The AACI and The University of Alabama
April 2014. Invited by The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Mr. L. Burke Files, President of The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) addressed selected students about The AACI, its mission, and what it does to prevent corruption. The AACI deeply believes in the role of students and faculty in fighting corruption. The AACI is actively engaged in the Academia of the USA and other parts of the world.
Currently, The AACI has close ties with several universities in the Middle East and Africa.
Currently, The AACI has close ties with several universities in the Middle East and Africa.
L. Bukre Files
The AACI in Richmond, Virginia: “Ethics, Leadership and Respect”
April 2014. Invited by The leadership of Henrico County Leadership Conference, in Richmond Virginia, Mr. L. Burke Files, President of The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) participated in this conference earlier this month.
As Mr. Files stated " I spoke at the Henrico County Leadership Conference, in Richmond Virginia. The theme for this year presentation was “Ethics, Leadership and Respect”. This group had the finest batches of questions on corruption and its impact I have had to date. There was no fear of how they looked in front of others, except a bit of a challenge to ask even better questions. What is all the more surprising is that there where student from 7th grade through high school! What an awesome bunch. I cannot thank Edie Curry or Carole Haarve enough as my co-speakers and two true leaders."
The AACI is committed to support all the academic initiatives that help students and faculty play an active role in corruption prevention.
The Managing Partner of Birzeit
Consulting, Khalid bin Arhama Al Kuwari addressing the workshop in Doha on
October 22, 2013 at Marriott Doha City Centre (Salim Matramkot)
- DOHA: Birzeit Consulting Qatar, a professional services company providing an integrated spectrum of internal control and anti fraud/corruption advisory and training services, has formally announced a strategic partnership with the American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI).The event was marked by the inauguration of “Corruption Prevention in Financial Institution” in the presence of
Qatar Central Bank (QCB) Governor H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud Al Thani here yesterday.Addressing the event, Lawrence Burke Files, President, AACI noted fighting corruption is multifaceted and should always be carried out with a disciplined approach.The AACI believes that decision makers should always have anti-fraud intelligence. It believes that management is the weakest cycle that usually jeoparadises any anti-corruption effort in any entity. The AACI fills this gap and provide effective means to battle fraud and corruption.AACI offers over 50 programmes designed to suit all levels of management ability. The programmes are delivered by specialist experts.Khalid bin Arhama Alkuwari, Managing Partner of Management Birzeit Consulting and Emily Cassanora were among others who addressed the event.The Peninsula - Organized by Birzeit Consulting - Qatar, The AACI's approved vendor in Qatar, The AACI conducted two workshops in Doha - Qatar at the Marriott Doha City Center during October 22 - 24, 2013. Attended by more than 40 delegates from the financial institutions, public and private sectors, the workshops were:
- Effective Internal Control Systems for Anti-Money Laundering: Financial Institutions
- Fraud Prevention: Management Emphasis
The AACI's senior experts Mr. Shaun Hassette and Mike J Masoud delivered these two workshops respectively.
- The Doha-Qatar launch event of Corruption Prevention in Financial Institutions on October 22, 2013 received extensive media coverage from the Qatari national TVs, English and Arabic newspapers, Aljazeera net and CNBC Arabia of Dubai. The following is part of the media coverage:
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The AACI's President Mr. L.B. Files and Ms. Emily Casarona,The AACI's membership department director attended the launch event of Qatar.
The following links are for partial media coverage of the Launch Event of Qatar " Corruption Prevention in Financial Institutions:
Al Sharq Newspaper:
http://www.al-sharq.com//
The Peninsula Qatar
http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/
Al Raya Newspaper
http://www.raya.com/news/
Alwatan Newspaper
http://www.al-watan.com/
CNBC Arabia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Aljazeera net
http://www.aljazeera.net/
http://www.al-sharq.com//
The Peninsula Qatar
http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/
Al Raya Newspaper
http://www.raya.com/news/
Alwatan Newspaper
http://www.al-watan.com/
CNBC Arabia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Aljazeera net
http://www.aljazeera.net/
Qtatar TV
http://www.qatarbroadcast.com/
http://www.qatarbroadcast.com/
- The President of the AACI and Mr. Mike J. Masoud, the AACI technical advisory director - Middle East and Africa participated in the first International Auditing and Accounting Conference in Ramallah, Palestine during November 7-8, 2012. Dr. L. B. Files and Mr. Masoud presented the following research papers:
- Dr. L. B Files working paper titled " Due Diligence for the CPA:What must be done and what must not be done"
- Mr. Mike J. Masoud working paper titled "The Auditors 's Responsibilities Relating to Fraud in an Audit of Financial Statements :Fraud " Audit Expectation Gap" in the Middle Eastern Countries
The conference was under the patronage of the Palestinian President Mahmood Abbas and attended by the Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, Finance Minster, Governor of the Central Bank, the chairman of the Sate Audit, and many other senior Palestinian officials. Delegates from more than seven Arab countries participated in this mega professional event and the conference received intensive media coverage. The following is part of the TV coverage of the conference:
- In Washington, DC and during September 2012, Dr. Mark Vlasic, an AACI senior advisory director, met with Mr. Mike J. Masoud, the AACI technical advisory director - Middle East and Africa and discussed with him the latest technical and professional developments of the AACI in the Middle East and Africa. Dr. Vlasic reviewed the latest plans to launch the anti-corruption certification credential of the AACI : The Certified Anti-Corruption Manager (CACM) and the latest update related to the CACM text material. Dr. Mark Vlasic is Senior Fellow & Adjunct Professor of Law - Institute for Law, Science and Global Security at Georgetown University in Washington DC.
- The President of the AACI was invited last month by the Institute of Banking Studies (IBS), Amman - Jordan to attend the 5th International Conference in Islamic Banking and Finance: Risk Management, Regulation, and Supervision. Representing the President of the AACI, Mr. Mike J. Masoud, the technical advisory director - Middle East and Africa attended the conference that was conducted in Amman - Jordan for the period 6-8 / 10 / 2012 and met with senior delegates from the Central Bank of Jordan, Jordan Islamic Bank, Islamic Bank of Thailand, and University Teknologi Mara of Malaysia, among others.
- During September, 2012, Dr. L. B. Files, the President of the AACI, visited several European countries and met with senior professional officials as he discussed with them the concept underlying the AACI mission and approach. The feedback the AACI had from these meetings was excellent.
- The AACI will be participating in the first accounting conference that will be conducted in the Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts - Ramallah , Palestine for the period 7-8 / 11 / 2012. The conference is organized by the Palestine Association of Certified Public Accountants (PACPA) and under the patronage of the Palestinian President Mr. Mahmood Abbas. Dr. L. B. Files, the President of the AACI, and Mr. Mike J. Masoud, the AACI technical advisory director - Middle East and Africa will attend and participate in the conference with the following working papers:
- Dr. L. B Files working paper titled " Due Diligence for the CPA:What must be done and what must not be done"
- Mr. Mike J. Masoud working paper titled "The Auditors 's Responsibilities Relating to Fraud in an Audit of Financial Statements :Fraud " Audit Expectation Gap" in the Middle Eastern Countries.
