InvestPro - Azerbaijan 2014

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

Bosco Conference invites you to join the annual conferenceInvestPro - Azerbaijan 2014. Format of the event includes conference and exhibition and devoted to international investment, finance, wealth management and asset protection, building global business structures. The exhibition will host over 20 booths of international banks, law firms, investment companies, audit firms, investment funds and real estate development companies. More than 200 delegates from 30 countries including EU, CIS and Middles East will attend.

Why Azerbaijan?

Azerbaijan is unique Dubai-type economy. Caspian region considered to be one of the richest regions in the world and in the next 5 years this region will be a key market player for global oil and gas market.
Azerbaijan is the largest economy in Caspian region. Crucial parts of Azerbaijani economy are oil and gas sector. Azerbaijan government continues implementation of major projects related to the construction of new drilling rigs, refineries, Transanatolian international gas pipelines (TANAP).
Starting from 1995, 144.4 billion US dollars were invested in Azerbaijan economy. Part of foreign investment was 51% - 73.2 billion US dollars (UK, USA, the Netherlands). Azerbaijan's GDP grew by 2.2 % in 2012. However, the Asian Development Bank forecasts GDP growth in Azerbaijan to be 4% in 2013. Azerbaijan's oil production will reach 1.4 million barrels per day by 2015 when Azeri – Chirag – Gunashli pipeline starts to work. Natural gas production will increase from 15 billion cubic meters in 2012 to 22 billion in 2013.
Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Russia have established close ties to develop Caspian Region. The uniqueness of the region is that it is located on the border of two civilizations: East and West. The main suppliers of Azerbaijanian gas and oil are Turkey, India and China.
Azerbaijan builds its national strategy based on the priority of technological innovation. President Ilham Aliyev adopted the concept of development "Azerbaijan 2020: vision into the future" which takes into account main threatens and put priorities in sustainable development.

InvestPro - Azerbaijan 2014

• Unique business communication platform
• Sharing experience with key market players
• New prospects and opportunities for business development
• 20 presentations by top companies
• 20+ exhibitors – big international banks and law firms
• 200+ delegates from 20+ countries at one time in one place

InvestPro - Azerbaijan 2014 agenda

	Tuesday,15 April 2014
09.00-09.50	Registration of delegates & Welcome Coffee
09.50-10.00	Conference opening remarks. Welcome word by the Organizers
	Moderator		Jurijs Baltgailis Liaison Partner Baltic Caspian Audit LLC Azerbaijan - Latvia
10.00-10.15	Investment climate and business opportunities in Azerbaijan		Rufat Mammadov President AZPROMO Azerbaijan
10.15-10.45	RAK Investment Authority – Real platform for your international business		Gokmen Ucok Sr. Business Development Executive RAK Investment Authority UAE
11.15-11.45	Coffee-Break
11.45-12.30	Foreign Bank Account Diversification Strategy for International Business and Asset Protection		Natalia Revenko Business Development Director Offshore Pro Group Switzerland
12.30-13.00	Your Anchor in turbulent Times		Sergey Potashev Senior Relationship Manager Private Asset Partners Switzerland
13.00–14.30	Buffet lunch
14.30-15.00	How to avoid international inheritance tax and withholding taxes at the same time		Erich Baier Certified Tax Adviser, LLM. Bilanz-Data Austria
15.00-15.30	Advantages of Hong Kong companies for international investment, asset protection and Chinese market entry		Tatiana Zabolotskaya Business Development Director MB Consultants Limited Hong Kong
15.30-16.00	Asset protection using on-shore jurisdictions: the Netherland, New Zealand and Singapore		Dr. Nico Francken Director In Asset Management Group Singapore
16.00-16.30	Coffee-Break
16.30-17.00	Panama legal second passport program		Maxim Stepanov Partner Midland Counselors at Law Panama
17.00-17.30	Hungarian tax opportunities and the Hungarian Residency Bond scheme		Gabor Kiss International Tax Manager Crystal Worldwide Limited Hungary
18.00–20.00	Cocktail for conference participants
	Wednesday, 16 April 2014
9.00-10.00	Registration of delegates & Welcome Coffee
10.00-10.30	Business and investment opportunities in UAE		Igor Egorov Chairman Russian Business Council (RBC) UAE
10.30-11.00	Estonia - all the benefits of a European company at a reasonable price		Oleg Smoli Director GreenStone Estonia
11.00-11.30	The new standards of corporate & lifestyle management in Europe		Irene Ellert Managing Director Ellert Consulting Denmark
11.30-12.00	Coffee-Break
12.00-12.30	United Kingdom Holding & Agency Companies: Tax-efficient structures for international trade & investment		Felix Bagilishya Director Business Development & Marketing Cobus Group UK
12.30-13.20	My Austrian Private Foundation – how my family and I can benefit from it		Erich Baier Certified Tax Adviser, LLM. Bilanz-Data Austria
13.20–15.00	Buffet lunch
15.00-15.30	Property investment opportunities: Latvia, Greece and Switzerland		Alexander Latishenok Managing Director Aligorex Consult Cyprus
15.30-16.00	Reputation management for successful investment		Elshad Farzaliev Regional Representative Mikhailov & Partners Communications Advisors Azerbaijan
16.00-16.30	Coffee-Break
16.30-17.00	Ability to provide audit services in Azerbaijan and particular features of national auditing standards.		Najaf Talibov Audit Chamber of the Republic of Azerbaijan
17.00-17.30	Company’s experience and opportunities in working with foreign investments in Azerbaijan		Igors Osipenko Genaral Manager Parex Leasing&Factoring Latvia
17.30-18.00	Collaboration of holding companies and banks in the context of global integration		Jurijs Baltgailis Liaison Partner Baltic Caspian Audit LLC Azerbaijan - Latvia
18.00–20.00	Farewell Dinner for conference participants

Conference Participants

Registration Conditions and fees

* Pre-registration is required. The Organizer reserves right to reject the registration of the applicants who do not correspond to the conference audience criteria.
Registration will be confirmed by the Organizer only upon filling out the registration form. The participant package fee covers the attendance of the two full days of the conference, conference materials, coffee-breaks, lunch, and the post-event cocktails. The participant package fee does not cover travel and hotel accommodation expenses. Cancellation policy: cancellation in 1 month - 50% of fee is refundable, 3 weeks and less – fee is non-refundable, not appearance on the conference - fee is non-refundable.
Certificate of participation:
At the end of the conference (16 April), the participants will be able to receive a certificate of attendance of the event.

Registered - 206 delegates

Official Languages

English and Russian. Simultaneous interpreting will be provided

Format InvestPro - Azerbaijan 2014

Conference & Exhibition
Registration of delegates & welcome coffee – 9.00 – 10.00
Conference (presentations) – 10.00 – 18.00 (2 coffee-breaks and lunch during the day)
Cocktail for conference participants 18.00 – 20.00
Conference agenda includes 20 presentations 30 minutes each
Exhibition will host over 20 booths – banks, law firms, consulting companies

Venue and accommodation of delegates

Conference Venue - JW Marriott Hotel Absheron Baku 5*
Address - 674 Azadliq Square Baku, AZ-1010 Azerbaijan
The Hotel provides special accommodation rates for conference participants.To make reservation contact the manager Ms. Maya Abasova This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., T.+994124998806, M:+994502680432

Disclaimer: Accommodation in the Hotel is recommended but not obligatory condition to participate in the conference. The participants are free to choose another hotel, however the Organizer will neither provide special rates, nor recommend another hotels. The Organizer does not undertake any responsibility for reservation process. The participants make reservations and settle payment themselves. Should reservation conditions be violated, the Hotel will set the fines on the Participant according to the conditions of reservation.

Visa support

Please pay attention if are you planning to attend the conference InvestPro - Azerbaijan 2014: to obtain a visa you should submit documents beforethe 3^rd of April 2014! Please do not schedule this procedure to the last moment. Receiving your e-visa will not take much time.

To obtain a visa to Azerbaijan you can use the service - electronic visa.

Visa approval takes 7-10 business days. There’s no refund in case of visa rejecting. In order to use electronic visa service, please, submit a request to Mr. Emil Saidov.

Attention! Deadline for documents submission to get electronic visa: 3^rd of April 2014!

See the documents list for obtaining your electronic visa

Contact person for the electronic visa applying:
Mr. Emil Saidov
Head of Visa and Transportation Department
tel.: (+99412) 4379090, ext. 231
tel.: (+99450) 2501158
email:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
skype: visa-victorytour

When contacting Victorytour, please refer to Bosco Conference - in this case you will get a special price for visa applying (about €70).

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