Wednesday, 26 May 2010 (date of arrival of conference attendees)
till 18.00 Check-in at the hotel, conference attendees registration
16.00-17.00 City sightseeing tour in Tallinn
19.00-21.00 Welcoming cocktail in honour of attendees arrival (held at Swissotel)
Thursday, 27 May 2010 (the 1st day of the conference)
09.00 - 09.30 Conference attendees registration, coffee
09.30 - 09.40 Welcome speech
Session 1.
The advantages of using European corporate structures for the purpose of entering Asian markets
09.40 - 10.10 Austria – a Perfect Tax Gateway Between East and West / Mag. Erich Baier, Owner and CEO, Bilanz-Data WT GmbH (Austria).10.10 - 10.40 Belgium in International Tax Planning: Possibilities to Invest in Asia / Tom Swinnen, Associate, Thompson Hine LLP (Belgium).
10.40 - 11.10 Malta Company as a Perfect Investment Vehicle While Investing From Europe to Asia and Vice Versa / Francis J. Vassallo, Owner, Francis J. Vassallo & Associates Limited (Malta).
11.10 - 11.40 How to Invest into Asia via Cyprus / Stelios Gregoriou, Director, Baker Tilly Klitou (Cyprus).
Session 2.
Legal and tax issues of setting up and maintaining business in Asia
12.00 - 12.30 Recent Tax Developments in Selected Asian Jurisdictions (China, Indonesia, UAE, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, India and other) / Dali Bouzoraa, Director, IBFD (The Netherlands).12.30 - 13.10 Investment and Tax Updates in Vietnam: Establishing A Solid Presence and Capitalizing on Vast Opportunities / Chor Ghee Lim, Partner, VIETVALUES Audit and Consulting Group (Vietnam).
13.10 - 13.40 Doing Business in India: Corporate and Tax Issues for Foreign Investors / Aditya Tiwari, Founder and Managing Partner, Themis Legal (India).
Session 2. Continuation.
Legal and tax issues of setting up and maintaining business in Asia
14.40 - 15.10 Doing Business in India: Protection of Intellectual Property Rights / Poovi Chothani, Founder and Manaing Partner, LawQuest (India).15.10 - 15.40 Singapore as an Attractive and Secure Platform for Structuring International Investments into Asia / Jacob Hoogenboom, Managing Director Russia & CIS at Intertrust Group.
16.00-17.30 Round-table
Legal and tax issues of setting up and maintaining business in Asia (China, Vietnam, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan etc.)
The advantages of using European corporate structures for the purpose of entering Asian markets (Austria, Luxemburg, Belgium, Malta etc.)
19.00 Dinner in a traditional Estonian restaurant
Friday, 28 May 2010 (the 2nd day of teh conference)
09.30 - 10.00 Conference attendees registration, coffee
Session 3.
Ways of capital formation from Europe and Asia: IPO, private placement, bond financing.
10.00 - 10.30 Fund-raising Opportunities in London for Small and Medium Companies from Russia and CIS: Alternative Investment Market (AIM), Stock Exchange, Private Equity / Slav Marin, Director, City Investment Group (United Kingdom).10.30 - 11.00 Cross-border transactions involving Scandinavian Investors / Irina Veselova, President, Investment Group "Planet Capital" (Russia).
11.00 - 11.30 Prospects and advantages of stock listing of companies from Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan on Hong Kong stock exchange.
11.50 - 12.30 Special report / World Financial Crisis: Background and Results / Leonid Alshansky, Chief Analyst, AB.LV Group
12.30 - 13.15 Short-term Seminar / The practice of Usage of Chinese System of Medium-Term Planning (SAPE) in European Companies / Andrey Gusakovsky, Managing Partner, "Key Dcisions Consulting" company (Belarus).
13.15 - 14.15 Lunch
14.15-15.00 Round-table
Ways of capital formation from Europe and Asia: IPO, private placement, bond financing
15.30-17.30 City sightseeing tour in Tallinn
17.30-18.30 Free time
18.30 Departure from hotel to the grand banquet
19.00 Grand banquet in honour of closing of the conference (held at open air stage in the country, the banquet program includes an official part, music performance, fireworks)
Saturday, 29 May 2010 (date of departure of conference attendees)
12.00 Departure from Hotel
Agenda