We Thank Worldbox for Sponsoring the Webinar
Join us on March 15th, 2023 at 07.00 Eastern time US,
11.00 UK and 19.00 Singapore
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In recent years, there has been an increased global focus on, and demand for, improved corporate transparency and disclosure, primarily for the purpose of prevention of money-laundering, terrorist financing and tax evasion, and to aid in complying with sanctions obligations. As a result, regulatory measures have been introduced in many jurisdictions requiring disclosure of ultimate ownership of various assets.
These measures have resulted in the creation of Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) Registers in many countries, and especially in Europe, where such registers were a requirement of 2015 4th EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive.
In recent months the access to such registers has been challenged and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) made a ruling on this issue. The CJEU decision in November restricting public access to such registers has caused significant concern about the impact on the ability for businesses to protect themselves from fraud and secure their supply chains. The latter becoming even more important with the growing ESG requirements on businesses.
This BIIA hosted webinar, sponsored by BIIA member, Worldbox Business Intelligence, brings together experts from the business information and regtech sectors, and representatives from the beneficial openness advocacy groups to discuss what is UBO, the practicalities of establishing UBOs, the challenges internationally in determining UBOs and what needs to be done by governments to ensure the information is available.
Join us on March 15th, 2023 at 07.00 Eastern time US, 11.00 UK and 19.00 Singapore) with these experts discuss:
- what is UBO and its role in protecting businesses and securing the supply chain
- the impact of the recent decision in Europe
- the challenges in determining UBOs internationally
- what governments around the world need to do to ensure UBO data is available.
Moderator and Host
Vivienne Artz OBE, NED, Chair, Board Advisor on Data Strategy, Privacy Policy, Financial Crime and ED&I
Previously, Vivienne was a Managing Director and Chief Privacy Officer at the London Stock Exchange Group, Refinitiv and Thomson Reuters, leading the Privacy Office and overseeing global privacy strategy and practice across 190 countries. Prior to being a Chief Privacy Officer, Vivienne was a Managing Director and Global Head of Privacy Legal & Head of International for the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Group at Citi. Before moving to Citi in 2000, Vivienne practiced as a solicitor in London, focusing on technology, privacy and commercial matters in three City law firms.
Speakers
Gianluca D’Angelo, Head of Operations, Worldbox Business Intelligence
Gianluca graduated with the Zurich International Business School in Business Administration back in 2013. After a short initial period in the debt collection business, he entered within the business information industry joining Worldbox AG exactly 10 years ago.
Jan Willem Meijer, Research Director, Worldbox Business Intelligence
Jan Willem started out in the company data industry back in 1993, while still a student. Since then he has held various roles, first at a Dutch credit reporting agency, before joining Worldbox in 2012. For Worldbox he was responsible for setting up the Benelux operations, which have grown into a solid team of specialists on tax-havens and former USSR countries.
Dr Henry Balani is a financial services executive with over 27 years’ experience in the regulatory technology and consulting industries. In his current role as Global Head of Industry & Regulatory Affairs, he oversees relationships with Industry Analysts and Regulatory Agencies with a focus on raising Encompass’ profile as a leader in addressing financial crime through Regulatory Technology (RegTech) solutions.
Dr Balani has advised US government agencies on the operational impact of AML and OFAC regulations in the financial services industry as well as acting as a consultant to several international government agencies including the IMF, FATF and the World Bank. He has conducted panel sessions with senior OFAC, US and EU government officials as well as provided input into the development of the fifth EU AML Directive. In his capacity as an academic, Dr Balani lectures, and publishes research related to the impact of AML penalties and regulations on banking sector valuations in the US and Europe. Dr. Balani holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin.
Louise Russell-Prywata, Director of Policy and Advocacy, Open Ownership
Prior to joining Open Ownership, Louise worked within and consulted for a variety of civil society organisations and international projects in the governance and anti-corruption space, most recently spending five years with Transparency International UK, serving as Head of Development. Here, Louise was instrumental to the development of work to reduce the role of the UK as a safe haven for international corruption, which resulted in new UK legal powers to investigate suspicious wealth.
Louise is also a Senior Atlantic Fellow at the London School of Economics, where her research interests include elite networks of financial influence and the role of company ownership data in tackling transnational governance issues. She is based in the UK, and holds an MSc in Inequalities and Social Science from the London School of Economics.
THE ROLE OF U.B.O INFORMATION IN PROTECTING BUSINESSES