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Uae-iaa events





          By: Samia Al Yousuf
         Memorandum of

         understanding

         with Financial

         Audit Authority


         The UAE IAA signed a memorandum of understanding with Financial Audit Authority in Dubai – FAA. H.E Abdullah Bin Mohammed
         Ghobash - Director General of FAA and Abdulqader Obaid Ali – Chairman of UAE IAA,  announced that this MOU is aiming at
         strengthening the cooperation to upgrade and develop further internal audit profession and to provide expertise and specializations that
         help grow this profession to keep up with the ambitions of the UAE government in strengthening governance for the transformation
         towards the digital economy and artificial intelligence.
          Corporate Governance Memorandum of understand-
          Conference 2019,                          ing signing with ACCA

          Themed “ Gender                           The MOU signed by

          Balance”.                                 Abdulqader Obaid Ali-
                                                    Chairman of UAE-IAA,
                                                    and Lindsay Degouve De
                                                    Nuncques - Head of the
                                                    Association of Chartered
                                                    Certified Accountants
                                                    (ACCA) – Middle East
                                                    aims to further aid
                                                    collaboration in driving a
                                                    robust Internal Audit and
                                                    Accounting professions
                                                    in the UAE.  This collaboration contributes immensely in raising the bar
                                                    of learning for all the professionals through advancing the knowledge and
                                                    professional skills of the members, and equip them to face the challenges
         Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Maktoum   relating to digitization, business sustainability, governance and risks, fraud
         bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum - Deputy   and corruption, information security, disruptive technology and artificial
         ruler of Dubai and First Vice president of the Executive   intelligence.
         Council of Dubai, UAE IAA in cooperation with the
         had organized the Corporate Governance Conference  Appreciation at Dubai Economy
         General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs
         for 2019 under the theme “Gender balance”.  More
         than 500 participants from all government entities in   Under the patronage
         the UAE attended the conference where the keynote   of H.E. Sami Dhaen
         speakers shared their insights on best practices relating   AlQamzi - Director
         to the Leadership, Integrity, Accountability and   General of Dubai
         Responsibility pillars.                    Economy, the UAE
                                                    IAA was recognized
         The keynote speakers were:
                                                    for its remarkable
         •    H.E. Abdullatif Bin Ahmed Al Othman - Governor   contribution as a
           of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority  strategic partner
                                                    who actively invested
         •    H.E. Abdulla Bin Mohamed Ghobash - Director
           General of Dubai’s Financial Audit Authority  in maximizing the
                                                    integrated partnership
         •    H.E. Mona Al Marri - Director General of the   between government
           Government of Dubai Media Office         and private sectors.

          10     INTERNAL AUDITOR - MIDDLE EAST                                                                                                                                JUNE 2019
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