fucili

Audit General, New York Metropolitan Transport Authority, USA

Michael J. Fucilli (CIA, QIAL, CRMA, CGAP, CFE), is the CAE for a large Public Sector company with Revenues in excess of $15 billion. Mike has over 35 years of internal auditing experience that includes Financial Services, Public Sector, Inventory Management, Technology & SOX Reporting. Mike has an audit staff of 85 professionals and is on the Institute of Internal Auditors’ Research Foundation Board of Directors. He was recently on the IIA North American Board and Global Board. Mike is also an Adjunct Professor for Pace University where he teaches the IIA Learning System for the Certified Internal Auditor Exam.

Osama Al Rahma

Head of Business Development, Emirates Investment Bank

Osama Al Rahma joins Emirates Investment Bank as Head of Business Development. He has over 28 years of experience in the financial sector encompassing business and client relationship development. Prior to Emirates Investment Bank, Osama worked at Al Fardan Exchange LLC and Al Fardan Group since 1993 in many leadership roles and was CEO since 2011 and Director at the Group. He has occupied other roles such as Vice Chairman of Foreign Exchange and Remittance Group ( FERG) under Dubai Chamber of Commerce . He was a former Vice Chairman of Dubai Quality Group. He holds a degree in Electronics Engineering and a Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies from the University of Hull. He is also an alumnus of J.F. Kennedy School of Governments Executive Program in Leadership of Harvard University and holds a Harvard Fintech Certificate.

Rabih ElKhatib

Lead Design and Implementation Specialist, Mobili Dissertus LLC

Rabih is a governance, risk and compliance expert (internal audit and risk management, ethics, compliance, fraud prevention) with over 25 years of experience in different countries and industries. He has worked in the various fields of assurance and has served on several audit committees with demanding mandates, in addition to cooperation with Board of Directors, government officials and senior management. Rabih played during his tenure at ADAA and at Deloitte prior to take a key role in the adoption and implementation of sound government frameworks with a focus on competent and capable internal audit function. He has conducted and oversaw the execution of over 300 quality assurance reviews of numerous entities in various sectors. He was also the drive behind the roll-out of knowledge platform across the government of Abu Dhabi with the aim of establishing a center of excellence for assurance professionals in the public sector.

Terry Cutler

CEO, Cyology Labs

Terry Cutler is a federal government-cleared cybersecurity expert who specializes in the anticipation, assessment, and prevention of security breaches for governments, corporations, businesses, and consumers, as well as Internet Safety for Children.As an award-winning information security strategist for almost 20 years and was recently named to IFSEC Global’s Top 20 most influential cybersecurity expert for 2018 and again in 2019, Mr. Cutler has advised some of Canada’s largest companies on how to prevent and remedy internal and external security penetration. For the general public, he developed an effective online learning course called “Internet Safety University” that is arranged in modules and updated regularly to keep up with the rapidly changing digital landscape in which “wild-west” internet bandits constantly seek and find ways to break into our lives. Internet Safety University currently has over 23,000 enrolled from over 160 Countries.Terry Cutler is a frequent contributor to media reportage about cyber-crime, spying, security failures, internet scams, and the real social network dangers that families and individuals face every day.Terry Cutler has coined the term Cyologist™ to describe what he does. His mission is to “help individuals and corporations protect themselves from data breaches and other online cyber threats through his videos, media appearances, coaching products and consulting services.”

Volkan Pekince

Chief of Group Internal Audit, Dubai Islamic Bank

A dynamic executive-level Audit and Risk professional with significant international banking experience and an illustrious career adorning several positions in Auditing and Risk Management. Extensive experience working in different regions, jurisdictions and cultures having held executive positions in multinational organizations in 13 different countries such as HSBC UK and National Commercial Bank in KSA. The 22 years of experience, spanning in multiple countries and dimensions encompassing strategic, operational and project delivery aspects, enabled a holistic view to sustainable, agile and adaptable approach to the challenging business emerging risks and needs. Led diverse teams of more than 70 professionals and achieved the desired results through change, revitalization, and turnaround and accelerated growth. Forged strong relationships with all components of the organisation from C-level executives to Board level Committees. Recognised as a trusted partner by the executive management in supporting the organisation to achieve its objectives with a proven ability to translate complex and technical issues into plain business language, which is invaluable in gaining senior business management buy-in and support.Expertise in conducting organizational diagnostics through a systematic assurance approach focusing on the targeted corporate priorities; creating aligned and integrated plans to deliver end-to-end solutions upholding efficiency and agility while maintaining sound internal controls to achieve enhanced and effective risk management, control and governance frameworks.

Ben David

District Attorney New Hanover

District Attorney Ben David is the elected district attorney for New Hanover and Pender Counties in North Carolina. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. He earned a B.A. degree from the University of Florida and his J.D. degree from the Wake Forest University School of Law. He is a past president of the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys and founding member of the Blue Ribbon Commission on the Prevention of Youth Violence in Wilmington. He has served on the Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism, the Governor’s Gang Task Force, and is a founding member of the Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime and Incarceration.