Registration Time: 13.15
Sessions Time: 13.30 - 16.45 incl 15min break
Speaker: Dr Damian Cassar, Mr Kurt Izzo & Mr Nikos Zarpas 
Venue: Online Webinar

Participation Fees (The Institute is now accepting payments via Paypal)
MIA Members: €40.00
Non-MIA Members: €75.00
Retired Members: €20.00
Students: €30.00

*Group bookings for 3 or more participants available.

Objectives of the Session

To make clear the distinction between electronic signatures and a digital signature; highlight the salient provisions of the eIDAS Regulation as adopted by the European Parliament and Council; the use of a specific digital signatures (the qualified electronic signature) when submitting statutory documents to the MBR; to communicate the relation between the new MBR’s system and the digitalisation initiatives launched by the European Commission

Topics on the Agenda

Electronic signatures, digital processes

Target audience

Accountants, Auditors and other professional bodies or users involved in the filing of documents with the MBR

Speakers profile

Dr Damian Cassar is a legal officer within the Legal and Enforcement Unit at the Malta Business Registry. He graduated with a Doctor of Laws from the University of Malta in 2017. In 2018 he was admitted to the Bar to exercise the profession of an advocate before Maltese Courts and Tribunals following more than two years of practice with one of the leading lawyers on the island. The following year, in 2019, he obtained a Professional Award in Taxation from the Malta Institute of Taxation. Currently he is reading for a Masters in Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (Law and Regulation) within the same University, focusing on aspects relating to information technology law, DLT uses and smart contracts.

Mr Kurt Izzo is a Software Solutions Architect within the ICT Unit at the Malta Business Registry and specialises in Business Analysis and Information Systems. He was also elected as the MBR’s Employee Representative. Kurt graduated from Middlesex University with a Bachelor of Science in Internet Application Development (Hons.).He is currently heading the MBR Blockchain Project, which will automate business processes and make transactions less time-consuming, more transparent and more secure.

Mr Nikos Zarpas is an experienced Head of ICT, leading the ICT and Blockchain MBR Strategy 2025 and National Committee for AI Implementation Strategy 2030. He is passionate about transforming technology into business-value and customer-experience, from strategy to design and its implementation. He was the person in charge for the Infrastructure Migration Project, by moving MBR’s infrastructure and make use of cutting edge Cloud technologies which improved performance and availability while decreased security risks and overall costs.

EVENT CPE COMPETENCES

3 Hour Core

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