I Ukraine-Georgia Roundtable: “Tax & Corporate Reforms: Legislation, Practice”
Ukrainian Bar Association is pleased to announce the first and unique event - I Ukraine-Georgia Roundtable: “Tax & Corporate Reforms: Legislation, Practice”, which will be held in Holiday Inn Hotel, Tbilisi, Georgia on 6 April 2012.
The tradition of holding visiting meetings of the UBA International Law Committee has started several years ago. Round tables and conferences have already taken place in Prague (Czech Republic) and Limassol (Cyprus). This year the geography of events has been changed and we are happy to invite lawyers and businessmen to visit the picturesque and hospitable Georgia - a country that impresses with its growth and success, namely in the sphere of economical and legislative reforms.
PROGRAM
5 April 2012 (Thursday) |
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20:00 – 21:30 |
Dinner in a traditional Georgian restaurant (optional) |
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6 April 2012 (Friday) |
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09:30 – 10:00 |
Registration. Morning coffee |
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10:00 – 10:15 |
Round table opening. Welcoming remarks Zaza Khatiashvili, Chairman, Georgian Bar Association Valentyn Zagariya, President, Ukrainian Bar Association Viktor Kipiani, Partner, Mgaloblishvili Kipiani Dzidziguri Olena Balbekova, Chair, UBA International Law Committee, Head of International Projects Group, Voropaev & Partners |
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Session 1 10:00 – 11:45 Moderator – David Dzidziguri, Managing partner, Mgaloblishvili Kipiani Dzidziguri |
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10:15 – 10:35 |
Giorgi Begiashvili, Partner Begiashvili & Co. Limited |
Peculiarities of corporate legislation in Georgia: order of legal entities registration, namely involving non-residents, basic peculiarities of corporate management |
10:35 – 10:55 |
David Koguashvili, Council, Mgaloblishvili Kipiani Dzidziguri |
Tax reform in Georgia: main changes in legislation, positive/negative experience, practical changes resulting from such reforms |
10:55 – 11:15 |
Qetevan Bebiashvili, Head of Gori Regional Office of Georgian Young Lawyers` Association |
Reform of the judicial system and state apparatus in Georgia |
11:15 – 11:35 |
Irakli Kordzakhia, Partner, Kordzakhia Jgenti Law Firm |
Reform of the Bar and advocates’ self-government in Georgia |
11:35 – 11:45 |
Q&A |
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11:45 – 12:15 |
Coffee break |
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Session 2 12:15 – 14:00 Moderator – Olena Balbekova, Head of International Projects Group, Voropaev & Partners |
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12:15 – 12:35 |
Vadym Samoilenko, Partner, Asters |
Novelties in Ukrainian corporate legislation |
12:35 – 12:55 |
Yaroslav Romanchuk, Managing partner, International Legal Centre "Eucon" |
Taxation of business entities in Ukraine: peculiarities, novelties and practical experience |
12:55 – 13:15 |
Denys Bugai, Partner, Vaschenko Bugai & Partners |
Humanization of criminal legislation and the investment climate. Experience of Ukraine, Georgia, Russia
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13:15 – 13:35 |
Valentyn Zagariya, Managing partner, Spenser& Kauffmann |
Bar reform in Ukraine |
13:35 – 13:50 |
Q&A |
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13:50 – 14:00 |
Closing discussion on prospects of cooperation between Ukraine and Georgia |
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14:00 – 19:00 |
Free time |
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19:00 – 21:00 |
Dinner Reception |
Working language is Russian
Registration fee for the participation in the round table – USD 40.
Additional USD 40 is payable for the participation in Dinner Reception on 6 April 2012.
The event will be interesting for those interested in business and investment opportunities in Georgia, and for those who want to get good experience in the legislative reforms as well.
To register and obtain more information on the Roundtable and the partnership opportunities, please contact Iya Savchenko by tel.: +380 (44) 492-88-48 or e-mail: conference@uba.ua.
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