Howard Bilton is Chairman and founder of The Sovereign Group – one of the world’s largest privately owned consultancies specialising in the provision of offshore trusts and companies and associated international tax advice- www.SovereignGroup.com. He currently lives and works in Hong Kong.

Howard holds a joint honours BA degree in classics and law from the University of Keele and is qualified as a Barrister and called to the Bars of England/Wales and Gibraltar. He is a regular contributor of articles to The Telegraph and Financial Times. He is a visiting non-resident professor at Texas A and M University where he assists with their LLM and Masters degrees in International Tax and Offshore Centres. In 2003 he formed The Sovereign Art Foundation Limited which is a charity registered in Hong Kong, Singapore, Guernsey, South Africa and the UK. SAF has raised over US$6 million which has been used to help many thousands of disadvantaged children using art as a means of rehabilitation and education. See www.SovereignArtFoundation.com. He is the principal of Hillvalley Limited which since 2005 has been making wine in Portugal which is sold throughout the world under the “Howard’s Folly” brand name. See www.HowardsFollyWine.com

Caroline Miggiani graduated from the University of Malta in 2012 with a first-class degree in History of Art. In 2017 she was awarded a Master’s degree in the same discipline. Her main research interests include art produced during the First and Second World Wars and 20th century British artists who have a connection with Malta. Miggiani has recently published her first book entitled The Official Colours of War which spotlights the Malta sojourn of British war artist Leslie Cole in 1943. She has also written articles for local publications including Treasures of Malta and Melita Historica and is currently curating a second art exhibition.

Born in Malta in 1983. Works as a freelance artist between Malta and Norway. After graduating in History of Art and Philosophy at the University of Malta in 2004, he worked with theatre and film. In 2005 he joined the Art Department at Universal Studios Inc. and worked on productions with notable film directors such as Steven Spielberg. At the age of 26 he moved on to painting full time while living for 5 years in Oslo, Norway. Gradually he shifted his creative focus to a series of interdisciplinary projects combining picture and sound art. Some notable collaborations with UK sound artist Justin Wiggan include The Idiot, Factotum, USA in 2013 and Sword Fighting Jazz, Birmingham, UK in 2014. Other solo projects: 2008 WIRE, Schonings Gate Oslo, Norway / 2010 The Curious, Cittadella, Gozo Malta / 2011 Silent Pulses, Palazzo Ferreria, Malta / 2013 Malerier, Galleri Taide, Telemark, Norway / 2014 UNPACK - a visio-phonic experience at Pjazza Teatru Rjal, Valletta, Malta / Semartilma - Dissolving Borders at Arte Gallery, Gozo / In 2015 selected to create seven murals for Esplora Interactive Science Centre, Bighi, Malta / 2016 saw his collaboration with Spright-Art, on AJITP, The Hague, Netherlands

Laura Swale is a visual artist and art journalist from the UK with a background in art education and leadership, cultural event planning, gallery and curatorial work.

After studying art at Bath Spa University in the UK, Laura graduated with a B.A. hons and began her career working for a gallery while maintaining her own art practice. She then spent 15 years as an art teacher and department leader in UK and international schools and two years as an artist in residence, before relocating to Malta. Here she established her company Allura, which has been recognised for its innovative work in the arts sector, with a number of awards and nominations for its projects and events.

Laura is a contributing arts and cultural writer for the Times of Malta and Malta Independent national newspapers. She also judges several art competitions and is regular guest speaker at conferences, fairs and educational institutions.

Stephen Griffiths is Managing Director of Sovereign Trust (Malta) Limited and a director of Sovereign Pension Services Limited. Stephen has worked in the financial service industry for many years both in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar and in Malta where he has lived with his family for more than 12 years. Prior to leaving the UK Stephen worked as a management consultant for one of the UK’s largest service providers and before that as a marketing and advertising consultant in print media and television. “As early as I can remember art has always played an important role in my life. My grandfather was a very talented artist and passed on a love of art to me. I am therefore honoured to be part of something that helps encourage that same love of art in others.” – Stephen Griffiths.