The second Nassau Conference will take place February 7 and 8, 2006 at the British Colonial Hilton in Nassau. The two-day event, which attracted nearly 150 delegates in its inaugural year, will cover a broad range of topics under the theme “Wealth Management in a Diverse World”.
Speakers and Topics include:
• Sir Callum McCarthy, Chairman of the Financial Services Authority in the UK, who will address Regulatory Risks in Current Markets
• Winston Cox, Commonwealth Deputy Secretary General, addressing Free Market Access
• Katinka Barysch, Chief Economist, Centre for European Reform, who will discuss Doing Business in Eastern Europe
• Fernando Perez Hickman, Managing Director, Banco Santander International, who will discuss Trends in Latin America Private Banking
• William Seidman, Chief Commentator, CNBC, who will address Navigating the Washington Beltway
• Thomas Cash, Executive Managing Director, Kroll Inc., who will address Risk Management
• Jeremy Arnold, Partner, Withers LLP, who will address Structures and
• John Shu, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, who will address Opportunities in China.
Timothy Donaldson, Former Bahamas Ambassador to the United States and the OAS, will provide the Conference wrap up. Full details and registration information are available on the conference web site. (see link below)
There is an early bird registration fee of $650 (U.S.) for registrations before January 6, 2006. The fee is $800 after January 6.
AIBT is the Founding Sponsor of the Conference. The Central Bank of the Bahamas is the Presenting Sponsor; Pictet Bank and Trust is a Platinum Sponsor; SG Hambros Bank and Trust (Bahamas) Ltd., FirstCaribbean International Bank (Bahamas) Ltd. and the Bahamas Financial Services Board are Gold Sponsors. Silver sponsors include: Butterfield Bank (Bahamas) Limited; Cable Bahamas; Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch Private Bank & Trust Limited; and Santander Bank and Trust Ltd.