Family Business Conference to feature Malta’s leading entrepreneurs

With the 1 October date of A Family Affair – Safeguarding Malta and Europe’s Beating Heart fast approaching, the Malta Chamber has published the complete programme of speakers, which features some of Malta’s foremost and finest entrepreneurs.

With this conference, the Chamber is celebrating the core of its being, the members that represent businesses from all of Malta’s economic sectors: manufacturing, importation, financial services, tourism and gaming. The conference is intended as a tribute to the families who have given Malta some of its foremost entrepreneurs and leading business names.

The Chamber is proud to have Joseph Zammit Tabona from Infinitely Xara, Denise Xuereb from AX Group and Benjamin Tabone Grech from Engel & Völkers Sara Grech, on board for the conference.

They will join previously announced international speakers Ferrero’s head of R&D Briano Olivares, Buffa founder Paolo Buffa and Grimaldi Lines Director Eugenio Grimaldi.

Joseph Zammit Tabona

Joseph Zammit Tabona is a Chartered Accountant by profession. He became a partner of the local branch Turquand Youngs & Co. on 1 April 1972 and was a senior co–partner of PwC until his retirement from active practice in March 2000.

He was Chairman of Malta Enterprise from its inception in August 2003 to 31 March 2006 and was then appointed Chairman of the Malta Stock Exchange from 1 April 2006 to 31 December 2008. In addition, he was Chairman of FinanceMalta from May 2007 to December 2008.

From March 2009 to July 2013 he was Malta’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom & Northern Ireland, from 1 August 2013 to date he has been the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Investment Promotion and since 1 September 2017 he has been Chairman of the Malta-UK Business Promotion Task Force.

Mr Zammit Tabona chairs and sits on various Board of Directors of both public limited and private companies registered in Malta. He was President of the Federation of Industry in 1991 and 1992 and again from February 2000 to February 2003.

Denise Xuereb

On completion of her Bachelor’s Degree in Management from the University of Malta, Denise Xuereb joined AX Group during the construction and finishing of the 5-star Palace Hotel. Having caught the project management bug during this hands-on experience, Denise pursued her studies further by embarking on a Master of Science Degree in Project and Programme Management at the Ecole Superieure de Commerce in Paris. Since then she has been busy managing the construction and restoration arm of AX Group. She has spearheaded a number of landmark projects, such as the new Parliament Building, the Hilltop retirement village, the restoration of various landfront fortifications, the rehabilitation of the Valletta Old Market and the new Visitors Centre at St Paul’s Catacombs. She also sits on the Executive Board of AX Group.

Benjamin Tabone Grech

Benjamin Tabone Grech read Architecture & Environmental Design at the University of Nottingham, graduating with an MEng Honours degree. Following graduation, he started his journey as a young architect in the making by gaining experience with a small practice in central London, moving on to a full-time role with a larger prominent practice in Berlin for over two years. Real Estate brokerage being in the family since the late 1950s, following his grandfather Alexander Grech, mother Sara Grech, father George and uncles who are all also in the business was a very natural progression. Today his eyes are set on making the difference that determines a lifetime’s career.