Ganado Meets

Ganado Advocates’ Annalise Papa meets with the independent director and consultant Peter Astleford to discuss corporate governance matters. 

In this second episode, Ganado Advocates’ Philip Mifsud meets with the Chairperson of the National Foreign Direct Investment Screening office, Mario Galea, to discuss the FDI framework in Malta.

Ganado Advocates’ Stephen Attard meets with CEO & Registrar at the Malta Business Registry, Geraldine Spiteri Lucas, to discuss the role of the Malta Business Registry, how it has evolved and its role today.

In this second episode, Ganado Advocates’ Matthew Brincat meets with Medical Practitioner, Joseph Portelli Demajo, to address the pervasive concern of sick leave, its certification and its abuse, an issue of paramount importance for HR professionals across various industries.

Ganado Advocates’ Lara Pace meets with Positive Psychology Coach and trainer, Mireille Pellegrini Petit, to discuss well-being at the workplace and what that means in practice.  This session was recorded in the last quarter of 2022.

Ganado Advocates' Luke Hili meets with the CEO of Project Green, Steve Ellul, to discuss the latest developments and challenges in the field of sustainable finance in Malta.

To start the season, Ganado Advocates’ Luke Hili meets with the Chairman of the Malta ESG Alliance, Perit David Xuereb, to discuss the green economy and the country’s efforts on this front.

In this episode, Ganado Advocates’ Max Ganado meets with Prof. Kenneth Wain, professor of education, ethics and political philosophy, to discuss voluntary organisations, the existing laws and the strategy behind them. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘢'𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘵...

In this episode, Ganado Advocates’ Max Ganado meets with Lino Vassallo, former Registrar-General of Shipping and Seamen, for an insightful discussion about the regulation of the maritime industry in Malta since the 1970s. This episode looks back at the early history of maritime law, with the emergence of the Merchant Shipping Act in 1973, and the subsequent changes introduced to the framework that...

This episode was recorded on the 16th of June 2022 In this episode, Ganado Advocates’ Max Ganado, meets with Dr. David Fabri, former legal and international affairs director and board secretary at the MFSA and currently a senior visiting lecturer at the University of Malta, for an insightful discussion about Malta’s rise as an international business and financial centre. This episode looks back an...

#InternationalPodcastDay In this episode, Ganado Advocates’ Leonard Bonello, Partner within the banking and fintech team, speaks with David Farrugia, Visa's Country Manager for Malta, to discuss trends in the digital payments industry.

In this episode, Ganado Advocates’ Catherine Formosa, Senior Associate within the banking and finance team, speaks with Joyce Grech, Head of Commercial Banking and Member of the Executive Committee at HSBC Malta, for an insightful discussion about Malta’s banking sector, its regulation, how it evolved over time, its current challenges and the sector’s outlook.

In this fourth episode of Ganado Meets Maritime, Ganado Advocates’ Nigel Micallef, Associate within the shipping team, meets with representatives of M/V Logos Hope, Randy Grebe and Captain James Berry, to discuss the operations of GBA and the recent return of the M/V Logos Hope to Malta.

In this episode, Ganado Advocates’ Mark Caruana Scicluna, Senior Associate within the investment services and funds team, speaks with Kenneth Farrugia, Chairperson of the Malta Asset Servicing Association (MASA), on Malta’s growth in the asset management space and the future of the jurisdiction’s financial services industry.

In this episode, Ganado Advocates’ Stephanie Farrugia, Senior Associate within the investment services and funds team speaks with Paulianne Nwoko, Managing Director of Apex Fund Services Ltd on the representation of women in finance.

In this episode, Ganado Advocates’ Insurance Partner, Matthew Bianchi , meets the Malta Insurance Managers’ Association Chairperson Elizabeth Carbonaro , to discuss the growth of the insurance market over the last few years and the opportunities that lie ahead.

In this second episode, Ganado Advocates’ Capital Market's Partner, Nicholas Curmi, meets with the Executive Chairman of the Malta Stock Exchange plc, Joseph Portelli, to discuss what the Malta Stock Exchange has managed to accomplish since 2015 and the vision and future prospects for the Exchange for the years to come.

In this first episode of Ganado Meets Finance, Ganado Advocates’ Managing Partner, André Zerafa, meets with CEO of the Malta Financial Services Authority, Joseph Gavin, to discuss regulation, supervision and the future of the financial services industry.

In this third episode of Ganado Meets Maritime, Ganado Advocates’ Jotham Scerri-Diacono, co-head within the shipping team, meets with Alfred Sharples from ERA – Environment & Resources Authority, to discuss the regulation of ship recycling.

In this second episode of Ganado Meets Maritime, Ganado Advocates’ Jotham Scerri-Diacono, co-head within the shipping team, meets with the CEO of Pisciculture Marine de Malte Ltd., Robert Aquilina, to discuss the emergence and growth of fish farming on the Maltese islands, its successes, environmental and economical status, and the outlook for this sector.

In the first episode of Maritime, Ganado Advocates’ Jan Rossi, Senior Associate within the shipping team, meets with COO of Heritage Malta, Kenneth Gambin to discuss the latest developments in cultural maritime heritage with a particular focus on the Malta Maritime Museum.

In the fifth episode of Ganado Meets Transport, Daniel Aquilina, partner within the Transport Law practice at Ganado Advocates, meets Prof. Kristian Zarb Adami, a pioneer within Malta’s Space Sector, to discuss Malta’s progress in the space sector and what the future holds.

In the fourth episode of Ganado Meets Transport, Jotham Scerri Diacono, co-head of the shipping department at Ganado Advocates, meets with Riccardo Landini, Chief Executive Officer at NAI International Ltd which forms part of the Navigazione Montanari S.p. A group - a major player in the Italian shipping scene, to discuss the prospects of the Maltese maritime industry, the challenges that lie ahea...

In this fourth episode of Ganado Meets Tech, IP/TMT partner Paul Micallef Grimaud met with Dr Joshua Ellul, Director of the Centre for Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) at the University of Malta and Chairman of the Malta Digital Innovation Authority and with Dr Max Ganado, a lawyer synonymous with a number of legislative projects that helped develop Malta’s main sectors over the past years –...

In the third episode of Ganado Meets Transport, Ganado Advocates’ Matthew Attard, Senior Associate within the shipping team, meets with Ivan Sammut, Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen at the Malta Flag Administration, to discuss the factors which have contributed towards the international success of the Malta Flag, the current projects being undertaken by the registry of ships and the way fo...