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Malta Business Review 10 14 PuBLisher MBR Publications Limited editor Martin Vella teChniCaL advisor Marcelle D’Argy Smith saLes direCtor Margaret Brincat design Jacqueline Muscat, Gyorgy Vertes advertising Call: 9940 6743 or 9926 0163/4/6; Email: margaret@mbrpublications.net or admin@mbrpublications.net ContriButors Jane Addams; Viktor Almquist, Press Officer, LIBE Press release, Justice and home affairs, EP; Richard Branson; George Carol; Laura Daly; Jonathan Pace; Giulia Paravicini; Martin Vella; James Vella Clark; Leo Tolstoy sPeCiaL thanks AirMalta; DOI; EU/EP; Hugo Boss; HSBC; LinkedIn; Malta Gaming Authority; MPS; Parallels; PoliticoPro; TIPICO; UKIP; Virgin Group Digital; WageIndicator; Wikipedia; Yobetit Print ProduCtion Printit offiCes Highland Apartment - Level 1, Naxxar Road, Birkirkara, BKR 9042 teLePhone +356 2149 7814 6 18 26 COVER STORY 6 The Importance of Corporate Events Jonathan Pace tells us just why TIPICO events are significant, relevant to the company and employees PERSPECTIVES 10 Italy Referendum Latest… From demolition man to demolished- Renzi’s plebiscite gambleECIAL INTERVIEW OF THE MONTH 14 Accomplishing the Entrepreneurial Drive MBR Editor goes head-to-head with Nikolai Livori, CEO of Yobetit CHRISTMAS NARRATIVE 18 Good to Great Exceptional Interview with Nikolay Dobrovolskiy, the vice-president of Parallels BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 22 Why I love Entrepreneurship An inspiring story about entrepreneurship by Sir Richard Branson OUR GOLD PARTNERS quote of the month The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do. Steve Jobs Disclaimer All rights reserved. No part of this work covered by copyright may be reproduced or copied and reproduction in whole or part is strictly prohibited without written permission of the publisher. All content material available on this publication is duly protected by Maltese and International Law. No person, organisation, other publisher or online web content manager should rely, or on any way act upon any part of the contents of this publication, whether that information is sourced from the website, magazine or related product without first obtaining the publisher’s consent. The opinions expressed in the Malta Business Review are those of the authors or contributors, and are not necessarily those of the editor or publisher. your perfect atmosphere Continental Cars Ltd. 4
Malta Business Review CONTENTS SPECIAL FEATURE: MALTA’S BEST IN BUSINESS AWARDS 24 Chance Favours the Prepared Mind MBR Talks with Dr Vincent Micallef and Dr Andy Ellul, Partners Micallef & Ellul Advocates 26 Leading Through Innovation MBIBA Interview with Martin Vella, Managing Director, HALMANN 28 Drive and Motivation Dean Gera Haircare Ltd pick up Malta’s Best-in-Business Small to Medium Size Business Award 30 Integrity, Trust and Professionalism BILOM Group get recognised and rewarded for excellence in project delivery 34 Committed to making work-life Balance a reality employees Interview with Sylvana Brannon, Director, Stem Cells Malta Ltd. 36 The Power of Innovation David Abela, Managing Director is interviewed by the Malta Business Review 38 Then. Now. Forever GINAPULA VILLAGE Matthew Degiorgio, Managing Director, GIANPULA VILLAGE EDITORIAL 2016 is drawing to a fast end. And what a year it has been! It has been one of the most fastest transient year I have ever experienced. The Oxford English Dictionary may have made post-truth its word of the year, but the events of 2016 were not a rejection of knowledge. Are we now living in a post-truth, post-factual society? Is 2016 set to become known as the year when authorities, and the evidence they wield, were sent packing? Admittedly it looks that way. The UK’s former justice secretary Michael Gove attempted to play the crowd in the last days of June’s EU referendum campaigning, with the retort that “people in this country have had enough of experts.” His contention was widely challenged, as were the misleading claims about an extra £350m (€410m; $440m) a week for the NHS that would be saved by exiting the EU, and the wave of immigration that would be prompted by Turkey’s fictitious EU membership plan. Then the proponents of these statements triumphed in the referendum. And in December 2015, Donald Trump won the US fact-checking organisation Politifact’s Lie of the Year, cited among other things for claiming “whites killed by blacks–81%” (it’s 16%); less than a year later he won the presidential election! Cue much handwringing and demoralisation among people who advocate for better use of evidence in public life. They fear that we have entered a world where everyone has their own reality, the truth has little purchase, and demagogues and soundbite writers rule. But horrifying as it may be to witness the appeal of people who trade in prejudices and make things up, to see lies and misinformation exposed but still seemingly embraced, it is wrong to conclude that the public doesn’t care for truth. We should not rush to this diagnosis for three reasons. In the first place, the place of expertise and evidence in recent events was limited— too small a part of the picture to conclude that people have rejected them. Many people in public life have learnt this year what clinicians have long appreciated: that facts can be close to useless if you don’t engage with context and lived experiences, whether to challenge them or to appreciate them, or both. Which brings me to the second reason why evidence advocates should not be packing their bags. In so far as experts and evidence have played a role in these debates, it has looked like an alternative to engaging with people. It seemed in Malta, for example, that pro-debate politicians on the Panama Papers, fearing they couldn’t manage a sensible discussion about the realities of institutionalised corruption and the best ways to handle it, instead produced expert statements about many other issues, other than the issue itself! Certainly, we need public discussion to account for the facts, for evidence, even for expert opinion when it’s not over-reaching, and we should insist on it. 28 34 So here is the third and vital reason. Evidence, expertise, truthfulness, facts, knowledge… these are public goods. We should not forget that other events this year have been defined by the public’s quest for truth and a cry for more transparency and justice. Evidence and expertise have too often looked like counsel to the knowing, rather than what we could be making them: the means by which the less powerful can call the world to account. So as the year dithers to its end, I wish all our readers, advertisers, supporters and partners all the best which Christmas may bring with it, peace, fraternity, solidarity and a better, prosperous 2017. Enjoy the read. 36 38 Martin Vella Malta Business Review’s editorial opinions are decided by its Editor, and besides reflecting the Editor’s opinion, are written to represent a fair and impartial representation of facts, events and provide a correct analysis of local and international news. Agents for: www.maltabusinessreview.net 5
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