Friday, 2 April  2004

20:00 – 23:00

Arrival of Delegates

Registration

Reception and Informal Dinner

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Saturday, 3 April  2004

08:00 – 09:00

Registration / Breakfast

09:00 – 09:10

Inauguration and Welcoming Address by H.E. Governor  of Central Bank of UAE, Chairman of the UAE National Anti-Money Laundering Committee

09:15 – 11:15

Panel I

Overview of Supranational Institutions

Moderator - H.E. Sultan Bin Nasser Al Suwaidi- Governor of Central Bank of the UAE

-Mr. Barry Johnston-Assistant Director, IMF

-Mr. Raul Hernandez-Coss- World Bank 

-Mr. Anders Cedhagen- United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime

-Mr. Charles Freeland- Deputy Secretary General, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, BIS

-Mr. Vincent Schmoll-  Principal Administrator, FATF

11:15 – 11:45

Coffee Break

11:45 – 13:45

Panel II

The Experience of Hawala Receiving Countries

Moderator- Ms. Joy Smallwood, IMF Legal Department, IMF

-Mr. Samuel Maimbo –Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank (On Afghanistan)

-Mr. Mohamed Djirdeh Houssein- CEO, Sahan Commercial Broker (On Somalia)

-Mr. Charles Lengalenga - Executive Secretary, Eastern & Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group

-Mr. M.R. Mehkari -Director, Exchange Policy Department, State Bank of Pakistan

13:45 – 14:45

Lunch

14:45 – 16:45

Panel III

The Experience of Hawala Remitting Countries

Moderator- Mr. Barry Johnston, Assistant Director IMF

-Mr. Jaap Brongers- Dutch Central Bank

-Mr. David Faulkner- HM Treasury, UK

-Mr. Saeed Al-Hamiz- Executive Director, Banking Supervision & Examination Dept. - Central Bank of the UAE

-Mr. William Langford- Senior Policy Advisor, FinCen

16:45 – 17:15

Coffee Break

17:15 – 18:15

Independent Perspective from Academia

Presentation by Professor Nikos Passas, Ph.D. 

Northeastern University, Boston

20:00

Reception and Dinner hosted by Central Bank, Banks & Moneychangers in  the UAE   at Hiltonia - Abu Dhabi Hilton

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Sunday, 4 April  2004

08:00 – 09:00

Breakfast

09:00 – 11:00

Panel IV

Law Enforcement Authorities Experience

Moderator- Professor Nikos Passas

-Mr. Younes Al Muallem- Dubai General Police Headquarter (UAE)

-Mr. Peter Walker- Asst. Head of Intelligence, HM Customs & Excise Law Enforcement (Intelligence)- UK

-Mr. David G. Eoff- Program Manager, Financial Investigations Division of the Homeland Security, USA

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 – 13:30

Panel V

Far Eastern / Asian Experience

Moderator- Mr. Mohamed El Qorchi, IMF

-H.E. Maulana Ibrahim- Deputy Governor- Accounting & Payment System, Bank of Indonesia

-Dr. Derya Yesiladali- Legal Advisor, Legal Department Central Bank of Turkey

-Mr. Roger Ballard- Director, Center for Applied S. Asian Studies University of Manchester

13:30 – 14:30

Lunch

14:30-16:00

Panel VI

Latin American Experience

Moderator-Mr. Raul Hernandez-Coss, World Bank

-Dr. Andres Arboleda- Director of Regulations, Bank of Colombian Banking Superintendence

-Mr. Paulo Robherto Goncalves- Head of Monitoring Division, Combat to Illicit Exchange, Central Bank of Brazil

-Mr. Salvador Bonilla Leal – Chief in Charge, Balance of Payments Records, Bank of Mexico

16:00 – 16:30

Coffee Break

16:30 – 17:30

Panel VII

Private Sector Experience

Moderator- Dr. Abdulrahman Al Khalaf,   General Secretariat, GCC

-Mr. B. R. Shetty - CEO & MD,  UAE Exchange

-Mr. Ehsan Khokhar -DollarEast President, Dollar East Exchange

-Mr. Mohan Jashanmal

-Mr. Garry Wahbi

17:30 – 18:00

Presentation on Hawala Regulations System in the UAE

-Mr. Ibrahim Al Hosani- Central Bank of the UAE

-Mr. Ahmed Al Qamzi- Central Bank of the UAE

20:00

Dinner hosted by Central Bank, Banks & Moneychangers in the UAE and Announcement of the Main Conclusions of the Conference, Beach Garden - Beach Rotana Hotel & Towers

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Monday, 5 April 2004 (Optional)

8:00 – 9:00

Breakfast

9:00 - 13:30

Drafting the core practices & procedures concerning the regulation of Informal Funds Transfer Systems as based on the main conclusions to reached on 4th April 2004. 

13:30-14:30

Lunch, Diwan Ballroom                  

14:30-16:30

Review of Final Draft