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<p class="MsoNormal">MES Forum Members, many of your <strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">students will be interested in this event (details and registration are below). Erin O’Loughlin worked for the CIA in the Middle East
for many years. Please share! Thank you so much. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Financial Crime Challenges in the Middle East</span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">: Global Risk and Mitigation Series, Zoom</span></strong>:
<span class="agcmg">We invite you to join our upcoming Global Risk & Mitigation speaker event series to discuss the current and emerging risks of doing business in the</span><br>
<span class="agcmg">Middle East, as well as the mitigation strategies needed to be successful in the global marketplace.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Feb 17, 2026 12:00 PM</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="agcmg">Speakers will include:</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-o-loughlin/">Erin O'Loughlin</a> – Senior Director Training, CFCS<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasjmangine/overlay/about-this-profile/">Thomas Mangine</a> – Financial Crimes Compliance Consultant, Ernst & Young Global<br>
Consulting Services<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3">12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. EST,
<a href="https://osu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_s3DmwW8DTzquxrFEGrFRFw">Register </a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hosts/co-sponsors: Middle East Studies Center (MESC) and the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at the Fisher College of Business<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Stay tuned for updates at <a href="https://mesc.osu.edu/events">mesc.osu.edu/events</a> We hope to see you at one or more of these exciting events!
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<p>Best wishes,</p>
<p>Melinda</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3F4443"><img border="0" width="280" height="40" style="width:2.9166in;height:.4166in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DC906A.9EB5F410" alt="The Ohio State University"><br>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#BA0C2F;background:white">Melinda McClimans, PhD</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#3F4443"><br>
Assistant Director<br>
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Office of International Affairs<br>
Middle East Studies Center<br>
145D Enarson Classroom Building<br>
<span style="background:white">2009 Millikin Rd, Columbus, OH 43210</span><br>
<span style="background:white">614-292-6506 Office / 614-974-4331 Mobile</span><br>
</span><a href="mailto:mcclimans.2@osu.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#BA0C2F;background:white">mcclimans.2@osu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#3F4443;background:white"> / </span><a href="https://mesc.osu.edu/"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#C00000">mesc.osu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#3F4443">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#212121">Affiliated Researcher, Sustainability Institute</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#3F4443"><br>
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