Not only the MiCA regulation, which will be effective for individual cryptoasset market players gradually from summer 2024 and with a transition period until summer 2026, but also several other legislative ventures adopted recently are creating a completely new and interesting regulatory and tax infrastructure alongside the already existing investment structures.
These include in particular changes and challenges in the areas of tokenization of securities (and possibly other assets), investing through crypto-assets, issuance of different types of tokens, collection and exchange of information for AML or tax and taxation purposes in Slovakia, and the possibility of shifting activities abroad from a regulatory as well as a tax perspective.
At the same time, this recently relatively accelerated development of the regulatory and tax framework for investment infrastructure in the field of cryptoassets creates today a much more legitimate space for market participants to inquire about the readiness and raise their expectations not only from financial institutions, but also from the National Bank of Slovakia, the Bratislava Stock Exchange and the Central Securities Depository.
After a successful regulatory and tax conference on the topic of creating investment structures in real estate, we decided to organise a similar conference, this time focusing on cryptoassets.
Its ambition is to be the only place that brings together all the relevant legal, regulatory, tax and practical answers when using cryptoassets in investment structures.
Peter Varga is a partner at Highgate Group, where he focuses on financial regulation and tax structuring and consulting. Prior to founding Highgate Group, he worked for several years at the international law firm Dentons, where, among other things, he participated in the second historic cross-border IPO of a Slovak issuer. Within Highgate Group Peter helped to establish a number of Slovak or foreign funds, including crypto funds, advising on tax and legal structuring of crypto projects. He also advises clients on setting up fund or crowdfunding structures or bond issues and represents clients in proceedings before the NBS and the financial administration. Peter lectures, writes articles and is relatively active in the legislative process.
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Juraj Forgács is the co-founder and CEO of Fumbi, a leading cryptocurrency investing platform for the general public. He is transforming cryptocurrency investing in Slovakia. With extensive experience in economics and the crypto sector, he focuses on investment innovations that facilitate investing in cryptocurrencies and provide safe and secure services for investors. His passion for technology and cryptocurrencies is helping to shape the future of safe and transparent cryptocurrency investing.
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Suleman Kazim is the CEO of Millionero Crypto Exchange. With a passion for cryptocurrencies that has spanned six years, Suleman has dedicated himself to educating others about the benefits of cryptocurrencies and how to navigate the world of blockchain technology. Suleman began his interest in cryptocurrencies in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 2018 when he first learned about Bitcoin. Fascinated by the concept of a decentralized currency, he began investing in various cryptocurrencies early on and closely followed developments in the space. Suleman worked closely with many crypto projects in the DeFi and NFT spaces and later co-founded Millionero with the mission to make cryptocurrency accessible to everyone. Millionero is an official sponsor of European football clubs PAOK FC and SK Slovan, as well as many MMA fighters.
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Andrej Coplák has strong experience in the field of cyber security, fraud detection systems and management of large IT networks with an emphasis on communication security. For 5 years he has been building solutions and tools for tax compliance, market surveillance and crypto-related investigations with active participation of FIU, law enforcement and regulatory authorities in the CEE region. Currently at Blockmate, the company is opening a secure pathway for banks into the regulated digital asset landscape. With Blockmate, banks will gain a new source of revenue from a wide range of services for digital asset investors while minimizing reputational risks through AML solutions.
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Daniel Gašpar is Managing Partner at Crowdberry, the most famous Slovak investment platform. He also focuses on growth capital investments for SMEs. He brings to Crowdberry more than 15 years of industry, acquisition advisory and investment banking experience from home and abroad. He has worked at NIBC Bank in Germany, Kaufman Bros. investment bank in New York, and also at Daimler AG and BASF AG. In Slovakia, he co-founded the investment advisory company EWAMCo.
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Roman Baranec is an associate at Highgate Law & Tax. Previously, he worked for 6 years as a lawyer for the international property development group HB Reavis, where he was mainly involved in M&A transactions, legal advice for the investment management arm of the group and bond financing. Roman's current focus is on financial regulation and capital markets, with an emphasis on advising on the establishment and operation of investment funds. He actively represents clients in authorisation, registration and sanction proceedings before the National Bank of Slovakia. In the context of financial regulation, Roman also advises clients doing business in the field of cryptoassets, both in the extension of their activities into the financial sector and in preparing their business for new legislation, in particular the MiCA regulation. In the field of cryptoassets, he has also advised a number of cryptoasset service providers on setting up their business models, participated in STOs or real estate tokenization.
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Peter Howitt is the MD of Ramparts and has been involved in finance and technology since 2000 when he started his career at Reed Smith LLP in London. In 2012, Peter founded Ramparts in Gibraltar. Peter is the co-founder and the Chair of the Gibraltar E-Money Association (GEMA), which focuses on identifying and promoting the common interests of locally authorised international payment service providers (the prepaid and e-payments sector). Peter was also the CEO of the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (GBGA) until 2020. He is active in the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector and undertakes significant work on the legislative framework for crypto-assets, and the interaction of e-payments and crypto. He also writes about AI, ethics and philosophy.
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Petros has a broad and extensive experience in international tax structuring, Cyprus taxation, as well as corporate and trust matters. His experience and insights include business restructuring, advanced tax structuring, operational management, sales & marketing, strategic business development as well as project management. He has been responsible for large corporate restructurings and re-domiciliation projects, building organisational capabilities and for overall business delivery in management, executive and board roles. Petros acted as a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), the International Tax Planning Association (ITPA) and served 4 years as a member of the Tax Committee of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC). Furthermore, he is a regular contributor of technical articles to both local and foreign industry publications and has been a frequent speaker to various conferences and seminars in Cyprus and abroad.
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Radim Kozub is an attorney at law and co-founder of Blockchain Legal, a Prague law firm focused on cryptocurrencies since 2017. He advises companies and individuals, among others, with the legal aspects of their portfolio, investments or with setting up family and inheritance models.
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Ivana Senderáková, CFA works as Product owner - Digital assets in the Innovation Department at Tatra banka. Her task is to map Tatra banka Group's potential product portfolio in the area of digital assets, with particular emphasis on the application of the European MiCAR legislation, to monitor developments in the area of digital euro and tokenization of real assets. Previously, she managed financial risk at the Bitpanda digital asset exchange in Vienna and at the National Bank of Slovakia in the Investment Strategy and Risk Management of Investment Reserves department. Ivana Senderáková started her professional career in investment compliance and risk management at the Bank of New York Mellon in London. She is a member of the International Chamber of Financial Analysts CFA Institute and the Global Association of Risk Professionals GARP.
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Peter Pénzeš works at the National Bank of Slovakia (NBS) as Head of Cryptoassets and Innovation Department. He helped to establish the Innovation Hub (2019), the NBS Regulatory Sandbox (2022) and ensures their functioning. Previously, he has led several European working groups on private pensions (PEP, IORP Directive revision), co-developed financial consumer protection at the NBS, participated in the Slovak Republic's response to the financial crisis, and headed the NBS Resolution and Payment Services and Innovation departments. He studied law at the Universities of Bratislava (SK), Norwich (UK) and Rotterdam (NL). From 2003-2017 he taught at the law faculties of several universities in Bratislava.
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Boris Suchovský is currently working at the National Bank of Slovakia (NBS) as the Chief Supervisory Inspector in the Cryptoassets and Innovation Department. He has many years of professional experience as a senior judicial officer at the Regional Court in Bratislava, as well as in the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Presidium of the Police Corps in the Department for Control of Obliged Persons, where he supervised providers of virtual currency wallet/exchange services. He also has practical experience with blockchain analytical tools. As part of his professional career, he actively participates in national and international professional conferences in the field of FinTech and AML/CFT.
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Ivan Melay, MSc, CFA, is a Client Relationship Manager and member of the Investment Committee at Salmann Investment Management AG, an independent external asset manager based in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. He holds an engineering degree in business from the University of Liechtenstein (2012) and received his CFA certificate in 2019. Ivan has more than twelve years of experience as a private banker at Bendura Bank AG, where he most recently served as Head of the Central Europe team. Ivan specializes in advising private clients and small and medium-sized enterprises on asset management, financial planning, financing and succession planning. In addition, he has extensive experience advising clients with exposure to cryptoassets, particularly in their interactions with banking institutions.
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Vladimír Gaduš is an attorney at Highgate Law & Tax. In his practice he specializes primarily in software law and information technology law. His expertise covers a wide range of activities in the area of development, distribution, servicing and implementation of software solutions, including the preparation of license and commercial terms and conditions. Vladimir is also dedicated to personal data protection and actively supports clients in setting up processes related to the processing of personal data, preparing GDPR documentation and conducting GDPR audits. In addition, Vladimir also focuses on e-Privacy, e-commerce, AML regulation and consumer protection.
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Miloslav Makovini has been based in Dubai since 2017, where he provides corporate services through his company INCORPORTAS. These services include company formation, assistance in opening bank accounts and obtaining residency visas, as well as accounting (under IFRS) and tax compliance in the UAE. As a registered attorney with the Slovak Bar Association, he also has experience in international tax planning, offshore structuring, forensic audits, cross-border mergers and transfer pricing.
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Martin Bittara is the CEO of Okazio, a platform that provides cryptocurrency investing solutions for the B2C and B2B segment. While studying finance abroad, he gained valuable experience in renowned financial and investment houses. After returning to Slovakia, he participated in building several financial projects, including the successful development of an independent financial agent in CZ and SR. He is also active as an investor and founder of the blockchain fund of funds Disruptio, focusing on simplifying cryptocurrency investing by applying traditional investment principles.
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Michal Májek is Chief Investment Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Tatra Asset Management and DDS Tatra Banka, where he is responsible for the investment decisions of the funds of funds managed by Tatra Asset Management and DDS Tatra Banka with a total volume of almost EUR 4 billion. Both companies are among the leaders of collective investment and the 3rd pension pillar in Slovakia. Michal is a graduate of the University of Economics in Bratislava and also studied at the University of Glasgow. He is one of the most active and frequently invited conference speakers in Slovakia in the field of investing.
inMiesto: Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel
Speaker: Peter Varga (Highgate Group)
Speaker: Peter Varga (Highgate Group), Roman Baranec (Highgate Group)
Speaker: Suleman Kazim (Millionero)
Speaker: Peter Pénzeš (NBS)
Speaker: Juraj Forgács (Fumbi) , Radim Kozub (Blockchain Legal), Peter Varga (Highgate Group)
Miesto: text
Speaker: Peter Varga (Highgate Group), Daniel Gašpar (Crowdberry), Ivana Senderáková (Tatra banka), Ivan Melay (Salmann Investment Management AG)
Speaker: Juraj Forgács (Fumbi)
Speaker: Michal Májek (Tatra Asset Management)
Speaker: Peter Varga (Highgate Group)
Speaker: Andrej Coplák (Blockmate), Boris Suchovský (NBS), Vladimír Gaduš (Highgate Group)
Speaker: Miloslav Makovini (INCORPORTAS), Peter Howitt (Ramparts), Petros Rialas (TOTALSERVE), Michal Hanych (smpl_)
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Joint networking lunch
Networking at the selected wine collection from 17:50
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Joint networking lunch
Networking at the selected wine collection from 17:50
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