Kindly sponsored by Butterfield Trust (Switerland) Limited
31st January 2019
Congress Centre Kursaal, Interlaken, Switzerland.
REGISTRATION, BREAKFAST AND NETWORKING
WELCOME FROM SWISS & LIECHTENSTEIN STEP FEDERATION
Andrew McCallum TEP - Chairman, Swiss & Liechtenstein STEP Federation
WELCOME FROM STEP WORLDWIDE
David Russell AM RFD QC TEP - Deputy Chair, STEP Worldwide
CHAIR'S OPENING REMARKS
Andrew McCallum TEP - Chairman, Swiss & Liechtenstein STEP Federation
KEYNOTE ADDRESS - THE POWER OF HUMANITY
Elhadj As Sy - Secretary General, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
QUO VADIS TRUST BUSINESS ? POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE PARADIGM SHIFT ?
- Trust business and media attention - information and disinformation in the age of transparency
- Wealth equality, redistribution and concentration - where next for governments and families ?
- Transparency - accountability vs voyeurism
- Increased regulation - a useful instrument or unproductive cost ?
- Trustees and fiduciaries - back to the future ?
- From provider to advisor - different business model needed ?
Count Francis von Seilern-Aspang - Managing Partner, Chairman of Executive Committee, Industrie- und Finanzkontor Ets., Wealth Preservation Experts
Filippo Noseda TEP - Partner, Mishcon de Reya LLP (Moderator)
David Russell AM RFD QC TEP - Barrister, Outer Temple Chambers
LUNCH
CHAIR'S OPENING REMARKS
DATA EXCHANGE - ITS FATE AND ITS RISKS
- Why is CRS a game changer?
- EU treaties engaged
- Mutual legal assistance
- Mutual administrative assistance
- Categories of information which can be requested
- Roles of the agencies involved e.g. Interpol Eurojust
- Hurdles which HMRC still need to surmount
- Best practices to improve data security
- The importance of automating data flow mapping for GDPR compliance
Tessa Lorimer - Consultant, Withers LLP (Moderator)
David Walbank QC, Barrister, Red Lion Chambers
Dr Cristian Zamfir - Co-Founder, Cyberhaven
NETWORKING & REFRESHMENTS
Kindly sponsored by Schroder & Co Bank AG
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON THE REGULATORY FRONT
- Financial Services and Institutions Acts
- Latest update on the recently published ordinances
- Timeline for implementing the new framework
- Impact on small trust companies and PTCs
- Consequences for single family offices
- Considering other options ? Hong Kong, Cayman and BVI licensing regimes
David Wallace Wilson TEP M.C.J. (NYU) - Partner, Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd (Moderator)
Fabianne de Vos Burchart TEP - Attorney at law, Geneva
Richard Grasby TEP - Member, STEP HK Executive Committee
BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY: TO WHAT EXTENT IS IT RELEVANT FOR TRUSTEES ? WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IT ?
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What is a cryptocurrency? What is Bitcoin?
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The Blockchain: What is it for and what is it not for?
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What is a token and how can it be stored?
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Why is this relevant to STEP members?
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Holding cryptocurrencies in Trust: some thoughts and some analysis
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Some jurisdiction-specific comments – where are we on laws and regulations?
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Due diligence on crypto-wealth?
David Cooney TEP - Partner, Charles Russell Speechlys (Moderator)
Dr Luka Muller-Studer LL.M. - Legal Partner, MME Legal | Tax | Compliance
Philipp Buchel - Founder, Blockchain Buro, Liechtenstein
DAY 1 - ROUND-UP
DRINKS RECEPTION - VICTORIA JUNGFRAU
Kindly sponsored by swissPartners Marcuard Heritage AG
GALA DINNER - VICTORIA JUNGFRAU INCLUDING THE SWISS & LIECHTENSTEIN STEP FEDERATION STUDENT AWARDS
Kindly sponsored by Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd