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    RA Audit Outreach Session 2025 in collaboration with ICAEW

    Events The ADGM Registration Authority Audit Outreach Session 2025 in collaboration with ICAEW’

    We are pleased to announce that the second annual ADGM Registration Authority (RA) Audit Outreach Session will take place on 18 September 2025 at 4 PM  

    Following the success of last year’s session, this year’s outreach will once again be held in collaboration with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

    High quality audit and corporate reporting continues to be a regulatory priority for the RA. This session will build on themes from the previous year and include the following key topics:

    • A screening of ICAEW’s latest training film, Crossing the Line  
    • Key regulatory updates from the RA  
    • A focused session on group audits, addressing common challenges and expectations  

    Who should attend the RA Audit Outreach Session?

    This outreach will be of interest to senior audit staff including audit engagement partners at ADGM audit firms, finance professionals working in industry involved in the audit process, members of audit committees, relevant ICAEW members as well as young Emiratis looking to enter or further their careers in the profession.


    In collaboration with:

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    September 18, 2025 4:00 PM - 7:30 PM 4th Floor, ADGM Auditorium ADGM Authorities Building, Al Maryah Island

    Speakers

    H.E. Rashed Al Blooshi

    CEO - Registration Authority ADGM

    Duncan Wiggetts

    Chief Officer – Professional Standards ICAEW

    Tim Land

    Executive Director - Monitoring & Enforcement, Registration Authority ADGM

    Talal Samad

    Head – Audit, Registration Authority ADGM

    Will Strickland

    Audit Quality Specialist - Professional Standards ICAEW

    Helen Storr

    Audit Quality Specialist - Professional Standards ICAEW

    H.E. Rashed Al Blooshi

    CEO - Registration Authority ADGM

    His Excellency Rashed Abdulkarim Al Blooshi is the Chief Executive Officer of the Registration Authority at ADGM, where he oversees the strategic development and regulatory performance of the Authority, ensuring it remains a key enabler of ADGM’s position as a leading global financial centre.

    Al Blooshi joined ADGM in June 2025 and brings more than 26 years of leadership experience from across the UAE’s financial and regulatory landscape. His deep institutional knowledge and strategic foresight help to drive the continued evolution of the Registration Authority and reinforce ADGM’s standing as a world-class destination for business and finance.

    He previously served as Undersecretary of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) and as the CEO of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), where he played a central role in shaping Abu Dhabi’s economic diversification strategy, strengthening the competitiveness of the Emirate’s business environment, and aligning development policies with Abu Dhabi’s long-term economic vision.

    Widely recognised for his forward-looking leadership and cross-sector expertise, Al Blooshi has been instrumental in launching key initiatives to promote innovation, attract investment, and position Abu Dhabi as a globally competitive, knowledge-based economy.

    He also serves on several boards and high-level committees at both the local and federal levels, contributing to national policy development and institutional excellence.

    Al Blooshi holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from UAE University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Information Systems from Benedict College in the United States.

    Duncan Wiggetts

    Chief Officer – Professional Standards ICAEW

    ICAEW’s educational training films have been written by Duncan Wiggetts, ICAEW Chief Officer, Professional Standards, and produced in collaboration with Area 17. A qualified solicitor, Duncan joined ICAEW in 2014 and leads ICAEW’s regulation and conduct activities, helping members and firms to maintain high professional standards and holding them to those standards. Before joining ICAEW, Duncan worked in legal private practice, and it was during his time as senior in-house Counsel at PwC when he developed his first film in 2005 to create more effective training resources. Since then, he has continued to create high-quality training films, with a proven track record for easy-to-understand, realistic portrayals of complex messages. 

    Named as "the accidental mogul of training videos...that even Hollywood would love," by The Wall Street Journal, his films are used worldwide, receiving international coverage and recognition. Committed to raising standards across the profession, Duncan’s films have been widely adopted for training on compliance, ethics and corporate governance. His work is used by organisations ranging from the Big Four accountancy firms to regional workshops for sole practitioners, as well as by higher education institutions and student councils.

    Tim Land

    Executive Director - Monitoring & Enforcement, Registration Authority ADGM

    Tim is an experienced regulatory practitioner and leader. As Executive Director of the RA’s Monitoring & Enforcement division he is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the supervision and enforcement of ADGM’s commercial legislation.

    Tim has over 20 years of diverse regulatory experience in Australia and the Middle East. He is a graduate of the University of Wollongong, Australia, holds a Masters degree in Applied Finance & Financial Markets from KAPLAN, Australia, and is a Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of London, UK.

    Talal Samad

    Head – Audit, Registration Authority ADGM

    Talal joined ADGM in 2021 and heads the RA’s Audit Oversight Function responsible for monitoring the regulated area of financial audit. With more than a decade in audit supervision, Talal was instrumental in setting up the RA’s Audit Oversight Function and more recently leading the RA’s successful membership application at the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators (IFIAR).

    Talal is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant, a graduate in Business and Management from Birmingham (UK) and brings over 17 years of experience in audit quality and financial reporting across various sectors including financial services, energy, real estate and transport.

    Will Strickland

    Audit Quality Specialist - Professional Standards ICAEW

    Will is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant and a specialist in audit quality monitoring. Will joined ICAEW in 2007 having previous experience as an auditor with a Big Four firm in the UK and Bermuda.

    He is responsible for a team of UK-based reviewers and manages the delivery of audit monitoring visits to UK audit firms of all sizes including Big Four and top 20. Will also oversees ICAEW’s audit monitoring contracts, partnering with overseas regulators and professional bodies. He has performed audit monitoring visits to firms in Europe, the Middle East and the Caribbean and also supports local regulators by providing methodology, training and on-the-job coaching to overseas-based staff.

    Helen Storr

    Audit Quality Specialist - Professional Standards ICAEW

    Helen Storr is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant. After graduating from the University of Oxford and following a period of academic research in chemistry and pharmacology, she decided to become an accountant, and trained at a medium-sized London firm. Helen performed work in a variety of industries, with a focus on financial services. She joined ICAEW in 2021 as a quality monitoring reviewer. She conducts a wide range of visit types and works with all sizes of firm from the Big Four to sole practitioners and everything in between. Helen also performs audit review work at firms in the Channel Islands and the Middle East.
    Agenda Time Session Speaker 04:00 PM – 04:10 PM

    Welcome Address

    His Excellency Rashed Al Blooshi
    Chief Executive Officer
    ADGM RA

    04:15 PM – 06:00 PM

    ICAEW Film Presentation: ‘Crossing the Line’

    Duncan Wiggetts
    Chief Officer – Professional Standards
    ICAEW

    Will Strickland
    Audit Quality Specialist – Professional Standards
    ICAEW

    Helen Storr
    Audit Quality Specialist – Professional Standards
    ICAEW

    06:00 PM – 06:15 PM

    Break

    06:15 PM – 06:45 PM

    ADGM RA Update

    Tim Land
    Executive Director - Monitoring & Enforcement, Registration Authority
    ADGM

    Talal Samad
    Head – Audit, Registration Authority
    ADGM

    06:45 PM – 07:25 PM

    Area of concern: Group audits  

    Talal Samad
    Head – Audit, Registration Authority
    ADGM

    Will Strickland
    Audit Quality Specialist - Professional Standards
    ICAEW

    Helen Storr
    Audit Quality Specialist - Professional Standards
    ICAEW

    07:25 PM – 07:30 PM

    Closing remarks followed by networking reception in The Atrium

    Talal Samad
    Head – Audit, Registration Authority
    ADGM

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