This elite group, comprised of experts in the field, personally nominates all invitees and develops the Agenda, which forms the basis of our discussions.
Forum Overview
Dates: May 12 - 14, 2025
Location: Surrey, United Kingdom
The Forum is an annual meeting for up to 74 of the top legal advisors, trustees, private bankers and CPAs, who advise HNW & UHNW international families on estates, trusts and tax law, to explore common concerns, exchange ideas and resolve challenges faced on behalf of clients. All those invited have at least 15 years of relevant experience.
In 2023, the Forum for International Wealth Advisors – 2nd Generation celebrated its 10-year anniversary. The video below highlights the meeting’s first 10 years, and pays tribute to the participants, Steering Committee members, and Committee Co-Chairs who have contributed to the development of the Forum community over this time.
2025 Steering Committee
Committee Co-Chairs
Claudia Caffuzzi is a Vice Chairman and Managing Director of JPMorgan Private Bank. She is the Practice Leader for the International Wealth Advisory Group and the Latin America Wealth Advisory Group. As a Wealth Advisor, she advises individuals regarding estate and trust planning (covering both local and crossborder topics) and related transfer tax and income tax matters. She focuses primarily on clients in Mexico. Prior to joining JPMorgan, Claudia practiced law with the firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, concentrating in U.S. and international trust and estate planning. She served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Oliver Seth on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Claudia received a B.A. from Connecticut College, a J.D. from University of Southern California Law School and an L.L.M in Taxation from New York University School of Law. Claudia regularly speaks at international trust and estate planning conferences on a variety of Latin American tax planning topics.
Paul Hodgson, Deputy Group Head of Trust at Butterfield is primarily responsible for nurturing and enhancing Butterfield Trust’s relationships with both clients and advisors, alongside offering first-class technical advice, particularly in relation to structures for wealth and succession planning. Paul joined Butterfield in 1998 after 10 years of working with KPMG in Australia, London and Hong Kong. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Accountants, Australia and New Zealand, a Trust and Estate Practitioner and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment. Paul is Chairman of the Guernsey International Business Association (GIBA) and immediate past Chairman of the Guernsey Association of Trustees (GAT) and remains on the Committee. He received the STEP Founders Award in 2016 for his extraordinary service and contribution to STEP Worldwide.
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