Thinking without the box

EY’s Annual Attractiveness Event on foreign direct investment has become the national benchmark in the field. Now in its second decade, it attracts all the top stakeholders in the public and private sectors to the podium, seminal speakers from around the globe, vibrant breakout sessions and with over 600 participating delegates, EY’s national conference is the place to be to network and feel the country’s economic and financial pulse.

The event will be held on 25 October at the Intercontinental Arena Conference Centre with the subject being “Thinking without the box: Disruption, Technology and FDI”. As the theme indicates, this year will explore how government and businesses need to intelligently harness the power of disruptive innovation and technologies so that Malta will be a disruptor, not one of the disrupted. The speakers’ line-up of around 60 from the four corners of the globe includes Kate Adie, eminent broadcaster and exBBC journalist, Paul Brody, EY Global Blockchain Leader and Keith Strier, EY Global Technology Sector Digital Leader and Artificial Intelligence Leader for the Americas, and many more.

The conference will also present the results of an EY Malta survey carried out among foreign firms and investors already operating in Malta. The survey results and postevent report are subsequently distributed globally and highlights Malta as a forward-looking investment destination. This survey has become the benchmark consulted by prospective investors around the world.

This year’s breakout sessions have been designed to generate the maximum amount of debate, ideas generation and identification of solutions. The breakout sessions themes are ‘Moving people and things’, ‘Turning promises to reality: Fintech, blockchain and more’, ‘A population of €3 million’, ‘Start me up’, ‘From Brexit to Maltentry’, ‘iGaming: market disruption – staying ahead of the game’, ‘Across the sea: a new economy for Gozo, Life beyond technology’.

The event is supported by HSBC Bank Malta plc, The Malta Chamber of Commerce, GO plc, Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), Studio Seven Co. Ltd, Mizzi Motors Ltd, Bank of Valletta plc, InterContinental Malta, IBM, BMIT, Malta Enterprise, Malta Stock Exchange plc, Times of Malta, Finance Malta, Malta Industrial Parks Limited, Malta Investment Management Co Ltd (Mimcol), The Malta Independent, Malta Public Transport, Express Trailers, BMW, Muscat Motors, Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA), M. Demajo, Malta Freeport Corporation and ICON Studios Ltd.

Early registration is highly recommended by visiting eymaltaattractiveness.com