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Join this panel discussion to hear their experience and advice on mitigating the risk of an investigation. Consideration will be given to:

- Investigation function as necessary element of robust compliance program

- Conduct vs. compliance investigations

- Disciplinary outcomes

- Investigation lawyers vs. compliance lawyers

- Identifying and leveraging internal resources

- Policies, procedures & tools.

The second session in the series will cover conducting an investigation including: initiating the investigation, reviewing relevant material, witness interviews, concluding the investigation as well as global asset recovery and fraud prevention strategies. ** Please register separately for this discussion on Sept 19th via this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/internal-investigations-series-conducting-the-investigation-tickets-167210044745**

Panellists are:

- Meltem Ozker Gunduz, vice-president, legal, compliance and quality, Africa, Asia, Middle East & Oceania, Novo Nordisk

- Liz Williamson, senior legal counsel - labour & employment at Accenture 

- William Hauptman, senior counsel, Saudi Aramco Law Organisation

- Rebecca Kelly, managing partner of Morgan Lewis (Dubai)

- Kanu Jain, director & co-leads of compliance and investigations (MENA) at Control Risks.

The discussion will take place in Microsoft Teams with the link to be shared with registrants.

This is the first in a series of events focused on legal tech solutions for in-house teams. The webinar will be hosted by Jeremy Small, Jameson Legal, who will be joined by Alistair Maiden, CEO of Syke, an independent global legal tech consultancy.

The webinar will cover common legal tech issues faced by global companies and consider some case studies of implemented tech solutions. Syke works with major companies such as Aviva, Facebook, HSBC and Unilever. There will also be an opportunity to raise pertinent questions about developments in technology, costs and basically all things legal tech.

Please register your interest in joining & add-to-calendar via the links above.

A link to access the meeting will be sent to you via email prior to the start of the event.

Panellists: 
- Jeremy Small, chief executive officer, Jameson Legal
- Alistair Maiden, Syke

This panel discussion will consider the role of legal counsel in undertaking environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration work by advising the business on compliance and integration of ESG objectives. Given that ESG criteria are becoming more important to regulators, consumers and shareholders, legal counsel have a crucial role to play in advising management and business stakeholders on how to create more sustainable organizations and mitigate risks of litigation and sanctions.

Companies are facing rapid changes in marketing their products online. In the UAE, these companies have to contend with an increasingly complex set of regulations that differ from more traditional rules on marketing in physical retail spaces.

Join us for breakfast and to discuss advertising regulations and digital marketing in the UAE at the Four Seasons Hotel DIFC.

The discussion will focus on:

• Developments in advertising regulations and standards in the UAE;

• The impact of regulations on content creation for advertisers and social media influencers;

and include an interactive case study.

AGENDA

9:30 am – Registration & Breakfast

10:00 am –

• Welcome Ibrahim Abdel Aziz & Liam Collens (ACC co-hosts)

• Presentation by Dr. Jochen Murach, Managing Partner & Jonathan P. Noble, Local Partner, AMERELLER

11:00 am – Networking

Please register your interest in joining & add-to-calendar..

For those joining remotely, a link to access the meeting will be sent to you via email prior to the start of the event.

Law is a highly competitive profession, attracting some of the best and smartest people. Lawyers face a tight market and there are simply too many lawyers in-training for too few jobs across many jurisdictions. To add insult to injury, the legal services sector is expected to shed thousands of jobs in the coming decade, partially due to the risk that technology will bring radical change to the workforce. 

The question is how do in-house counsel remain relevant and successful? 

Join us for an engaging and interactive session where our panellists will provide their insight on the skills and attributes that differentiate rare and valuable in-house counsel. There will be a Q&A session so please submit your questions on registration. Alternatively, you may pose your questions during the webinar. 

Panellists: 
- Jeremy Small, chief executive officer, Jameson Legal
- Line Toukatli, principal corporate counsel, Microsoft Middle East and Africa
- Marco Schikore, general counsel, Siemens Limited
- Laura Reynaud, senior legal counsel, Siemens Limited & ACC host/moderator 

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s data governance regulations are evolving.  The National Data Governance Interim regulations reflect the latest iteration of regulations in this space. In addition, the Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC) and the National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia issued revised regulations which came into effect recently. 

There are significant restrictions relating to transfers of data outside of the Kingdom. The following topics will be discussed: 
1.           What are the requirements imposed by the National Data Governance Interim regulations?
2.           What are the requirements under the Framework of CITC?
3.           What do the NCA Controls entail?
4.           May data be stored on servers abroad or is there a requirement to store certain types of data locally?
5.           Are there restrictions regarding the transfer of data out of KSA?
6.           Does the launch of cloud computing services or applications using cloud computing platforms require notification of and/or approval by an authority?

Join us for a discussion to be hosted and moderated by Laura Reynaud, senior legal counsel at Siemens, KSA to hear from our expert  panelists:
- Granville Collins, founder & CEO of EMME Advisory Services
- Stephen Matthews, partner at Baker Botts LLP

Sale and lease back of telecoms infrastructure – particularly mast towers focusing on:

- Due diligence of a tower deal and how to prepare. Regulatory, real estate, security and technical elements.

– Pitfalls in sale and lease-back of tower transaction.

- Major risks to be aware of upfront and how to mitigate from a telco point of view and from towerco point of view. What are the expectations of the sale?

-One or more case studies and how we make this more effective going forward

Guest speakers:

• Dani Kabbani – Managing Partner, Qatar @ Eversheds Sutherland

• Simon Cloke – Partner & Telecoms Head @ Eversheds Sutherland

• Jonathan Townend –Konexo Global

ACC Host: Firas Oggar - Head of Legal, Zain Group, Kuwait

With the energy transition being a matter of particular interest to the oil and gas sector, we will host a keynote discussion on the role hydrogen, including hydrogen derived from natural gas, will play in this transition. This will be followed by a panel discussion on the topic as well as a review of the plans for the ACC MENA Energy Network.  

During this roundtable, we will discuss:

- law no.8 of 2019 on Medical Products Pharmacy Profession and Pharmaceutical Establishments due to popular demand

- update on the position of the white paper that was prepared by the pharma group and was intended to be submitted to the executive committee and eventually to MOHAP.

The format is the usual interactive roundtable, aimed at hearing the different experiences among us while the session will be hosted via zoom, which will enable us to reconnect and get closer again.