Annual General Meeting 2018

The 2018 Annual General Meeting took place on 25 and 26 January 2018 in St. Julians, Malta and was hosted by our member firm ACT Advisory Services Limited

Location:
The Westin Dragonara Resort, Malta
Dragonara Road
St. Julians, STJ 3143
Malta

PROGRAMME

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Thursday, 25 January 2018

20.00

Informal Dinner for those arriving early

Restaurant La Maltija(Google Maps)- 1, Church Street, St. Julian's STJ 4011

Dinner and drinks not included in registration fee and at own expense.

EuropeFides Annual General Meeting - The Westin Dragonara Resort, Malta

Friday, 26 January 2018

Seminar: (open to Members & Guests) – meeting room Carthaginian Suite

10.30 – 11.00

Registration & Welcome Coffee – Conference Foyer

11.00 – 11.15

Introduction by Miquel Masramon, President of EuropeFides

Session I:

11.15 – 12.15

Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology

Dr. Karl Sammut, Partner at sammut.legal

Steve Tendon, TameFlow Consulting Limited, Strategic Advisor to Maltese Governmenton the National Blockchain Strategy

12.00 – 12.45

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation:Changes and challenges for businesses

Maria Lancri, GGV Avocats à la Cour – Rechtsanwälte Paris

13.00 – 14.00

Lunch at Westin Dragonara Resort – Conference Foyer

Session II:

14.00 – 15.30

Panel Discussion: Investment in private real property Cross-border tax and legal aspects

Moderator: Pascal Ngatsing, GGV Avocats à la Cour – Rechtsanwälte Paris

Panelists: Stephen Balzan, ACT Advisory Services Limited

Sandra Gomes Pinto, Sandra Gomes Pinto & Associados

Alessandro Atzeni & Stefano Meani, Atax - Associazione professionale

15.30 – 16.00

Coffee break – Conference Foyer

16.00 – 16.20

The outsourcing of accounting services in Algeria

Mohamed Boukhari, Cabinet audit et de conseil Boukhari

16.20 – 16.30

Update on the Indian economy after the Goods and Service Tax

Deepa Goyal, Maramé Consultants Private Limited

16.30 – 16.45

ATAX: Expansion of professional services in Dubai

Stefano Meani & Alessandro Atzeni, Atax - Associazione professionale

17.00

End of afternoon program for Members & Guests

17.00 – 18.00

Meeting of the Management Committee (Board Members only)

Meeting room Phoenician Suite

Evening Programme(open to everyone)

19.00– 21.00

Cocktail Reception at the Westin Dragonara Resort – The Verandah

Saturday, 27 January 2018

Annual General Assembly – Meeting room Carthaginian Suite

9.00 – 11.00

General Assembly EuropeFides SAS (Members only)

As of 11.00open for Guests and Members

11.00 – 11.30

Coffee break – Conference Foyer

11.30 – 13.30

Presentations of potential new Member Firms

Sajic Law Firm – Banja Luka, Bosnia Herzegovina

Sandra Gomes Pinto & Associados – Lisbon, Portugal

Bouvy & Avocats -Luxembourg

Naoum Farah Law Office - Beirut, Lebanon

KAP Soejatna Mulyana & Rekan - Jakarta, Indonesia

Babalakin & Co, Legal Practitioners - Lagos, Abuja, Nigeria

Alcazar Abogados y Consultores - Malaga, Granada, Zaragoza, Spain

SGOC Sousa Guedes, Oliveira Couto & Associados - Porto, Lisbon, Portugal

Belluzzo & Partners - Verona, Milan, London, Singapore, Lugano

13.30 – 14.30

Lunch at the Westin Dragonara Resort – Conference Foyer

Social and Networking Afternoon and Evening Programme(open to everyone)

15.00 – 18.30

Sightseeing Tour

- Short walking tour of Valletta

- Visit to Marsaxlokk for a photograph of Malta’s most charming fishing village - a photo opportunity at Blue Grotto

Departure from hotel lobby by bus at 15.00

20.00 Dinner The Medina Restaurant

7, Holy Cross Street, Mdina MDN 1231, Malta

Departure from hotel by bus at 19.30

20.00

Dinner The Medina Restaurant

7, Holy Cross Street, Mdina MDN 1231, Malta

Departure from hotel by bus at 19.30

Social Programme for Spouses and Partners:

Friday, 26 January 2018

14.00 – 17.00

Visit to Mdina with guided tour of the city

Departure from lobby of the hotel by bus at 14.00

Saturday, 27 January 2018

15.00 – 18.30

Sightseeing Tour

- Short walking tour of Valletta

- Visit to Marsaxlokk for a photograph of Malta’s most charming fishing village - a photo opportunity at Blue Grotto

Departure from hotel lobby at 15.00