17^th Global Citizenship Conference Agenda

Pre-conference Cocktail Reception
Wednesday, 8 November 2023

19:00

Welcome poolside cocktail reception with the Prime Minister of Grenada, the Hon. Dickon Mitchell

Day 1
Thursday, 9 November 2023

9:00

Registration

9:30

Host’s opening remarks

Alex Gray
Leading international TV presenter, UK

9:35

Welcome from Henley & Partners

Philippe Amarante, IMCM
Managing Partner Middle East
Henley & Partners

9:40

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

9:50

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

Hon. Mohamed Nasheed
Speaker of the Parliament
Former President
Maldives

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

Dr. Titus Gebel
Foundation Council President
Free Cities Foundation, Germany

Prof. Dr. Christian Joppke
Chair in General Sociology and Executive Director of the Institute of Sociology
University of Bern, Switzerland

10:30

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Global Citizenship

Samuel Widmann
Advisor, board member, and formerly Director of Strategic Partnerships at Google
Switzerland

10:40

Debate
Rise of the Machines

Samuel Widmann
Advisor, board member, and formerly Director of Strategic Partnerships at Google
Switzerland

Angela Kim
Chief Education Officer, Women in AI and Head of Insights, Data Analytics, Reporting & AI
AIA, Australia

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

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

Debbie Botha
Chief Partnership Officer
Women in AI, Middle East

11:20

Refreshment break

11:50

Investment Migration and European Union Law

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

12:15

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

Hon. Dickon Mitchell
Prime Minister
Grenada

12:30

Lunch

13:45

Panel
Millionaire Migration

Moderated by:

Ben Bartenstein
Journalist
Bloomberg, USA

Panelists:

Prof. Dr. Yossi Harpaz
Associate Professor of Sociology
Tel Aviv University, Israel

Dr. Juerg Steffen, FIMC
CEO
Henley & Partners

Prof. Dr. Christian Joppke
Chair in General Sociology and Executive Director Institute of Sociology
University of Bern, Switzerland

14:30

Panel
The Future of Cities: Private and Global?

Dr. Titus Gebel
Foundation Council President
Free Cities Foundation, Germany

Hon. Mohamed Nasheed
Speaker of the Parliament
Former President
Maldives

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

Dr. Noah Raford
Futurist in Chief & Chief of Global Affairs
Dubai Future Foundation, UAE

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

15:10

Refreshment break

15:40

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

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

Hon. Mohamed Nasheed
Speaker of the Parliament
Former President
Maldives

Hon. Dickon Mitchell
Prime Minister
Grenada

Hon. Ernest Hilaire
Deputy Prime Minister
St. Lucia

WEALTH PLANNING IN THE DIGITAL AGE 

16:20

Panel
Multiple Passports for UHNWI and Other 21^st-Century Wealth Planning Strategies

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

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

Claude Baumann
Founder and Chairman
Finews, Switzerland and Singapore

Thomas Frey
Partner
Kendris, Switzerland

Heba Al Emara
Managing Director
Vistra, Middle East

Matt Guthrie
Partner, Head of Private Wealth
Ogier, Guernsey

17:00

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

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

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

17:40

Host’s closing remarks and close of day 1

18:30

Cocktail reception
Followed by 2023 Global Citizen Award Dinner — register here

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

Interactive Debate
Regulation and Reputation in Investment Migration

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

10:20

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

Hon. Dickon Mitchell
Prime Minister
Grenada

Hon. Ernest Hilaire
Deputy Prime Minister
St. Lucia

H.E. Dritan Abazovic
Prime Minister
Montenegro

10:50

The Portugal Golden Residence Permit Program Fund Option 

Jerome Morgan
President
Mercan Group, Portugal

11:05

Refreshment break

11:30

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

Thomas Anthony, 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

Michael M. Martin, MICA, Cert. IM
Head of Citizenship by Investment Unit, Office of the Prime Minister, St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Unit
Government of St. Kitts and Nevis

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

Fabienne de Blois
Associate Director
S RM, UK

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

REAL ESTATE-LINKED INVESTMENT MIGRATION

12:10

Panel
Latest Trends in Key Real Estate Markets and Emerging Destinations

Tom Scott
Global Head of Real Estate
Henley & Partners

Jerome Morgan
President
Mercan Group, Portugal

Speaker TBC
MIBS Group, Greece

12:50

Lunch

14:15

Panel
Socio-Economic Impact of Non-Real Estate Investment Compared to Real Estate Projects

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

14:50

Panel
Real Estate Opportunities and Challenges

Speaker TBC
Kentriki Savills, Greece

15:20

Refreshment break

EDUCATION AND HEALTH

15:40

Panel
Global Education

Tess Wilkinson
Director of Education Services
Henley & Partners Education

16:20

Panel
Health Management and Longevity for Global Citizens

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

17:00

Thank you from Henley & Partners

Philippe Amarante, IMCM
Managing Partner Middle East
Henley & Partners

17:10

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