1. p&t luxembourg introduction
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Luxembourg, the gateway to Luxembourg, the gateway to develop your business in Europedevelop your business in Europe
Tel-Aviv, 12 January 2011Tel-Aviv, 12 January 2011
Introduction – Who are we ?
P&Tluxembourg, the number one Telecom Operator in Luxembourg and one of the biggest employers of the country
KPMG Tax Luxembourg
Lauer&Sartor, a local law firm in Luxembourg
Balter, Guth, Aloni & Co. (BGA) ,one of the largest law firms in Israel
Zynga, the biggest social gaming platform worldwide, through their office in Luxembourg
First of its kind collaborative initiative
Introduction – Which references ?
Major Media, E-Commerce and Online Business actors already chose Luxembourg for their European operations
Introduction – Why Luxembourg ?
One of the founding member states of the European Community, located at the heart of Europe
Gives access to the entire European market, i.e. approximately 500 million consumers
1st in labor productivity (OECD 2010)
3rd worldwide in overall innovation and competitiveness (ITIF 2009)
Lowest VAT rate in Europe
Intellectual Property related tax advantages
Quick access to authorities
Introduction – Why should Israel consider Luxembourg ?
Gateway to Europe for Israeli start-ups. P&TLuxembourg, KMPG and Lauer your gateway to Luxembourg
Combined package of solutions and combined approach : one-stop shop
Telecom and Hosting Infrastructures – TERALINK and ebrc
Fiscal advantages – VAT, Intellectual Property, concrete Business Case
Multilingual workforce in Luxembourg (English, French, German, Luxembourgish)
Very active business community and regular business exchange through Workshops (media, online business,…) + ICT Spring events
Chabad Lubavitch active community in Luxembourg (Shabbat, Kosher food…)
Israeli companies present : Hapoalim, Leumi Bank, …
Introduction – VIDEO
Introduction – Web sites
www.teralink.biz
www.ebrc.lu
www.kmpg.lu
www.luxembourgforict.luwww.luxembourgforbusiness.luLuxembourg Trade and Investment Office,113 Hasmonaim Street, Tel-Aviv
www.itone.lu
www.lubavitch.lu
Introduction – Contact persons
Micaël [email protected] : +352 4991 5568
François [email protected] : +352 22 51 51 5585
Christian-Charles [email protected] : +352 26 27 60 1
Eric Haïm [email protected] : +972 54 758 1704
Introduction – Agenda
16h45 – 17h05Luxembourg’s position in Europe : history, economics, life style
Christian-Charles Lauer, Attorney, Lauer & Sartor
17h05 – 17h25Luxembourg’s tax opportunities for ICT
François Petit, Manager, Commerce & Industry, KPMG Tax Luxembourg- Avi Gera, Attorney, BGA Law
17h25 – 17h45Datacenter and international connectivity: your Hub in Europe
Micaël Weber, International Sales Manager, Teralink / P&Tluxembourg
17h45 – 18h05Case Study: Zynga
Alberto Fasanotti, Financial Controller Europe, Zynga