Speaker: Antonine Dalli

I am a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) holding a practising certificate in auditing, with 25 years of diverse international experience across both public and private sectors, including tenure at one of the Big Four accounting firms. I have further strengthened my leadership capabilities through executive education at Harvard Business School, completing the Certificate of Management Excellence. These experiences have enhanced my ability to lead with authenticity, inspire high-performing teams, and create sustainable value. Driven by integrity and a passion for fostering collaboration, I bring a distinctive combination of technical expertise, strategic vision, and an empowering leadership style that unlocks potential in individuals and organisations alike. I am a Prince2 Practitioner, a FERMA RIMAP certified risk advanced, CIA, CISA, CFE, CC and ITIL qualified, a qualified Lead Auditor in 4 Management Systems ISO9001:2015, ISO14001:2015, ISO45001:2018 and ISO/IEC27001:2022 and given a particular interest in education, I possess a permanent teacher's warrant and a valid ELT permit. My academic qualifications include an MBA in International Management (London), a Bachelor of Accountancy (Hons), 2 Diplomas from UK’s Corporate Governance Institute in Corporate Governance and in ESG, CELTA and the CACHE Level 5 Diploma in Leadership in Health and Social Care. I am a Certified Company Secretary Professional, a Fellow Member of MIA (FIA), MIM, IIA, ISACA, MARM and FERMA. I lecture Business and Strategic Management, Organizational Behaviour, Business Accounting, Business English and Project Management at different educational institutions. I form part of the Audit and Risk Committees of the University of Malta, the Ministry for Health and the Ministry for Agriculture. I am a Forensic Accountant and a Court Expert and the Chairperson of the Accountancy Board Disciplinary Committee. I chaired the Anti-Fraud Working Party (GAF) during the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the EU. I chaired a Tender Evaluation Committee of a major concession tender published by the Ministry for Education. Between 2017-19 I gained significant work experience in managing major state school building and refurbishment projects. I possess strong oral communication skills reinforced through years of representing IAID (AFCOS Malta) on national and European fora. I have excellent written communication skills honed through drafting numerous working documents, strategic papers, country evaluation reports, audit/investigation reports and training material. In 2024-25 I supported the AFCOS in the Ministry of Finance of Albania with developing the National Anti-fraud Strategy and Action Plan for the protection of the EU financial interests. I have strong ability to communicate and relate in multicultural environments due to my working stints in Libya, with an IJV responsible for the construction of Project Borouge III in Abu Dhabi and through years representing the Maltese authorities in international settings (OLAF, Council, GRECO, Member States and Candidate Countries competent authorities). My domains expertise: energy, education, audit, internal control, IT security, healthcare, agriculture, risk and project management. I consider myself versatile and being easy to adapt and integrate within different work environments and I am always ready to take on new challenges. Relevant experience to EU Audits: I worked as a senior auditor at the Maltese Audit Authority (IAID/AFCOS Malta) between 2010 and 2017. In 2024-25 I certified as an auditor the following EU Funded projects: Ambulent Project MCAST/CFQ/2024/0077, Med Wet MCAST/CFQ/2024/0096, Sboraek Project MCAST/CFQ/2024/0078, STAR MCAST/CFQ/2025/0001, UNIMED project MCAST/ CFQ/2025/0011, Stream Project MCAST/CFQ/2024/0098, ASTROBEAT project MCAST/CFQ/2025/0049, SMARTSHIELD project MCAST/CFQ/2025/0104, QT/10/2025 the provision of a Financial Audit of the SKIN project Currently I’m certifying as an auditor the following EU Funded project: TM Quote 040/2024 - Call for Quotation for the Audit Control Function in connection with the Project - TREASURE- Euro-MED200218 under the Interreg Euro-Med Programme; SMARTSHIELD project MCAST/ CFQ/2025/0104; SKIN project QT/10/2025