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14.01.2021 4 NEWS 80+ guest speakers lined up for Malta Sustainability Forum 2021 Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates announces collaboration with Andersen Global ANDERSEN Global continues to expand its European coverage through a collaboration agreement with Valletta-based Maltese law firm Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates. Recognised by Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, Who's Who Legal and IFLR1000, Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates serves entre- preneurs, family businesses and institutions with local and international needs. Led by founding partner Maria Chetcuti Cauchi, the firm provides a full spectrum of legal, tax, corporate, immigration and fiduciary services to clients with specializations in corporate, tax, foreign direct investment, financial services, fintech, real estate, mar- itime and aviation law. "Andersen Global's client-driven approach and commitment to deliver best-in-class services aligns with our firm's philosophy. We are dedicated to being a market-leading firm and providing our clients with com- prehensive legal, corporate and tax services within different industries," Maria said. "Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates has already established synergistic, working relation- ships with several of our member firms and collaborating firms in the region," Andersen Global Chairman and Andersen CEO Mark Vorsatz said. "On top of our shared values, they have great expertise and understanding of the local market. is collaboration further strengthens our presence in the region and positions us for future growth," he added. Andersen Global is an international associ- ation of legally separate, independent mem- ber firms comprised of tax and legal profes- sionals around the world. RSM Malta has announced the ap- pointment of George Gregory as Managing Partner as of 1 January, following the retirement of Maria Micallef. Micallef has been RSM Malta's Managing Partner for the past five years. During her tenure, she led the firm through a period of growth in terms of portfolio and staff complement, including the move to the firm's offices in Zeb- bug. She is also one of the Found- ing Partners of RSM Malta. Gregory, another Founding Part- ner of RSM Malta, has been in- volved as partner in charge of tax and corporate services as well as in the area of Advisory services of the firm. In his partner role at RSM Malta, he advises interna- tional and local clients in various areas. He was previously a big-four firm partner providing advisory services and worked on a number of overseas assignments. RSM Malta is a member of RSM International; a worldwide net- work of independent professional services firms, providing audit, tax, and specialist advisory services to ambitious growing organisations around the globe. RSM Interna- tional is represented by 128 mem- ber and correspondent firms in over 120 countries. e combined organisation has over 43,000 pro- fessionals in more than 810 offices. RSM Malta appoints new managing director Maria Micallef and George Gregory Maria Chetcuti Cauchi THE Malta Sustainability Forum, or- ganised by APS Bank, is soon to be hosted over five days in a major online event featuring a superb line-up of local and international expert speakers. e hugely successful first edition of the Forum in 2019 offered a platform for some of the world's experts to contrib- ute to an open – and increasingly criti- cal – dialogue regarding sustainability. To continue the momentum while en- suring the safety of speakers and attend- ees, the 2021 edition is set to be hosted online between 25 and 29 January. "Under the overarching theme 'e Time is Now' we want to draw the at- tention of all stakeholders and the pub- lic at large that efforts done over the last five years need to be amplified. e pandemic has provided an immense ap- petite and opportunity for change, let's seize it!" explains Herve Delpech, Chief Strategy Officer at APS Bank. With the objective to contribute to- wards delivering the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the Forum's programme features those who are already on the journey towards cre- ating a sustainable future, to share their inspirational stories and engage with participants. Meanwhile, it will push to the forefront of the debate the creation of realistic solutions that will help rebal- ance the sustainability of our planet. e Malta Sustainability Forum 2021 will begin on Monday 25 January at 11am with a one-hour live interview with President George Vella. Each day will include two to three different mod- ules, addressing a variety of related top- ics and bringing together more than 80 international and local speakers, busi- ness and youth groups, and the public. Among the many speakers will be Keynote Speaker Will McCallum, Head of Oceans at Greenpeace UK, who will be contributing to the Ocean Plastic Pollution module. T he Leading with Purpose module is set to include a presentation by Wim Ver- meulen, producer of the film e Dec- ade of Action, and a panel discussion with participants such as the CEO of GO, Nikhil Patil and a keynote address by Mark Weingard, Founder of Iniala and Inspirasia Foundation. Vanessa Frazier, Malta's Ambassador to the United Nations, joined by other foreign Ambassadors in Malta and Dr Helena Grech, Head of the European Commission Representation in Malta, will be participating in a panel discus- sion that will explore 'How can Inter- national Cooperation Support Malta's Sustainable Agenda?'. e floor will also be given to local start-ups, associations and initiatives that are focused on contributing to a more sustainable way of living, in the Pitch for Good module. e 2021 edition of the Malta Sustain- ability Forum will be broadcast online in a TV studio format, with live inter- views, keynote speeches, panel discus- sions and pre-recorded videos with the impressive line-up of sustainability ex- perts and practitioners. e public will be able to engage and interact through- out the event via Q&A sessions and live polls. Other speakers at the Malta Sustain- ability Forum 2021 are set to be an- nounced in the coming days. e Malta Sustainability Forum 2021 will run from 25 January until 29 Jan- uary. To register and to check out the latest updates, visit www.maltasustain- abilityforum.com.