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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.

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