gian p. zini PAST ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
The Renaissance of America Infrastructure
- Infrastructure for America, The Role of International Investors series of presentations with (i) Mr. Lew Cramer, President of C&Z GLOBAL Advisors and CEO of Colliers Utah and (ii) Dr. Naim Al-Jabbari, Founder, President & CEO of XROSS Investment, Intermountain West, United States, January/April, 2018
- Infrastructure for the Intermountain West, presentations for International Investors, Washington D.C., March 19th, 2018
Utah State University, Jon M. Huntsman School of Business,
Logan Utah, Utah, February 16th, 2017
International Tax Strategies, Elusive-Practices and Anti-Tax Avoidance Legislation, Presentation to International Tax class (ACCT 6410)/
Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in the US and Utah, Presentation to International Finance class (FIN 4300).
Valuation of Startups, Presentation to the Finance Club.
Planning & Executing your International Strategy: position yourself for success, Presentation to the Society for International Business and Economic Development.
Planning & Executing your International Strategy, Guest Lecture, Neumont University, College of Computer Sciences, Class: IT Business Strategy & Relationship Management, Salt Lake City, Utah, August 12th, 2016
- ELEVATING COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE 2016, Coldwell Banker Commercial event for CRE Utah Business Leaders & Professionals,Park City, January 26th, 2016, Panel Elevating the Economy, Foreign Investment and the Economy. Improntu, snap-shot conversation on the following topic: CRE Investments from Europe and to Europe
- CONSIDERATIONS FOR GETTING YOUR PRODUCT TO FOREIGN MARKETS, at TANNER & Co. Salt Lake City, Utah, September 23rd, 2015. Seminar for Utah Business Leaders, presenting on the following topics: Cross-border corporate and tax structuring and Export Readiness Assessment and Compliance
- World Trade Center Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 25th, 2015
- Rocky Mountain World Trade Center Institute, Fall 2014 Training, Advanced Manufacturing Series, in conjunction with Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade: CE Marking, Product Safety Compliance in the E.U., President, c/o Colorado State University, Denver, Colorado, November 12th, 2014
- BioUtah, International Product & Distribution Forum, Presentation of E.U. framework for the biomedical industry, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 16th, 2014
- COMS 2014, CE Marking, Product Safety Compliance in the E.U., Salt Lake City, Utah, October 14h, 2014
- Global Business Negotiations, Techniques & Experiences from a life of Negotiating around the World, Guest Lecture, Brigham Young University, Marriott School of Management, Provo, Utah, February 3rd/4th, 2014
- Sustainable Management and Development of Utah Outdoors, Mountains and Resorts: what to learn from the Alpine experience, radio interview on the Thinking Aloud program of Classical 89, the Radio of Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, June 5th, 2014
(Audio: http://www.classical89.org/thinkingaloud/archive/episode/?id=6/20/2014)
- Cap and Trade: Structural, Financial, and Legal Technicalities and Operational Practices of Global Carbon Markets, Center for the Studies of Europe, Brigham Young University Provo, Utah, October 31st, 2012
- The Eurozone Sovereign Debt Crisis, causes and remedies, relevant International and European capital markets, banking, financial and legal technicalities, a presentation for the Utah Economic Council, Salt Lake Chamber, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 5th, 2012
- The Eurozone Avalanche: "What is all about? what we really need to know," a presentation of the current Eurozone sovereign debt crisis, and the extraordinary, topical issues constituting its causes and envisaged remedies, as regards the relevant International and European capital markets, banking, financial, and legal topics, as well as E.U. institutions and financial/legal structure, international section of the Utah State Bar, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 21st, 2012
- THE GLOBAL LAW & BUSINESS FORUM, Kirton & McConkie:
- Cross-Border Merges: Does H.B. 29 efficiently help Utah’s efforts to attract International Business, Kirton & McConkie, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 9th, 2011
- Technicalities of Sustainability business, legal, financial and management challenges & opportunities for Corporate America, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 30th, 2009
- Economic value of Sustainability, How to turn Sustainability in a factor generating long term value, global competitve leadership, innovation and economic development, Annual Law School for Business people, Global Business Center, Miller Business Resource Center, SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Salt Lake City, UT, March 5th, 2010
- Westminster College, School of Business, “Analysis of Operation of Carbon off-setting Markets,” Salt Lake City, March 2009, UT
- USEE's Green Bag Series: Sustainability in the Intermountain Region , addressing the theme “sustainability of sustainability: advancing sustainability in difficult times,” Salt Lake City, UT, January 13th, 2009
2007 North American Eco-tourism Conference (NAEC), organized by The International Eco-tourism Society, at the 'Climate Change and Tourism Stakeholder Meeting', addressing the subjects of “management and use of carbon offsets financial markets and related impact on the travel industry,” Madison, Wisconsin
- Bioneers Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, 2008, co-panelist with Park City Mayor, Dana Williams, in the workshop on the theme "Mountain Economics"
- University of Utah: Department of Economics, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, April 4th, 2008, Cconomics 2008 Spring Session Seminars, on the theme: "Global markets’ and corporate-finance’s challenges- Identification of pre-existing evidence or presumption of financial distress or probability of default/insolvency – Fraud prevention - Risks and constraints of different laws, jurisprudence, interpretations, cultures and social/ethical values in an international dimension"
- 2008 Utah Tourism Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, in the workshop “Research on the Tourism, Outdoor Recreation, and Public Lands Connection,” on the theme “research in the tourism industry- benchmarks, practices, procedures, and financial models to assess national and international competitiveness- economics and performance of the ski and mountain recreational industries”
- University of Utah: Department of Park, Recreation & Tourism in conjunction with The International Eco-tourism Society (“TIES”) January 28th, 2008, “Public Forum: Climate Change Impact on Tourism, Travel and Mountain Areas,” on the theme: “Mountain Transportation/Accessibility, Sustainable Travel and related Financial Issues: North American and European Experience” (http://gaia.econ.utah.edu/events/climate-change-impact-on-tourism/view.)
- University of Utah: Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment: at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, January 22nd, 2008, on the theme: “Sustainable development and management of Ski resorts: a comparative international analysis of Utah mountains and the Alps” (video of presentation: http://ulaw.tv/videos/sustainable-development-and-management-of-ski-resorts/0_3uoi80cg)
DRAFTING COMMENTS & CONSULTATIONS
Technical drafting comments and participation to consultation with regard to:
Green Paper on Stability Bonds, adopted by the European Commission, as to the feasibility of common issuance of sovereign bonds among the Member States of the euro area
technical drafting comments on the European Commission working documents related with regard to insider dealing and market manipulation, made public on 10 March 2003, originating the Market Abuse Directive 2003/6/EC (MAD)(http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/securities/docs/analysts/contributions/contributions-summary_en.pdf)
Technical drafting comments and participation to consultation for the European Banking Authority (EBA), with regard to:
Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on Supervisory Reporting Requirements for Institutions (CP50)
compliance table regarding its Guidelines on Internal Governance, aimed at enhancing and consolidating supervisory expectations and to ultimately improve the sound implementation of internal governance arrangements
- Western Climate Initiative (WCI), series of public technical drafting comments and contributions, with regard to WCI’s Cap & Trade architecture and oversight, and related research, analysis, recommendations and deliberations, by comparative analysis of existing carbon markets, trading and regulations; specifically:
- comments, dated April 30th, 2009, to WCI’s Draft Principles and Market Oversight Questions, designed “to help guide its research, analysis, and deliberations”, and “to gather information on market monitoring and oversight”, in connection with the definition of “the desired outcomes for three tasks described in the Committee work plan (Task 2: Compliance Verification and Enforcement; Task 3: Market Oversight; and Task 6: Auction Design”)”;
- comments, dated August 21st, 2009, to the white paper on WCI’s Offset Definition and Eligibility Criteria, “recommending the design and operation of an offset system as outlined in the WCI 2009/10 Workplan released in February 2009”, and “developing a definition of a WCI emissions offset and related eligibility criteria for offset project”;
- comments, dated August 22nd, 2009, to WCI’s Offset Limit White Paper dated May 19th, 2009;
- comments, December 18th, 2009, to WCI’s Market Oversight White Paper dated November 18th, 2009, produced by WCI’s Markets Committee the with the “to provide foundation for recommendations” as regards the “background on market oversight, including existing markets, especially environmental trading programs”; and the “roles of existing market oversight agencies in the U.S. and Canada”