A new conference aimed at the trust industry will come to Bermuda next year.

IBC Global Conferences will host the first “Transcontinental Trust: Bermuda Forum” at the Fairmont Southampton on April 27 and 28, 2015. The conference is expected to draw senior trust practitioners and lawyers from around the world.

The event came about after a delegation from Bermuda attended the Transcontinental Trust Conference in Geneva in June.

Some of Bermuda’s trust industry leaders participated in an in-depth discussion on “Examining How International Financial Centres Adapt, Survive and Thrive”.

The session was led by Vanessa Schrum, partner at Appleby, with fellow panellists Randall Krebs, general counsel at Meritus Trust; Jonathan Dunlop, director of wealth planning at HSBC Private Bank; and Peter Pearman of Conyers Dill & Pearman.

With the support of the Bermuda Business Development Agency, Bermuda trust executives persuaded IBC Global Conferences to host the new event in Bermuda.

Michelle Wolfe, managing director of Meritus Trust Company Ltd, and president of the Bermuda Association of Licensed Trustees (BALT) is hoping the event will become a fixture on the international business calendar.

“We are looking forward to working with IBC Global Conferences to create a truly memorable event,” Ms Wolfe said. “The Geneva Conference is in its 29th year, we expect the Transcontinental Bermuda Forum will enjoy the same success.”