Classroom Sessions:
Date | Venue | Fees | |
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28 Jul - 01 Aug 2025 | Dubai - UAE | $5,950 | |
15 - 19 Sep 2025 | London - UK | $5,950 | |
03 - 07 Nov 2025 | Dubai - UAE | $5,950 | |
08 - 12 Dec 2025 | London - UK | $5,950 |
INTRODUCTION
In today's complex business environment, effective governance and compliance are critical differentiators for organizational success. This training course provides senior leaders with the frameworks, insights, and practical tools needed to navigate the unique governance challenges of these dynamic regions.
This GLOMACS Enterprise Governance & Compliance training course covers the evolving regulatory landscape, incorporating recent developments in corporate law, data protection, financial regulations, and ESG requirements specific. Through real-world case studies participants will gain actionable insights from both successful governance transformations and challenging compliance scenarios.
- Tailored content addressing the unique governance challenges and regulatory frameworks
- Interactive methodology focusing on real-world concepts
- Governance insights across industries and jurisdictions
- Discover frameworks to strengthen board effectiveness, enhance compliance structures, and create sustainable governance advantages
Objectives
By the end of this training course, participants will:
- Understand the evolving governance landscape
- Develop strategic approaches to compliance that balance regulatory requirements with business objectives
- Understand risk management techniques tailored to regional business environments
- Implement ethical leadership practices that strengthen organizational culture
- Leverage technology to enhance governance oversight and compliance monitoring
- Navigate cross-border governance challenges in complex regulatory environments
Training Methodology
The training course employs a robust, multi-faceted training methodology designed specifically for senior executives, balancing theoretical knowledge with practical application, including Presentations, Case-Based Learning, Expert-Led Sessions, Interactive Workshops and Simulations.
Organisational Impact
Participation in this training course will deliver five key impacts to your organization:
- Enhanced Compliance Posture: Immediately strengthen your organization's ability to navigate complex regional regulatory requirements while reducing compliance risk exposure
- Improved Board Effectiveness: Transform board dynamics and decision-making processes to increase strategic oversight and accountability
- Strengthened Risk Management: Implement a regionally calibrated enterprise risk framework that anticipates and mitigates emerging threats specific to Middle Eastern and African operations
- Governance Culture Transformation: Establish leadership practices that embed governance principles throughout organizational culture, driving accountability at all levels
- Competitive Advantage: Position your organization as a governance leader, enhancing stakeholder trust, investor confidence, and market reputation
Personal Impact
Participation in this training course will:
- Increase governance oversight and strategic direction in complex regulatory environments
- Understand governance challenges
- Develop greater assurance in navigating difficult compliance decisions with clear frameworks and precedents
- Strengthen awareness of compliance requirements with business objectives
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
The GLOMACS Enterprise Governance & Compliance training course is tailored a wide range of leadership however it will greatly benefit:
- Board Members
- C-Suite Executives
- General Counsels & Legal Directors
- Compliance & Risk Officers
- Government leaders looking to enhance their knowledge
- Managers and aspiring leaders
DAY 1
Governance Frameworks and Regional Context
The Evolving Governance Landscape
- Current state of corporate governance in the Middle East and Africa
- Regional variations in governance frameworks
- Impact of global standards on local practices
- 2025 governance trends and outlook
- Balancing state ownership with public market requirements
- Implementation of ESG frameworks under Saudi Vision 2030
- Lessons for state-affiliated enterprises across the regions
Regulatory Frameworks
- Key regulatory bodies and their jurisdictions across the regions
- Recent regulatory developments
DAY 2
Compliance Management
Compliance Risk Assessment
- Methodologies for identifying compliance risks in Middle Eastern and African markets
- Creating a regional compliance risk matrix
- Prioritization frameworks for resource allocation
- Measuring compliance program effectiveness
Anti-Corruption Compliance
- Developing effective anti-corruption programs tailored to regional contexts
Data Protection and Privacy Compliance
- Regional data protection regulations:
- Saudi Arabia's Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL)
- UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45/2021 on Personal Data Protection
- Nigeria's Data Protection Act 2023
- Cross-border data transfer requirements
- Technology solutions for data compliance management
DAY 3
Risk Management and Board Effectiveness
Enterprise Risk Management Frameworks
- Adapting ERM frameworks to Middle Eastern and African business contexts
- Integration of risk management with strategic planning
- Emerging risks specific to the regions in 2025
- The board's role in risk oversight
- Financial inclusion and regulatory risk balancing
- Climate risk integration into corporate strategy
Board Effectiveness
- Board composition and diversity considerations for regional contexts
- Director independence in concentrated ownership structures
- Board evaluation methodologies
- Committee structures and effectiveness
Board Crisis Management
- Interactive simulation of a crisis scenario
- Real-time decision-making under pressure
- Stakeholder communications management
- Post-crisis governance improvements
DAY 4
Financial Governance and Reporting
Financial Governance Frameworks
- Financial reporting standards and regional variations
- Audit committee responsibilities and best practices
- Internal control frameworks
- The impact of IFRS adoption across the regions
- Multi-country financial compliance management
- Capital markets engagement strategies
- Transparency initiatives and investor relations
ESG Reporting
- ESG reporting requirements and standards relevant to the regions
- Integration of ESG metrics into corporate performance evaluation
- Climate-related financial disclosures implementation
Technology in Financial Governance
- Digital transformation of financial controls
- AI and machine learning applications in financial compliance
- Blockchain for transparent financial reporting
- Cybersecurity considerations for financial systems
DAY 5
Ethical Leadership and Governance Innovation
- Ethical Leadership in Regional Context
- Cultural dimensions of ethical leadership in Middle Eastern and African contexts
- Building ethical organizational cultures
- Whistleblowing frameworks and implementation challenges
- Ethics and compliance integration
- Financial inclusion as an ethical governance objective
- Community engagement as a governance principle
- Balancing commercial objectives with social impact
- On successful completion of this training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates
- Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE) : In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsor, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance
Endorsed Education Provider
GLOMACS is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org
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Oxford Management Centre
A GLOMACS - Oxford Management Centre collaboration aimed at providing the best training services and benefits to our valued clients.

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