Agenda

CONFERENCE AGENDA

1400 – 1430 Transfer from Male’ to Paradise Island Resort for EXCO Members staying in Male’
1430 – 1600 CRF Executive Committee Meeting
1630 – 1730 EBRA & CRF President Meeting
1730 – 1800 Delegates Transfer from Paradise Island Resort to Male’
1900 – 1930 Delegates Transfer from Male’ to Paradise Island Resort
1930 – 2100 Welcome Reception
2100 – 2130 Transfer from Paradise Island Resort to Male’
0800 – 0830 Transfer from Male’ to Paradise Island Resort
0830 – 0900 Registration & Networking
0900 – 1045 Opening Ceremony
0900 – 0915 Introductory Remarks by CRF President & Chief Executive and Registrar for England and Wales, Ms. Louise Smyth
0915 – 0930 Remarks by Conference Director & CRF Executive Committee Member, Registrar of Companies, Ms. Mariyam Visam
0930 – 0945 Speech by the Minister of State for Economic Development, Ms. Neeza Imad
0945 – 1015 Opening Remarks by Chief Guest, Justice of Supreme Court of the Maldives, H.E Justice Uz. Husnu Al Suood
1015 – 1030 Jurisdiction roll-call
1030 – 1045 Official Photos & Coffee Break
1045 – 1145 Maldives Companies Law Reform
  • – H.E Justice Uz. Husnu Al Suood, Justice of Supreme Court of the Maldives
  • – Uz. Mohamed Shahdy Anwar, Managing Partner, S&A Lawyers LLP
  • – Uz. Ali Shujau, Former Legal Director at Ministry of Economic Development
  • – Ms. Mariyam Visam, Registrar of Companies
1145 – 1215 Insights: Register of Overseas Entities & Economic Crime Bill
  • – Mr. Martin Swain, Executive Director for Strategy, Policy, Communications and Legal Services, Companies House, UK
1215 – 1330 Lunch Break
1330 – 1430 Presentation & Panel Discussion: Future of Business Registries – Digital, Interoperable, Transparent
  • Moderated by Mr. Conductor Paul Masena, Registrar General, Companies and Intellectual Property Authority
  • – Ms. Marija Boshkovska Jankovski, Central Register of Republic of North Macedonia
  • – Mr. Jarrett Tan , Head (IT Planning & Governance) & Agency Chief Information Security Officer Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority, Singapore
  • – Mr. Vivek Meena, Deputy Director, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (Company incorporation in India and Portal upgrades going forward)
1430 – 1500 Entrepreneurship Database and We-Data: Trends in Business Entry around the World
  • – Mr. Frederic Meunier, Economist, World Bank
1500 – 1530 Coffee Break
1530 – 1600 BR-AG Session
1630 – 1700 Transfer from Paradise Island Resort to Male’
1700 – 1830 Hulhumale’ City Tour
1830 – 1900 Transfer from Male’ to Paradise Island Resort
0800 – 0830 Transfer from Male’ to Paradise Island Resort
0830 – 0900 Networking
0900 – 0930 The EU Company Law Package – New Regulations for European Business Registers and its Implementation in Germany
  • – Mr. Nicolas Moos, Judge, Ministry of Justice of North Rhine-Westphalia
0930 – 1000 Insolvency – Legal and Regulatory Developments
  • – Mr. Nicholas Moller, Principal Counsel, Asian Development Bank
1000 – 1030 Foster Moore
1030 – 1100 Coffee Break
1100 – 1130 Legislative Reforms in Nigeria
  • – Mr. Garba Abubakar, CEO of Corporate Affairs Commission
1130 – 1200 European Business Registry Association Activities
  • – Mrs. Ana del Valle, Member of EBRA Board
1200 – 1230 Revolutionizing the Philippine Registration System at the Onset of Pandemic
  • – Mr. Emilio B. Aquino, Chairperson and CEO, Securities and Exchange Commission
  • – Mr. Javey Paul D. Francisco, Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission
1230 – 1330 Lunch Break
1330 – 1400 International Business Registries Survey & Report
  • – Mr. Julian Lamb, Executive Director, Jersey Financial Services Commission
1400 – 1430 LEI update by Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation
  • – Mr. Ricco Dun, Senior Business Relations Manager, Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation
1430 – 1500 ESAP and transformation of corporate data access in the EU for post pandemic world
  • – Mr. Michal Piechocki has served as Chair and CEO of Business Reporting – Advisory Group
1500 – 1530 Verification of BO Information and registry level (Virtual Presentation)
  • – Dr. Geraldine Spiteri Lucas, Chief Executive Officer and Registrar, Malta Business Registry
1530 – 1545 Coffee Break
1545 – 1630 Panel Discussion: Beneficial Ownership Registries – A global perspective
  • Moderated by Ms. Marija Boshkovska Jankovski, Director, Central register of Republic of North Macedonia
  • – Mr. Abdul Rasheed Kakkot Puthan Purayil, Director, Companies Registration Office, Qatar
  • – Ms. Hilda Mocuminyane-Hlanti, Registrar of Companies and Business Names, Companies and Intellectual Property Authority, Botswana
  • – Ms. Norhaiza Jemon, Director, Regulatory Development and Services Division Companies Commission of Malaysia
  • – Mr. Martin Swain, Executive Director for Strategy, Policy, Communications and Legal Services, Companies House, UK
1630 – 1700 Presentation on CRF Strategy 2022-2027
  • – Mr. Martin Fidler Jones, Secretary to the Corporate Registers Forum
1730 – 1830 Networking Event – The Great Registry Quiz hosted by Foster Moore
1830 – 1900 Transfer from Paradise Island Resort to Male’
0800 – 0830 Transfer from Male’ to Paradise Island Resort
0830 – 0900 Networking
0900 – 0930 From collecting data to truly servicing customers. Anatomy of success
  • – Ms. Ieva Tarailiene, Head of Registry Practice, NRD Companies
0930 – 1000 ISO Standards and Business Registries
  • – Ms. Hayley Thompson, ECCMA’s Standards and Administrative Director
1000 – 1030 Coffee Break
1030 – 1130 Panel Discussion: Global Connections – Connecting registries and data standardization
  • Moderated by Mr. Nasser Al Taweel, Deputy CEO and Chief Legal Officer, Qatar Financial Center
  • – Mr. Hantz Prosper Director General, Corporations Canada
  • – Mrs. Ana Del Valle Hernandez, Business Registrar of Spain, EBRA
  • – Mr. Russell E. Perry, Co-Founder and Managing Director at kompany, a Moody’s Analytics Company
  • – Mr. Thom Townsend, Executive Director, Open Ownership
1130 – 1200 CRF Innovation Award Winner 2021: State Registration with Single Procedure
  • – Mr. Alakbar Mammadov, Chief for State Registration Main Department, Ministry of Economy, Azerbaijan
1200 – 1330 Lunch Break
1330 – 1400 Country Updates
1400 – 1500 Team Building Session
  • – Mr. Afeef Hussain, Executive Coach & Mentor
1500 – 1515 Closing Ceremony
1515 – 1530 Coffee Break
1530 – 1630 CRF Annual General Meeting (Members Only)
1630 – 1730 Post AGM EXCO
1730 – 1800 Transfer from Paradise Island Resort to Male’
1900 – 1930 Transfer from Male’ to Paradise Island Resort
1930 – 2100 Farewell Dinner & Cultural Performance
2100 – 2130 Transfer from Paradise Island Resort to Male’
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