PROGRAM  : Seminar
Curaçao, the gateway for cross-border transactions to/from Latin America

 
Date: Monday, September 1st, 2008
Time: 16:00 – 18:00
Venue: Hilton Hotel, Brussels
       
 
 
 
 
16:00 – 16:10   Mr. Herman Behr, MBA
CEO of HBM Group and Chairman of CIFA
Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
    Welcome and introduction speakers
 
16:10 – 16:30   Mr. Alex Rosaria, MBA
State Secretary of Finance of the Netherlands Antilles
    Differentiating ourselves from others by building on rock solid foundations
 
16:30 - 16:55   Prof. Dr. Frank Kunneman
Managing Partner VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne Law Offices
Netherlands Antilles & Aruba
    Pirates of the Caribbean. Myths and facts on regulation, supervision and governance in the Curaçao International Financial Services Sector
 
16:55 – 17:15   Mr. Mauricio Cano del Valle, LLM
Managing Director Amicorp - Mexico
    Mexico and Netherlands Antilles - Tax Planning Opportunities
 
17:15 – 17:35   Mr. Manuel Candal, LLM
Managing Partner Taxand
Caracas, Venezuela
    New Tax Planning Opportunities for Latin American Countries using the TIEA between Spain and the Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao)
 
17:35 – 17:55   Mr. Mart van de Ven, LLM
Partner Ernst & Young
The Netherlands
    Some examples of the use of the Netherlands Antilles in international structures
 
18:00   Mr. Herman Behr
    Closing remarks