G100 Malta & Gozo meetings, 16-19 May 2022

The sunny
islands in the Maltese archipelago are replete with history and stunning
architectural beauty. It’s three sites are already on the UNESCO World Heritage
list, and many more can be! Tourism is among the main economic engines. People
in Malta are passionately proud of their history and hospitable hosts. If Malta had direct flight arrangements with countries, it could
treble its tourism and also become a hub for people going to the EU and even US
(example: Iceland). 

However, to service the tourism,
even currently, Malta has Human Resource challenges. Among the fastest ageing
countries in Europe, talent is and skills are imported so to say. Speaking to
some of the people working in Malta, mostly men, we learned however that they
didn’t plan to stay on in Malta and wanted to either move back to their home
countries after couple of years of cumulative savings, or move ahead to another
country for greener growth pastures in EU or beyond. Tax incentives apart,
talent and immigration is an issue that confronts the country. 

The policies overall are people
friendly. Tax incentives and credits for women to return to work, free
childcare and free education (including breakfast, post school tuition, and
stipends for students) offer great support to families and especially shares
the care-giving role shouldered otherwise by women. Even for businesses,
especially during covid times, funding support via direct cash benefits helped
businesses retain their employees, holding together the company and the
economy.  Notion of traditional gender roles and issues of gender pay gap
however remain an issue, as is in the rest of the world.

Greening Malta with sustainable
measures is a challenge and an opportunity. Currently the country imports most
of its food. It could actually become a net exporter if it could use the
available land for doubling up as urban greenhouses (example: Singapore,
Netherlands). 

Faith runs deep in the hearts of
people. It was deeply stirring to spend precious peaceful moments with the most
revered Fr. Dionysius Mintoff, brother of the former Prime Minister Dominic
Mintoff, 8th Prime Minister of Malta, an iconic and most loved leader. Fr.
Mintoff is supporting migrants coming to Malta with free food, shelter,
education at his Laboratory of Peace (where the Pope visited him
recently). He is also launching a project, where we offered our network’s
support as well, that is to support the crafts community of Malta, largely
women, with economic opportunities and market integration. He shared that to unite
the world and remove all kinds of inequalities and address the gender gap, we
need Education and Communication. Education with inclusion will lead to peace
and prosperity for all. In his garden is installed the bust of Mahatma Gandhi,
an eternal inspiration of peace for all for all times. 

A moment of joy was the gala
dinner at the Delta Valletta Waterfront restaurant. A special surprise was the
generous offer by the owner, Mr. Chevalier Oswald Scicluna to allocate a free
space of the conference room as permanent WICCI Malta headquarters, supporting
all the G100 and WEF activities there, and of course discounted access to the
food and services. An address plaque bearing our logos was also unveiled at the
entrance of the restaurant. An MOU was signed to celebrate the
collaboration. 

Convenor & Navigator: We extend our
deepest gratitude to Convenor of the meetings, Dame
Jane Chircop, G100 Global Chair – Diplomacy & Negotiations, greatly
supported in the mission by the WICCI Malta – India business council that she
also leads as President. Despite her recent surgery, she led us through an
incredibly rich program across Malta & Gozo.

Participating Delegates 

G100 Secretariat Global Team

1. Dr. Harbeen Arora – Founder & President, G100
   Club 
2. Vinay Rai – Founder & President, G100 Denim
   Club 

Global Chairs

1. Dame Jane Chircop – Diplomacy & Negotiations 
2. Chantal Yelu Mulop – Human Rights 

Global Denim Club Advisory
Members 

1. Count Chev. Anthony C. Coleiro 

Along with team of Country
Chairs and WICCI Malta – India council 

Program 

16 May 

11.00am 

Meeting with Count Chev. Tony C
Coleiro, Global Advisory Council Member, G100 Diplomacy & Negotiations
wing 

1:30pm Meeting with the Mayor
Mr. Peter Dei Conti Sant Manduca, Local Council of Mdina 

Followed by South Tour of Malta
visiting the 3 Cities ( Cospicua, Vittoriosa and Senglea), and Visiting Our
Lady of Graces Sanctuary in Zabbar

5.00pm Visiting the Maria Mater
Gratiae Band Club Committee in Zabbar (a historical open theatre under
construction)

6.30pm Meeting with Fr.
Dionysius Mintoff and visiting his Laboratory of Peace. Follow up meeting on 19
May for Peace Lab Crafts Center.  

17 May 

10.30am Visiting Palazzo
Sapienti, Valletta, meeting the Grand Master of the Order of St. John of
Jerusalem Knights Hospitaliers and its Councillors and Visiting Upper Barrakka
Gardens, Valletta

1pm pm Lunch 

3pm Visiting the Malta
Experience and Mediterranean Conference Centre

7.30pm Meet & Greet with
WICCI Malta Councillors and Malta Chamber 

of Commerce, at the Valletta
Waterfront for a Village Maltese Fiesta. 

Launch of WICCI Malta office,
G100 Awards and announcing Distribution of SHEconomy e-booklet to all families
and each household (180,000) in Malta and Gozo

In presence of
excellencies 

H.E. Paul Mifsud, Ambassador of
Malta to Oman, Iran and Morocco 

Noel Farrugia, former State
Minister & MP

Maltese, for Visually Impaired
NGO Visual Non Visual Network visualnonvisualnetwork.org

18 May 

10:00 am onwards 

Meeting the press, interviews,
business networking and way forward.  

19 May 

10.00 am Departure to Gozo from
St. Paul’s Bay Pier 

11.00am Arrival Gozo terminal by
Seahorse cruises greeted by WICCI Malta Councillor Ms. Alda Bugeja 

Along with the Mayor of Qala,
Gozo, Paul Buttigieg 

Followed by Gozo Tour –
including visit to the private house of Frenc Tal-Gharb , Gozo Weaving Center
and Dreams of Horses Farm

02.15pm Departure to Malta with
Gozo Ferry

02.40pm Arrival Malta Cirkewwa

03.00pm Visting Atlantis Clinic,
Mellieha