LONDON, October 3 /PRNewswire/ --     World-Check's annual Compliance Leadership Forum, now in its third year, 
has once again brought together the world's leading professionals from the 
financial, legal, enforcement and regulatory sectors to identify common 
compliance concerns and emerging challenges. The two-day event is by 
invitation only and is organised to encourage cross-border cooperation 
within industry and between industry and enforcement.

Almost 50 attendees enjoyed the round-table
event on the 27th and 28th of September at Stapelford Park, United Kingdom.
The highly respected guest speakers, who each delivered thought-provoking
speeches from their diverse backgrounds, added further dimension to the
event. The speakers included the Honourable Thomas J. Ridge, former United
States Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; Lord Davidson, the
Advocate General of Scotland; Mr. Richard Berry, of New Scotland Yard's
National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit (FTFIU); Mr. Javier
Zarzalejos, Head of Constitutional Affairs and Institutions at the FAES
Foundation and former Secretary General to the Presidency of Spain
(1996-2004); Mr. Rafael Bardaji, Director of Political Studies of the FAES
Foundation and former National Security Advisor, Spain; Mr. Kenneth Rijock,
Financial Crime Consultant for World-Check; and Mr.Ridzwan Aminuddin, Manager
of Country-Check .

The Honourable Thomas J. Ridge spoke on the terrorist threat
facing society and the financial community's role in combating terrorism.
Lord Davidson spoke on ways in which society defends itself against terrorism
within a Human Rights culture. Mr. Berry elaborated on the general
understanding of Islamism, and challenged the Western concept of geographical
boundaries. He also gave a detailed description of current Al-Qaeda
operations in the UK. Mr. Zarzalejos spoke in depth on the activities of ETA,
the Basque separatist group, and Mr. Bardaji spoke on Islamic terrorism in
Spain and gave attendees a glimpse of the future of terrorism in Spain.

On closing the two-day event, Mr. David Leppan, CEO and
founder of World-Check, commented that "improved global cooperation between
institutions and government is key to the success of fighting international
crime and terrorism. A clear message needs to be sent to such individuals and
entities within our societies that a concerted effort by the financial,
gaming and legal communities is being undertaken to fight them".

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