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7 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 7 OCTOBER 2020 NEWS Michael Bloomberg to address FinanceMalta annual conference THE founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies as well as three-term mayor of New York City, Mi- chael R. Bloomberg, will be addressing Fi- nanceMalta's Annual Conference which will be held online over three consecutive afternoons between 13 and 15 October 2020. Bloomberg's address is scheduled on 14 October, when he will introduce the session on the topic of "Sustainable Fi- nance: Assuming Responsibility". Michael R. Bloomberg is an entrepre- neur and former mayor of New York City whose innovations in government and philanthropy have made him a global leader on climate change, public health, and other critical issues facing America and the world. The technology start-up he launched in 1981, Bloomb- erg LP, revolutionized the investment industry. Elected mayor just weeks after the 9/11 attacks, Bloomberg led New York City's resounding recovery, raising high school graduation rates, cutting carbon emissions, and creating a record number of jobs. He has long been com- mitted to saving and improving lives through Bloomberg Philanthropies, and has given away over $9.5 billion. The theme of the 2020 FinanceMalta Annual Conference is "Innovation in Financial Services: gearing up for the new post COVID-19 era". This year's conference will be support- ed by FTI Consulting, as a Diamond Sponsor. FTI Consulting, Inc. is a glob- al business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations manage change, mitigate risk and resolve disputes: fi- nancial, legal, operational, political & regulatory, reputational and transac- tional. FTI Consulting professionals work closely with clients to anticipate, illuminate and overcome complex busi- ness challenges and make the most of opportunities. The Company generated $2.35 billion in revenues during fiscal year 2019. "FTI Consulting is delighted to be sponsoring FinanceMalta's 13th Annu- al Conference", said Nigel Webb, Senior Managing Director (Partner) and Head of Financial Services EMEA. "There is no better foru, or critical time, to bring together the brightest minds to discuss innovation, opportunities and trends taking place in the financial sector in Malta and worldwide. We look forward to sharing the phenomenal breadth of expertise and insight that will undoubt- edly be heard and discussed at the con- ference." Rudolph Psaila, Chairman of Finance- Malta, said: "FTI is a major player world- wide: more than half of the Global 100 corporations are clients of theirs and they boast a workforce of nearly 6,000 employees. Their values and attributes are in line with those of FinanceMalta, as well as with the core principles of all our members." "The fact that such a global and rep- utable company has decided to part- ner with us, is a double recognition: on the one hand, it underlines once more that FinanceMalta offers high-quality content, and on the other it shows that Malta continues to be a vibrant, dynam- ic jurisdiction with an important role to play in the new post COVID-19 era," Psaila said. KURT SANSONE ADRIAN Delia has warned fellow MP Jason Azzopar- di "to stop lying" about him in a terse Facebook post on Tuesday. The former Nationalist Par- ty leader was responding to an earlier Facebook post by Azzopardi, in which he called out the Prime Minister for refusing to meet Bernard Grech at Castille. In his post on Tues- day morn- ing, Azzo- pardi said R o b e r t A b e l a ' s brash at- titude towards Grech contrasted with his behaviour towards Delia. Azzopardi claimed that the Prime Minister had several meetings in Castille with Delia over the sum- mer, asking what prompted the change in attitude. "You do not need to answer, we know why?" Azzopardi ended his pointed re- mark. But Azzopardi's comment did not go down well with his former leader. "Hon. Azzopardi, if you think you can drive a wedge between me and our leader Dr Bernard Grech, you shall fail. The damage you continue doing to the PN can be seen by everyone. Stop inventing things about me, stop lying. And if you want to scrutinise people, you should start with yourself," Delia said in a Facebook outburst on Tuesday evening. The exchange came on the day that Grech took his seat in parliament. Delia sec- onded the motion pre- sented by the Prime Minister to co-opt Grech as an MP. It is normal procedure for a co-option motion to be presented by the Prime Minister. Adrian Delia warns fellow MP Jason Azzopardi to stop lying about him Jason Azzopardi Adrian Delia