Charmian Gooch: My wish: To launch a new era of openness in business

Translator: Eva Hoxha Reviewer: Helena Bedalli

I've come here today

Kam ardhur sot ketu

to talk to you about a problem.

te flas per nje problem.

It's a very simple yet devastating problem,

Eshte njekohesisht shume i thjeshte dhe shkaterrues,

one that spans the globe

nje problem qe shtrihet ne te gjithe globin

and is affecting all of us.

dhe po na prek te gjitheve.

The problem is

Problemi eshte

anonymous companies.

kompanite anonime.

It sounds like a really dry and technical thing,

Tingellon si nje ceshtje e thate dhe shume teknike,

doesn't it?

apo jo?

But anonymous companies are making it difficult

Por kompanite anonime po e bejne shume te veshtire

and sometimes impossible

dhe ndonjehere te pamundur

to find out

te gjejne

the actual human beings responsible

njerezit qe jane pergjegjes

sometimes for really terrible crimes.

ndonjehere per krime shume te tmerrshme.

So, why am I here talking to all of you?

E pra, perse kam ardhur ketu t'ju flas ju te gjitheve?

Well, I guess I am a lifelong troublemaker

Ndoshta sepse gjate gjithe jetes kam qene nje ngaterrestare

and when my parents taught my twin brother and I

dhe kur prinderit na mesuan mua dhe vellain tim binjak

to question authority,

te vendosnim ne pikepyetje autoritetin,

I don't think they knew where it might lead.

s'besoj se e dinin se ku mund te na conte kjo.

(Laughter)

(Te qeshura)

And, they probably really regretted it

Dhe, me siguri ata jane penduar per kete.

during my stroppy teenage years when, predictably,

Gjate viteve te adoleshences sime idhnake,

I questioned their authority a lot.

e vendosja autoritetin e tyre shpesh ne pikepyetje.

And a lot of my school teachers

Dhe shume nga mesuesve te mi

didn't appreciate it much either.

nuk u vinte mire per kete.

You see, since the age of about five

E dini, qe nga mosha 5 vjecare

I've always asked the question, but why?

gjithmone kam bere pyetjen, por perse?

But why does the Earth go around the sun?

Perse toka rrotullohet rreth diellit?

But why is blood red?

Perse gjaku eshte i kuq?

But why do I have to go to school?

Perse duhet te shkoj ne shkolle?

But why do I have to respect the teachers

Perse duhet te respektoj mesuesit

and authority?

dhe autoritetin?

And little did I realize

Dhe pak kuptoja

that this question would become the basis

se keto pyejte do te ishin baza

of everything I would do.

e cdo gjeje qe do te beja.

And so it was

Dhe keshtu

in my twenties, a long time ago,

ne te njezetat e mia, shume kohe me pare,

that one rainy Sunday afternoon in North London

ate te diel mbasdite me shi ne Londren Veriore

I was sitting with Simon Taylor

isha ulur me Simon Taylor

and Patrick Alley

dhe Patrick Alley,

and we were busy stuffing envelopes

Ishim te zene duke pergatitur zarfet

for a mail out in the office of the campaign group

per nje dergese ne zyren e kompanine se fushates

where we worked at the time.

per te cilen punonim ne ate kohe.

And as usual, we were talking about the world's problems.

Dhe si zakonisht, po flisnim per problemet e botes.

And in particular, we were talking about

Ishim duke folur ne vecanti,

the civil war in Cambodia.

per luften civile ne Kamboxhia.

And we had talked about that many, many times before.

Kishim folur per te shume e shume here me pare.

But then suddenly we stopped

Por befas ndaluam

and looked at each other

dhe veshtruam njeri-tjetrin

and said, but why don't we try and change this?

dhe thame, perse nuk perpiqemi te ndryshojme kete?

And from that slightly crazy question,

Dhe nga ajo pyetje paksa e cmendur,

over two decades

per dy dekada

and many campaigns later,

dhe shume fushata me vone,

including alerting the world

duke perfshire njohjen e botes

to the problem of blood diamonds funding war,

me problemin e financimit te luftes se diamanteve te pergjakur

from that crazy question,

nga ajo pyejte e cmendur,

Global Witness is now an 80-strong team

Deshmitaret Global eshte sot nje ekip i forte prej 80

of campaigners, investigators, journalists and lawyers.

aktivistesh, hetuesish, gazetaresh dhe avokatesh.

And we're all driven by the same belief,

Te gjithe udhehiqemi nga i njejti besim,

that change really is possible.

se ndryshimi me te vertete eshte i mundur.

So, what exactly does Global Witness do?

Keshtu qe, cfare ben ekzaktesisht Demshmitaret Global?

We investigate, we report,

Ne hetojme, raportojme,

to uncover the people really responsible

per te demaskuar njerezit te cilet jane me te vertete pergjegjes

for funding conflict --

per financimin e konflikteve--

for stealing millions from citizens around the world,

per vjedhjen e milionave nga qytetaret perreth botes,

also known as state looting,

te njohur ndryshe si plackitje e shtetit,

and for destroying the environment.

dhe per shkaterrimin e mjedisit.

And then we campaign hard to change the system itself.

Ne bejme nje fushate te forte per te ndryshuar sistemin ne vetvete.

And we're doing this because so many of the countries

Dhe e bejme kete sepse shume nga vendet

rich in natural resources

e pasura ne burime

like oil or diamonds or timber

si nafte, diamante apo lende drusore

are home to some of the poorest

jane vendet me njerezit me te varfer

and most dispossessed people on the planet.

dhe me te shpronesuar ne planet.

And much of this injustice

Shume nga kjo padrejtesi

is made possible

behet e mundur

by currently accepted business practices.

nga praktikat aktuale te pranuara te biznesit.

And one of these is anonymous companies.

Nje nga keto jane kompanite anonime.

Now we've come up against anonymous companies

Ne kemi ndeshur kompani anonime

in lots of our investigations,

ne shume nga hetimet tona,

like in the Democratic Republic of Congo,

si ne Republiken Demokratike te Kongos,

where we exposed how secretive deals

ku demaskuam sesi marreveshjet sekrete

involving anonymous companies

te cilat perfshinin kompanite anonime

had deprived the citizens

i kane privuar qytetaret

of one of the poorest countries on the planet

e nje prej vendeve te me varfera ne planet

of well over a billion dollars.

me shume se nje miliard dollare.

That's twice the country's health and education budget combined.

Kjo eshte sa dyfishi i buxhetit te shtetit per shendetesine dhe edukimin sebashku.

Or in Liberia,

Ose ne Liberi,

where an international predatory logging company

ku nje kompani nderkombetare e prerjes dhe e grabitjes te pyjeve

used front companies as it attempted to grab

perdorte kompani te tjera ne perpjekjen per te marre

a really huge chunk of Liberia's unique forests.

nje pjese shume te madhe te pyjeve unike te Liberise.

Or political corruption in Sarawak, Malaysia,

Ose korrupsioni politik ne Sarawak, Malajzi,

which has led to the destruction of much of its forests.

i cili ka cuar ne shkaterrimin e shume prej pyjeve te tij.

Well, that uses anonymous companies too.

Gjithashtu ne kete rast perdoreshin kompanite anonime.

We secretly filmed some of the family

Ne filmuam ne menyre sekrete disa nga familjaret

of the former chief minister and a lawyer

e ish kryeministrit dhe nje avokat

as they told our undercover investigator

ne te cilen ata i tregonin hetuesit tone te fshehte

exactly how these dubious deals are done

ekzaktesisht sesi realizohen keto marreveshje te dyshimta

using such companies.

duke perdorur keto kompani.

And the awful thing is,

Dhe gjeja e tmerrshme eshte,

there are so many other examples out there

se ka kaq shume raste te tjera

from all walks of life.

nga te gjitha sferat e jetes.

This truly is a scandal of epic proportions

Ky vertet eshte nje skandal me permasa epike

hidden in plain sight.

mu nen hunden tone.

Whether it's the ruthless Mexican drugs cartel,

Qofte karteli i pameshirshem meksian i droges,

the Zetas,

Zetat,

who use anonymous companies to launder profits

te cilet perdorin kompani anonime per te pastruar fitimet e tyre

while their drugs-related violence

nderkohe qe dhuna e tyre e lidhur me drogen

is tearing communities apart across the Americas.

po shkateron komunitetet pergjate Amerikave.

Or the anonymous company,

Apo kompanite anonime,

which bought up Americans' tax debts,

te cilet blene borxhin e taksave te amerikaneve,

piled on the legal fees

te mbuluar me tarifa ligjore

and then gave homeowners a choice:

dhe me pas i dhane pronareve te shtepive nje zgjedhje:

Pay up or lose your home.

Paguaj ose humb shtepine tende.

Imagine being threatened with losing your home

Imagjino te kercenohesh me humbjen e shtepise tende

sometimes over a debt of just a few hundred dollars,

ndonjehere nga nje borxh prej disa qindra dollare,

and not being able to find out

dhe te mos jesh ne gjendje te zbulosh

who you were really up against.

se ke kishe perballe.

Now anonymous companies

Kompanite anonime

are great for sanctions busting too.

jane shkelese shume te mira dhe te saksioneve.

As the Iranian government found out

Ashtu sic zbuloi qeveria Iraniane

when, through a series of front companies,

kur, nepermjet nje serie kompanish fasade,

it owned a building in the very heart of Manhattan,

se zoteronte nje ndertese ne zemer te Manhatan-it

on Fifth Avenue,

ne Fifth Avenue,

despite American sanctions.

pavaresisht sanksioneve Amerikane.

And Juicy Couture, home of of the velvet track suit,

Dhe Juicy Couture, shtepia e kostumeve sportive kadife,

and other companies were the unwitting,

dhe kompani te tjera ishin padashje,

unknowing tenants there.

dhe paditur qiramarres atje.

There are just so many examples,

Ka kaq shume shembuj,

the horesemeat scandal in Europe,

skandali i mishit te kalit ne Europe,

the Italian mafia, they've used these companies

mafia italiane, i kane perdorur keto kompani

for decades.

per dekada.

The $100 million American Medicare fraud,

Mashtrimi prej 100 milion dollare i American Medicare,

the supply of weapons to wars around the world

furnizimi me arme i luftrave perreth botes

including those

duke perfshire ato

in Eastern Europe in the early '90s.

ne Evropen Lindore ne fillim te viteve `90.

Anonymous companies

Kompanite anonime

have even come to light

kane dale ne drite bile

in the recent revolution in the Ukraine.

ne revolucionin e fundit ne Ukraine.

But, for every case that we and others expose

Por, per cdo rast qe ne dhe te tjeret ekspozojme

there are so many more that will remain hidden away

ka kaq shume raste te tjera te cilat do te mbeten te fshehura

because of the current system.

per shkak te sistemit aktual.

And it's just a simple truth

Dhe eshte nje e vertete e thjeshte

that some of the people responsible for outrageous crimes,

se disa nga njerezit pergjegjes per krime mizore,

for stealing from you and me

qe kane vjedhur nga une dhe ti

and millions of others,

dhe miliona te tjere,

they are remaining faceless

ata mbeten te panjohur

and they are escaping accountability

dhe ata po i shmangen llogaridhenies

and they're doing this with ease,

e po e bejne kete me lehtesi,

and they're doing it using legal structures.

e po e bejne kete duke perdorur struktura ligjore.

And really, that is unfair.

Kjo vertet eshte shume e padrejte.

Well, you might well ask,

Ju shume mire mund te pyesni,

what exactly is an anonymous company,

se cfare ekzaktesisht eshte nje kompani anonime,

and can I really set one up, and use it,

dhe a mund te krijoj nje, dhe ta perdor ate,

without anyone knowing who I am?

pa e ditur njeri se kush jam une?

Well, the answer is, yes you can.

Pergjigja eshte, po ti mundesh.

But if you're anything like me,

Por nese je sadopak si une,

you'll want to see some of that for yourself,

ju doni ta shihni ate vete,

so let me show you.

keshtu qe me lejoni t'jua tregoj.

Well first you need to work out

Fillimisht duhet te zgjidhni

where you want to set it up.

se ku duhet te vendoseni.

Now, at this point you might be imagining

Tani, ne kete pike ju mund te imagjinoni

one of those lovely tropical island tax havens

nje nga ato ishujt e adhurueshem tropikal qe jane parajsa te taksave

but here's the thing,

por ka nje gje,

shockingly,

shokuese,

my own hometown, London,

vendi im i lindjes, Londra,

and indeed the U.K.,

dhe sigurisht Britania e Madhe,

is one of the best places in the world

eshte nje nga vendet me te mira ne bote

to set up an anonymous company.

per te krijuar nje kompani anonime.

And the other, even better,

Dhe tjetra, akoma dhe me e mire,

I'm afraid that's America.

kam frike se eshte Amerika.

Do you know, in some states across America

A e dini, se ne disa shtete ne Amerike

you need less identification

ju kerkohen me pak mjete identifikimi

to open up a company

per te hapur nje kompani

than you do to get a library card,

sesa ju nevojiten per te marre nje karte biblioteke,

like Delaware,

si Delaware,

which is one of the easiest places

qe eshte nje nga ato vendet me te lehta

in the world to set up an anonymous company.

ne bote per te krijuar nje kompani anonime.

Okay, so let's say it's America,

Keshtu qe le te themi se eshte Amerika,

and let's say it's Delaware,

dhe le te themi se eshte Delaware,

and now you can simply go online

dhe tashme ju mund te shkoni online

and find yourself a company service provider.

dhe mund te gjeni nje kompani sherbimesh.

These are the companies that can set your one up for you,

Keto jane kompani te cilat mund te krijojne nje per ju,

and remember, it's all legal, routine business practice.

dhe kujtohu se kjo eshte e gjitha ligjore, praktika rutine biznesi.

So, here's one,

Pra, nje rast

but there are plenty of others to choose from.

por ka dhe shume te tjera nga mund te zgjedhesh

And having made your choice,

Dhe pasi keni bere zgjedhjen tuaj,

you then pick what type of company you want

me pas zgjedh se cfare kompanie deshiron

and then fill in a contact, name and address.

dhe me pas ploteson kontaktin, emrin dhe adresen.

But don't worry,

Por mos u shqeteso,

it doesn't have to be your name.

nuk ka pse te jete emrin juaj.

It can be your lawyer's

Mund te jete i avokatit tend,

or your service provider's,

ose i kompanise qe te siguroi sherbimin,

and it's not for the public record anyway.

dhe sido qe te jete nuk eshte informacion per publikun.

And then you add the owner of the company.

Me pas shton pronarin e kompanise.

Now this is the key part,

Tani ceshtja thelbesore,

and again it doesn't have to be you,

dhe perseri nuk ka pse te jeni ju,

because you can get creative,

sepse mund te beheni kreativ,

because there is a whole universe out there of nominees

sepse atje jashte ka nje univers te tere me te nominuar

to choose from.

nga mund te zgjedhesh.

And nominees are the people that you

Dhe te nominuarit jane njerezit qe ju

can legally pay to be your company's owner.

mund ti paguani ligjerisht per te qene pronaret e kompanise suaj.

And if you don't want to involve anyone else,

Dhe nese nuk do te perfshish askend tjeter,

it doesn't even have to be an actual human being.

ne fakt nuk ka pse te jete nje qenie humane.

It could be another company.

Mund te jete nje kompani tjeter.

And then finally,

Dhe me pas ne fund,

give your company a name

vendosi kompanise suaj nje emer

add a few more details and make your payment.

shto dhe disa detaje te tjera dhe kryej pagesen.

And then the service provider

Dhe me pas kompanise e cila te ka siguruar sherbimin

will take a few hours or more to process it.

do ti duhen pak ore per ta procesuar ate.

But there you are,

Por ja ku jeni,

in 10 minutes of online shopping

me 10 minuta online shopping

you can create yourself an anonymous company.

mund te krijoni nje kompani anonime.

And not only is it easy,

dhe jo vetem qe eshte kaq e lehte,

really, really easy and cheap,

shume, shume e lehte dhe e lire,

it's totally legal too.

por eshte totalisht ligjore.

But the fun doesn't have to end there,

Por kenaqesia nuk ka pse te perfundoje ketu,

maybe you want to be even more anonymous.

ju ndoshta deshironi te jeni edhe me shume anonim se kaq.

Well, that's no problem either.

Edhe kjo nuk eshte aspak problem.

You can simply keep adding layers,

Thjesht, vazhdoni shtoni shtresa,

companies owned by companies.

kompani te zoteruara nga kompani.

You can have hundreds of layers

Mund te keni me qindra shtresa

with hundreds of companies spread across

me qindra kompani te shperndara

lots of different countries,

ne shtete te ndryshme

like a giant web,

si nje rrjet gjigand,

each layer adds anonymity.

cdo shtrese shton anonimitetin.

Each layer makes it more difficult

Cdo shtrese e ben edhe me te veshtire

for law enforcement and others

per zbatimin e ligjit dhe te tjeret,

to find out who the real owner is.

per te gjetur pronarin e vertete.

But whose interests is this all serving?

Por per interes te cilit sherben e gjitha kjo?

It might be in the interests of the company

Mund te jete ne interes te kompanise

or a particular individual,

ose te nje individi ne vecanti,

but what about all of us, the public?

por per te gjithe ne, publikun?

There hasn't even been a global conversation yet

Ne fakt akoma nuk ka pasur nje bisedim nderkombetar

about whether it's okay

nese kjo eshte ne rregull apo jo

to misuse companies in this way.

per te keqperdorur kompanite ne kete menyre.

And what does it all mean for us?

Dhe cdo te thote kjo per ne?

Well, an example that really haunts me

E pra, nje shembull qe me perndjek mua

is one I came across recently.

eshte nje me te cilin jam ndeshur kohet e fundit.

And it's that of a horrific fire

Eshte ajo e nje zjarri te tmerrshem

in a nightclub in Buenos Aires

ne nje klub nate ne Buenos Aires

about a decade ago.

rreth nje dekade me pare.

It was the night before New Year's Eve.

Ishte nje nate perpara nates se nderrimit te viteve.

Three thousand very happy revelers,

Tre mije festues shume te lumtur,

many of them teenagers,

shume prej te cileve adoleshente,

were crammed into a space meant for 1,000.

u ngjeshen ne nje hapesire vetem per 1000 persona.

And then tragedy struck,

Dhe tragjedia ndodhi,

a fire broke out

filloi nje zjarr

plastic decorations were melting from the ceiling

dekorimet plastike po shkriheshin nga tavani

and toxic smoke filled the club.

dhe tymi toksik mbushi klubin.

So people tried to escape

Njerezit u perpoqen te dilnin

only to find that some of the fire doors

por zbuluan se dyert kunder zjarrit

had been chained shut.

ishin mbyllur me zinxhir.

Over 200 people died.

Me shume se 200 persona vdiqen.

Seven hundred were injured trying to get out.

Shtateqind u plagosen nderkohe qe perpiqeshin te largoheshin.

And as the victims' families and the city and the country

Ndersa familjet e viktimave, qyteti dhe i gjithe vendi

reeled in shock,

qendruan te shokuar,

investigators tried to find out who was responsible.

hetuesit u perpoqen te gjenin se cili ishte pergjegjes per kete.

And as they looked for the owners of the club,

Ndersa kerkuan per pronaret e klubit,

they found instead anonymous companies,

ne fakt gjeten kompani anonime,

and confusion surrounded the identities of those

dhe konfuzioni rrethonte identitetin e atyre qe ishin

involved with the companies.

te perfshire ne keto kompani.

Now ultimately, a range of people were charged

Se fundmi, nje numer personash u arrestuan

and some went to jail.

dhe disa shkuan ne burg.

But this was an awful tragedy,

Por kjo ishte nje tragjedi e tmerrshme,

and it shouldn't have been so difficult

dhe nuk do te kishte qene kaq e veshtire

just to try and find out who was responsible

te perpiqeshe te gjeje fajtoret e vertete

for those deaths.

per ato vdekje.

Because in an age

Sepse ne keto kohera

when there is so much information

ku ka kaq shume informacion

out there in the open,

haptazi,

why should this crucial information

pse duhet qe nje informacion kaq i domosdoshem

about company ownership

per pronesine e kompanive

stay hidden away?

te qendroje i fshehur?

Why should tax evaders, corrupt government officials,

Pse duhet evaduesit e taksave, zyrtaret e korruptuar te qeverive,

arms traders and more,

trafikantet e armeve e te tjere,

be able to hide their identities from us, the public?

te jene ne gjendje te fshehin identitetin e tyre nga ne, publiku?

Why should this secrecy be such an accepted business practice?

Pse duhet qe nje sekret i tille te jete nje praktike e pranuar biznesi?

Anonymous companies

Kompanite anonime

might be the norm right now

mund te jene nje standart tani

but it wasn't always this way.

por nuk ka qene gjithmone ne kete menyre.

Companies were created

Kompanite krijoheshin

to give people a chance to innovate

per ti dhene njerezve nje menyre per te qene krijues

and not have to put everything on the line.

dhe jo per te vendosur cdo gje ne vije te drejte.

Companies were created to limit financial risk,

Kompanite krijoheshin per te limituar riskun financiar,

they were never intended to be used as a moral shield.

nuk kishin kurre si qellim te perdoreshin si nje mburoje morale.

Companies were never intended to be anonymous,

Kompanite nuk ishin me qellimin qe te ishin anonime,

and they don't have to be.

dhe nuk kane pse te jene.

And so I come to my wish.

Dhe keshtu une vij tek deshira ime.

My wish is for us to know

Deshira ime eshte qe ne te njohim

who owns and controls companies

kush i zoteron dhe i kontrollon kompanite

so that they can no longer be used anonymously

keshtu qe ato te mos perdoren me si kompani anonime

against the public good.

kunder te mires publike.

Together let's ignite world opinion,

Se bashku le te ndezim opinionin boteror,

change the law,

te ndryshojme ligjin,

and launch a new era of openness in business.

dhe te fillojme nje ere te re hapjeje ne biznes.

So what might this look like?

Keshtu qe si mund te duket kjo?

Well, imagine if you could go online

Imagjinoni se mund te shkoni online

and look up the real owner of a company.

dhe mund te shikoni emrin e vertete te pronarit te kompanise.

Imagine if this data were open and free,

Imagjinoni se keto te dhena jane te hapura dhe falas,

accessible across borders

te arritshme pertej kufijve

for citizens and businesses

per qytetaret dhe bizneset

and law enforcement alike.

dhe per ligjin njelloj.

Imagine what a game changer that would be.

Imagjinoni sesi kjo do ta ndryshonte lojen.

So how are we going to do this?

Keshtu qe a do ta bejme kete gje?

Well, there is only one way.

Ka vetem nje menyre.

Together, we have to change the law globally

Se bashku, duhet te te ndryshojme ligjin globalisht

to create public registries

te krijojme regjistrat publike

which list the true owners of companies

te cilet listojne pronaret e vertete te kompanive

and can be accessed by all

dhe kane qasje nga te gjithe

with no loopholes.

pa shtigje.

And yes, this is ambitious,

E pra, kjo eshte ambicioze,

but there is momentum on this issue,

por ka nje vrull per kete ceshtje

and over the years I have seen

dhe pergjate viteve kam pare

the sheer power of momentum,

pushtetin e dukshem te ketij vrulli

and it's just starting on this issue.

dhe sapo ka filluar per kete ceshtje.

There is such an opportunity right now.

Ka nje mundesi kaq te madhe ne kete moment.

And the TED community

Dhe komuniteti i TED

of creative and innovative thinkers and doers

i realizuesve dhe menduesve kreativ dhe inovativ

across all of society

ne te gjithe shoqerine

could make the crucial difference.

mund te bejne ndryshimin thelbesor.

You really can make this change happen.

Ne te vertete ju mund ta realizoni kete ndyshim.

Now, a simple starting point

Tani, nje pikenisje e thjeshte

is the address behind me

eshte adresa pas meje

for a Facebook page that you can join now

per nje faqe Facebook-u qe mund ti bashkoheni menjehere

to support the campaign and spread the word.

per te mbeshtetur fushaten dhe te perhapni fjalen.

It's going to be a springboard

Ka per te qene nje trampoline

for our global campaigning.

per fushaten tone globale.

And the techies among you,

Te apasionuarit mbas teknologjise ne mesin tuaj,

you could really help us create a prototype

ju mund te na ndihmoni ne krijimin e nje prototipi

public registry

e nje regjistri publik

to demonstrate what a powerful tool this could be.

per te treguar se cfare mjeti i fuqishem mund te jete.

Campaign groups from around the world

Grupet e fushatave perreth botes

have come together to work on this issue.

jane bashkuar per te punuar per kete ceshtje.

The U.K. government is already on board;

Qeveria e Britanise se Madhe ka rene dakord;

it supports these public registries.

per te mbeshtetur keto regjistra publik.

And just last week,

Dhe vetem nje jave me pare,

the European Parliament came on board

Parlamenti Evropian ra dakord me 600 vota pro,

with a vote 600 to 30 in favor of public registries.

30 kunder ne favor te regjistrave publike.

That is momentum.

Ky eshte momenti.

(Applause)

(Duatrokitje)

But it's early days.

Por jane ditet e fillimit.

America still needs to come on board,

Amerika akoma duhet te bashkohet

as do so many other countries.

ashtu si shume vende te tjera.

And to succeed we will all together

Dhe per te patur sukses, ne te gjithe

need to help and push our politicians,

duhet te ndihmojme dhe te shtyjme politikanet

because without that,

sepse pa ate,

real far-reaching, world-shifting change

nuk kane per te ndodhur

just isn't going to happen.

ndryshime reale ne te gjithe boten.

Because this isn't just about changing the law,

Sepse e gjitha kjo nuk eshte vetem per te ndryshuar ligjin,

this is about starting a conversation

kjo eshte per te filluar nje bashkebisedim

about what it's okay for companies to do,

se cfare eshte ne rregull te bejne kompanite,

and in what ways is it acceptable to use company structures.

dhe ne cfare menyre eshte e pranueshme te perdoren strukturat e kompanive.

This isn't just a dry policy issue.

Kjo nuk eshte thjesht nje ceshtje e thate politike.

This is a human issue

Kjo eshte nje ceshtje njerezore

which affects us all.

e cila na prek te gjitheve.

This is about being on the right side of history.

Kjo eshte me te qenit ne anen e duhur te historise.

Global citizens, innovators, business leaders, individuals,

Qytetaret global, inovatoret, liderat e biznesit, individet,

we need you.

ne kemi nevoje per ju.

Together, let's kickstart this global movement.

Se bashku, le te fillojme kere levizje globale.

Let's just do it,

Le ta bejme kete,

let's end anonymous companies.

t'i japim fund kompanive anonime.

Thank you.

Ju faleminderit.

(Applause)

(Duartrokitje)