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Abdulqader Obaid Ali, Chairman, UAE Internal Auditors Association (IAA), highlighting the rising
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importance of internal audit, said organisations can reap the tremendous business opportunities
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presented by digital transformation only if they are fully equipped to handle the numerous challenges
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that come along the way and an effective internal audit plays a critical role in ensuring this success.
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More than 200 Chief Audit Executives from over 30 countries will participate in the fully interactive
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“Smart Conference”, to be held under the theme ‘Internal Audit in the Matrix of Digital World’.
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The UAE, through its path-breaking initiatives toward transforming business and life by innovative
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implementation of the latest smart technologies, is setting exemplary standards.
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The recently launched UAE’s Strategy for the Fourth Industrial Revolution will further strengthen the
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UAE’s position as a global hub for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and increase its contribution to the
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national economy by means of advancing innovation and future technologies. The ‘Smart Dubai’ 2021
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initiative, launched by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown

Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, will lead to fully paperless transactions
by the Dubai government by 2021.

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These and numerous other initiatives are ushering in a wave of rapid transformation in the way
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The two-day conference, which is dedicated for the Creme de la Creme in the eld of Internal Audit,
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will witness internal audit experts leading names in the audit industry including Protiviti, PwC, Grant
Thornton, KPMG, Mor
Edgee Stephens, Deloitte and Team Mate, share insightful presentations on highly
relevant subjects ranging from VAT Implementation Audit, Demystifying Arti cial Intelligence, Digital
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Forensics, Understanding Cyber Risks across the Generational Divide, Consumer Internet of Things,
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the CAE brand in a Digital World, Big Data, Critical Readiness Elements for VAT to Social Media
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Governance, Humanity in the Digital Era, Beyond Data and Analytics and other subjects, helping
organisations stay ahead of the challenges presented by digital transformation.

Richard Chambers, IIA Global CEO, will deliver a Key Note address on the opening day of the
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conference. Saeed Al Dhaheri, Chairman of Smartworld, will deliver a guest speaker speech during the
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