Associate Professor of International Law, Bircham International University<\/div>\n
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Ian Ross<\/strong> is an Associate Professor of International Law at Bircham International University. Has 30 years\u2019 experience in compliance management and financial crime investigation and prevention. \u00a0A former UK police officer now supporting the corporate sector, governments and regulators, and international law enforcement.<\/p>\nIn 2021 Ian was appointed as a \u2018Listed expert\u2019 to the Cour p\u00e9nale internationale<\/em> (The International Criminal Court of Justice (\u2018ICC\u2019) The Hague.<\/p>\nDirector of Financial Crime Management & Mediation, DETECTA Academy, Bilbao.<\/p>\n
Fellow <\/em>of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI)<\/p>\nOverall, has delivered over 1000 hours of professional training.\u00a0 Has carried extensive audits of AML and related investigative procedures.<\/p>\n
Published author of 4 books<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n- Exposing Fraud, Skills, Process, and Practicalities<\/em><\/strong> (Wiley, 2015)<\/li>\n
- Corruption:\u00a0 The Hidden Nemesis of International Law <\/strong>(2022)<\/li>\n
- Superar el narcisismo y heur\u00edstica. Entrevista investigativa de defraudadores corporativos<\/strong> (Overcoming narcissism and heuristics. Investigative interviewing of Corporate fraudsters)<\/em> 2019<\/li>\n
- CC1\u2019 The Investigations\u2019 Toolkit <\/strong>(2019)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Tracie Marquardt<\/h3>\n\n
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Audit Communication Specialist<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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With over 25 years\u2019 international experience in the audit, training and business, Tracie Marquardt is a highly sought-after audit communication specialist, empowering Chief Audit Executives and their teams to bring more added value to their global communication, and ultimately to their businesses.<\/p>\n
Tracie is passionate about inspiring audit professionals to be more, do more and create more through positive communication. Her strategic approach addresses the heart of audit\u2019s challenges: to derive and communicate results that add more value to stakeholders, positively impacting the organization\u2019s productivity and profitability, and wherever possible, applying an agile approach to communication.<\/p>\n
She has trained 5000+ international internal auditors in major global banking and insurance groups, industrial, mining and pharmaceutical conglomerates in both Europe and the US, and numerous DAX-listed companies in Germany. Tracie has also held training events on behalf of regional IIA associations and has been a speaker at both international and regional IIA and ISACA conferences, in the North America, Germany, Sweden, Slovenia and Luxembourg, in addition to the Women in Audit Leadership Forum in the US.<\/p>\n
In addition, Tracie is the Host of The Audit Room, a live weekly webcast focused on hot topics in the audit profession, and is a Senior Training Partner of the Audit Research Center\/ARC Institute and a Coordination Partner for Serious Business Games. She is the author of \u2018Communicate Your Way to Global Business Success\u2019. Tracie is a CPA and Deloitte alum with a degree in Chartered Accountancy from the University of Waterloo in Canada.<\/p>\n
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Chief Sustainability Officer and Executive Vice President<\/div>\n
First Abu Dhabi Bank<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Shargiil Bashir is the Chief Sustainability Officer <\/strong>and Executive Vice President <\/strong>at First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB). In this role, Shargiil is responsible for developing, leading, and implementing the bank\u2019s ESG strategy and initiatives. He was among the main drivers behind FAB joining the UN convened Net-Zero Banking Alliance as the first bank in the UAE and GCC to make a net-zero commitment by 2050. Under his leadership FAB was awarded Best Bank for ESG in the UAE 2022 at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence.<\/p>\nHe is a seasoned banker and experienced leader with over 20 years of experience. He has led various aspects of Corporate Governance, Strategy, Risk Management, Risk Assurance, and Sustainability throughout multiple countries. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Before joining FAB in November 2020, Shargiil held various senior leadership positions at Danske Bank, based in Denmark.<\/p>\n
Shargiil holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and an Executive MBA from the Copenhagen Business School in Denmark \u2013 and has completed Executive Education at INSEAD in France.<\/p>\n
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Adil Buhariwalla<\/h3>\n\n
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Senior Partner, Internal Audit & Risk Consulting<\/div>\n
UHY James<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Adil’s professional career of 37+ years includes 29 years at Emirates Group, where his last position was Vice President Internal Audit. He holds a FCA, CIA, CFE, CRMA and CT31000 certifications.<\/p>\n
Adil has extensive experience in Internal Auditing, including Risk Management, Corporate Governance, Forensic audits, Business Process Due Diligence, and other Internal Auditing specialty areas.<\/p>\n
Since 1997, Adil has been actively involved in committees of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), both at national and international levels.<\/p>\n
\n- Member on the Committee of Research & Education Advisors, USA
\u2022 Former Vice-Chairman of the Internal Auditing Standards Board of the IIA, USA<\/li>\n - The only review team member outside of North America and Europe for the re-write of Lawrence Sawyer\u2019s Guide to Internal Auditing<\/li>\n
- Founder member of the IIA Dubai Chapter and was the President of the Dubai Chapter of The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) during 1998-99<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC FORUMS:<\/strong><\/p>\nAdil is an accomplished international speaker, and has consistently been rated very highly for his presentations on internal auditing related topics, as well as motivational subjects. He has been voted among the top speakers at several National and International Conferences, including Annual Gulf Regional Audit Conference in Dubai, General Audit Management conference in USA, Canada National Annual Conferences, The All India Conference of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, All Star Conference (USA), IIA Annual International Conferences worldwide, International Association of Airline Internal Auditors (IAAIA), etc.<\/p>\n
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Board Member & Chairman of Board Committees<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=”talalabughazaleh” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Walid Shukri went to King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, graduating in 1989 with a Bachelor\u2019s Degree from the School of Industrial Management (with honors). He also holds a CPA License from the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. He was also awarded the Governor\u2019s Award of Academic Excellence.<\/p>\n
After graduating from College in 1989, Walid joined the Deloitte Firm in Saudi Arabia and then relocated to Deloitte U.S.A. in 1993. In 1995 he returned to Saudi Arabia and had direct responsibility for various clients in the Oil and Gas ( Saudi Aramco )Mining (Ma\u2019aden) Petrochemical, Construction Engineering and Manufacturing industry. In 1999, Walid became a partner with AlJuraid\/PWC. In 2003, he was selected by PWC global to work on a poverty alleviation project with the United Nations in Moldova. In 2006, Walid became the Managing Partner of PWC Saudi Arabian practice and was part of the PWC Middle East Leadership Team based in Dubai. In 2010, he sold his interest in AlJuraid \/PWC Saudi Arabia. In 2011, Walid became an advisor to the Ernst & Young, Oil and Gas Centre of Excellence in Bahrain.<\/p>\n
Walid has served various accounting and audit setting committees at the Institute of Internal Auditors, Institute of Management Accountants and regularly speaks at Corporate Governance Forums. Walid was a former instructor and regularly speaks at the MBA classes at King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals.<\/p>\n
In 2012, Walid developed a Hotel in Madinah. In addition, in 2016 he established \u201cAfaq Cold Storage\u201d company in Jeddah and Manarat Jeddah Investment Company in 2019.<\/p>\n
Walid currently serves and has served as a board member and chairman of various board committees of various companies. The companies are in various stages of maturity, ranging from family businesses to being listed on the stock exchange and global companies. The companies span various industries, i.e. Minning Construction and Engineering, Hospitality, Utilities, oil, and Gas ,Agriculture,Manufacturing, Consumer Electronics, Digital Business,Recycling and\u00a0Real\u00a0Estate.<\/p>\n
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Dr Nashwa Joy Saleh<\/h3>\n\n
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Dr. Nashwa Joy Saleh is a Senior Policy Advisor, CNED, educator and published author. She has more than 25 years of experience across global EM with a special focus on EMEA, holding various senior policy, equity, debt and capital markets roles with a number of international organizations and regulatory bodies. Her track record spanned mandates with USAID, EBRD, AfDB, Central Bank of Egypt, S&P Global and KPMG Corporate Finance. She is the founder of BAST Ratings (www.bastratings.com), and BAST Analytics UK Ltd (www.bastanalytics.com) aspiring to become the first premium provider of MSME data analytics in EMEA.<\/p>\n
She has covered financial markets & institutions across a number of Global EM and frontier markets including: Brazil, Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Morocco, Jordan, Tunisia, Yemen and a number of Sub-Saharan African markets: Sudan, Ivory Coast, Togo, Uganda, Kenya, Botswana, and South Africa.<\/p>\n
As an educator, Dr. Saleh is an Associate Professor of Finance & Fintech at Kingston Business School in London and has held several senior affiliations previously with Cranfield University, ESCP Europe, De Montfort University, Cambridge University & The American University in Cairo.<\/p>\n
She is a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy, FHEA, Chevening Scholar, receiving her PhD in Finance from Bayes Business School in London, MSc in Finance from London Business School, and obtained her BA in Business Administration from the American University in Cairo (AUC). She is a CFA charter holder, member of the UK CFA Society and Chartered Management Accountant (CMA) by the US Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). She also holds a CFA certification in ESG Investing and is a Certified Company Director from the UK Institute of Directors (IoD ). Some of her board roles include non-executive director & board member, chair of the audit committee at Sandah Microfinance (founded by KfW & AAIB) and NED at EBE Factors (subsidiary of the Egyptian Export Development Bank of Egypt).<\/p>\n
She published a book in 2010 entitled An Anatomy of the Financial Crisis, Blowing
Tumbleweed. She speaks French, English and Arabic. In 2023, Dr Saleh was selected for the highly regarded UK Innovate Finance \u2018Women in FinTech Powerlist 2022\u2019, among only 17 women in the \u2018Industry and Knowledge Champions\u2019 category. The Powerlist shines a light on some of those making a difference in FinTech globally.<\/p>\n
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An enabler of local and global partnerships and an ecosystem connector dedicated to integrating all key players to strengthen the UAE\u2019s position as a thriving hub of trade, technology, and innovation.<\/p>\n
Digital Transformation & Financial Technology.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>With over two decades of experience in the financial services and a track record of successfully turning around and enabling businesses, including her tenure as Executive Vice President at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), Raja Al Mazrouei contributed to the establishment of one of the most successful tech financial hubs in the region and one of the world\u2019s top fintech innovation labs (The Fintech Hive), which has played a significant role in building a vibrant community and attracting over 200 tech and innovation companies to the Dubai International Financial Centre, creating a comprehensive ecosystem and bringing together innovation and FinTech entrepreneurs, leading financial institutions, government entities, tech partners, and investment capital to achieve a shared goal of shaping the future of financial services in the region.<\/p>\nEducation & Career.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Raja began her career in financial technology with an MBA in Global Leadership and Management from the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) in 2005. Since then, she has held several significant executive positions, including Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications and the Data Protection Commissioner at DIFC, in addition to key roles such as Head of Operation and Head of Information Technology at the same Centre. Earlier in her career, she served as Head of Information Technology at National Bonds Corporation, Director of IT Relationships at Dubai Holding, and Director of Systems Development at Higher Colleges of Technology. Over the past years, she has expanded her credentials over the years by completing programs at Harvard Business School, London Business School, University of California at Berkeley, Singularity University and Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance.<\/p>\nRaja\u2019s entrepreneurial vision and passion for innovation, combined with her commitment to the growth and development of individuals and institutions alike, have made her a significant contributor to the dynamic success of innovation and FinTech in the UAE, the Gulf region, and beyond.<\/p>\n
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Vijay Malhotra<\/h3>\n\n
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Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee at DP World<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=”talalabughazaleh” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Vijay Malhotra is the Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee at DP World, Chairman of the Board at DP World Financial Services Ltd, Member of Group Excom and Group Audit and Risk Committee at Jashanmal Group, Senior Advisor at FTI Consulting.<\/p>\n
Previous appointments include Chairman of KPMG Lower Gulf network. Mr. Malhotra was one of the most senior and respected KPMG partnersin KPMG\u2019s global network and continues to be regularly consulted on various complex issues.<\/p>\n
Mr. Malhotra is also on the Board of Governors of Indian Business and
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As Chairman and CEO of KPMG Lower Gulf (UAE and Oman), he drove the growth of the practice for more than 30 years and the firm now comprises of more than 65 Partners and over 1500 staff housed in seven offices across the UAE and Oman.<\/p>\n
During his tenure at KPMG as Executive Chairman, Mr. Malhotra has held the Chairman\u2019s position for KPMG \u2013 Middle East and South Asia (MESA), Executive Chairman \u2013 KPMG India, Board Member KPMG Europe Middle East Africa, Member of KPMG International Human Resources Executive Committee, among other leadership roles.<\/p>\n
Mr. Malhotra founded the KPMG India practice in 1993, was actively involved in the leadership of the practice from 1993 to 2008, including acting as Executive Chairman, and was instrumental in growing the business to a market leadership position.<\/p>\n
Professional and industry experience Mr. Malhotra is esteemed for his extensive experience in providing strategic and financial advice to the leadership of regional Sovereign Wealth Funds, Private Equity firms and large Family-owned conglomerates. In addition, Mr. Malhotra provides counsel to various heads of government entities on a wide array of policy issues.<\/p>\n
Throughout his professional career, Mr. Malhotra has been involved in some of the most prominent crossborder transactions, financial restructuring exercises, and strategic reviews of companies in the Middle East region.<\/p>\n
A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Mr. Malhotra was named as one of the top 10 Indian Executives in the Arab World by Forbes in 2017<\/p>\n
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Dr Khalid Al-Faddagh<\/h3>\n\n
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Dr. Khalid is the former Saudi Aramco Chief Audit Executive and Board Audit Committee Secretary, who retired in summer of 2015 after 32 years of diverse career. Since then he has been serving as an independent member of several Boards and Sub-Committees, such as, Board level assignments at,\u00a0<\/span>Vision Invest<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>First Health Cluster,\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>and Chairman\/member of Audit, Risk and Compliance Committees at\u00a0<\/span>Saudi Tabreed, SABIC, STC (Telecom), ACWA Power, Bupa Arabia,<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>SPIMACO<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(Pharmaceutical) and most recently Board Risk Committee member at the\u00a0<\/span>Public Investment Fund,<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>PIF<\/strong><\/p>\nDr. Khalid is a Mechanical Engineer with a PhD from the Imperial College, London University. He also attended an Executive Program at Harvard Business School and others on Leadership, Finance and Corporate Governance.<\/p>\n
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Siddharth Behal<\/h3>\n\n
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Partner, Head Governance, Risk and Compliance Services, KPMG Lower Gulf<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=”talalabughazaleh” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Siddharth is a Partner in the Advisory practice of KPMG Lower Gulf with a particular focus on the consumer markets, retail, ecommerce, hospitality, logistics, media and IT\/ITS sectors. His current leadership role entails assisting clients in their risk management and internal control assessment initiatives. Siddharth has been with KPMG for over 14 years and has over 20 years of overall work experience.\u00a0 He is a Chartered Accountant from India as well has done his CPA from USA.<\/p>\n
His clients have included Unilever, Castrol, Colgate, Novartis, Emaar, RTA, Union Coop, Miral, Meeras, Reliance Retail, Shoppers Stop, Flipkart, Ebay, Blue Dart Express, Aramex, Mattel Toys, Walt Disney, Sony Television, Hexaware Technologies, WNS Holdings, Dubai Tourism, Bateel, Cravia, Agthia Group, ESI, Strata, ITC, ADNOC, Emirates Steel etc.<\/p>\n
Representative Client Experience<\/b><\/p>\n\n- Siddharth leads multiple engagements for clients in Internal Audit, Model Business Processes, Enterprise Risk Management, ICOFR, Process reengineering, COSO implementation and other Risk Advisory services.<\/li>\n
- Siddharth\u2019s portfolio of clients in UAE includes EMAAR (Enterprise Risk Management across hospitality, malls and properties), Meraas Holding & Miral (Standard Operating Procedures), Bateel (Risk Assessment, Internal Audit, Delegation of Authority), Union Coop & Planet Pharmacies (Internal Audit), Intigral (ICOFR implementation), DTCM (ERM), ADNOC, Agthia, NPCC, Strata, Emirates Steel (COSO implementation, SOPs), Modern Bakery (IA, DOA & SOPs), Novartis, Colgate (Dealer reviews) etc.<\/li>\n
- Siddharth has worked expensively in rolling out the legal compliance solution in India and is leading the same in UAE.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Fadi S. Al-Shihabi<\/h3>\n\n
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Climate Change Leader<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=”talalabughazaleh” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Fadi is currently leading the EY Climate Change and Sustainability team in MENA, with full P&L responsibility for operations and delivery of consulting and assurance services in 14 countries with a team of 35 consultants.<\/p>\n
He is an experienced management consultant with excellent bilingual communications, engagement and coaching skills. He has a reputation for getting things done, on time, to quality. He has a deep understanding of business development, finance, people management and client delivery matters. This is supported by strong technical and analytical skills, exemplary project management skills and an engaging leadership style.<\/p>\n
His technical areas of expertise cover Sustainability Advisory (Sustainability strategy development, Sustainable supply chain), Non-Financial Reporting and Assurance, Outcomes Measurement and Valuation including Social Return on Investment (SROI) and ESG, Climate Change and Energy (including Greenhouse Gas (GHG) footprint and emissions, Water footprint, Waste management, Energy efficiency, Green Buildings, Sustainable finance, Circular economy, Green growth and smart \/ renewable energy advisory), and Health, Safety and Environment services.<\/p>\n
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Anjani Agrawal<\/h3>\n\n
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Board Advisor, Protiviti<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=”talalabughazaleh” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
\n- Anjani retired from EY in 2019 as their firm\u2019s Global sector leader and Global Client Service Partner for some of the largest conglomerates (Tata, Aditya Birla).<\/li>\n
- Starting as an Audit Partner, he handled Transactions & valuations, before setting up the Advisory practice for EY in India.<\/li>\n
- 40+ years of professional experience, 26 years as partner at EY, worked across most industry verticals<\/li>\n
- A Chartered Accountant (1980 \u2013 National Rank holder), CIA (IIA USA),\u00a0 Advance Strategy from INSEAD, Business Sustainability Management from Cambridge UK<\/li>\n
- Anjani has been National committee member and speaker at National Industry Associations like CII, FICCI, FIMI, ICC,\u00a0 IIA, IMC etc.<\/li>\n
- Fellow Member of Institute of Directors and IIMA. Guest Faculty at ISB, SDA Bocconi & other business schools\u00a0 and Institute of Directors.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n
- Has worked closely with Central Government, NiTI Aayog on Policy making & strategy<\/li>\n
- Has published more than 25 Thought Leadership reports on various sectors and themes<\/li>\n
- Active in Impact Investments, Social Entrepreneurship development and Social development\u00a0 space. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Professional experience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Apart from being Director in public listed companies,\u00a0 Anjani is also Founder of a Board Advisory firm focusing on Strategy, Governance, ESG and <\/b>long term<\/b> value and Board mentorship. <\/b><\/li>\n
- His areas of expertise & interests include Corporate Governance, Strategic Risk Management, Sustainability strategy, Transformation of Governance, Risk and Controls,\u00a0 Sustainability Reporting, Policy frameworks etc.<\/li>\n
- At EY, Anjani has led several Advisory engagements that included sector strategy, market opportunity & growth strategy, enterprise risk management, performance improvement, supply chain management, Enterprise Intelligence, BPR, Data Analytics, Digitisation, Internal Audits, Cost Reduction, SOPs, Large IT transformation programs, and other areas of Advisory.\u00a0<\/li>\n
- Anjani was Sr advisory partner on sustainability related engagements with some of the largest clients the firm worked with.\u00a0<\/li>\n
- He has worked on client engagements in North America, Latin America, Europe, CIS, Middle East as well as South \u2013 East Asia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Jayanthi is a Director at Protiviti. She has close to 15 years of experience in the areas of sustainability and climate change, including sustainable strategy development, high performance design in the built environment, resource efficiency (energy, water, waste, carbon, wastewater). She has supported many companies in their sustainability activities with a board portfolio of services, including materiality analysis and roadmap development, ESG risk management, ESG audit, program management and sustainable culture change. This also includes identifying relevant data, selecting and applying relevant framework, and sustainability reporting. Prior to joining Protiviti, Jayanthi was practicing as a sustainability consultant, advising many corporate on their sustainability strategy and high performance, Net-zero design and energy efficiency.\u00a0 Some of her focus sectors in real estate include Hospitality, Manufacturing, Commercial, Retail, Institutions, among others.<\/p>\n
Major Projects<\/b><\/p>\n\n- Sustainability Strategy : <\/b>Jayanthi has guided large Indian conglomerates with their sustainable design strategy development, along with a roadmap and implementation plan. This included setting of realistic sustainable strategy design goals and targets to reverse contribution to global climate change in architectural design, MEP design, among others. Jayanthi has led several projects in the development, implementation, reporting and evolution of ESG Strategy. Develop targets and roadmap on reduction of CO2 emissions, energy, waste and water usage.<\/li>\n
- She has delivered sustainable solutions backed with complex simulations and aligned with international standards to varied clients in the real estate sector. She has guided clients, who is a leader in sustainability in the Hospitality sector in achieving their sustainability goals in many of their existing and upcoming new hotels in India. In the manufacturing sectors, she has guided many leading manufacturers of Lifts, laminates & FMCG products PAN India & Middle east to achieve their sustainability goals.<\/li>\n
- Sustainability Certifications: <\/b>Jayanthi has led several real estate clients to achieve green building certifications like LEED, WELL, NET-ZERO, IGBC, GRIHA as part of their sustainability goals for more than 40 Million square feet of spaces. Such certifications has involved detailed analysis and simulations of the architectural & MEP design to optimize the resources used and reduce their environmental carbon footprint at the Initial design stage.<\/li>\n
- Setup of the sustainability strategy for an e-commerce unicorn company. The project included all necessary steps to build a comprehensive sustainability strategy, gap analysis was conducted and ESG framework derived. Identifying goals for the most material issues, underlying with specific targets and KPI\u2019s. Creating a dashboard for the management board to monitor the company\u2019s performance on ESG matters.<\/li>\n
- She has involved with top real estate developers in commercial, retail and institutional projects spread across southern India. She has guided many corporates to achieve NET-ZERO building design backed with detailed simulations renewable energy design calculations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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A Sokolov<\/h3>\n\n
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Partner, Forensic & Integrity Services<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=”talalabughazaleh” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Alexander has 26 years of experience in professional services, of which 20 in forensic. Alexander started his career in Assurance in another Big 4 firm in London. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant and moved to Forensic. Prior to joining EY, Alexander was the regional head of forensic in another Big 4 firm.<\/p>\n
Alexander has led a number of large-scale and complex fraud investigations, anti-corruption, money laundering and fraud risk management engagements in Europe, Russia and the CIS region. He has significant experience in banking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alexander Ied an investigation for a UAE fund to assist them to ascertain how funds invested in a certain country outside of the GCC were applied, whether there was evidence of fraud and to assist with recoveries. The report and Alexander\u2019s witness statement were disclosed as part of the legal proceedings to achieve recoveries.<\/p>\n
Alexander led an investigation for a banking group which uncovered diversion of assets in its recently acquired subsidiary in excess of USD200 million. The report was eventually disclosed to the law enforcement authorities and Alex gave evidence in court.<\/p>\n
Alexander led an investigation for a European banking major which focused on review of a pattern of trades in excess of USD 10 billion which could have breached AML legislation of 3 different European countries.<\/p>\n
Alexander led a fraud investigation into potential misstatement of financial statements by an international FMCG group (with significant footprint in Eastern and Southern Europe). The work led to disclosure of the findings to the US regulator and re-filing of its financial statements.<\/p>\n
Alexander led an investigation for a law enforcement authority of a Central Asia country which focused on analyzing certain transactions by several former civil servants (in excess of USD 100 million). The report was disclosed to a prosecutor in Switzerland.<\/p>\n
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Partner and Leader, Climate Change\u00a0 and Sustainability Services<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=”talalabughazaleh” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Yasir is the Partner and leader of the Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) Practice at EY for the MENA region and brings about 20 years of experience in ESG, sustainability and climate change consulting spread across 30 countries Asia, Europe, Africa, Americas and Australia.<\/p>\n
Yasir has experience in driving multiple service areas like ESG and Decarbonization strategy, Net Zero, Sustainable Supply Chains, Circularity and Blue Economy, Technology-enabled ESG services, ESG Due Diligence and others. He has worked extensively with the Private Sector in their Sustainability and ESG journey and has focused on the Investors and FIs on integrating the Responsible Investments principles into their lending process. He has also worked with Government entities and Regulators on sustainability policy development and implementation. He was the GRI Certified Trainer for sustainability reporting and also Certified Sustainability auditor for conducting the HSSE reviews. <\/p>\n
Yasir has an Masters in Technology (M. Tech) degree in Environmental Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, and Bachelors of Technology (B. Tech) in Civil Engineering from Aligarh Muslim University. He is member of several committees and panels related to Sustainability and has two of his papers published in reputed journals (refereed). He has undertaken a number training sessions and workshops around the ESG and Sustainability theme, and is also a frequent speaker at multiple conferences and events. <\/p>\n
His key focus is bridging the gap between the global ESG frameworks and the regional nuances, helping organizations become \u201cfuture-proof\u201d with respect to Sustainability challenges and importantly, help in entities move from risk based approach towards a value driven one from both short term and long term perspectives<\/p>\n
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Fadi Sidani<\/h3>\n\n
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Fadi Sidani is the Managing Partner of Governance Dynamics and also the Group Chief Internal Audit Officer at Beeah. Prior to establishing Governance Dynamics in 2018, Fadi founded and was the managing partner of the Risk Advisory Practice for Deloitte, Middle East. Fadi also set up the Risk Advisory Practice at Arthur Andersen in the UAE before joining Deloitte in 2002. His geographical coverage included the whole Middle East including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait among others. Fadi is also the authorized trainer, through Governance Dynamics, of the Governance, Risk and Compliance Professional (GRCP) certificate. His experience spans over Audit and Consulting providing various fit for purpose solutions, including Financial and Internal Audits, Business Restructuring, Governance including Board Advisory, Risk Management, Compliance, Valuations, Due Diligence among others.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Section” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ admin_label=”Kaissi” module_id=”asif” module_class=”felx-center” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”40px|0px|40px|0px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/intelloger.in\/uaeiaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Asif.jpg” alt=”firas” title_text=”Asif” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ custom_margin=”|||” custom_margin_tablet=”90px|||” custom_margin_last_edited=”off|desktop” border_radii=”on|50px|50px|50px|50px” border_width_all=”5px” border_color_all=”#9ACA3C” always_center_on_mobile=”off” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#205c91″ text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#214968″ header_3_font_size=”36px” header_3_line_height=”1.4em” border_color_all=”#f8b62d” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Asif Shafi<\/h3>\n\n
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Group MD Procurement<\/strong><\/div>\nBeeah<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=”talalabughazaleh” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Asif Shafi is a seasoned procurement professional at BEEAH Group with over two decades of procurement experience of working for some of the most recognized global brands. He has been involved in and has led many significant business projects, from the construction of office facilities to the development of fully automated warehouse operations alongside the greenfield implementation and upgrades on SAP Procurement Systems. Having global experience and an understanding of varied cultural and regional business practices has enabled him to deliver key projects in a timely and cost-effective manner.<\/p>\n
Educated in London, England, Asif has been extensively involved in the supply chain and logistics industry which are cornerstones of the Procurement Process. Asif focuses on harnessing best practices to drive change and business transformation.<\/p>\n
Asif is a champion of Environmental and Sustainability matters and is vocal on the changes that need to be undertaken, specifically in Procurement & Supply Chain, to deliver the needs of the wider community.<\/p>\n
Excellent Customer Service, both internal and external, coupled with Value for Money Procurement, are the mantras which Asif continuously advocates.<\/p>\n
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Moosa Khoory<\/h3>\n