page_title: Investment Migration Council
section_title: Organisation
hierarchical_section_title: Investment Migration Council / Organisation
caption_attribution_description: English: IMF Forum Panel Discussion
context_page_description: The Investment Migration Council, based in Geneva, Switzerland, was founded in 2014 as a not-for-profit organisation. The Council's mission is to set standards in the investment migration industry worldwide. The IMC supports and interacts with other associations, governments and international organisations in the investment migration field. In addition, the Council supports the industry in improving the public understanding on investment migration, which is a new industry and seen by some as controversial, through education and its code of ethics and professional conduct.
  The IMC is the organiser of the annual, Investment Migration Forum in Geneva, in the French region of Switzerland. The Forum brings together over 300 participants from representatives of international organisations to government officials, and academics. Attendees from 40 plus countries share their views and their ideas, over a three-day period, through roundtable- and panel-discussions.
context_section_description: The Investment Migration Council has its headquarters in Geneva, in the western region of Switzerland. In addition to the headquarters in Geneva, it also has offices in London, New York, and Grand Cayman. The IMC is an independent body, the main mission is to set the standards, and act as a bridge for the stakeholders in other associations, governments and organisations. An additional goal is to educate the public and improve the public understanding of this industry.
  The IMC is chaired by Prof. Dr. Dimitry Kochenov, a professor for EU Constitutional and Citizenship law at the University of Groningen, Netherlands, overseeing the academic side of the IMC, publishing double peer-reviewed research papers on investment migration. The day-to-day running of the organisation is the responsibility of Bruno L’ecuyer, Chief Executive of the Investment Migration Council. Members of the governing board include Bruno L'ecuyer, Chief Executive, and Secretary of the Board of the Investment Migration Council based in Geneva, Nadine Goldfoot, Partner and Head of Worldwide Private Client Practice at Fragomen LLP in the UK, David Chen, Managing Partner at Visas Consulting Group in China and Canada, Ronald H. Klasko, Managing Partner, Klasko Immigration Law Partners, LLP in the United States, and Dr. Christian Kälin, Chairman at Henley & Partners in London.
  The not-for-profit organisation is fully funded by its corporate donors and individual members. The corporate donors include firms across the Residence and Citizenship by Investment industry. As of October 2018, there are over 20 corporate donors and over 400 individuals that contribute to the IMC.
caption: Investment Migration Forum at the Grand Hotel Kempinski in Geneva
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