20 - 21 May 2013 Intercontinental Hotel, Kiev, Ukraine
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Virginia Adamidou was born on the 18th of May 1982 in Limassol, Cyprus. She specializes in Company Law, Contract Law, Intellectual and Industrial Property (Copyright, Trade Marks and Patents Registration and Disputes), Media Law (Procedure to establish, install and run a radio station in Cyprus based on the Radio and Visual Station Act of 1998), Collective Betting Law (Procedure for the issuing of license to the collective betting bookmakers), Immigration Law (residence permits, ID/Passports/Alien registration certificates), European Union and Commercial law.
She studied law at the University of Leicester (UK), where she was awarded with the LLB with Honors.
She completed her studies with a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the Cyprus International Institute of Management (CIIM) in 2004 and since then she is practicing law at Nicos Chr. Anastasiades & Partners law firm.
She is a member of the Cyprus Bar Association since 2004.
Imperium Services Limited / Nicos Chr. Anastasiades & Partners
Cyprus
www.anastalaw.com
Head of Fiduciary Operations Department, ABLV Bank, AS, Latvia
Has been working in the Bank since 2001. Has a wide working experience in the following banking departments: Department of Opening Banking Accounts, Client Relations Development Department. Now Igor is the Head of Fiduciary Operation Department and is responsible for development of fiduciary operations and opening escrow accounts
ABLV Bank, AS
Latvia
www.ablv.com
Tatiana Balabanova is one of the Directors and Shareholders of APOLLO Group, a corporate service provider with offices situated in Seychelles, London, Cyprus, Moscow, Kiev. She has 15 years of experience working in Tax Planning industry mostly concentrating on tax structuring of international clients businesses, asset protection and succession planning. Under her management APOLLO has grown and evolved into one of the leading and highly respected independent service providers, specializing in the fields of Corporate and Financial Consulting, Company, Foundation and Trust Formation and Administration, and Fiduciary services, Ships& Yachts Registration, Legal Advice and Representation services, Accounting and book-keeping services and operating from five independent fully fledged offices.
Tatiana participates as a speaker at various conferences updating on legal issues, tax planning and asset protection solutions.
APOLLO Group
Seychelles
info@apollo-international.com
www.apollo-international.com
Svetlana Hohlova has been working in tax planning field since 1997.
Since 2005 she’s the director of the consulting office.
She has a bachelor’s degree in social sciences and has graduated from the Tallinn Technical University, specializing in International Management.
Svetlana speaks Russian, Estonian and English.
She has organized and led seminars on tax planning for the executive personnel of various companies. In order to provide the most effective use of basic funds Svetlana has worked out a system for controlling the budget of capital investments.
Bell Moore S
Estonia
www.bmscc.ee
Edward Saliba B.A. LL.D.
Partner – DF Advocates, Malta
Director – DF Corporate Services Limited
Areas of Practice:
Corporate and Commercial law; Fiduciary Services; Gaming; EU & Competition law; Intellectual Property; Civil and Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution; Employment law, and Estate Planning.
Experience
Dr. Saliba is a partner at DF Advocates and is one of the three executive directors of DF Corporate Services Limited, heading and supervising all fiduciary relations and related legal and administrative matters.
Dr. Saliba has acted as legal advisor, providing legal and corporate advice to various companies operating in the hotel, construction, technology and online gaming industries as well as general consultancy firms; advised foreign corporate entities on distribution and agency agreements; provided legal and corporate advice to one of Malta’s leading publication houses, one of Malta’s leading insurance companies and a foreign airline having a head office in Malta. He also advised local and foreign investors in the privatization tender process of government owned corporations including telecommunications and port cargo handling; advised the liquidators of foreign multinational entities owning subsidiary companies in Malta; and has provided legal advice and assistance to various corporate entities in the formulation of their Data Protection Policy.
Edward currently heads the corporate department, and advises on issues relating to corporate taxation and company maintenance, general commercial law, remote gaming, fiduciary services and trusts. He also acts as the money laundering officer within DF Corporate Services Limited and is responsible for the implementation of the due diligence exercise of each of the clients.
DF Corporate Services Ltd
Malta
www.dfcorporate.com
Managing Director
Born in 1962, Claude Beffort started his career in 1980 with Banque Générale du Luxembourg in Luxembourg. In 1988 he joined Banque Continentale du Luxembourg S.A. in Luxembourg where he developed and headed the International Capital Markets Department. In 1996 he was invited from Insinger de Beaufort (part of the Investec Group/South Africa) to setup their Luxembourg-based Asset Management Company, which he successfully headed as CEO and MD. He chaired also the Investment Committee whilst extending the scope of the company to International Private Banking and Trust/Fiduciary. During that period, Claude held number of Board positions within International groups like Banque Compagnie du Nord (Germany), Imperial Tobacco PLC, PA Consulting S.A., Cemex international S.A. etc …
Claude Beffort joined European Capital Partners (Luxembourg) SA in2008 as Managing Director in order to position and brand the Company to become a prime solution provider within the Luxembourg Fund Industry.
European Capital Partners (Luxembourg) SA
Luxembourg
Graduated in1993 with Master of Computer Science degree from Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Was engaged and directed operations of IMPAR Business Services, Lithuania, J.I.Amber & Co project in theUSAandRepublicofIreland, IMPAR (London) Limited and Company Express (UK) Limited in theUK.
At the present is a manager of City Secretarial Services Ltd, the company engaged in accounting and bookkeeping services; manager and consultant in Alpha and Omega Group, companies dealing in company formation and administration business; director of number of companies engaged in financial projects in Russia and Ukraine.
Omega Direct Ltd
UK
Alexander Weigelt is a local partner in the Kiev office of the international law firm Noerr, one of the top-5 law firms in Germany. He specializes in corporate finance and regulated industries and regularly advises international companies regarding their investments in Ukraine, in particular in e-commerce activities, complex construction projects and in the energy and aviation sectors. In addition, he advises sponsors in PPP construction projects in Central Europe, with a particular focus on road projects. His work also focuses on advising Ukrainian companies and individuals on investments in Western Europe, in particular in the energy and technology sectors.
Noerr
Ukraine
www.noerr.com
Yuri Delikatny is Head of Tax with the Kiev office of the international law firm Noerr, one of the top-5 law firms in Germany. He has more than 18 years of experience working in large international advisory firms as a tax and legal advisor. His clients have been major multinational companies and as a senior professional Yuri has led many tax and legal projects. The work undertaken was predominantly assistance with the international tax planning, domestic tax issues, tax structuring and due diligence. His practice areas include: tax law, customs law, forex and currency controls.
Noerr
Ukraine
www.noerr.com
Mr. Jean-Luc Jourdan was born in 1959, Luxembourg Citizen, Master in Management Science studies and is founding partner of Global Management & Services Group a Luxembourg Trust and corporate services company.
Mr. Jourdan gained a large experience for 18 years in the banking sector and by managing a Stock Broker Company. He is today Chartered Accountant, Expert witnessed with the Luxembourg Court and President of GMS GROUP.
Mr. Jourdan created GMS GROUP in 1999 as a service group that could be generally defined as a family office group including Corporate Services, Tax Advisor, International Tax Planning, Corporate Finance Advisor, Chartered Accountant, Real Estate Advisor and Economical Advisor.
GMS GROUP and its partners serve an international client base, well diversified geographically and economically.
GLOBAL MANAGEMENT & SERVICES GROUP
32, Avenue Monterey
L-2163 Luxembourg
Jean-Luc JOURDAN
Managing Director
Tel: +352 44 55 10 1 Mobile : +352 621 16 20 22
Email: jljourdan@gmslux.com
Itzik Amiel has almost 2 decades of international tax and cross-border experience in advising and assisting companies in their international expansion, specifically to BRIC markets (incl Russia CIS); cross-border M&A; international restructuring and tax planning advice.
Itzik is known for his global and significant network and long-term relationship with professional firms, reputable companies and HNWI. Currently, Itzik is the founder and CEO of EyeRon Group, focused on international expansion of companies (mainly to BRIC countries and emerging markets); Corporate Services (in 27 jurisdictions); Cross- border M&A and investments; International Business Development.
Itzik is a member of many professional associations including: IFA and the founder and the first Chair of the Young IFA Network (YIN) worldwide, IBA, AIJA, IPBA etc. Itzik is the international ambassador and Global Expansion Director of International Referral Network; the international ambassador of the CRM Association; and on the board of editors of the international tax Magazine (Asia); Big Consulting magazine and Analytics review (Russia CIS).
Itzik is an award-winning professional public speaker, keynote presenter, trainer and he speaks at many conferences worldwide. He is the author of many articles on different subjects. Itzik speaks English, Hebrew, Dutch, Arabic and Greek.
EyeRon Group B.V.
The Netherlands
Mrs. Maria Komodromou was born in Limassol on May the 4th 1979.
Mrs. Komodromou is a Senior Lawyer at the Litigation and Corporate Department of the Law Firm Nicos Chr. Anastasiades and Partners.
Mrs. Komodromou specializes in European Union, Corporate and Commercial law (Local and International), Company Law, Contract Law, International Private Law, Immigration Law, Banking, Civil and Commercial Litigation.
She studied Law at theUniversityofAthens(Greece) where she was awarded with an L.L.B. She has continued her specialization with an LLM in European Union and Commercial Law from the Leicester University (UK).
She is a member of the Cyprus Bar Association since 2004.
She was lecturer on Business Law, Company Law and International Law at the CTL Eurocollege in Limassol (Cyprus).
She is fluent both Greek and English.
Nicos Chr. Anastasiades & Partners / Imperium Services Limited
Cyprus
Dr. Heinz Hagen was born in 1955. After basic education and periods spent in England and France, he began business management studies 1976 in Innsbruck, obtaining his Magister (M.A.) in social economy and business administration in 1981.
Dr. Hagen then joined Länderbank AG in Bregenz/Vorarlberg where he trained as a personal and corporate banker with stages in various places, including Vienna.
In 1985, he obtained his doctor’s degree in business administration.
Up to 1992, he was a branch manager of Länderbank AG in Dornbirn. This was followed by a period of 6 years as a company and financial consultant in various branches and firms before he was appointed as the general manager of a quoted British company in 1999. In this function, he managed the production plant in Schaan / FL until his move to the trust sector 2002.
In 2005, he founded his own trust company in Schaan, specializing in the markets of Eastern Europe.
His company merged with the Jeeves Group during 2007 and he is a member of the Group Management Committee.
Dr. Heinz Hagen is married.
Prestige Trust reg
Liechtenstein
www.prestigetrust.com
Mr. Joseph Gauci is the Managing Partner of KSi Malta. Mr. Gauci is responsible for the management of the firm and he maintains a varied client commitment, including professional practices, offering business advice and aiding negotiations.
Mr. Gauci qualified as an accountant way back in 1983. After working 6 years with the Civil Service, he joined one of the big four and shortly became responsible for its accountancy services. He left the firm to work as a financial controller for one of the largest construction companies in Malta. In 1987 he formed his own firm and in 1990 merged with Emanuel A. Bonello to become Grant Thornton Malta. For 9 years he was responsible for all accountancy and consultancy work within the firm. In 1999 he left and founded KSi Malta.
Mr. Gauci supports charity and NGO’s. He used to be ex-president of a premier football club. He holds various important posts including that of President representing Malta in the European Economic Chamber of Trade Commerce and Industry (EEIG) and associate director in Ascot Business Partners (venture bank) in Hong Kong.
In his spare time he enjoys reading, travelling, music and football.
KSi Malta
Malta
www.ksimalta.com
Slava Vlasov is a Partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Ukraine, who leads the group of specialists providing Tax and Legal services to corporations operating in Consumer Products, Industrial Products and Retail sectors.
Slava has more than 17 years of experience in the tax profession, both in consulting business and in the industry. His area of expertise includes the provision of business and tax advice to large multinational and domestic clients of the firm on the structuring of inbound and outbound investment, green-field and brown-field projects, tax management and tax planning, international tax structuring, as well as restructuring of domestic businesses with the aim to enter western capital markets. His client portfolio includes leading players in consumer, industrial products, and retail sectors.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Ukraine
Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Svetlana is a Director with Tax and Legal Services practice in Ukraine. During her 17 years with PwC she advised local and multinational clients on various Ukrainian corporate and individual tax issues, international tax matters, application of double taxation treaties, assisted clients with tax compliance matters and development of tax planning strategies.
Svetlana specialises on transfer pricing matters, development of tax efficient acquisition structures, post-acquisition restructuring issues, development of tax efficient holding, management and operational structures, and corporate restructurings.
Svetlana acts as a board member at the Ukrainian branch of the International Fiscal Association. She is a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and holds an MBA in Finance Management from the Kyiv State University of Economics.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Ukraine
Attorney at Law, Managing Partner of Dmitrieva & Partners Law Firm
Education:
Taras Schevchenko State University of Kyiv, faculty of law, speciality “Jurisprudence” (1987).
Kyiv National Economic University, speciality “Finances”, qualification “Master of Finances”(2004).
Specialization:
investment activity and exchange control, real estate, business law, civil law.
From 1987 Mrs. Olga Dmitrieva is the member of the Kiev Regional Bar Association.
At the beginning of 90th worked as a chief of the legal department of a large foreign company dealing with realization of high technologies at the Ukrainian market.
In 1994 founded Dmitrieva & Partners Law Firm (www.dmp.com.ua), one of 50 leading law firms of Ukraine.
Mrs. Dmitrieva was holding the position of the Vice-President of the Ukrainian Advocates’ Association from 2006 till 2008.
From 2008 till present time Mrs. Olga Dmіtrieva is the President of Bar Association of Ukraine.
In 2012 Mrs. Dmitrieva was elected the Chairman of the Higher Audit Bar Committee of Ukraine and has been holding this position till present time.
Mrs. Dmitrieva is a member of the International Bar Association and a member of the Ukrainian Bar Association.
Dmitrieva & Partners Law Firm
Ukraine
www.dmp.com.ua
Ph.D. in Economics. Master of International Law. Advisor on tax matters of Lawyers firm S.T. Partners. Expert in forensic accounting and taxation, more than 10 years experience of examination and expert researches in business, administrative and criminal cases. Author of numerous publications on taxation and finance, including books “International tax competition”, “Taxes: Economic and Legal Characteristics ”, “Indirect Taxes in the Ukrainian Tax System”. Member of Union of Experts of Ukraine, member of Ukrainian Bar Association.
MIM-Kyiv
Ukraine
www.mim.kiev.ua/en/
Attorney at Law, Partner
Graduated from the National Academy of Internal Affairs. Svitlana Trofymchuk received a certificate of right to advocacy in 2003.
Today Ms. Trofymchuk performs a well-known public activity in the UBA. In 2009 she was elected a Head of the UBA Committee on Family and Inheritance Law. Ms. Trofymchuk is a member of the Ukrainian Advocates Association and the Ukrainian Law Society organization.
Svitlana Trofymchuk is a well-known expert in the area of family, succession law and criminal law in economic affairs. According to the Customer Choice 2010. Top 100 of the Best Lawyers in Ukraine prepared by Yuridicheskaya Gazeta, Ms. Trofymchuk is recognized as one of the best lawyers in family law practice.
Attorneys at Law S.T. Partners
Ukraine
www.stpartners.com.ua
Partner
Roustam Vakhitov is an expert in international taxation.
Before joining International Tax Associates B.V. Rustam worked for consulting companies in Russia, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. He has been addressing international taxation issues since 2002.
Specialization: international taxation, tax structuring and consulting with the use of international tax treaties, supporting transactions with the use of financial instruments, as well as structuring private investments (funds) and supporting international mergers and acquisitions, as well as Islamic finance transactions.
Roustam is the deputy head of the Russian Branch of International Fiscal Association (IFA)
Roustam speaks Russian, English and Dutch and is an author of numerous publications on international taxation.
International Tax Associates B.V.
Tel:+79060598008
Tel:+31618610410
E-mail: vakhitov@intertaxlaw.org
Address: De Klenckestraat 9, 1333SR Almere, the Netherlands