Transparency of Corporate Ownership and Beneficial Owners: Implications for Anti-Money Laundering, EU Funds Granting and Tax Avoidance

are pleased to invite you to an international conference:

‘Transparency of Corporate Ownership and Beneficial Owners: Implications for Anti-Money Laundering, EU Funds Granting and Tax Avoidance’

24th October 2017, 8:00-14:30
Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU
Rue Caroly 15, Brussels

The conference will consider the following:

• How to improve transparency of corporate ownership structures and beneficial ownership?
• How can we effectively track money laundering, EU fund frauds and tax evasion?

Programme

9:00 – 9:30 Registration and coffee
9:30 – 9:45 Welcome address by H.E. Martin Povejšil, Ambassador, Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU
9:45 – 10:15 Presentation of the Handbook and E-tool  for disclosure of ownership structures and beneficial ownership
10:15 – 11:15 Panel I: How to improve transparency of corporate ownership structures and beneficial owners in the anti-money laundering area and granting of EU funds?
11:15 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 12:45 Panel II: How to improve transparency of corporate ownership structures and beneficial owners in the EU corporate tax policies?
12:45 – 13:00 Concluding remarks
13:00 – 13:30 Lunch break
13:30 – 14:15 Presentation of the learning E-Tool
14:15 – 14:30 Concluding remarks

The conference is being held within Hercule III Programme (2014–2020) supported by European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).

The Conference is supported by the European Union Programme Hercule III (2014-2020). This programme is implemented by the European Commission. It was established to promote activities in the field of the protection of the financial interests of the European Union. This communication reflects the view only of the author, and the European Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of information contained therein.