11/11/2025

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Global Real Estate Investments

Navigating Regulations, Taxation,
and Best Practices

Abu Dhabi, UAE -
11 November 2025

Let’s Grow Together

Real estate has long been a cornerstone of wealth creation, but investing across borders comes with its own set of complexities. From legal frameworks and tax implications to financial strategies and market trends, understanding the nuances of international real estate is essential for success.

This premier event brings together industry experts, wealth builders and managers, investors and financial professionals to explore the opportunities and challenges of global real estate investments.

Master the evolving legal landscape and tax implications of cross-border real estate investments, focusing on compliance, structuring, and international reporting requirements.

Explore strategies to balance lifestyle property acquisitions with high-yield investments, achieving portfolio diversification and global asset protection.

Gain insights into advanced fund vehicles, governance models, and jurisdictional best practices shaping global investment strategies.

Analyze regulatory frameworks enabling the tokenization of real-world assets, unlocking new opportunities for liquidity, fractional ownership, and borderless investments.

Finally, uncover exclusive opportunities in prime markets, including residency programs and emerging high-growth
real estate jurisdictions.

09:00 - 09:30

Registration

Program

11:00 - 11:15

Coffee Break

14:45 - 15:00

Coffee Break

Networking drinks

Lunch and Keynote Speaker
Stephanie Chan of Expat UK Tax on the Overview of the UK Autumn Budget

Venue

The event will be held at Rosewood Abu Dhabi, a distinguished five-star luxury hotel renowned for its elegance and exceptional service.

Nestled along the pristine shores of Al Maryah Island,
Rosewood Abu Dhabi offers a sophisticated sanctuary
where timeless elegance meets modern comfort, reflecting the rich history, architecture and cultureof Abu Dhabi.

This iconic hotel seamlessly blends contemporary design with Arabian hospitality, creating an inviting atmosphere for discerning guests.

Rosewood Hotel,
Abu Dhabi

Samuel Abdelmalak

Samuel Abdelmalak is a real estate investment consultant at Marie Louis Homes, a Dubai-based firm dedicated to guiding international investors toward high-return opportunities in the UAE property market. He brings a distinctive background in fintech, gained through experience with fast-growing startups focused on financial inclusion and personal finance management across the MENA region.

Bridging the worlds of real estate and financial technology, Samuel employs a data-driven approach to property investment. He assists clients in evaluating opportunities, structuring investment portfolios, and understanding emerging trends such as real estate tokenization.
His advisory work spans investors across Africa, Europe, and the GCC.
Passionate about leveraging technology to enhance transparency and accessibility in real estate, Samuel is committed to transforming traditional property investment through innovative solutions.

Assad Abdullatiff

Assad has over 20 years of experience in corporate law, tax planning, fund formation, company secretarial work, and estate planning. He holds an LLB (Hons) in Law from the University of Wolverhampton (UK) and an LLM in Business Law from the University of Hertfordshire (UK). Additionally, he is a qualified Barrister-at-Law in Mauritius, further strengthening his legal expertise.
Assad actively promotes Mauritius as an investment gateway, advises multinationals, and serves as a trustee on various trusts and foundations, specializing in succession planning and asset protection. He also played a key role in drafting and implementing Mauritius’s Foundation Act 2012.

Olayimika Olasewere

Olayimika Olasewere is a seasoned legal practitioner called to the Nigerian Bar in December 1992. In the early years of his legal career, he practiced at Femi Okunnu & Co., where he gained extensive experience in land matters across Nigeria.

Until 2020, when he established his own boutique practice, Rooftop Chambers, Mr. Olasewere was a Partner at the
top-tier law firm S.P.A. Ajibade and Co (SPAACO), where he led the Real Estate and Succession Department. During nearly two decades at SPAACO, he managed a diverse portfolio of high-profile clients, providing expertise in litigation, land disputes, succession matters, and general legal consultancy.

In January 2020, Mr. Olasewere founded Rooftop Chambers, a boutique law firm specializing in Real Estate and Succession Law, Commercial Law, and Litigation. His expertise lies particularly in Succession Law and Estate Planning; over the years, he has represented individuals, families, and corporations dealing with complex succession issues.

Piyush Sharma

Piyush Sharma is a distinguished Botswana-based attorney and Honorary Consul for Indonesia since 2019. A graduate of the University of Botswana (LLB) and Oxford University (International Law), he is admitted as an Attorney, Notary Public, Conveyancer, Arbitrator, and Justice of the Peace. With over 25 years of experience, he is the Founding & Managing Partner of Piyush Sharma Attorneys & Co., specializing in commercial litigation, corporate law, intellectual property, and energy law.
He is recognized globally (Legal500 Top Tier, IFLR1000 Leading Lawyer) and has received multiple Offshore Excellence Awards for his work in the commercial sector. An active arbitrator (member of ICCA and PCA) and contributor to international legal publications, he also holds directorships in more than 17 Botswana companies across technology, energy, property, and healthcare sectors. His work extends to diplomatic missions, World Bank advisory roles, and efforts to strengthen Botswana’s legal framework.

Michael Maxwell

With over 16 years of extensive experience, Michael Maxwell has held a variety of board and leadership roles across consulting, corporate services, financial and fiduciary services, as well as fund management. His career has spanned multiple major financial centers, including Lisbon, London, Istanbul, and Geneva.

This diverse background provides Michael with a unique and comprehensive insight into the Portuguese Golden Visa market, particularly in relation to Private Equity Funds.

Michael successfully founded and led a residency-by-investment business from inception, growing it to serve over 70 new clients annually. He advised on Portugal’s first Golden Visa-eligible fund, marking a significant milestone in the country’s investment landscape. As a founding member of a leading fund manager in Portugal, Michael played a pivotal role in transforming it into the country’s fastest-growing fund management company.

Dhana Pillai

Dhana Pillai represents UAE and Oman companies and individuals across all sectors.
With over 20 years of experience, her practice encompasses corporate transactional matters, including international tax advisory and transfer pricing.

Dhana assists clients in structuring, investing, negotiating, and closing business transactions with a focus on tax efficiency. She also advises leading incubators, angel investors, and venture capitalists investing in technology companies in the UAE.
Additionally, Dhana collaborates with banks to help family offices and high-net-worth families achieve tax-efficient wealth management.

Dhana earned her LLM in Advanced Law from Leiden University and holds an Alternative Investments certificate from Harvard University.

Zain Satardien

Zain Satardien is a Partner and Head of the Tax and International Trade Practice Group at Hourani & Partners. With nearly two decades of experience, Zain’s expertise spans GCC tax law, international trade law, corporate structuring, legal strategy, and litigation.

Leveraging his extensive background across these disciplines, Zain provides strategic legal advice to both private sector clients and public sector institutions throughout the GCC. His advisory work encompasses regional and international clients—including governmental entities, multinationals, family offices, and corporations—on issues related to tax law, trade law, investment law, corporate and tax structuring, and related litigation.

Zain is also an award-winning author with LexisNexis. He recently published Global Trade Law in the Middle East: Essential Principles for the Gulf States, a pioneering work offering practical guidance on the GCC’s international trade law framework.

Shreya Rao

Shreya Rao is the founder of Shreya Rao & Associates, a boutique Indian law practice specializing in international tax and private client law. The firm’s private clients include prominent Indian business families, entrepreneurs, and celebrities, while its institutional clients encompass international funds, multinational corporations, and startups. Prior to establishing her firm, Shreya spent nearly two decades as a tax partner and head of private client teams at Tier 1 Indian law firms.

She is consistently recognized as one of India’s leading professionals in this field, including being listed among Asia’s top 15 private client lawyers and rated as a Band 1 advisor. The Legal 500 (Tax) has commended her ability to handle “the most difficult, emotional, and intellectually challenging issues with grace and apparent ease,” while Chambers & Partners (Asia-Pacific) (Tax) describes her as “highly regarded for tax” and recommends her for her “thoroughness, attention to detail, and preparedness.”

Shreya is a certified Trusts & Estates Practitioner, an academician with TIAEL, and an ACTEC International Fellow. She is also an International Bar Association (Taxation Section) scholar and holds a master’s degree in law from Harvard Law School.

Farhia Jama

Farhia Jama is the Managing Partner of Jama & Mumbi Advocates, Founder, Lecturer at Strathmore University and KESRA, Advocate of the High Court, Legal Strategist, Educator, and C-Suite Business Executive. Farhia also serves as a Legal Board Director at the Association of Countrywide Innovation Hubs (ACIH), where she plays a key role in supporting startups and SMEs in navigating legal compliance, funding structures, and sustainable growth.

As a qualified Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, she combines extensive legal expertise with financial insight. Her practice focuses on investment law, tax strategy, commercial transactions, and business structuring for high-growth enterprises.

Over the past seven years, Farhia has become a prominent figure in Africa’s entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem. She is the founder of several successful ventures including Istithmaar Investment, Holby Training Solutions, and Wakili Global—an impactful platform that has trained over 70,000 entrepreneurs across Africa in business development, financial literacy, legal literacy, and investment readiness.

Raymond Kisswany

Raymond is a Partner at Davidson & Co. and serves as the Head of the firm’s International Trade, Digital Assets, and Start-ups practices. He possesses extensive multi-jurisdictional dispute resolution and corporate experience, advising clients across various sectors. Raymond has particular expertise in trade finance, commodities, insurance, energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, mining, logistics, maritime, aviation, hospitality, retail, and F&B.
In his corporate practice, Raymond advises on high-value complex deals involving M&A, joint ventures, private equity, venture capital transactions, restructurings, as well as banking and finance matters. His dispute resolution experience includes representing clients in arbitrations and court litigation across multiple jurisdictions. He has advocacy experience under various arbitral rules such as LCIA, DIAC, ICC, LMAA, LME, GAFTA, FOSFA, SAL, and SMA in arbitrations seated in London, New York, Paris, and throughout the GCC.