Speakers Stéphanie Auféril TEP, ARKWOOD Law Firm Paris, France

Stéphanie is a founding partner of Arkwood SCP. She was previously a partner at Baker & McKenzie in charge of Wealth Management practice. She advises private clients and financial institutions on French tax related to wealth management in an international environment. More specifically, she has developed a recognized expertise in: • Structuring of international wealth and estate planning • Taxation regime and voluntary disclosure of trusts • Assistance in the relocation of families and entrepreneurs

• Structuring of French investments for non-residents • Assistance to artists and sportsmen, as well as fashion professionals

Luigi Belluzzo TEP, Belluzzo & Partners, Italy

Luigi Belluzzo joined the Firm in 1994 after an experience in the UK and he is now the Managing Partner of the Firm. He is a Professor at SDA Bocconi School of Management in Milan. His expertise includes planning for high net worth individuals, trusts and family office, with a strong experience in both domestic and international planning, governance and inheritance issues. Corporate taxation and reorganization, tax litigation, structured finance and M&A complete his background of Commercialista and TEP (Trust

and Estate Practitioner). He has published a large number of works and he is a regular speaker at II Sole 24 Ore Master in Tax. He published the Italian Guide on Estate Planning for II Sole 24 Ore Publisher. He is currently the Chair of the Italian Branch of STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) Advising Families Across Generations and a member of IFA (International Fiscal Association).

Louise Benjamin TEP, Benjamin Law Firm, Luxembourg

Louise Benjamin is both an English Solicitor and a Luxembourg Avocat a la Cour. She is also Chairman of STEP BeNeLux. Louise grew up in Guernsey before studying law and languages at Cambridge University, and the College of Law in London then training with Eversheds in London. She moved to Luxembourg in 2002 and worked in a boutique Luxembourg British firm before setting up Benjamin Law Firm in 2008. Louise practises Luxembourg law for private clients with an emphasis on Luxembourg corporate vehicles. She can provide the bridge for Anglo Saxon clients wishing to transact in Luxembourg.

Jean-Marie Biwer, Artist, Luxembourg

Born at Dudelange / Luxembourg in 1957. Lives and works in Basbellain / Luxembourg. Artist / painter since 1975. 60 Personal Exhibitions and 150 group shows up to now in Europe, USA and Asia (China and Korea). Represented Luxembourg at the Venice Biennale in 1993. Represented in many private and public Collections (Mudam / Luxembourg, MNHA Luxembourg, Ikob, Eupen / Belgium).

Maurizio Cohen TEP, Interlaw Monaco, Monaco

Maurizio is a qualified lawyer and certified chartered accountant in Italy. Established in Monaco for over 30 years, he advises clients in the areas of international succession planning, international commercial law and sports law where he is regularly appointed as an arbitrator before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Switzerland). Serving as Chairman to STEP MONACO for the past 2 years and

Counsel to the Italian Embassy in Monaco, Maurizio is a frequent speaker at leading conventions and conferences.

Dr Anthony Cremona TEP, GANADO Advocates, Malta Dr. Anthony Cremona leads the Trusts and Foundations team at GANADO Advocates, advising Malta based domestic and international trustee-companies. He has also developed the firm’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing practice, assisting licensed and non-licensed entities with applicable legislation and sector-specific guidelines. Dr Cremona is the representative of the Malta Chamber of Advocates (and of STEP Malta), on the Joint Committee of the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit and sits on various other committees active in this

area and in the area of trusts and foundations law, where he has had the opportunity to participate in the amendments made to the applicable laws and regulations in the AML-CTF field that were presented for discussion during the Committee's meetings and has also been involved, and actively participated, in a number of consultations relating to amendments to the AML-CTF guidance notes published by the FIAU. Dr Cremona is currently the STEP Malta Branch Chair.

Peter Economides TEP, Totalserve Management Limited, Cyprus

Peter G. Economides has 45 years of experience in international tax planning and trusts and has practiced both in Cyprus and the UK. He regularly publishes articles in the international professional press and lectures on international tax planning and trusts. He is the Founder and Honorary Chairman of the Totalserve Group, an award winning and long established international service provider specialising in the fields of international tax planning, corporate, trusts, and

fiduciary services worldwide. He is also the Chairman of P.G.Economides & Co Limited, Chartered Certified Accountants. Peter is a Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant, a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC), Board Member of the Cyprus International Business and Foreign Investments Committee of ICPAC, Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, Member of the Council of STEP in London, Founder and Past Chairman of the Cyprus Branch of STEP. He is the Honorary Consul of Cape Verde in Cyprus.

Carlos Ferrer, Cuatrecasas, Spain Biography to follow.

Richard Frimston TEP, Russell-Cooke LLP, UK

Richard is a consultant with Russell-Cooke LLP London and advises clients in relation to their wills, probate and tax planning issues. Areas of expertise include cross-border estates and private international law. He is a member of ELI, BIICL, TIAETL, STEP and ACTAPS and is co-author of Sweet & Maxwell's 'European Cross-Border Estate Planning’ Richard is also co-author of a work on the EU Succession Regulation published by Sellier and Dalloz in English, French and German and on the International Protection of Adults and the 2000 Convention, Hague 35 by OUP. The EU Commission Green Paper on Matrimonial Property Regimes

{SEC(2006)952} and the EU Succession Regulation No 650/2012 have been of particular interest to Richard, who was a member of the EU Commission group of experts on these topics and he has given evidence on these subjects to the UK House of Lords sub-committee E and to the EU Parliament Legal Affairs Committee.

Nicole Gallop Mildon, Sykes Anderson Perry Limited, UK

Nicole specialises in cross border private client issues in France, Belgium, the UK and other jurisdictions. Her interest in cross-border probate dates from her teens and her international upbringing. A dual Belgian and British citizen, Nicole was educated in Belgium, England and France. Nicole began her legal career in a large firm of notaires in Paris, before joining Sykes Anderson Perry in 2008. She also advises on French property

purchases. Nicole is bilingual in English and French, and a member of the Anglo-Belgian Society. She is an affiliate member of STEP. She also speaks Spanish.

Professor Antonio Gambaro, Universita' Degli Studi Di Milano, Italy

Antonio Gambaro is Professor Emeritus, University of Milan; Lawyer at the Milan Bar admitted to the Court of Cassation; President, Association Internationale des Sciences Juridiques/ International Association of Legal Science (C.I.S.S. – UNESCO); President, Giurì Autodisciplina Pubblicitaria (Jury of the Italian Advertising Self-Regulation Institute); Member of the Board of Directors: Rivista di Diritto Civile; Member of the Advisory Board: European Review of Private Law; Member of the Scientific Committee Enciclopedia del Diritto- Annali; Member of the

Scientific Committee: Trust e Attività Fiduciarie; Judge at the Court for Trusts and Fiduciary Relations.

Line-Alexa Glotin TEP, UGGC, France

Line-Alexa Glotin advises private clients and institutions in a domestic and international context. She has extensive experience in assisting individuals, family businesses, family offices, charities, trustees and foundations. Line also advises on voluntary disclosures and assists clients in tax litigation. She studied law at the University of Paris Pantheon-Assas where she received an Advanced Studies Degree in business law and tax. She is notably a member of STEP, of the International Academy of Estate and trust Law. She publishes

regularly and is a lecturer in her field of experience abroad in private client forums.

Simon Gorbutt TEP, Lombard International Assurance, Luxembourg

Simon Gorbutt is a solicitor, qualified in England and Wales, and Trust and Estate Practitioner. He has spent the last eleven years in Luxembourg specialising in cross-border wealth planning for high net worth individuals. Simon is Director at Lombard International Assurance, where he heads an in-house team providing services to Northern European and US expatriate clients as part of the company´s Wealth Structuring Solutions capability. He is a frequent speaker on insurance-based wealth solutions, a contributor to ITPA and a member of the STEP Benelux Board.

Simon Hodges, STEP, UK

Simon Hodges is the Director of Policy at STEP, responsible for getting STEP’s views heard by the relevant policymakers across the world. Simon has almost 20 years of policy experience, having previously worked for HSBC, Citigate Dewe Rogerson and having spent a decade at HM Treasury, where his roles included Head of the Special Advisers Office and Private Secretary to the Council of Economic Advisers.

Dr. Hans-Joachim Jaeger, Ernst & Young Ltd, Switzerland

Hans-Joachim joined EY in 2003 and has more than 25 years professional experience in the financial services and tax consulting sector as a partner. Jochen is responsible for tax transparency initiatives as well as operational tax issues like Swiss stamp taxes, withholding tax issues. He also advises on financing structures, and in EY is additionally responsible for projects and thought leadership in the broader area of "tax transparency". Jochen was previously deputy tax director at a Zurich-based private bank. He advised several governments in initiating agreements with the U.S. on the implementation of FATCA and advised central banks on tax policy issues. In 2016, he was awarded the prize for Leading Individual

Advisor by "WealthBriefing". Jochen holds a doctorate in tax law and a master in business administration (finance & accounting) of the University of St. Gall (lic. oec. HSG). He teaches tax law and is a lecturer at MBL and MBA courses at the University of St. Gall and at the University of Liechtenstein. Jochen is a qualified Swiss tax adviser and a Certified Financial Planner CFP®.

Noleen John, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, UK

Noleen is a corporate and regulatory insurance lawyer based in London. Noleen was formerly Head of AXA UK's Group Legal Department and General Counsel for the AXA UK life and pensions business. Her focus area is life assurance law and regulation. Noleen is co-editor of the leading industry textbook, Houseman, the Law of Life Assurance, now in its 15th edition. Noleen often advises in connection with the PRA's prudential requirements (which now include the Solvency II rules on capital and investments), the regulatory aspects of with profits business, the sale of offshore insurance bonds and unfair terms in insurance

contracts.

Andrew Knight TEP, M Partners, Luxembourg

Andrew joined Maitland in 1999 having spent the previous five years with Freshfields in London, Hanoi and Paris. He is now a partner at M Partners, a member of Maitland Legal, which is a network of independent law firms. Andrew has over 20 years of experience in managing and structuring a wide range of corporate and commercial transactions. He shares his professional time principally between the areas of international corporate tax and structuring and of automatic exchange of information, while also

remaining actively involved in managing a variety of other corporate and commercial transactions. He is a qualified English solicitor and South African attorney and is registered to practise in Luxembourg under his home title.

Dr Daniel Lehmann TEP, Baker Tilly, Germany Biography to follow.

Dr. iur. Benjamin Leisinger, Homburger AG, Switzerland

Benjamin Leisinger studied law at the University of Basel, receiving a doctorate in 2006. After admission to the bar in Switzerland, he joined Homburger as an associate in 2008. In 2012, he graduated with a LL.M. from the University of Chicago. Prior to joining Homburger again in 2013, he worked as a foreign associate in a leading international law firm in New York. Benjamin Leisinger's practice focuses on capital markets, in particular with respect to bonds, including equity-linked instruments and regulatory capital instruments, as well financial market regulation. Benjamin Leisinger regularly publishes on topics within his fields of expertise.

Antonello Lupo TEP, Treasurer of STEP Europe Region, Italy Biography to follow.

Saskia Lust TEP, Loyens & Loeff, Belgium

Saskia Lust, Attorney at law, Partner. Saskia is a member of Loyens & Loeff’s General Tax Practice Group and heads the Family Owned Business & Private Wealth Team in Belgium. She specialises in international asset structuring through holdings, foundations and trusts and advises on international wealth and estate planning, particularly with respect to immigration and emigration. Saskia has written several articles on wealth & estate planning. Saskia has been a member of the Brussels Bar since 2000. Saskia is a partner of Loyens & Loeff since 2006.

Education: Saskia holds a Law degree (1991) from the University of Leuven and a Tax Law degree (1992) from the University of Brussels. Languages: Dutch, English, French

Donald Manasse TEP, Donald Manasse Law Office, Monaco Biography to follow.

H. E. Mr John Marshall, British Ambassador to Luxembourg

John Marshall, the British Ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has been in post since March 2016. A graduate of Bristol University, he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1988. Previous postings have included Japan (1991-1995), Malaysia (2000-2003) and Ethiopia (2007-11). Immediately prior to arriving in Luxembourg, he was British Ambassador to Senegal, and non-resident Ambassador to Cabo

Verde and to Guinea-Bissau (2011-15).

Todd D. Mayo TEP, Perspecta Trust, USA

Todd D. Mayo is a principal, secretary, and general counsel of Perspecta Trust. In addition to overseeing legal matters for the company, Todd works with clients in designing and implementing trust and wealth strategies. He is the principal author of the New Hampshire Trust Company Act, the New Hampshire Family Trust Company Act, the New Hampshire Foundation Act, and several portions of New Hampshire’s trust laws. Todd also is the author of New Hampshire Trust Laws: Statutes and Commentary (Third

Edition) and a chapter on trust design in The Private Wealth & Private Client Review (Sixth Edition).

Martina Moscardi TEP, TRUST SRL - LOGOS Associazione tra Professionisti, Italy

• Many years of experiences in international law field; • Areas of strong background: International law, EU law focused on rights of private people, legal entities, family law. Legal support to corporate tax planning, private wealth management, wills and inheritance law from a domestic and an international perspective. • More than ten years of experience in Trust Law: use of trust tool for foreign and national clients. • Speaker in many conferences and seminars both in native language and in English. Author of articles in international review for professionals (e.g. STEP Journal, STEP Quarterly review Author of

some articles on Civil Law Column “STEP Journal”. Founder Partner of “Logos, Associazione tra professionisti” formed by law firm, chartered accountants and Trust srl (an Italian Trustee Company of Practitioners and Professionals).

Christian Nouel, Gide Loyrette Nouel, France

Christian Nouel is a tax partner at the law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel since November 2013. He was previously head the tax department of the Paris office of Latham & Watkins’ Paris office. Christian Nouel is well-recognized in the field of French domestic and international tax law for both corporate entities and individuals. He has significant experience in M&A transactions,

acquisition structuring for large companies and private equity funds (including venture funds), emerging and business technologies and funds formation. He also advise companies and entrepreneurs on their tax affairs on a day-to-day basis and regularly handle tax audits with the French tax authorities. He is a member of the board and Chair of the tax Committee of CroissancePlus (a non-profit organization that lobbies for emerging companies and entrepreneurs) and co-founder and Président of the Fondation Croissance Responsable, a foundation under the umbrella of the Institut de France.

James O’Neal TEP, AMMC Law S.A., Luxembourg

James has been practicing tax in Luxembourg for over 16 years. Prior to joining AMMC Law, James was a Director of the International Tax Team of a Big Four in Luxembourg and began his career in Silicon Valley, California during the “dot.com” boom years. He regularly advises Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, institutional investors, and private equity firms on many aspects of Luxembourg taxation including cross-border financing, mergers & acquisitions, restructurings, and IP Planning. He is very active with the American Chamber of Commerce in Luxembourg ASBL where he serves as the Treasurer, Member of the Executive and Tax Committees.

Education: LL.M. in Taxation, New York University, Law School, J.D. with Honors; University of Florida, College of Law; B.A. University of Florida

Diana Palomba TEP, Ingad Trust Srl, Italy

Diana Palomba is lawyer in Florence and she has worked for 8 years as legal consultant at the Benedict Partnership LLP, a London based company, specialised in International Tax Planning. She was in charge of the Trust Department and fiscal advisor. Before the collaboration with Benedict, she worked in London, with another local financial company part of the Fortis Bank Group, where she was focusing on fiscal and legal issues, with particular attention to the trust and its practical implications in the civil law jurisdictions.

She took part as speaker various conference on Trust, both in Italy and abroad, often organised by STEP, the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners; since 2009 she has been STEP Italy President, Deputy President then, the Italian branch with registered office in Milan, Italian Member of the STEP EU Committee, active at International Body such as OCSE, FACTA and BCE. She is also IFA (International Fiscal Association) member and part of the Associazione Il trust in Italia, President of the Italian branch of the International Business Woman Association Feminine Pluriel. She graduated with laude in law at the University Federico II of Naples. She speaks fluent English and German, basic French and Spanish.

Paolo Panico TEP, Private Trustees SA, Luxembourg

Paolo Panico is a solicitor in Scotland and an avocat in Romania, on which basis is a member of the Luxembourg Bar (Tableau IV). He is also Chairman of Private Trustees SA, a regulated corporate service provider in Luxembourg. Paolo is Deputy Chairman of the STEP Benelux branch as well as of the International Tax Planning Association (ITPA). Paolo is an academician of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (TIAETL). He teaches International and Comparative Trust Law at the LLM of the University of Liechtenstein and Legal Structures at the Master in Wealth Management of the University of Luxembourg. His

publications include: Private Foundations. Law and Practice (Oxford University Press, 2014), and International Trust Laws, 2nd edition (Oxford University Press, 2017).

Daniel Paserman TEP, Gornitzky & Co., Israel

Daniel Paserman (CPA) is Head of Tax at Gornitzky & Co. and serves as the Secretary of STEP Israel. He advises private clients on family wealth planning and preservation, tax planning for trusts and estates of HNW individuals. He also advises new immigrants and returning residents on the tax aspects of relocating to Israel. Daniel is involved in corporate tax planning, negotiations with the ITA on regulatory issues, tax rulings for Israeli/global companies

and their representation in tax disputes. Education: LL.M., Harvard Law School LL.B., magna cum laude, TAU B.A. in Accounting, magna cum laude, TAU

Alberto Perez Cedillo TEP, Alberto Perez Cedillo Spanish Lawyers and Solicitors Ltd, Spain

Alberto Perez Cedillo, founding partner, Alberto Perez Cedillo Spanish Lawyers and Solicitors LTD. As a dually qualified Spanish abogado and English solicitor, Alberto has for 20 years been closely involved with private international law/the conflicts of law and with a variety of international matters. He has expertise in multi-jurisdiction litigation, including forum disputes, international enforcement, international treaties and analysis of Spanish law and practice in the context of International

litigation. Alberto has often appeared as an expert in European and Spanish law before the High Court of England and Wales and regularly lectures to the various professional associations to which he belongs. Alberto currently practises between London and Spain. Alberto is the chairman of the Spanish branch of STEP and a member of the Private Client Section Advisory Committee of the Law Society of England and Wales.

MMag. Michael Petritz, LL.M. (WU) TEP, KPMG Alpen-Treuhand GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und Steuerberatungsgesellschaft, Austria

Michael Petritz is Tax Partner at KPMG and Tax Head of Smartstart Austria (the StartUp program of KPMG Austria). He specializes in international tax law, venture capital, M&A and HNWIs. He is a member in the Tax committee of the Austrian Chamber of Public Accountants and Tax Advisors, president of STEP Austria (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) and lecturer and author of (international) tax publications.

Adrian Pilcher TEP, Isolas, Gibraltar Biography to follow.

Miguel Poiares Maduro, European University Institute, Italy

Miguel Poiares Maduro is Director of the School of Transnational Governance at the European University Institute. Before, he was Professor at the Law Department and at the Robert Schuman Centre of the European University Institute where he was the Founding Director of the Global Governance Programme (from 2010 to 2013). From 2013 to 2015 he was Minister Deputy to the Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development in Portugal. Until 2009 he was Advocate General at the European Court of Justice. From June 2016 to May 2017 he was Chairman of the new Governance and Review

Committee of FIFA. He was a member of the EU High Level Group on Media Freedom and Pluralism. He is a Doctor of Laws by the European University Institute (Florence) and was

the first winner of the Rowe and Maw Prize and winner of the Prize Obiettivo Europa (for the best PhD thesis at the EUI). He co-edited with Joseph Weiler the Special Book Review Issue of the European Law Journal. He is the author of We the Court - The European Court of Justice and the European Economic Constitution (Oxford, Hart Publishing, 1997) He has been honoured by the President of the Portuguese Republic with the Order of Sant'Iago da Espada for literary, scientific and artistic merit. In 2010 he was awarded the Gulbenkian Science Prize.

Heini Rüdisühli TEP, Lenz & Staehlin, Switzerland

Heini Rüdisühli is a partner in the Zurich office, where he leads the Private Clients practice group. His main field of activity is national and international tax planning for private individuals as well as taxation of corporate reorganizations and acquisitions. In addition, Heini Rüdisühli specializes in inheritance law and succession planning as well as executorship of estates. He has a broad knowledge of trusts.

Inmaculada Ruz López, IRUZ Abogados, Spain

Ms. Ruz is specialised on Family Law, with professional experience in child abduction cases and expert on Family Law with international elements. She is the director os IRUZ ABOGADOS, Lawyers oficce in Barcelona. She is currently President of Matrimonial and Family Law Section of Barcelona Law Association, and member of the Spanish Association of Family Lawyers (AEAFA) and the Catalan Society of Family Lawyers (SCAF). Member of STEP.

Ms. Ruz usually collaborates with law firms especialised on Family Law located in various areas of Spanish Territory and United Kingdom.

Dr István Sándor TEP, Kelemen, Mészáros, Sándor and Partners Law Office, ELTE University of Law, Hungary

István Sándor is associate professor of law with habilitation at the Faculty of Law of Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest. He is also a practising lawyer and he graduated as a political scientist. He visited several universities as research fellow or visiting lecturer and he was speaker in numerous international conferences. He is specialised in commercial law, company law and trust law. He published several books and articles in company law, trust law, legal history and civil law.

Jean Schaffner TEP, Allen & Overy, Luxembourg

Jean Schaffner is a tax partner in the Luxembourg office of Allen & Overy. He has extensive experience in advising institutional investors and private equity funds in cross-border investments, on tax aspects for Luxembourg investments and in relation to the structuring of international acquisitions via Luxembourg regulated and non-regulated vehicles. He has more than 20 years of experience as a tax lawyer, he holds a Ph.D in tax law and has written several books on Luxembourg and international taxation.

Serge Schroeder, Cour Administrative, Luxembourg

Serge Schroeder has been a member of the administrative jurisdictions since their creation in 1997 and is presently a member of the Administrative Court as a “premier conseiller”. Serge is also a guest lecturer at the University of Luxembourg. Before joining the administrative jurisdictions, Serge accomplished his training as a barrister with a Luxembourgish law firm and worked in a bank in Luxembourg in the Tax and European law department. He holds a “Maîtrise” degree in business law from the Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (France), a “Magister Legum” degree from Universität zu Köln (Germany) with specialization in tax law and a

Master in European Community law degree from the College of Europe in Bruges.

Alain Steichen, Bonn Steichen & Partners, Luxembourg

Alain Steichen's works in private practice in tax matters in all of their variations. He holds a doctorate in law (summa cum laude - 1994) and has teaching commitments at the University of Luxembourg where he acts as a “professeur-associé” in various areas of tax law and public finance. Author of several (10) books, most on tax law, and numerous (100+) articles, and several times national reporter for the IFA conferences, Alain Steichen is both qualified as chartered accountant in Luxembourg (réviseur d’entreprises, 1987) and as attorney-at-law (avocat à la cour -1996). He is a member of the “European Association of Tax Law Professors”.

James Stewart TEP, Penningtons Manches LLP, UK

The "very impressive" James Stewart is "warm and engaging" with "astonishing skills in international financial matters". A specialist family lawyer and arbitrator. Partner with Penningtons Manches, London, co-head of the firm's Private Wealth Sector and Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL). General Editor of Family Law: A Global Guide (Thomson Reuters 2018), the definitive guide to international family law. Named "Lawyer of the Week" in The Times following the widely publicised judgment in AI v MT, Stewart has strong connections in Russia and acts in some of the largest Anglo/CIS cases which come before the English courts.

Dr Judith Taic, Dr Judith Taic Tax Law Office, Israel

Judith Taic, Dr. Jur., LLM Taxation (NYU), TEP, heads her own boutique law office in Tel Aviv, focusing on taxation matters in Germany, the U.S. and Israel. She advises high net worth individuals in wealth planning, philanthropy and in various taxation matters with respect to trusts, foundations, Establishments and other vehicles. She earned her doctorate in the field of international taxation from the Ludwig Maximilian-University of Munich, where she published her book on transfer pricing of intangible assets. She received her LLM in taxation from New York University. She is a qualified and licensed attorney in Germany, New York and Israel.

Judge Christopher Vajda, Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg

Christopher Vajda has been the UK's judge on the European Court of Justice in Luxemburg since October 2012. Prior to his appointment, he practised as a barrister in London and Brussels for over thirty years, specialising in EU and competition law. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1997 and a Bencher of Gray's Inn in 2003. He also served as a Recorder of the Crown Court from 2003 to 2012. He is a graduate of Cambridge University and the Université libre de Bruxelles.

Pierre-Michaël de Waersegger, Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg

Pierre-Michaël de Waersegger is a Partner in both the Insurance & Reinsurance Law and the Banking & Financial Services practices with Arendt & Medernach, leading independent business law firm in Luxembourg. Pierre-Michaël assists (re)insurance companies, banks and professionals of the financial sector regarding all Luxembourg legal and regulatory aspects of their activities, including licensing requirements, capitalizing opportunities, mergers and acquisitions, new products and services development.

He also advises on the implementation of AML/CTF, MIFID, PSD, CRD, Solvency II and IDD regulations, the drafting and review of contractual documentation and contacts with regulators.

Klaus Henrik Wiese-Hansen, Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS, Norway

Klaus Henrik Wiese-Hansen has 17 years of experience and is ranked among Norway's leading lawyers within financial regulatory, insurance and reinsurance and pensions, including by Legal 500, IFLR 1000 and PLC Which Lawyer. His experience spans across all fields of insurance and reinsurance, asset management and financial markets legislation, including transactional advice, product development, tax and structuring, fund management and regulatory advice. He is praised as a "standout practitioner" and "regulatory expert". He advises domestic and international insurers, pension

funds, insurance intermediaries, asset managers, credit institutions, financial holding companies and various industry players. He is admitted to the Supreme Court.

Graham J. Wilson TEP, Wilson Associates, Luxembourg

Graham is a member of the bars of both England and Wales and Luxembourg. He has an LLB from UC London and an LLM from Nancy, France. He is a TEP since 1986. Graham was founding Chairman of STEP Benelux and now acts as branch Treasurer. He is also Vice-Chairman of the audit committee of the Bar of England and Wales. Graham specializes in international business and tax law and practices exclusively from Luxembourg where he founded Wilson Associates, a firm of 5 lawyers. Graham speaks English, French and

Luxemburgish and, when not practicing law, likes old cars and one, young, dog.

Nasir Zubairi, Luxembourg House of Financial Technology, Luxembourg Biography to follow.