Half-Year General Meeting 2016

The 2017 Half-Year General Meeting took place on 15 and 16 July 2016 in Vienna, Austria.

The meeting was hosted by our Austrian member firm, Bernardini & Co Wirtschaftsprüfung GmbH at

Renaissance Wien Hotel Linke Wienzeile / Ullmanstrasse 71 1150 Vienna Austria

PROGRAMME

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Thursday, 14 July 2016

20.00

Informal Dinner for those arriving early

Restaurant Schönbrunner Stöckl
Schönbrunner Straße 309
Schönbrunn Meidlinger Tor
1130 Vienna
(Meeting at 19:45 in lobby of hotel to walk to restaurant.)

Friday, 15 July 2016 - Seminar (open to Members & Guests) – meeting room Paris

10.30 – 11.00

Registration & Welcome Coffee – lobby of meeting room Paris

11.00 – 11.15

Introduction by Melina Pyrgou, President of EuropeFides

Seminar: Compliance / AML / Corruption/ Anti-bribery

11.15 – 12.00

Integrity Issues - “Negotiating Anti-Bribery, Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering clauses in cross-border contracts”

Robert-Jan van der Wart, De Clercq Advocaten Notarissen

12.00 – 12.45

Panel discussion: “Compliance with anti-money laundering, corruption and anti-bribery regulations in day-to-day business with clients.”

4 th EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive – legal changes

Comparison of practices: Ensuring compliance in your daily business with clients

speakers:

Dr. Martin Bernardini, Bernardini & Co Wirtschaftsprüfung Ching Mia Kuang, LE YU Corporate Advisory Tatjana Dekleva, Chaldoupis & Partners Maria Lancri, GGV Avocats à la Cour – Rechtsanwälte Paris

13.00 – 14.00

Lunch at Renaissance Wien Hotel – Restaurant Wunderkammer

14.00 – 15.30

Panel discussion cont’d:

Examination of recent AML/corruption cases

Pitfalls for business advisors

15.30 – 16.00

Coffee break – lobby of meeting room Paris

16.00

End of afternoon programme for Members & Guests

16.30 – 17.30

Meeting of the Management Committee (Board Members only) - Meeting room Wien

Evening programme:

18.00 – 19.00

Performance of Classical String Quartet – meeting room Paris

19.00– 21.00

Cocktail Reception – lobby of meeting room Paris

Saturday, 16 July 2016

General Assembly – Meeting room Paris

9.00 – 10.30

General Assembly EuropeFides SAS (Members only)

As of 10.30 open for Guests and Members

10.30 – 11.00

Coffee break – lobby of meeting room Paris

11.00 – 12.15

Presentations of potential new Members

Anil D Doshi & Co – Chartered Accountants – Mumbai, India

Eventus Corporate Finance – Riga, Latvia

Majer Consulting – Casablanca, Morocco

12.15 – 12.30

Presentation: Collaboration between Member Firms LE YU Corporate Advisory, EPYON Consulting & Atax - Associazione professionale12.30 – 12.35 Announcement of Annual General Meeting 2017: Brussels12.35 – 13.30 Lunch at Renaissance Wien Hotel – Restaurant Wunderkammer

Social and Networking Afternoon (open to everyone)

15.00 – 18.30

Visit to Schönbrunn Palace and coffee break

Departure from hotel by bus: 14.45h

20.00

Dinner - Restaurant Kahlenberg; Am Kahlenberg 2-3 – 1190 Vienna

Departure from hotel by bus: 19.15h

Social Programme for Spouses and Partners:

Friday, 15 July 2016

14.00 – 17.00

Guided walking tour in Vienna and visit of Cathedral of St. Stephan

Departure from Lobby of Renaissance Wien Hotel by taxi: 13:40h Meeting with tour guide at Opera house

Saturday, 16 July 2016

15.00 – 18.30

Visit to Schönbrunn Palace and coffee break

Departure from hotel by bus: 14.45h