Event Details

19:00

Welcome Reception Cocktails & Dinner : Welcome Reception Cocktails & Dinner
Welcome Reception Cocktails & Dinner
Mahogany at The Island House

08:00 - 08:45

Meeting: Women's Council Morning Meeting
Women's Council Morning Meeting
Lyford Cay Club | Room: Conference Boardroom

09:00

Welcome : Welcome
Welcome

09:15 - 10:15

Guest Speaker Presentation: Middle Class Mojo - Lost & Found. The Crucial Role the Middle Class Plays in Economies Around the Globe & Who is Looking Around the Corner for this Vital Group
Guest Speaker Presentation
Middle Class Mojo - Lost & Found. The Crucial Role the Middle Class Plays in Economies Around the Globe & Who is Looking Around the Corner for this Vital Group

Guest Speaker: Peter D. Kiernan, Former Partner & Best Selling Author, Goldman Sachs

10:15 - 10:45

Coffee Break: Coffee Break
Coffee Break

10:45 - 11:30

Guest Speaker Presentation: The Global Challenges of Cybersecurity and Digital Terrorism
Guest Speaker Presentation
The Global Challenges of Cybersecurity and Digital Terrorism
What are the relevant national security threats that can impact you and your clients? With over 30 years in top positions in the National Security Agency, Rick Ledgett served under Presidents Obama and Trump and led the task force that responded to the Snowden theft of documents. He is uniquely placed to bring a front row seat to the cyber intelligence world, the issues that the impact that they have on you, your business and global security.

Guest Speaker: Richard Ledgett, Former Deputy Director, National Security Agency

11:30 - 12:15

Expert Discussion: The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – Lessons Learned in Becoming Compliant
Panel Discussion
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – Lessons Learned in Becoming Compliant
By the time of the WSG 2018 Annual Meeting, GDPR implementation will have been in effect for nearly four months. Effective May 25, 2018, any organization that is not up to speed with the EU’s new data privacy laws will be subject to stiff penalties — including fines equal to 2-4% of global annual turnover. GDPR has jurisdiction over any organization that collects or processes the personal data of EU residents without regard to the organization’s geographic location, so the impact of this legislation is worldwide. Mary Hildebrand and Maria Ostashenko will address the successes and failures of compliance efforts being made by various organizations, as well as, practical integration strategies regarding some of the most complex issues raised by GDPR.

Panelists:
Maria Ostashenko, Partner ALRUD Law Firm
Mary J. Hildebrand, Partner, Founder & Chair, Privacy & Cybersecurity Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Regina Glaser, Partner, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek

12:15 - 13:15

Guest Speaker Presentation: Europe - Stability, the Future and the Role of Diplomacy
Guest Speaker Presentation
Europe - Stability, the Future and the Role of Diplomacy
Europe: The new norms of Governmental interaction within Europe and how this will impact the individual and collective global relationships within the European Block. How much influence will the European parliament have in the future? Is Brexit a phenomenon or a trend? What goes on internally and diplomatically and how is this likely to affect the way that you do business in Europe? Europe under the Austrian Presidency: New trends of institutional development and governmental interaction and how will they impact the individual and collective global relationships within the European Block. What will be the impact of the European parliament? May the strengthening of regional co-operation make a difference? Is Brexit an isolated phenomenon or a trend? What goes on internally and diplomatically and how is this likely to affect the way that you do business in Europe?

Guest Speaker: Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Ambassador, The Austrian Embassy in Prague

13:15 - 14:30

Luncheon: Luncheon
Luncheon
Room: Little Club

14:30 - 16:00

Guest Speaker Presentation: The Future of Offshore Financial Centers and the Challenges of Global Tax Initiatives
Guest Speaker Presentation
The Future of Offshore Financial Centers and the Challenges of Global Tax Initiatives
International financial centers facilitate globalization, business and finance. These activities are viewed skeptically in a populist world yet we all want the goods and services produced by this process. IFCs are often portrayed as secretive and poorly regulated- but who sends their money to places that cannot be trusted? In this session, we separate fact from fiction and look at comparative regulatory standards, the role of IFCs in the world economy and how the lives of ‘ordinary people’- in rich and emerging countries- are affected by IFC activity in cross-border trade and investment.

Guest Speaker: Richard Hay, Head of Tax, Stikeman Elliott

16:00 - 16:30

Coffee Break: Coffee Break
Coffee Break

16:30 - 17:30

WSG Annual Meeting : WSG Annual Meeting
WSG Annual Meeting

19:30

Cocktail Reception & Dinner: Cocktail Reception & Dinner
Cocktail Reception & Dinner
Lyford Cay Club Main Dining Room

09:00 - 10:15

Guest Speaker Presentation: Entrepreneurship in Fintech: A Women’s Rise…from Farm to Financier to Inventor
Guest Speaker Presentation
Entrepreneurship in Fintech: A Women’s Rise…from Farm to Financier to Inventor
Entrepreneurship in Fintech: A women’s rise…from farm to financier to inventor. Jane started her own money market fund seeded by smart-money legends Julian Robertson, of New York’s famed Tiger Fund, and the late mutual-fund pioneer Sir John Templeton. Growing up on a farm in Anamosa Iowa, she became one of the top 3 women leaders in the funds world while also bringing her own inventions to market and successfully navigating the world of patents and technology. Jane looks at the rise of women in these fast-paced industries, their changing roles and dynamics - what’s next for women in these areas?

Guest Speaker: Jane Siebels, Founder/CEO Homer Technology, Siebels Asset Management Research, Green Cay Investment Management

10:15 - 10:45

Coffee Break : Coffee Break
Coffee Break

10:45 - 12:00

Guest Speaker Presentation: The Law Firm Relevancy Checklist for 2020
Guest Speaker Presentation
The Law Firm Relevancy Checklist for 2020
Gerry Riskin draws on his global experience to help you cultivate a healthy law firm in 2020 with a focus on the optimal practices in leadership, management, technology, security, succession and alternative billing.

Guest Speaker: Gerry Riskin, Founding Partner & Global Consultant, Edge International

12:00 - 13:00

Regional Meetings : Regional Meetings
Regional Meetings

• Africa/Middle East
- Room: Atrium
• Asia Pacific
- Room: E P Taylor Boardroom
• European
- Room: Conference Room
• Latin America
- Room: Conference Boardroom
• North America/ Caribbean
- Room: Library

06:25 - 07:25

Fireside Chat: Optional Event
Optional Event
Lunch & Culture Trip