Wednesday – 27th September, 2023
1:30PM
Registration
2:00pm
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Kelli K. A. Ingraham is an accomplished attorney at The Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham Chambers. She has over eighteen years of experience specializing in financial services, commercial litigation, conveyancing & real property and estate planning.
Ms. Ingraham is a graduate of St. Andrew’s International School, Nassau Bahamas and holds a BA in Economics from the University of Western Ontario (Canada) and a LL.B (Hons) from the University of Sussex (UK). She subsequently obtained her Post Graduate Certificate in Law (Very Competent) from the Inns of Court School of Law.
Ms. Ingraham is a member of: The Bahamas Bar Association (2005); The Bar of England & Wales (2005); The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn (2004); and The International Bar Association.
Ms. Ingraham is currently a member of the Board of Directors and Assistant Treasurer of The Bahamas Financial Services Board. Additionally, she is a 3-Year Council Member and Executive Committee Member of The Bahamas Bar Association, having previously served as a 1-Year Council Member (three consecutive terms) and member of the Educational Committee of The Bar.
2:05 pm
SESSION 1 - CASE STUDY
Trust, Compliance and Governance Issues - Case Study
SPEAKER
Theo is assistant general counsel in international trust services at J.P. Morgan Trust Company (Bahamas) Limited with legal responsibility for The Bahamas and Singapore trust companies. He is the chairman of the STEP Bahamas Branch, a member of the Caribbean and Latin America Regional Committee and a member of STEP’s Governing Council.
2:40 pm
SESSION 2
Hot Off The Press - CESRA 2023: Economic Substance
- An overview of the provisions of the Commercial Entities (Substance Requirements) Act 2023 and its accompanying Guidelines
- Reporting obligations of Registered Agents
SPEAKER
Samantha Knowles-Pratt is the Founder and CEO of BLUE TURTLE CONSULTANTS LIMITED, a boutique financial services consultancy business.
Samantha is an attorney with 25 years’ experience specializing in financial services and corporate law, securities and investment funds as well as banking and compliance, inclusive of regulatory matters. Over the course of her career, she has served as a senior attorney and partner with a few of the major law firms in The Bahamas as well as in a management capacity at the Securities Commission of The Bahamas and in-house counsel with a financial services group. She recently established BLUE TURTLE which offers services such as financial services training (FATCA, CRS, CESRA reporting and requirements, annual AML and Corporate Governance training to name a few areas), as well as general consultancy services to financial institutions.
She was called to The Bahamas Bar in September 1998. She also holds the designation of Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) (awarded by the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, STEP) and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) (holding membership with the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, ACAMS).
3:15pm
COFFEE BREAK
3:25pm
SESSION 3
The Future of The Bahamas as a Digital Assets Hub
- Review of DARE Amendment Bill 2023
- CFT Compliance and Digital Assets
SPEAKERS/PANELISTS
Ianthé Tynes, is the Head of Compliance/MLRO at OKX Bahamas Fintech Company Limited (Nassau, The Bahamas) a leading cryptocurrency exchange whose mission is to revolutionize the way people access and use financial services by leveraging cutting-edge technology.
Ianthé currently oversees the compliance program at OKX Bahamas. Prior to joining OKX Bahamas, Ianthé was the Compliance Officer and MLRO to a former leading private banking institution in The Bahamas and has worked in several arenas in The Bahamas, such as Regulation, Human Resources, Financial Services and now Digital Assets.
Ianthé received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resources Management from Sojourner-Douglass College and a Master of Business Administration in International Business from Lynn University. Her certifications include: Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS), ICA Anti-Money Laundering and Compliance (ICA), Certified Cryptocurrency Investigator (CCI) and Certified Blockchain Expert (CBE).
Mechelle Martinborough is a Deputy Executive Director, Senior Legal Counsel and Secretary to the Securities Commission of The Bahamas. She joined the Commission early in her legal career having prosecuted in the Office of The Attorney General for five years and practiced four years of civil litigation at Mckinney, Bancroft & Hughes.
Mechelle is currently in the process of overseeing legislative overhauls and amendments to the Securities Industry Act, 2011, the Investment Funds Act, 2019 and the Digital Assets and registered Exchanges Acts, 2020 and is a part of the committee formed at the national level to overhaul and address the countries Companies legislation. Mechelle is responsible for the work of the Office of Legal Counsel in the Commission.
Chris is a Regulatory, Risk and Compliance Professional with nearly a decade of experience in regulated financial services, both in the public and private sectors. Chris understands how unchecked financial and operational risks can spell disaster for financial institutions and is a firm believer that, when implemented correctly, the principles of an effective governance, risk and compliance framework can lead to sustainable profits and agile operations.
He is a certified cryptoasset anti financial crime specialist (CCAS), certified cryptocurrency investigator (CCI), certified governance, risk and compliance professional (GRCP), dual international diploma holder for GRC and anti money laundering (MICA) and an active member of numerous associations dedicated to the sound and effective risk management of regulated financial institutions.
Chris currently serves as Manager in KPMG Advisory’s Regulatory & Financial Crime practice where he consults and advises on a range of matters for traditional and non traditional financial sectors regulated firms.
4:10pm
Keshelle Davis an award winning global business coach and the founder and CEO of The Training Authority, a trusted learning and development partner for companies in the Bahamas and the Caribbean.
As a trainer, executive consultant, and business growth coach, she has worked for almost two decades with teams in organizations ranging from large corporations and startups to universities and non profits, including PWC, Pictet Bank, NIB, Bahamar, NAD, JS Johnson, Fidelity Bank, Bristol, and BTC to name a few.
In addition to keynote speeches and engaging workshops, Keshelle creates custom learning materials, events, and online programs that lead others to personal, professional, and business victories. She is a contributor to the business section of the Nassau Guardian and has been featured in the UK, US, Canada, and Australia. In 2017, she won the prestigious Icon Award in Commerce for her work in the professional training industry and was one of the inaugural top 40 under 40 award recipients for both The Nassau Guardian and Professional Services Bahamas; and Top 48 Millennial 2021 Recipient.
She is the author of two books and the former Executive Director of the Chamber Institute, the education arm of The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce. Her mission is to spread knowledge so that together we can progress our world.
4:45 pm
Closing Remarks & Vote Of Thanks
Kelli K. A. Ingraham is an accomplished attorney at The Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham Chambers. She has over eighteen years of experience specializing in financial services, commercial litigation, conveyancing & real property and estate planning.
Ms. Ingraham is a graduate of St. Andrew’s International School, Nassau Bahamas and holds a BA in Economics from the University of Western Ontario (Canada) and a LL.B (Hons) from the University of Sussex (UK). She subsequently obtained her Post Graduate Certificate in Law (Very Competent) from the Inns of Court School of Law.
Ms. Ingraham is a member of: The Bahamas Bar Association (2005); The Bar of England & Wales (2005); The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn (2004); and The International Bar Association.
Ms. Ingraham is currently a member of the Board of Directors and Assistant Treasurer of The Bahamas Financial Services Board. Additionally, she is a 3-Year Council Member and Executive Committee Member of The Bahamas Bar Association, having previously served as a 1-Year Council Member (three consecutive terms) and member of the Educational Committee of The Bar.
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Senator the Honourable Ryan Pinder is the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs for the Commonwealth of The Bahamas having been appointed on September 20, 2021 after the general elections were held in The Bahamas and the Progressive Liberal Party were voted in as the Government. Ryan Pinder was the Member of Parliament for the Elizabeth Constituency and the Minister of Financial Services and Trade in the former Progressive Liberal Party government.
Mr. Rolle was appointed Governor of the Central Bank of The Bahamas in January 2016. Prior to this, he served as the Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance; and before this, he served on the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a Senior Advisor to the Executive Director for Canada, Ireland and the Caribbean Constituency.
Patrice G. Taylor is a senior HR leader, consultant and strategist, and an internationally certified leadership coach, trainer, and speaker. Patrice has tapped into her global assignment, which is to speak life to purpose, activate hidden potential and cultivate the principles of servant leadership, values-based leadership, and a growth mindset.