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Caroline Egesa representing Uganda Caroline Egesa 2020 Conference Director REPRESENTING: Uganda Uganda Registration Services Bureau Caroline Egesa joins the CRF Executive Committee as the Conference Director and liaison for the 2020 CRF Conference. Caroline is a result oriented and competent Advocate of the High Court of Uganda and all Courts subordinate with 9 years’ experience spanning across corporate secretarial, commercial law and corporate and finance management. She also has experience in administration and human resource management having carried out roles that required such skills. Caroline holds an Honors degree in Law from Makerere University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice. She is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) UK, Uganda Law Society (ULS), East African Law Society (EALS). Previously, Caroline worked with Diamond Trust Bank for 4 years as Company Secretary, Head Legal and Head of the Debt Recovery Unit having worked as Company Secretary of National Bank of Commerce prior to joining Diamond Trust Bank. Caroline also served as Associate Partner and Administrator with Muwema and Mugerwa Advocates for 4 years. Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Michael Brosnahan representing New Zealand Michael Brosnahan Secretary REPRESENTING: New Zealand Companies Office Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Conductor Paul Masena representing Botswana Conductor Paul Masena Executive Committee REPRESENTING: Botswana Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA) Mr Conductor Paul Masena was appointed as the inaugural Registrar General of CIPA in August 2013. He is charged with driving the strategic direction of the Authority and ensuring that CIPA delivers its mandate as per the Companies and Intellectual Property Authority Act, 2011. Mr Masena joined the then Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (ROCIP) in 1999 as a Commercial Officer and rose through the ranks to Commercial Officer – Head of Companies and Business Names (2001), Senior Commercial Officer – Head of Copyright Section (2003), Principal Commercial Officer – Head of Companies Division (2007), Deputy Registrar (2009), Registrar (2011), until he become the Registrar General at the newly created parastatal (CIPA). He is credited with putting in place processes that significantly reduced the turn-around times for registering companies in Botswana, spearheading the amendments of the Companies Act, Copyright Act and the Industrial Property Act, and leading the transformation of ROCIP to an autonomous body. Mr Masena has also cemented CIPA’s relationship with international bodies such as the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) and the Corporate Registers Forum among others, ensuring that all CIPA activities are based on international standards. A seasoned professional who has extensive experience in both Copyright and Industrial Property, Mr Masena was elected to chair ARIPO Administrative Council from 2009 to 2011. During his tenure as chairperson, ARIPO adopted the Swakopmund Protocol on Traditional Knowledge and Expressions of Folklore, approved a new organogram transforming ARIPO into a more effective organisation and registered a surplus budget. Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Abu Dhabi, United Emirates 2015 8th - 12th March Corporate Registration as a Driving Force for Entrepreneurship The 2015 Corporate Registers Forum conference was hosted by Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED). The 11th Annual Conference of the Corporate Registers Forum was held in Abu Dhabi from Sunday 8th March to Thursday 12th March 2015. A number of delegates joined the optional study tour to the Dubai Department of Economic Development on Sunday 15th. The theme for the conference was “Corporate Registration as a Driving Force for Entrepreneurship" HOSTED BY: Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) Past Conferences Select a Year

Ada Chung representing Hong Kong SAR Ada Chung Treasurer REPRESENTING: Hong Kong, China Companies Registry Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Uganda Virtual Conference 2021 9th - 11th November Ease of Doing Business: The role of Corporate Registries Tukusanyukidde! The 16th Annual CRF Conference was held virtually (wholly online) and will be hosted by the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB). The conference ran from the 9-11 November 2021. The conference theme was Ease of Doing Business: The role of Corporate Registries (The physical conference planned for Kampala, Uganda in September 2020 was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic). HOSTED BY: Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) Past Conferences Select a Year

Rory Voller representing South Africa Rory Voller Executive Committee REPRESENTING: South Africa Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) Advocate Rory Voller is the Cabinet-appointed Commissioner of the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) of South Africa. He was a member of the legislative drafting team for both the New South African Companies Act and the Regulations, the Companies Amendment Act as well as the Intellectual Property Amendment Act on Traditional Knowledge. He is a panel member on the Take-Over Regulation Panel (TRP) on Mergers and Acquisitions, a board member on the Anti- Money Laundering council, a member of the Financial Reporting Standards Council and the Ministerial Specialist Committee member of the Company law and Intellectual Property law committees. He is also appointed to the King Committee on Corporate Governance. He has also been elected for a second term 2019 to the Executive Committee of the Corporate Registers Forum, a body of Global Company Registrars. As Head of the Intellectual Property Office of South Africa, Adv Voller also sits on the BRICS Heads of IP offices Committee made up of Brazil, Russia, India and China. Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Michael Brosnahan representing New Zealand Michael Brosnahan Secretary REPRESENTING: New Zealand Companies Office Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Lynn Lynch representing United Kingdom Lynn Lynch Executive Committee Member REPRESENTING: United Kingdom Companies House Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Martin Fidler Jones representing United Kingdom Martin Fidler Jones Secretary REPRESENTING: United Kingdom Companies House Martin Fidler Jones joined Companies House in 2021 as a Senior Policy Advisor, responsible for international affairs, following a decade in charity sector public affairs, policy and communications. He has been CRF Secretary since 2021. A fluent French speaker, Martin has also worked at the heart of Parliaments and their governments in Wales, the UK and the EU. He holds an Honours degree in Economics and a Masters in International Relations, with a specialism in climate change politics. Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Teresa Cristina Pantoja representing Brazil Teresa Cristina Pantoja Executive Committee Member REPRESENTING: Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Tim Moss representing United Kingdom Tim Moss President REPRESENTING: United Kingdom Companies House Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni