The International Funds Conference produced an enviable list of internationally respected speakers for the 2009 event, and we have been extremely honoured by the number of world class speakers that have made themselves available for our 2010 conference. Our goal is to make this into an annual event that every major player in our industry will have marked on their calender as ‘must attend’ and we have taken a big step forward in pursuit of that goal with the speakers and panelists we have assembled this year.

Browse through the speaker gallery to the right to see a short biogaphy of each speaker as you roll over their picture, and click on the picture to see a full bio and details on their presentation.

Anthony Akiwumi
Head of Litigation | Stuarts Walker Hersant

Called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1989 and practising in the Cayman Islands since 1997, Anthony Akiwumi is Head of Litigation at Stuarts Walker Hersant where he leads the multi-disciplinary litigation and dispute resolution team. Whilst excelling at the cut and thrust of adversarial advocacy at the Cayman Islands Bar, he possesses a pragmatic approach to the resolution of issues which clients and courts appreciate.

His practical experience is extensive and in recent years he has concentrated on the resolution of disputes arising from corporate and commercial structures including investment funds, limited partnerships and trusts domiciled in the Cayman Islands. He has advised in relation to shareholders and beneficiarys rights and remedies, directors and trustees duties, insolvency, restructuring of investment funds, professional negligence, insurance disputes, civil and criminal fraud, asset tracing and protection and jurisdiction and choice of law disputes.

Recent cases include advising creditors in cross border insolvencies including Parmalat, acting for the liquidators in the restructuring of an Enron offshore entity; advising trustees, directors and investment managers on their fiduciary, equitable, regulatory and common law obligations in the context proceedings brought in Arquebus, Cairnwood, Segoes litigation and other distressed investment funds; representing Globalvest in its conspiracy claim against CVC Opportunity; acting for the trustees of Apollo Trust in Re Falcone in proceedings to discharge international restraint orders in the amount of US$60 million requested by the Republic of France and the Federation of Switzerland against assets situated in the Cayman Islands; advising and representing the Crown in Re Euro Bank on the criminal, civil and insolvency aspects of the case.

Anthony graduated from the University or Kent at Canterbury with an Honours Degree in Law in 1988. He has appeared as an advocate in High and Appellate Courts of England and the Cayman Islands.