The schedule for the conference can be found below:
10:10 – 10:35 / Panel – Regulatory Foresight: Business Models & Trends shaping Malta’s iGaming Industry
Moderator: Olga Finkel, Co-Founder & Partner (WH Partners)
Panellists: Charles Mizzi, CEO (MGA); Michele Magro, Legal & Compliance Professional; Enrico Bradamante, Founder & Chairman (iGEN); and Carl Brincat, Director of Policy & Regulatory Affairs (LeoVegas Group)
10:35 – 10:55 / Panel – Enforcing Judgments in Malta: A Legal and Compliance Update
Moderator: Davinia Cutajar, Partner (WH Partners)
Panellists: Albert Knigge, Partner (Houthoff); Nicole Daniel, Partner (DLA Piper Austria)
11:00 – 11:20 / Fireside Chat – Charting New Territory: Inside the UAE’s Expanding Gaming Regulatory Landscape
Moderator: Joseph F Borg, Partner (WH Partners)
Panellists: Kate McCormick, CEO (WH Partners UAE); Oliver De Bono, CEO (Quantum Gaming)
11:20 – 11:45 / Panel – Navigating the Tax Landscape for Employee Incentives
Moderator: Joselyn Teuma, Senior Associate (WH Partners)
Panellists: Amandus Jabin, Vice President-Global Tax (Betsson AB); Alberto Simoes, Director (Playhill)
11:50 – 12:15 / Panel – Regulatory Challenges in Mergers & Acquisitions
Moderator: Robert Zammit, Partner (WH Partners)
Panellists: Zachary Sciberras, Manager – Legal and Enforcement (MGA); Alistair Facciol, Head of Legal (Rhino Entertainment); Stephanie Mifsud, Senior Legal Counsel (Aristocrat Interactive); Minna Ripatti, Founding Partner (Legal Gaming)
Quirino Mancini, Partner and Director of WH Partners Italy, will also join a panel titled “From Total Ban to Policy Reversal: A Post-Mortem on Advertising Restrictions” where he will share his insights on the impact of Italy’s blanket ban on gambling advertising.
Additional panels not to be missed during AIBC
As part of the upcoming AIBC Summit on the 2nd of September, members of WH Partners’ fintech team will be contributing to key discussions on the future of fintech, crypto, and regulatory frameworks.
In his role as Chair of the Virtual Assets Business Section of The Malta Chamber, Joseph F. Borg will participate in a fireside chat with Camille Pepos, Head of FinTech Supervision at the MFSA.
Galyna Podoprikhina, Senior Associate at WH Partners, will take part in a panel discussion titled “Fintech and Crypto Compliance and Regulation: Why You Should Care”, examining the vital role of regulatory frameworks in the fintech and crypto sectors and why businesses must prioritise compliance.
WH Partners will also host the Regulation & Compliance conference during SiGMA Central Europe in Rome in November. More details will be announced in the coming weeks.
