Cyprus’s proposition for the UK’s financial services industry

• Why Cyprus is an attractive Post Brexit solution for UK Financial Services Firms
•  What makes Cyprus an ideal jurisdiction within the European Single Market offering access to high growth markets
•  An EU jurisdiction with a robust and innovative regulatory framework

EVENT PROGRAMME (11:00-13:00 GMT+1)

11:00-11:05   Chair’s Introduction
                       Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou, Board Member, Invest Cyprus

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11:05-11:15   Welcome Address
                       Michalis P. Michael, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Invest Cyprus

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11:15-11:25  Cyprus Economic Outlook & Investment Climate, Invest Cyprus 

• Response to COVID-19
• Overview of the Cyprus Economy
• Key Sectors of the Cyprus Economy
• Cyprus as an Investment Destination: Investment Climate and Market Opportunities
• Working and Living in Cyprus

George Campanellas, CEO, Invest Cyprus

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11:25-11:45  Session I: Doing Business in Cyprus An ideal business base for UK Financial Services firms

• Establishing a regional office / Presence in Cyprus
• Key Benefits for Corporations
• Key Benefits for Individuals (Employees Living and Working in Cyprus)
• Tax & Regulatory Framework

Charalambos Prountzos, Managing Partner, Prountzos & Prountzos LLC – EY Law
Charalambos Meivatzis, Partner, Head of Accounting and Tax Department, Kinanis LLC

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                   Questions & Discussion

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11:45-12:10 Session II: INVEST CYPRUS SPOTLIGHT ON: FinTech 

Fintech – Payment E-money Institutions Issues from an EU Perspective – Developments in Cyprus
Constantinos Herodotou, Governor, Central Bank of Cyprus

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• Payment Institutions Fintech
• Electronic Money Institutions

Costas Mavrides, Associate, Chrysostomides 
Christia Evagorou, Senior Manager, International Private Clients - Funds, EMI & PI Services, PwC Cyprus

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                    Questions & Discussion

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12:10-12:40 Session III: INVEST CYPRUS SPOTLIGHT ON: Investment Funds & Asset Management   

In Conversation with Dr. George Theocharides, Vice-Chairman, Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission 

• Cyprus Regulated Funds: Current Status and Benefits
• Cyprus: A Must Consider EU Jurisdiction
• Cyprus Funds Case Studies
• MiFID Firms and Wealth Management

Panelists:

• Andreas Yiasemides, President, Cyprus Investment Funds Association
• Demetris Taxitaris, Chief Executive Officer, MAP S.Platis
• Antonis Rouvas, Board Member, Asset Management, Advisory Services, KPMG in Cyprus
• Panikos Teklos, Partner, Risk Advisory & Wealth Advisory Services Leader, Deloitte

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Questions & Discussion

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 12:40-12:50 Session IV: INVEST CYPRUS SPOTLIGHT ON: Insurance Companies

• Insurance companies
• The domestic market

Savvas Pentaris, Partner, Head of Financial Services, EY Cyprus 

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Questions & Discussion

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12:50-13:00 Closing Remarks

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To download the preliminary event brochure for the Invest Cyprus Roadshow - Cyprus' Proposition for the UK's Financial Services Industry / United Kingdom,click here.

*The Conference programme is preliminary and subject to change by the organizers. The Conference language will be English