<p>The conference was aimed at helping key stakeholders across the region to tackle  the issue of illicit trade by sharing information, best practices and  experiences.<br /><br />The conference was attended by key stakeholders from  across the region and over the two days issues discussed included combating  illicit trade, the impact of illicit trade on taxes and country specific  experiences including from Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and  Turkey.<br /><br />Omar Obeidat, Partner and Head of the Intellectual Property  Department of Al Tamimi &amp; Company, presented at the conference as a member  of the Board of the Brand Protection Group GCC &amp; Yemen (the &ldquo;BPG&rdquo;), sharing  the BPG&rsquo;s experiences and learning in the GCC region.&nbsp; Omar is a key advisor to  global and regional clients on anti-counterfeiting matters and have been  instrumental to clients in devising effective anti-counterfeiting strategies and  executing those strategies in order to protect valuable trade mark assets.</p>