Organised in collaboration with Deloitte, Ganado Advocates, and Alter Domus, the Malta Asset Management Forum brings together industry leaders, regulators, and innovators to examine the future of asset management.
This year’s forum will explore the evolving landscape of asset management, including the increasing convergence between payment and electronic money institutions, the crypto sector and investment firms, that is expected to shape the future of financial services.
The Malta Asset Management Forum 2025 will focus on:
- Regulatory developments affecting the industry and the Malta Financial Services Authority’s supervisory priorities in this regard.
- Trends, challenges and opportunities in private equity.
- Unlocking synergies when bridging the payments, electronic money, investments and crypto sectors.
- Emerging technologies and innovative financial products.
Engage with experts, exchange insights, and stay ahead in the rapidly changing asset management and financial services environment.
This event has been accredited with 4.25 hours of structured CPE qualifying under Core competency as per the Accountancy Board Accreditation Rules.
12:00
Welcome coffee, refreshments and registration
13:00
Introduction
Michael Bianchi (Audit & Assurance Leader, Deloitte Malta)
13:10
Regulatory developments roundup
David Borg-Carbott (Of Counsel, Ganado Advocates)
13:30
The private equity landscape: A European perspective
Przemyslaw Koger (Country Executive & CEO, Alter Domus)
Nick Tabone (EMEA Private Equity Firm & Fund Service Leader, Deloitte Luxembourg)
14:10
MFSA’s regulatory priorities for 2026
Andre Zerafa (Partner, Ganado Advocates)
Christopher Buttigieg (Chief Officer Supervision, MFSA)
14:40
Evolution of tech in alternatives
Mark Magro (Director of Sales Operations, Alter Domus)
15:00
Coffee break
15:30
The future of financial services
Moderator:
Domenic Azzopardi (Associate Client Director, Alter Domus)
Panellists:
Mark Caruana Scicluna (Senior Associate, Ganado Advocates)
Ian Coppini (Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory Leader, Deloitte Malta)
Mariana Dinkova Kushev (Executive Vice President, Global Operations, Crypto.com; Director, Foris Dax MT Limited)
Erald Henri J. Ghoos (CEO, OKX Europe, OKX Europe Markets Limited)
Lara Barbuto (Director of Compliance, OpenPayd)
16:30
Malta’s MICA moment
Alex Morton (Partner, Banking & Capital Markets Audit Group, Deloitte UK)
16:50
The emergence of new technologies and products
Moderator:
James Farrugia (Partner, Ganado Advocates)
Panellists:
Dr. Indranil Nath (Non-Executive Director, Member of Advisory Board for AI+Partners B.V.)
James Debono (Senior Associate, Ganado Advocates)
Sandro Psaila (Audit & Assurance Director, Deloitte Malta)
Kurt Rapinett (Senior Manager, Technology & Transformation, Deloitte Malta)
17:50
Concluding remarks
Przemyslaw Koger (Country Executive & CEO, Alter Domus)
18:00
