19 January 2017
Congress Centre Kursaal, Interlaken, Switzerland.
Registration, lunch and networking
Welcome from the Swiss & Liechtenstein STEP Federation
Felicity Keller, Barrister-at-Law, TEP, Managing Director, J. Stern & Co (Switzerland) AG and Co-Chair, Swiss & Liechtenstein STEP Federation
Cecile Civiale-Vuillier, Senior Relationship Manager, ZEDRA Trust and Co-Chair, Swiss & Liechtenstein STEP Federation
Welcome from STEP Worldwide Chairman
Chair's Opening Remarks
Cecile Civiale-Vuillier, Senior Relationship Manager, ZEDRA Trust and Co-Chair, Swiss & Liechtenstein STEP Federation
Keynote Address - Lessons from Space
Prof. Claude Nicollier, Member, Swiss Space Center
Hon. Prof., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne
The changing profile of Switzerland
- Why would Switzerland still be attractive as a banking or business location in 2017 ?
- What are the relevant changes on the legal and compliance front ?
- Why would someone choose a Swiss trustee today ?
- What changes in the wealth industry are coming up in the next five years ?
- Which clientele finds Switzerland still attractive ?
Xavier Isaac, Head of Salamanca Group Trust & Fiduciary
Dr Ariel Sergio Goekmen, Executive Board Member, Schroder & Co Bank AG, Switzerland
Daniel Zappelli, Founding Partner, VSZ Law Firm
Networking and refreshments
Kindly sponsored by Schroder & Co Bank AG
Excessive transparency: Public register of trusts and foundations
- Transparency for all about everything: the solution or a mirage ?
- Is it sound due diligence checking a register ?
- Today public trust registers... and what comes tomorrow ?
- OECD information exchange puts personal data security at risk ?
- Erosion of the right to keep our finances private is a step too far ?
- I'd put my money in a bank set up by Apple ?
- Does a public register bring any added value ?
- The public register - a tool for witch-hunts and criminals ?
- The right to privacy substituted by mis-interpreted transparecy ?
Natacha A. Polli, Founder, PAZ Consultants SA Geneva
Filippo Noseda, Co-Head Private Client Department, Withers (London)
H.S.H. Prince Michael of Liechtenstein, Chairman, Industrie- und Finanzkontor Ets., Wealth Preservation Experts
Freeports/Recent developments: What you always wanted to know (and never dared to ask !)
- Why are freeports so important in the art trade ?
- The non-extraterritorial status of freeports
- Cultural property law issues
- Customs law issues (new regulations in Switzerland as of 2016)
- Tax law issues
Prof. Marc-Andre Renold, Professor and Attorney-at-Law, Univertsity of Geneva
Dr. Marc Weber LL.M., TEP, Partner, LANTER
Conference close
Swiss & Liechtenstein STEP Federation Student Awards
Drinks Reception
Kindly sponsored by Mirabaud & Cie SA
Gala dinner
Kindly sponsored by Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd