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Master the intricacies of cross-border investment, including global mobility, tax optimization, asset protection, and compliance.
Ensure clients' safe landing wherever they want to live and do business, facilitating smooth transitions across international markets.
Confidently guide clients through complex cross-border legal and financial environments.
Protect wealth and assets from economic volatility and legal threats across multiple jurisdictions.
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Forge new partnerships both locally and globally with like-minded professionals who share similar goals and interests to enhance and expand your professional network.
Create tailored services for existing clients to meet evolving needs, boost satisfaction and loyalty, and strengthen referral partnerships through trusted relationships and organic word-of-mouth growth.
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A curated lineup of experts sharing insights, experience, and inspiration.
Director of International Distribution
Heed Capital
Founder and Managing Director
Hellenic Investment Fund Co IKE (HIF)
Director of Strategic Partnerships (APAC)
Nauru Economic
Founder and CEO
The Open World and France IDEA
Executive Chairman
St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship Unit
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU)
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Charlie Maggi is the Founder and CEO of The Open World, an international immigration and investment advisory firm based in Dubai, and the Founder of France IDEA — Investissement pour le Développement, l’Emploi et l’Attractivité.
France IDEA connects qualified international investors with direct investment opportunities in established French companies and economic projects. Its model is structured around the French Talent Passport for direct economic investors and seeks to channel international capital into the real economy while supporting business development and employment in France.
Charlie specialises in investment migration, cross-border business development and the structuring of international distribution networks. Before establishing The Open World, he spent more than 12 years working in Greater China, where he held senior management and business development roles across the luxury, industrial and international trade sectors. His career has given him extensive experience working with entrepreneurs, investors and companies across Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
He holds academic and executive qualifications from ESSEC Business School, HEC Paris, Florida International University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He speaks French, English and Mandarin Chinese and has working knowledge of Portuguese and Russian.
Through France IDEA, Charlie collaborates with legal, immigration, financial and corporate professionals to build a compliant bridge between international investor demand and the financing needs of French businesses. His work focuses on developing an investment migration model that creates measurable economic value for investors, companies and the French economy.
Mc Claude Emmanuel serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) of Saint Lucia, providing strategic leadership for the administration and continued development of the country’s Citizenship by Investment Programme.
With more than a decade of executive leadership experience across the public and private sectors, Mr. Emmanuel has built expertise in organizational transformation, strategic planning, operational excellence, and sustainable growth. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Management from the University of the West Indies and an MBA in Marketing from King Graduate School. He is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Business Professional in Marketing.
Throughout his career, Mr. Emmanuel has held senior leadership roles in telecommunications, media, marketing, and human resource development. His previous positions include Human Resources Project Officer at LUCELEC, General Manager of Radio St. Lucia Company Ltd. and McDowell Broadcasting Ltd., and senior marketing and mobile leadership roles at Cable & Wireless (St. Lucia).
As CEO of the CIU, Mr. Emmanuel oversees the Unit’s strategic direction, operations, governance, and service delivery, leading a multidisciplinary team of approximately forty professionals. He is focused on strengthening compliance, transparency, due diligence, risk management, digital transformation, and operational efficiency.
Through collaboration, innovation, accountability, and strong international partnerships, Mr. Emmanuel is committed to positioning Saint Lucia as a trusted destination for reputable global investors while ensuring that the Citizenship by Investment Programme delivers sustainable, long-term value to the people of Saint Lucia.