Conference: Protecting Assets and Business Interests – Slovakia or Abroad?

Conference on when it (doesn’t) make sense to move a business or assets abroad, how to minimize taxes, and how to protect both corporate and private assets
Video recording from the conference – Protecting Assets and Businesses: Slovakia or Abroad? 18. 11. 2025

Topics:

✓ Slovak company abroad: Reality vs. perceptions
Speaker: Peter Varga (Highgate Group)

✓ Private Equity in turbulent times – Keynote speech
Speaker: Miroslav Boublík (Across Private Investments)

✓ Slovakia vs. the Czech Republic – Panel Discussion
Moderated by Peter Varga (Highgate Group)
Guests: Patrik Koželuha (Bříza & Trubač), Barbora Paclíková (Bříza & Trubač)

✓ Reality check: Beyond the American Dream
Moderator: Tomáš Demo (Highgate Group)
Guest: Silvia Slobodová (AMBIZ)

✓ What to Invest In Now That the S&P 500 Is No Longer Growing 15% a Year? – Panel Discussion
Moderator: Peter Varga (Highgate Group)
Guests: Andrej Rajčány (Across Private Investments), Ivan Melay (Salmann Investment Management)

✓ Venture capital in turbulent times – Keynote speech
Speaker: Petr Šíma (DEPO Ventures)

✓ Why staying in Slovakia can be a wise decision
Speaker: Peter Varga (Highgate Group)

✓ How to legally avoid financial transaction tax?
Moderator: Peter Varga (Highgate Group)
Guest: Peter Šebo (PS:Digital)

✓ How to handle the scarc system more efficiently? Introducing a practical solution
Speaker: Peter Varga (Highgate Group)

✓ How to protect assets in Slovakia: from divorce to bankruptcy
Speakers: Tomáš Demo (Highgate Group), Peter Varga (Highgate Group)

✓ What Could Land You in Prison: The Criminal Risks of “Optimization” – Panel Discussion
Moderators: Tomáš Demo (Highgate Group), Peter Varga (Highgate Group)
Guest: Peter Kubina (Dentons)

✓ The Best of Both Worlds: Cross-Border Protection Structures – Panel Discussion in English
Moderator: Tomáš Demo (Highgate Group)
Guests: Peter Varga (Highgate Group), Martin Hanzlík (Czech Republic), Nikolaus Wilhelm (Liechtenstein), David Kuboň (Czech Republic)

✓ Tax Optimization from Abroad – Do I Have to Move, or Is It Enough to Relocate the Company? – Panel Discussion
Moderator: Peter Varga (Highgate Group)
Guests: Miloslav Makovini (UAE), Ulrich Paugger (Austria), Grigor Ayrumyan (Denmark and the Nordic countries), Diana Janošťáková (Monaco)