Anan Al-Amad is a certified compliance and financial crime professional with more than 14 years of extensive experience in the financial and banking sector, specializing in AML/CFT, Financial Crime Compliance, Sanctions Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, and Compliance Risk Management.

Currently serving as AML/CFT (MLRO) Senior Manager at Al Rajhi Bank, with extensive experience gained across leading banks in Jordan, including Cairo Amman Bank, Bank Audi, Jordan Ahli Bank, and Al Rajhi Bank. Proven track record in developing, implementing, and enhancing AML/CFT and financial crime compliance frameworks in line with regulatory requirements, international standards, and industry best practices.

Holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a broad portfolio of internationally recognized professional certifications, including Certified Compliance Manager (CCM), Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS), Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Compliance Officer (CCO), and CAMS Audit. Member of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS).

Strong expertise in AML/CFT, sanctions, transaction monitoring, customer due diligence, enhanced due diligence, financial crime risk assessment, regulatory compliance, compliance auditing, fraud risk management, and international regulatory frameworks, including FATCA, CRS, GDPR, and MiFID II.

Basma Assal is the Senior Customer Success Manager for Risk and Compliance Solutions at LSEG with 10+ years of experience in fostering customer relationships and ensuring customer satisfaction.

She helped more than 200 largest banks and financial institutions, corporates, regulatory enforcement bodies, and government and intelligence agencies in 12 countries across EMEA by using modern technologies which simplifies day-to-day customer onboarding and monitoring decisions to fulfill the due diligence obligations, the requirements under KYC, the anti-money laundering (AML), the counterterrorist financing legislation, and the anti-bribery and corruption.

Basma ensures that customers effectively utilize the risk and compliance products to mitigate risks, maintain regulatory compliance, and understand their unique risk management and compliance challenges to achieve their objectives. Keeping them informed about changes in regulatory requirements and providing guidance on how to maintain compliance using AML solutions.

Her experience includes active participation in various workshops and panels across the region, where she has shared her knowledge and perspectives.

Tamer Barakat is a senior compliance and financial crime professional with extensive experience in regulatory compliance, AML/CTF, corporate governance, and risk management within the banking sector. He currently serves as Chief Compliance Officer at Bank Al Etihad in Jordan, where he oversees the Group’s compliance framework, financial crime compliance, regulatory engagement, and corporate governance standards. He also serves as a Board Member of Invest Bank, where he chairs the Compliance Committee and serves on the Audit and Governance Committees.

Tamer is a Board Member of the ACAMS North Africa & Levant Chapter and holds professional qualifications including CAMS, CFE, CFCS, and ICA Fellow, as well as a Professional Post Graduate Diploma in Governance, Risk & Compliance. He holds an MSc in Financial Crime and Compliance in Digital Societies from the University of Manchester, with research focused on the use of AI and machine learning in AML/CTF monitoring in the Jordanian banking sector.

With more than 15 years of banking and compliance experience, Tamer brings a practical perspective on strengthening compliance frameworks, enhancing risk management capabilities, and helping organizations navigate an increasingly complex and technology-driven regulatory environment.

Oways Muti is an executive Compliance and Risk Management leader with over 14 years of experience in the financial sector and now serves as Director of Compliance & Risk at Alawneh Exchange; he leads 30+ professionals specializing in compliance, AML/CFT, sanctions, and financial crime prevention. Previously, as an Expert AML Consultant at PwC Middle East, he advised financial institutions and government entities across five GCC countries on major compliance transformation projects. Oways has extensive experience in international correspondent banking onboarding and holds CCM, CAMS, GRCP, ICEP, TTT, and TOT certifications. He is also an internationally accredited trainer, speaker, and lecturer, with 8+ years of training experience across financial crime and compliance disciplines.

Mr. Bou Abboud leads the Risk Intelligence Customer Success Management team for EMEA at the London Stock Exchange Group. A Risk and Compliance professional with over 15 years of experience in AML, CFT, and FCP content and technology, he has worked extensively as both an individual contributor and a people leader. He has a proven track record of developing and implementing risk-based solutions that help organizations combat financial crime. Throughout his career, he has worked with leading financial institutions across the private and public sectors in the EMEA region. Mr. Bou Abboud regularly lectures on financial crime trends and technological innovations and serves as a speaker and panelist at industry events in English, French, and Arabic. He is skilled at working with senior leadership and management teams. He holds a Diploma in Financial Crime Prevention from the International Compliance Association (ICA).

Joined Arab Bank in December 2002 as Director of Group Regulatory Compliance, Mr. Dabbour has more than 21 years of experience in Regulatory Compliance Risk Management, Combatting Financial Crimes, Anti Money Laundering, Sanctions and Embargo Programs, and Audit and Compliance.

He spent 7 years working for a “Big Four” public accounting firm. Mr. Dabbour participated as a speaker in several national and international conferences and workshops on Regulatory Compliance, Combatting Financial Crimes, Anti Money Laundering, Combatting Terrorism Financing, and Corporate Governance. Mr. Dabbour is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).

Furthermore, Mr. Dabbour is one of the MENA FCCG founders and serves as board member of Arab Bank-Iraq and Arab Bank-Syria.

Vanessa Chamoun is the Senior Risk & Compliance Proposition Specialist for Middle East and Africa at LSEG, and she holds a bachelor’s degree in business economics from Notre Dame University, Lebanon, and an ACAMS certificate, a global gold standard in AML certifications.

Vanessa has 12 years plus of experience with clients, and her areas of expertise include Risk Intelligence Data, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Sanctions, Financial Crime Technology, Beneficial Ownership, Fraud and Digital On-boarding.

Her role includes consulting various public and private organizations on sound deployment for Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist-Financing programs to solve business challenges and fulfill anti-financial crime requirements and finding the right solutions for CCOs & AMLOs needs & requirements.

Vanessa’s experience with the different Central Banks and Regulators in the region has added to her proficiency on the business of Compliance in diverse industries and sectors, including Banking and other types of Financial Institutions such as Insurance, FinTech, Exchanges and Payments.

Zhr is an accomplished banking and compliance leader with over 17 years of expertise in Financial Crime Compliance, Sanctions, and AML/CFT supervision.

Currently serving as the Head of the Sanctions Control and Embargo Division within the AML/CFT Supervision Department at the Central Bank of Jordan, overseeing both banking and non-banking financial sectors.

She Holds Professional prestigious industry credentials including CGSS, CCM, ACAMS Advanced AML, and official designation as a FATF Assessor and Trainer.