Jackie obtained a Doctorate of Laws at the University of Malta in 1999 and commenced her career as a litigation lawyer, gaining experience in civil, commercial, constitutional and insurance litigation. Eventually, she proceeded to pursue her studies at Queen Mary, University of London, in the areas of Internet Law, Communications Law, Computer Law and Competition Law. She is currently an owner and director of Equinox Advisory, a consultancy firm which focuses on various areas of consultancy from a legal, economics and technical perspective. She advises local and international clients on matters relating to online gaming, intellectual property and software licences, electronic commerce, data protection, antitrust and anti-money laundering procedures. She has recently been engaged as a consultant for the purpose of advising on and drafting the regulatory frameworks for Commonwealth countries in the fields of telecommunications, cybercrime, digital evidence, electronic commerce, electronic signatures and data protection. She has also advised the Malta Lotteries and Gaming Authority in relation to anti-money laundering policies. From an EU perspective, Jackie has been commissioned to carry out reports on a number of occasions in relation to electronic evidence and telecommunications.
Jackie has extensive experience in the online gaming sector and she regularly assists clients in obtaining, retaining and managing online gaming licences in Malta as well as in merger and take-over transactions for clients who prefer to enter the Maltese market in this manner, rather than through the general licensing procedures.
Dr Magro is Co-Founder and Managing Director at RiskCap and is responsible for risk management and quantitative research. He joins RiskCap after recently receiving his PhD in Finance at the University of Bangor in June 2013. His research focused on hedge fund performance and risk, persistence and capital flows and is in the process of being published in top rated international journals. Paul is also a visiting lecturer at the University of Malta’s Banking and Finance department lecturing on hedge fund strategies, alternative investments and financial modelling. Paul is a member of the Malta Association of Risk Management and is a Certified Risk Manager (CIRM).
Bernard Mallia is the CEO of Equinox Advisory, the President of the IRISS, the Vice-President of the MIICT and a visiting lecturer at the UOM & the ILM.
Bernard holds a first degree in Commerce with a specialisation in Public Policy & Economics, as well as an honours degree in Public & Private Sector Management from the University of Malta. He pursued post-graduate studies in Economics at the University of Edinburgh & at the European University where he earned an MSc. in Information Systems. He also holds diplomas in Computerised Bookkeeping (IAB), Project Management (CIC), and Advertising & Public Relations (CIC). Bernard is also a certified MS Office power-user & a SQL Server 2005 MCP.
Bernard’s areas of specialisation include corporate strategy, holistic project management and appraisal, finance, regulation, information systems & IT, electronic communications, quantitative methods, data modelling and mining, and economics with a focus on regulation, incentive mechanism design, competition policy, economic policy, decision support, environmental & energy economics, development issues in small islands & health economics.
Bernard has worked for several public, private & supranational organisations and brings to the table a wealth of technical and managerial experience, as well as broad insight and a well-entrenched network of associates.
He has, in the past, provided consultancy services to the European Commission, Maltese agencies like the MGoz, the MMA, the MITC, the MRRA, the MFEI, the KMS, the ETC, the Malta Chamber Of Commerce, and the Competitive Malta Foundation, as well as international ones like the World Economic Forum and AEGON Asset Management.
Bernard is also a member of the American Economic Association, the Competitive Malta Foundation, the PAEN and the World Economics Association.
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