Strategic Partnerships

MEACA’s strategic partners are the backbone of our mission, enabling us to champion transparency, accountability, and integrity across the Middle East and Africa.

Their support empowers compliance professionals with the tools and networks needed to embed good governance across sectors and countries.

Elevate Ethics and Integrity with MEACA!

Are you ready to be an institution that shapes a brighter future for the Middle East and Africa through ethical business practices and compliance?

Join MEACA as a strategic partner and align your organization with the region’s leading voice for governance and ethics.

MEACA is dedicated to building an ethical and just world. Sponsorship is more than visibility, it’s an opportunity to:

Community Partner Program – Volunteer Support

Community Partners contribute pro-bono support to MEACA’s mission, building cooperation frameworks that advance compliance locally.

This flexible program offers organizations the chance to engage meaningfully and amplify impact without a financial commitment.

Country Representative Program – Local Ambassadorship

Country Representatives serve as MEACA’s on-the-ground ambassadors within designated nations.

They drive initiatives, foster local partnerships, and implement strategic projects aligned with MEACA’s mission. By representing MEACA at the country level, they expand our reach, strengthen our influence, and ensure local adaptation of global best practices.

Get to Know Our Current Strategic Partners!

Platinum Strategic Partner

Covington & Burling LLP is a pre-eminent international law firm with more than 1,300 lawyers and advisors and 14 global offices. We are known for the high quality of our work, in-depth knowledge of key industries, sophistication in complex corporate, regulatory, advisory, and contentious matters, deep loyalty to clients, and commitment to the highest professional and ethical standards.

From our offices in Dubai and Johannesburg, we offer enhanced on-the-ground capabilities in the Middle East and Africa, adding critical local knowledge, experience and insight. We draw on over 30 years’ experience advising business entities, government agencies, and private investors with interests throughout the region.

Currently, we have over 150 lawyers and policy advisors across our offices working on our clients’ most challenging matters in the MEA region. We offer critical compliance competencies for global businesses in “The Big 7” Compliance Practices: anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, antitrust, cybersecurity, data privacy, ESG and export controls & sanctions. 

Gold Strategic Partner

Simplifying Global Logistics with Smart Technology

Descartes delivers a complete, cloud-based platform that brings together advanced logistics technology, real-time trade intelligence, and the power of the world’s most extensive logistics network.

From inventory and information to assets and people, our solutions help ensure everything gets where it needs to be—on time, every time.

Silver Strategic Partner

Established in 1997, Cedar Rose is a global leader in business intelligence, credit risk, and due diligence. Since joining the Coface Group in 2025, Cedar Rose combines deep regional expertise with the scale of an international risk management network.

With one of the world’s largest corporate and legal entity databases, Cedar Rose delivers trusted, fully verified data that helps organisations manage risk, meet regulatory requirements, and make informed decisions. The proprietary platform, CRiS Intel, provides intuitive tools for credit assessment, UBO identification, enhanced due diligence, and compliance.
 
Cedar Rose is recognised for comprehensive MENA-focused credit reports, robust data licensing services, and a strong Compliance-as-a-Service offering that uncovers hidden risks across entities and individuals.
As an ISO 27001-certified and GDPR-compliant provider, Cedar Rose ensures secure, accurate, and reliable intelligence to support confident growth across global markets.

Community Partner

Nielsonsmith is a highly specialised trade compliance focused international organisation, working closely with the compliance community to create assemblies that are produced through co operation with senior executives and leading analysts, to provide real insight and form a single point for the industry to meet, share ideas and experiences on a neutral platform. We are the compliance conference company.

Country Representatives

Get to Know Our Current Strategic Partners!

Platinum Strategic Partner

Covington & Burling LLP is a pre-eminent international law firm with more than 1,300 lawyers and advisors and 14 global offices. We are known for the high quality of our work, in-depth knowledge of key industries, sophistication in complex corporate, regulatory, advisory, and contentious matters, deep loyalty to clients, and commitment to the highest professional and ethical standards.

From our offices in Dubai and Johannesburg, we offer enhanced on-the-ground capabilities in the Middle East and Africa, adding critical local knowledge, experience and insight. We draw on over 30 years’ experience advising business entities, government agencies, and private investors with interests throughout the region.

Currently, we have over 150 lawyers and policy advisors across our offices working on our clients’ most challenging matters in the MEA region. We offer critical compliance competencies for global businesses in “The Big 7” Compliance Practices: anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, antitrust, cybersecurity, data privacy, ESG and export controls & sanctions. 

Gold Strategic Partner

Simplifying Global Logistics with Smart Technology

Descartes delivers a complete, cloud-based platform that brings together advanced logistics technology, real-time trade intelligence, and the power of the world’s most extensive logistics network.

From inventory and information to assets and people, our solutions help ensure everything gets where it needs to be—on time, every time.

Silver Strategic Partner

Established in 1997, Cedar Rose is a global leader in business intelligence, credit risk, and due diligence. Since joining the Coface Group in 2025, Cedar Rose combines deep regional expertise with the scale of an international risk management network.

With one of the world’s largest corporate and legal entity databases, Cedar Rose delivers trusted, fully verified data that helps organisations manage risk, meet regulatory requirements, and make informed decisions. The proprietary platform, CRiS Intel, provides intuitive tools for credit assessment, UBO identification, enhanced due diligence, and compliance.

Cedar Rose is recognised for comprehensive MENA-focused credit reports, robust data licensing services, and a strong Compliance-as-a-Service offering that uncovers hidden risks across entities and individuals.
As an ISO 27001-certified and GDPR-compliant provider, Cedar Rose ensures secure, accurate, and reliable intelligence to support confident growth across global markets.

Community Partner

Nielsonsmith is a highly specialised trade compliance focused international organisation, working closely with the compliance community to create assemblies that are produced through co operation with senior executives and leading analysts, to provide real insight and form a single point for the industry to meet, share ideas and experiences on a neutral platform. We are the compliance conference company.

Country Representatives

Stephan Lutz

Board Member

With over 12 years of experience in Forensic and Compliance, Stephan has developed broad expertise across industries such as automotive, airlines, and steel.

He has led FCPA investigations and implemented Compliance Management Systems to strengthen corporate integrity.

As Legal and Compliance Officer at Daimler Trucks Middle East & Africa, he was responsible for compliance risk assessments, due diligence, data protection, and export control. Stephan is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).

He also serves as a board member of the Middle East & Africa Compliance Association (MEACA), supporting the advancement of compliance practices in the region.

Sidra Ghani

Board Member

Sidra Ghani serves as Regional Corporate Counsel for a multinational company, where she provides strategic legal guidance across diverse markets.

As a dedicated board member of MEACA, she leads the Women in MEACA Sub-Committee, championing initiatives that empower and support women in the profession.

She brings a wealth of corporate experience and a strong commitment to advancing equity, leadership, and professional excellence within the community.

Elvis Angyiembe

Co-Chairman Emeritus & Co Founder

Elvis Angyiembe is a seasoned compliance and risk management professional with extensive experience working with multinationals and regulators worldwide.

As a founding member of MEACA, he helps shape regional dialogue and set standards that balance global best practices with local realities.

He is also an author and recognized speaker on youth empowerment, anti-corruption, regulatory innovation, and the role of emerging technologies in compliance.

Tomell Ceasar

President and Co-Founder

Tomell deSilva Ceasar is a global ethics and compliance leader with nearly two decades of experience shaping governance across high-risk markets and 80+ countries.

As Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of MEACA, he champions ethical leadership in the Middle East and Africa.

Recognized by Forbes and Compliance & Ethics Professional Magazine, his work bridges corporate reform with a deeper mission: making integrity a lived human discipline and foundation for trust.