Reanda International Annual Conference 2021

Reanda International's 2021 Annual Conference was held between 19 to 22 December 2021. Following the successful conclusion of the 5th Reanda International Belt and Road Business Services Forum held on 19 December, the two-day annual members meeting held on 21 and 22 December virtually was well attended by over 80 partners and professionals from the 50 global presence of Reanda International, who shared their professional insights, ways of cooperation and explored cross-border opportunities.

The conference theme this year was “Promoting Greater Global Economic Integration”. Under COVID-19, businesses around the world have been affected with different degrees of severity. We believe that, with a deeper economic integration globally, there is a greater potential for global economy and businesses to recover and flourish. As such, the conference theme highlighted the importance of a more integrated and interconnected global economy and how Reanda members can contribute positively to enhancing inter-regional co-operation for common prosperity of the network against this backdrop.

The first day of the international members meeting commenced with an opening remark delivered by the Chairman Mr. Huang Jinhui and a working report by the CEO Mr. Franklin Lau to give an overview of the network’s next stage of development. It was followed by presentations from Mr. Mitsuo Kubo, Mr. L. L. Koong and Mr. Avinash Jagetiya, regional presidents of the Asia and Oceania Region, Southeast Asia and South Asia Region and Middle East and Africa Region respectively as well as Mr. Robert Bean and Mr. Achim Siegmann, vice presidents of Europe Regional Committee to share the latest development of their respective regions. The meeting was further brimmed by presentations by Ms. Zhao Xiaowei, Vice-Chairman of Merger and Acquisition Panel and Mr. L. L. Koong, Chairman of International Tax Panel (ITP) on recent successful respective M&A and tax cases within the network. Following this there was an insightful sharing by Mr. Gerard Uijtendaal, partner of Reanda Netherlands about his perspectives on Reanda International’s future development of consulting division. It was then followed by presentations from Reanda Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and Brazil firm about their firms’ recent development. The meeting also welcomed the newly joined firms from Thailand, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Hungary.

Day two of the meeting began with the presentation delivered by global technical officer Mr. Kenny Choi about the continuous progress on technical development of Reanda International. The meeting was then further highlighted by presentations of noteworthy issues in different countries and our network firm’s latest development as shared by Reanda China, UAE, Nepal, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Germany, UK and Nigeria firms. Reanda International Chairman Mr. Huang Jinhui led an intriguing discussion on a new global project at his closing remark that may involve collaboration of over 20 Reanda International member firms which indeed opens a new page for us to move forward into 2022.

On 21 and 22 December, Reanda International’s international members meeting 2021 was held virtually

21 December – The first day of international members meeting commenced with an opening remark by Chairman Mr. Huang Jinhui

Presentation made by the CEO Mr. Franklin Lau on network’s next stage of development

Presentations from Mr. Mitsuo Kubo, Mr. L. L. Koong and Mr. Avinash Jagetiya, regional presidents of the Asia and Oceania Region, Southeast Asia and South Asia Region and Middle East and Africa Region respectively as well as Mr. Robert Bean and Mr. Achim Siegmann, vice presidents of Europe Regional Committee to share the latest development of their respective regions

Presentations made by Ms. Zhao Xiaowei, vice chairman of the M&A Panel; Mr. L.L. Koong, chairman of International Tax Panel on recent successful respective M&A and tax cases within the network and; Mr. Gerard Uijtendaal, partner of Reanda Netherlands, presenting his perspectives on Reanda International’s future development of consulting division

Firm introduction by representatives of newly joined firms from Thailand, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Hungary

Sharing by Mr. Bora Akgüngör, managing partner of Reanda Turkey and Mr. Mehmet Ali Demirkaya, partner of Reanda Turkey Reanda Turkey; Ms. Nada Mohammed, quality control officer of Reanda Saudi Arabia; Ms. Michelle Bernardi, CEO of Reanda Indonesia and Ms. Monica Foerster, partner of Brazil correspondent firm on the recent development of their respective countries and firms

22 December - Presentation by Mr. Kenny Choi, Global Technical Officer on the continuous progress on technical development of Reanda International

Sharing of future potential collaboration by Chairman Mr. Huang Jinhui

Virtual award presentation of Reanda International Outstanding Contribution Award for Branding Building to recognise Reanda team’s efforts to achieve the Forum of Firms membership

Presentations by Ms. Phoebe Chen, vice chairman of International Tax Panel and partner of Reanda China, Hainan branch; Mr. Avinash Jagetiya and Mr. Sunil Jagetiya, directors of Reanda UAE; Mr. Bishnu Bhandari, partner of Reanda Nepal; Mr. Pinaki Das, senior partner of Bangladesh correspondent firm; Mr. Sammy Tam, ESG Leader of Reanda Hong Kong; Mr. Haseeb Zakaria, partner of Reanda Pakistan; Mr. Achim Siegmann, CEO of Reanda Germany; Mr. Peter McMahon, vice chairman of International Tax Panel; tax partner of Reanda UK and Sir Gbenga Badejo, managing partner of Nigeria correspondent firm about the latest noteworthy development of their respective countries and their firms