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17th Global Citizenship Conference Agenda

8–10 November 2023, Shangri-La Hotel DIFC, Dubai, UAE

17th Global Citizenship Conference

Wednesday, 8 November 2023


PRE-CONFERENCE COCKTAIL RECEPTION

19:00

Welcome poolside cocktail reception with the Prime Minister of Grenada

Day 1
Thursday, 9 November 2023

8:45

Registration

9:15

Host’s opening remarks

Alex Gray
Leading international TV presenter, UK

9:20

Welcome from Henley & Partners

Philippe Amarante, IMCM
Managing Partner Middle East
Henley & Partners

9:25

Key Emerging Risks for Global Citizens and Managers of Global Wealth

David Young
Managing Director
Oxford Analytica, UK

 

CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE OF GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP

9:40

Panel
Futureproofing Migration — Where Will Be Uninhabitable in 20 Years? Where Are the Optimal Places to Be?


Moderated by: 

Dr. Dr. Andreas Baumgartner
Chief Strategy Officer
Tipolis, Singapore

Panelists:

Hon. Mohamed Nasheed
Speaker of the Parliament
Former President

Maldives

Hon. Mark Brantley
Premier of Nevis
St. Kitts and Nevis

Prof. Dr. Christian Joppke
Professor and Chair in General Sociology
University of Bern, Switzerland

Dr. Parag Khanna
Founder and CEO
Climate Alpha
Founder and Managing Partner
FutureMap, Singapore

10:15

The Canadian Start-Up Visa

Slava Apel
CEO
Startup Visa Services, Canada

10:30

Debate
The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in a Multi-polar World


Moderated by:

Debbie Botha
Co-founder and Managing Director
Dalebrook Media, Middle East

Panelists:

Luis Cuende
Co-founder
The Network State Company, Switzerland

Dr. Paresh Kathrani
Strategic consultant
Legal Technology & Innovation Institute, UK

Robert Hahm
CEO
Mashreq Capital (DIFC) Ltd, Middle East

11:10

AI Venture Capital Fund Investment Migration Option

João Baptista
CEO
Spark Capital, Portugal

11:20

Refreshment break

11:50

Investment Migration and European Union Law: A Tour d’Horizon

Prof. Dr. Dimitry Kochenov
Lead researcher, senior research fellow, and CEU Professor
Rule of Law working group
CEU Democracy Institute, Vienna and Budapest

12:10

Keynote
Attracting Global Citizens through Investment Migration — And Why This is Vital for the Future


Hon. Dickon Mitchell
Prime Minister
Grenada

12:30

Lunch

13:00

Lunch and Learn Session
Green Funds


Carlos Gomes
CEO
Investaureum, Portugal

13:45

Panel
Millionaire Migration


Moderated by:

Ben Bartenstein
Journalist
Bloomberg, USA

Panelists:

Dr. Juerg Steffen, FIMC
CEO
Henley & Partners

Kailin Che
Director
Pacific Technology Ventures (PacTech), Canada

Prof. Dr. Christian Joppke
Professor and Chair in General Sociology
University of Bern, Switzerland

David Young
Managing Director
Oxford Analytica, UK

14:25

The Future of Cities: Autonomous Public–Private Partnerships

Dr. Titus Gebel
CEO
Tipolis, Singapore
President
Free Cities Foundation

14:35

Panel
The Future of Cities: Private and Global?


Moderated by:

Dr. Christian H. Kaelin, TEP, FIMC
Chairman
Henley & Partners

Panelists:

Dr. Titus Gebel
CEO
Tipolis, Singapore
President 
Free Cities Foundation

Hon. Mohamed Nasheed
Speaker of the Parliament
Former President
Maldives

Prof. Dr. Khalid Koser
Executive Director, Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund
Member of the Governing Board
Andan Foundation, Switzerland

Hon. Mark Brantley
Premier of Nevis
St. Kitts and Nevis

15:15

Refreshment break

15:30

Panel
The Small States Club: How Small Smart Powers Can Save the World


Moderated by:

Prof. Dr. Armen Sarkissian
Former President and Prime Minister
Armenia

Panelists:

Hon. Mohamed Nasheed
Speaker of the Parliament
Former President

Maldives

Hon. Dickon Mitchell
Prime Minister
Grenada

Hon. Dr. Ernest Hilaire
Deputy Prime Minister
St. Lucia

Dr. Dritan Abazović
Former Prime Minister
Montenegro

 

WEALTH PLANNING IN THE DIGITAL AGE 

16:10

Panel
Multiple Passports and Other Wealth Planning Strategies for UHNW Families


Moderated by:

Dominic Volek, FIMC
Group Head of Private Clients and a member of the Executive Committee
Henley & Partners

Panelists:

Claude Baumann
Founder and Chairman
Finews Group, Switzerland and Singapore

Sunita Singh-Dalal
Partner, Private Wealth & Family Offices
Hourani, Middle East

Matt Guthrie
Partner, Head of Private Wealth
Ogier, Guernsey

Philippe Amarante, IMCM
Managing Partner Middle East
Henley & Partners

16:50

Panel
Crypto Assets: Tax and Counter-Party Risks, Fraud, and Asset Recovery


Moderated by:

Bushra Ahmed
Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution
KBH, Middle East

Panelists:

Ali Khan
Partner
AS Legal Consultants, Middle East

Andrej Majcen
Co-Founder
Bitcoin Suisse, Switzerland

James Brockhurst
Partner
Forsters, UK

Max Davis
Legal Director and Crypto Disputes Lead
Charles Russell Speechlys, Middle East

17:30

Host’s closing remarks and close of day 1

19:00

Champagne reception

20:00

Global Citizen Award® Gala Dinner
Announcing this year’s Global Citizen Award® winner

Dress code: Black tie

Register here for the dinner

 
 



Day 2
Friday, 10 November 2023

9:00

Welcome back refreshments

9:30

Host’s opening remarks

Alex Gray
Leading international TV presenter, UK

 

DUE DILIGENCE, REGULATION, AND REPUTATION

9:40

Debate
Regulation and Reputation in Investment Migration


Moderated by:

Tatianá Muntean, CMP, IMCM
Director of Stakeholder Relations
Investment Migration Council, Switzerland

Panelists:

Adam Gale
Partner 
Baker Hostetler, USA

Chris Scott
Partner
Slateford, UK

Jeff Hadeed
Chairman, Antigua and Barbuda Citizenship by Investment Unit
Government of Antigua and Barbuda

Karen Kelly, CAMS, PMP
Vice President, Strategy & Development
Exiger, Canada

10:20

Diversifying Economies — Dubai in Focus

Hadi Badri
CEO, Dubai Economic Development Corporation
Dubai Department of Economy, UAE

Philippe Amarante, IMCM
Managing Partner Middle East
Henley & Partners

10:35

Panel
Too Much of a Good Thing? Prudent Management of Inflows under Citizenship by Investment Programs


Moderated by:

Bruno L’ecuyer, FIMC
Chief Executive
Investment Migration Council, Switzerland

Panelists:

Hon. Dickon Mitchell
Prime Minister
Grenada

Hon. Dr. Ernest Hilaire
Deputy Prime Minister
St. Lucia

Dr. Dritan Abazović
Former Prime Minister
Montenegro

Hon. Mark Brantley
Premier of Nevis
St. Kitts and Nevis

11:05

The Portugal Residence Permit Program Fund Option 

Jerome Morgan
President
Mercan Group, Portugal

11:20

Refreshment break

11:50

Panel
Challenges, Trends, and Opportunities in Citizenship by Investment Program Administration

  • Governance and compliance issues that affect clients
  • How to improve the know your client (KYC) process
  • How to present applications to avoid delays
  • Meeting minimum residence requirements and how they vary by program and by jurisdiction


Moderated by:

Karen Kelly, CAMS, PMP
Vice President, Strategy & Development
Exiger, Canada

Panelists:

Thomas Anthony, FIMC, CFCS
CEO, Grenada Citizenship by Investment Unit
Government of Grenada

Charmaine Quinland-Donovan
CEO, Antigua and Barbuda Citizenship by Investment Unit
Government of Antigua and Barbuda

Mc Claude Emmanuel
CEO, St. Lucia Citizenship by Investment Unit
Government of St. Lucia

Fabienne de Blois
Associate Director
S-RM, UK

12:30

Lunch

 

REAL ESTATE AND GLOBAL ESTATE PLANNING

14:00

Global Update on the Real Estate State of Play

Kelcie Sellers
World Research Associate, World Research
Savills Head Office, UK

14:15

Panel
Latest Trends in Key Real Estate Markets and Emerging Destinations


Moderated by:

Thomas Scott, IMCM
Group Head of Real Estate
Henley & Partners

Panelists:

Jerome Morgan
President
Mercan Group, Portugal

Elena Shiapani
CEO
MIBS Group, Greece

Almuez Mansour
Manager
Benrock Capital, Spain

Ahmet Atış
CEO
Atiş Yapi, Türkiye

Cameron Fraser
Director
Moon Gate Developments Ltd, Antigua

14:50

Panel
21st-Century Succession Planning for Globally Mobile Families Holding Property and Other Assets 


Moderated by:

Dominic Volek, FIMC
Group Head of Private Clients and a member of the Executive Committee
Henley & Partners

Panelists:

Thomas Frey
Partner
Kendris, Switzerland

Heba Al Emara
Managing Director
Vistra, Dubai

Raul-Angelo Papotti
Partner, Head of Tax 
Chiomenti, Italy

15:30

Refreshment break

15:50

Health Management and Longevity for Global Citizens

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Paul Vogt
Founder
EurAsia Heart Foundation
Member of the Advisory Board
SIP Medical Family Office, Switzerland

16:05

Global Education for Wealthy Families

Tess Wilkinson
Director of Education Services
Henley & Partners Education

Dr. Christian H. Kaelin, TEP, FIMC
Chairman
Henley & Partners

16:20

Challenges and Opportunities of having US Clients: Risks and Rewards

Adam Gale
Partner
Baker Hostetler, USA

Rob Webb
Partner 
Baker Hostetler, USA

16:50

Thank you from Henley & Partners

Philippe Amarante, IMCM
Managing Partner Middle East
Henley & Partners

16:55

Host’s closing remarks and end of 17th Global Citizenship Conference


AFTER-CONFERENCE PARTY

18:30

Poolside Henley Global Citizens launch reception,
followed by after-conference party sponsored by Insignia

Space is limited and separate registration is required

Agenda and speakers are still being finalized and new participants will be added as they are confirmed

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