14 - 15 September 2015 Intercontinental Hotel, Kiev, Ukraine
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You just won’t believe
whom I am going to meet!
Intax
David is one of the co-founders of Cyprus Developers Alliance. More than a 20-year experience in international business was obtained as a co-owner of watch companies with the production and offices in Switzerland, Hong Kong, Moscow and Cyprus.
Being an engineer by the first degree, David holds an Executive MBA in strategic management.
Together with the team of Cyprus Developers Alliance, David has recently been devoting considerable time to conveying to the target audience the full information about Cyprus and its advantages, about real estate properties, life on the island, investment opportunities and, of course, programs for permanent residence and citizenship by investment.
CDA Cyprus Developers Alliance Ltd
Cyprus
www.cyprus-alliance.com
Mr. Flak holds a Master degree in Economy and Finance from a High Business School in Paris and a diploma in Tax Systems from the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce. He has an extensive experience in Luxembourg and Switzerland as well as specific cross-border structuring. He has been working in the trust environment since 2003
As a Senior Client Manager at Geneva Management Group, Mr. Flak assists international high-net-worth individuals and companies with tax planning, business development and inheritance matters using optimal jurisdictions and vehicles. His clients are involved in real estate, mining industry, manufacturing and trading activities.
As an international privately owned trust and corporate services company, Geneva Management Group offers a unique combination of services to its client base, including company and trust formation, accounting and corporate management,
cross-border structuring and execution, investment monitoring and trade execution, real estate investments, property management, and the provision of trustees and independent directors to special purpose vehicles.
Geneva Management Group (Switzerland) S.A.
Switzerland
+ 41 22 3100 100
www.gmgtrust.com
Mr. Aidlin holds a Master degree in Economics from the University of Tel-Aviv, Israel and an MBA from European University in Geneva, Switzerland. Prior to joining Geneva Management Group, Mr. Aidlin had gained extensive experience in the areas of transfer pricing and cross border transaction and tax compliance with major Swiss and American multinationals. Mr. Aidlin joined Geneva Management Group in 2003.
As a Partner at Geneva Management Group, Mr. Aidlin advises international high-net-worth individuals and groups on their tax strategies, cross border business development and wealth planning matters, applying long term planning and fiscal optimization strategies. Many of Mr. Aidlin’s clients are active entrepreneurs that require practical, dynamic yet fully compliant solutions.
As an international privately owned trust and corporate services company, Geneva Management Group offers a unique combination of services to its client base, including company and trust formation, accounting and corporate management,
cross-border structuring and execution, investment monitoring and trade execution, real estate investments, property management, and the provision of trustees and independent directors to special purpose vehicles.
Geneva Management Group (Switzerland) S.A.
Switzerland
+ 41 22 3100 100
www.gmgtrust.com
Attorney-at-Law, Managing Partner
Education
In 1987 Olga Dmіtrieva has graduated from the legal faculty of Taras Schevchenko State University. She has obtained the speciality “Jurisprudence”.
In 2004 Olga Dmіtrieva has got the second higher education in Kyiv National Economic University having obtained the speciality “Financial Management”.
Professional experience
In 1987 Olga Dmіtrieva joined the Kyiv Regional Bar Association.
In 1992 Olga Dmіtrieva underwent a traineeship in the law firm in Canada.
In 1994 Olga Dmіtrieva established the own legal business, she is a founder and director of “Dmіtrieva & Partners” Law Company.
In 2008 Olga Dmіtrieva was elected the President of the Ukrainian Advocates’ Association. In 2011 she was reelected to this post. In 2014 Olga Dmitrieva was elected the Head of the Supervisory Board of UAA.
In 2012 Olga Dmitrieva was elected the Head of the Higher Audit Bar Committee of the National Bar Association of Ukraine.
In 2014 she was selected to the list of arbitrators of Riga International Commercial Arbitration Court.
In 2015 Olga Dmitrieva was elected a member of the Public Council under the Anti-Monopoly Committee of Ukraine.
Law company “Dmitrieva&Partners”
Ukraine
www.dmp.com.ua
Partner, Chief Lawyer
Aleksei has graduated from the faculty of law of Tartu University and has previous experience from the law office and financial institutions. Having specialized in business law, Aleksei is focused on the advisory of foreign companies and representing their interests in Estonia. As the partner and member of the management board of Novira Capital his area of responsibility is the involvement of investors in the real estate projects and search for projects of interest for them.
Novira Capital
Estonia
+372 612 0180
aleksei.nikolajenko@novira.ee
www.novira.ee
Vice-President and Business Development
Mr. Kaysi is a fully licensed financial advisor and a Certified Financial Planner from Canada. In his previous tenure, he served at Merrill Lynch, Canada as a member of the Investors Immigration Program – Financial Advisor, servicing his MENA and GCC clientele.
He moved back to the GCC region after 18 years in Montreal-Canada; resumed business in Dubai with Rasmala Investments as a Senior Vice President, joined Dubai Bank as head of Private Banking offering financial advisory services for his clients from the bank’s platform. With his experience in investment banking and his advice that is based on an open architecture scheme of financial engineering; he worked closely with corporate finance, offering his private clients and institutions a 360º financial and investment solutions.
Mr Kaysi, had worked for 5 years with Fortune Management Inc. a private equity company based in Zug- Switzerland (listed on Frankfurt Stock exchange) and has managed to dual list the company in summer 2006 on DIFX to be the first financial, first European and the only private equity company on the exchange. He was instrumental in initiating the local private equity FSEM in Abu Dhabi.
Mr Kaysi spent 8 years in Kuwait worked with Marubeni Corporation, was in charge for various products sales but main involvement in commodities in the region.
Mr. Kaysi is a Canadian of Iraqi origin, graduated BSc Science in Baghdad-Iraq, topped with fully securities license (series 7) and Chattered Financial Planning (CFP) from Canada.
Mr. Kaysi is an Iraqi-Canadian citizen, based in Dubai and married with two adult children.
Arton Capital
UAE
www.artoncapital.com
Deputy Chairman of the Board, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (dCEO), ABLV Bank, AS
Vadims received his master’s degree in law from the University of Latvia and a master’s from the Executive MBA program at the Stockholm School of Economics. He has worked at the bank since 1997. Became ABLV Bank Member of the Board in 2007. Vadims is responsible for two major ABLV Bank Departments — Corporate and Private Clients Service Division and Financing Division.
ABLV Bank, AS
Latvia
Josef Mercieca is a Senior Tax Manager at BDO. Josef holds a first degree in Accounting and has worked with one of the Big 4 Audit firms in Malta for four years, three years of which heading the indirect tax section. He also acted as the Tax Director for one of the longest established Maltese audit firms for six years where he headed the tax department.
Josef is a member of the Malta Institute of Accountants (MIA) and the Malta Institute of Management (MIM) and has delivered presentations and training on topics relating to VAT, tax and corporate restructuring, both in Malta and abroad. Josef was one of the contributing authors in “Principles of VAT Law” the first ever publication on VAT in Malta and regularly authors articles on taxation. He is an ACCA lecturer where he lectured Taxation (F6) for several years, nowadays focusing only on the Advanced Taxation (P6) course. He also provides lecturing to MIM in respect of place of supply rules in the VAT diploma. Josef has a broad experience in advising local and foreign clients in the set-up of tax efficient structures in particular involving cross border taxation, capital gains tax, property transfer taxes and duty on documents and transfers.
BDO Malta
Malta
Luke is a Business Development & Corporate Executive, forming part of the Business Development Department of BDO Malta, a one-stop shop for all your accounting, audit, taxation, legal, fiduciary, banking, management consulting and corporate finance needs.
After graduation, Luke launched his career in Malta, where he began his specialization in the Financial Services Industry. Focusing on the provisions of the Companies Act, general corporate issues and advising on financial related matters. Luke has the experience and expertise to assist clients throughout the whole corporate process from company formation and redomiciliation to applying for any required license with the Authorities in Malta, including but not limited to the setting up of trusts, credit and financial institutions, online gaming companies and shipping companies registered under the Merchant Shipping Regulations.
Presently, Luke is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (M.B.A.) with Heriot Watt University and successfully graduated from the University of Sunderland, where he was awarded a Higher National Diploma in Management, as well as a BA (Hons.) in Business and Financial Management.
BDO Malta
Malta
Moderator
Partner, auditor
Larysa Vrublevska is a recognized professional in audit, transfer pricing, accounting, tax and management accounting issues, tax planning, development and application of tax strategies.
Her experience and professionalism was highly estimated when ILC EUCON has won the Ukraine Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year award at the annual European Tax Awards 2015 by publication International Tax Review.
Larysa Vrublevska is a head of Transfer Pricing School and holds course of lectures on the most sensible issues of transfer pricing. She advises well-known national and multinational companies on transfer pricing documentation with justification of contractual prices and introduction of transfer pricing control, as well as on tax planning and tax strategies.
She is an author of publications in professional media, and regularly takes part in conferences, forums, round tables.
International Legal Center EUCON
Ukraine
E-mail: vrublevska@eucon.ua
www.eucon.ua
Director of the Department of Business Advisory, Head of transfer pricing group.
At Baker Tilly – since 2008. As an advisor involved in the IPO of Ukrainian companies, attracting investments from the IFIs, transaction M & A, evaluation of large state-owned assets and structuring of business processes of the largest Ukrainian companies.
Since 2012 – head of the transfer pricing group in Baker Tilly, wherein accompanies the clients from the top-3 in the business segments of retail, agricultural, mining, energy, food & beverage and pharmaceutical.
Baker Tilly
Ukraine
www.bakertilly.ua
Christos Vardikos is an Athens based Attorney at Law and the Honorary Consul for the Commonwealth of Dominica in the Hellenic Republic, acting also a Special Advisor / Maritime Affairs to the Honorable Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica Prior appointment to his current position was the Honorary Consul for the Republic of the Marshall Islands in Greece.
He is a Member of the Athens Bar Association (Attorney at Law – Accredited to the Supreme Court) and has published extensively articles on various aspects of Greek Law.
He has presented papers in more than twenty international conferences for topics related of Immigration, Maritime Law and Intellectual Property. He manages the boutique law firm Vardikos & Vardikos with associated offices in Cyprus and Dominica (Authorized Government Agent for the Citizenship by Investment Program). inter alia the law firm specializes in Shipping, Intellectual Property, Immigration Law, Debts Collections and Corporate Services in all major Jurisdictions.
Consul to the Hellenic Republic
Attorney at law
Vardikos & Vardikos
Yevgeny Lukashuk is the owner and practicing lawyer at “Baltic Business Group”. He has been practicing law since 2004 and specialises in the area of Civil, Commercial and Migration Law. In the recent years the core area of his activities has been the Migration Legislation of the European Union, with the emphasis on the issue of residence permit obtainment.
Yevgeny Lukashuk is the member of the Employers’ Confederation of Latvia, he efficiently cooperates with the Latvian Agency of Investments and Development, actively participate in the international visits of the President of the Republic of Latvia as members of Latvian business delegation, as well as in business forums of entrepreneurs from third countries.
Baltic Business Group
Latvia
www.e-tiesa.lv
Background:
D. Mikhailenko began his professional activity in 1995 and worked for number of law firms.
He specializes in tax planning, contractual law, financial services, securities, investments.
He has experience in structuring and practical implementation of tax optimization schemes, including the largest financial-industrial groups in Ukraine, Ukrainian and foreign investment companies.
Education:
Diplomas of high education in law (National Ukrainian Law Academy named after Yaroslav Mudry) and economy (Kharkiv Economic University), post-graduate course in Kharkiv Law Academy and Irpin Academy of Tax Service.
Working languages: Ukrainian, Russian, English
Membership in organizations:
– Head of Tax Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ukraine,
– Vice-president and since 2014 – president of the Association of Tax Consultants of Ukraine,
– Member of the Supervisory Board of the Chamber of Tax Consultants,
– Legal Adviser of the IT Committee of the European Business Association,
– Deputy Chief Editor of the magazine “Accountant”.
Current place of work:
Law Offices of OMP (60 staff, 45 attorneys)
Position: Director, Partner, Co-Head of Tax Practice
Law Offices of OMP
Ukraine
www.omp.kiev.ua
Executive Manager
Tomas Chrobak is an Executive Manager of PROTTECO TRUST COMPANY, a company forming part of the international tax consulting group AKONT active in the Czech Republic and Slovakia since 1992. Tomas has joined the group in 1997 and helped AKONT become the most important provider of international tax planning advisory and corporate services on the Czech and Slovak market.
In the years 2000 – 2008, Tomas was responsible for the management of projects named Companies Online and OFFICE HOUSE, specialised in the provision of Czech and Slovak ready-made companies and virtual office services in 18 business centers located in both countries.
During his practice in the field of international Tax Planning and corporate services, he has published numerous articles to various international and Czech magazines and newspapers, and became a co-author of the books on international tax planning.
Tomas graduated from the Prague University of Economics. He speaks fluently Czech, English, Russian, German, and French.
PROTTECO TRUST COMPANY LTD
Czech Republic
www.protteco.com
Counsel
Alina Plyushch is a counsel at Sayenko Kharenko. Ms. Plyushch specializes in M&A, corporate law, corporate finance and capital markets.
Alina has 15 years of professional experience in advising clients on corporate restructuring, share and asset sale, joint ventures, private placement and capital markets transactions. Ms Plushch has considerable experience in private wealth management.
Ms. Plyushch is recommended M&A legal counsel by The Best Lawyers International 2014 and 2015 and is listed among world’s best Private Client lawyers by the independent review Who’s Who Legal: Private Client 2014. Alina has an extensive working experience with leading law firms in the United Kingdom and Ukraine.
Sayenko Kharenko
Ukraine
Mob.: +38 095 271 6024
E-mail: APlyushch@sk.ua
Web: www.sk.ua
Executive Partner
Iryna Marushko is a graduate from Kyiv National Economic University and University of London. She holds a master’s degree in Laws. Attorney at Law since 2000. Iryna is an insolvency manager since 2009. Iryna is in charge of Lavrynovych & Partners’ group of lawyers specializing in Financial and Banking Law, is a co-supervisor of groups specializing in M&A and Corporate Law.
Iryna Marushko is recognized as a leading lawyer in Banking and Finance according to Chambers Global, Chambers Europe and IFLR 1000 rankings. Iryna is a Board Member of the IFA Ukraine.
Lavrynovych & Partners Law Firm
Ukraine
Senior Manager, Deloitte Tax and Legal Department
Joined Deloitte back in 2004 and has significant experience in corporate law and international taxation. Natalia’s area of specialization includes intellectual property, investment planning, tax restructuring, customs consulting. In particular:
Participated in working groups regarding tax reform at Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, Ministry of Agriculture.
Selected Clients: MHP, Orexim, Berlin Chemie, REWE/Billa, Amadeus.
Professional qualifications: Master of Laws, Zaporizhzhya National University (Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine)
Attorney-at-Law.
Deloitte
Ukraine
Serhii is a senior manager at PwC Switzerland (International Private Clients), engaged primarily in providing international tax structuring services for High Net Worth Individuals originated from CIS countries. He specializes in taxation, advising both domestic and international corporate clients and entrepreneurs in national or international tax matters, including both legal and economic aspects.
Before joining PwC, Serhii worked for Baker & McKenzie, Deloitte, KPMG and BDO.
Serhii holds a Master Degree in Law (Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University, Ukraine), LLM in Tax (Queen Mary, University of London, UK), ADIT (The Chartered Institute of Taxation, UK) and MBA (Steinbeis University Berlin, Germany), and is a certified attorney-at-law in Ukraine.
PwC
Switzerland
www.pwc.ch
Counsel at Arzinger Law Office, attorney-at-law
PRACTICES: Tax and customs disputes, White Collar Defense
INDUSTRIES: Agriculture
EDUCATION:
CAREER:
Kateryna Gupalo, Attoney-at-law, Counsel, heads our Tax and Customs Disputes as well as White Collar Defense practices.
Prior to joining Arzinger, Kateryna practiced tax law at a leading law firm (VTS Consulting – KM Partners till 2014). Kateryna’s expertise involves representation of companies with foreign investments in more than a hundred court disputes with tax and customs authorities. The relevant companies include, in particular, Ukrainian subsidiaries of multinational grain-trading companies and other agribusiness representatives as well as food, timber processing and construction companies, etc.
Due to her understanding of the relevant business processes Kateryna can effectively defend client companies in criminal proceedings against officials in pre-trial investigations as well as in trials proper.
Apart from that, her area of practice includes appeals against regulatory acts by administrative procedures.
Kateryna is an active participant of scientific and practical conferences and forums.
Arzinger Law Office
Ukraine
Moderator
Attorney at law, Managing partner of the International Legal Center EUCON (Kyiv and Warsaw offices).
President of the Tax Advisers Association.
Vice President of the Polish Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce (Warsaw).
Yaroslav Romanchuk is recommended by the leading legal directories as a prominent expert in tax law. Among others, he is rewarded:
– Best Tax Lawer 2015 according Legal Awards 2015;
– Top 5 Tax Lawyers in Ukraine according to Ukrainian Law Firms. A Handbook for Foreign Clients 2013-2015.
Yaroslav Romanchuk focuses on the most complicated issues of corporate and tax law, transfer pricing, commercialization of IP rights objects and tax planning with the use of non-material assets, corporate restructuring and assets protection. He represents interests of international and national corporations in the most complicated and high profile corporate and tax disputes in Ukraine and Poland.
International Legal Center EUCON
Ukraine
www.eucon.ua