Pacific Rim Tax Conference Agenda 2023
The agenda for the upcoming conference in 2023 will be posted when available.
The following is the agenda for the past event.
BEPS’ GloBE Implementation
Draft Agenda: subject to change
All sessions are held in the Sequoia Room unless noted.
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THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2023 |
7:30 – 8:30 |
Continental Breakfast |
7:30 – 8:30 |
EY GloBE Solutions
Navigate BEPS 2.0 with EY’s suite of connected technology solutions
- Neil Richmond; Senior Manager, International Tax and Transaction Services; EY
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8:30 – 8:45 |
Registration, Welcome by Supporters and Continental Breakfast
- Dr. Stewart Karlinsky; Executive Director; Pacific Tax Policy Institute
- Kirsten Nordlof; Co-Chair; Silicon Valley Tax Directors Group
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8:45 – 10:15
(Press Welcome) |
Pillar 1, Amount A & B: Nexus, Profit Allocation, Market Jurisdiction, Safe Harbors, Withholding Taxes, DST, Multi-Lateral Convention
- Sri Nagarajan; Partner/Principal; EY [Moderator]
- Robin Hart; Principal; Charles River Associates
- Alistair Pepper; Managing Director; KPMG
- Will Skinner; Partner; Fenwick & West
- Bob Stack; Managing Director; Deloitte
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10:15 – 12:00
(Press Welcome)
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Pillar 2: US Corporate Minimum Tax vs Pillar 2 Minimum Tax; Safe Harbors; Tax Incentives/Credits and ETR; Standard Tax Return; Share Based Compensation
- Gary Sprague; Tax Partner; Baker McKenzie [Moderator]
- Robb Chase; Tax Partner; Eversheds-Sutherland
- Andrew Jensen; Partner; PwC
- Aurelio Massimiano; Partner; Maisto e Associati
- Danielle Rolfes; Tax Partner; KPMG
- Jason Yen; Principal; EY
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12:00 – 1:30
(Press Welcome)
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Lunch and Keynote Speaker – Acacia Room
- David Bradbury; Deputy Director of the OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration
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1:45 – 2:45
(Press Welcome) |
Transfer Pricing and Dispute Resolution
- Wade Owen; Vice President – Global Head of Transfer Pricing; Visa [Moderator]
- Jennifer L. Best; Director, Deputy Commissioner (Acting); LB&I; Internal Revenue Service
- Mark Roche; Partner; Baker McKenzie
- Elizabeth Stevens; Member; Caplin & Drysdale
- Julia Ushakova-Stein; Partner; Fenwick & West
- E. Miller Williams, Jr.; Senior Counsel; Eversheds Sutherland
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2:45 – 3:15 |
Coffee Break |
3:15 – 4:30
(Press Welcome) |
Inter-Government Cooperation: MAP, APA, Information Exchange, MLI, FTA, Round Table Discussion
- Amanda Leon; Associate; Caplin & Drysdale [Moderator]
- Lars Haverkamp; Partner; Eversheds Sutherland
- Evelyn Lio; Assistant Commissioner; International Tax and Relations Division; Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore
- Nicole Welch; Director, Treaty and Transfer Pricing Operations Practice Area (Acting); LB&I; Internal Revenue Service
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4:30 – 5:30 |
Reception, sponsored by the IBFD (International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation) – Sequoia/Acacia Foyer |
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FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2023 |
7:30 – 8:30 |
Continental Breakfast |
7:30 – 8:30 |
Modeling the Impact of Pillar 2
- Moiz A. Shirazi; Principal Economist; Baker McKenzie
- Ivan Tsios; Director Economist; Baker McKenzie
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8:30 – 10:00
(Press Welcome) |
Restructuring and Reacting to International, BEPS, and Domestic Tax Law Changes, Stock
Buybacks and Impact on ETR
- Liz Chien; Chief Tax Counsel; Formattic Labs and
Adjunct Professor of International Tax, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
- Angela Evans; Tax Partner; EY
- Gabe Gartner; Principal National Tax Services; PwC
- Greg Hartker; Partner; Morgan Lewis
- Gary Wilcox; Partner; Mayer Brown
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
10:30 – 12:30
(No Press) |
Government Panel 1A & 1B: Breakout Sessions and Round Table Discussions Including Status of BEPS
Within Their Country and Region
1A: Canada – Catalina Room
- Sharon Heck; Vice President, Global Tax; Intel Corporation [Moderator]
- Michael Jennings; Competent Authority Service Director; Canada Revenue Agency
- Jeffrey Shafer; Partner; Blakes
1B: India – Sequoia Room
- Mukesh Butani; Founder and Managing Partner; BMR Legal [Moderator]
- John Stowell; Senior Vice President - Tax, Incentives & International Financial Reporting; The Walt Disney Company
- Kamlesh Varshney; Joint Secretary, Tax Policy and Legislation; Ministry of Finance, Government of India
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12:30 – 2:00
(Press Welcome) |
Lunch and Keynote Speaker – Acacia Room
- Michael Lennard; Chief International Tax Cooperation in the Financing for Development Office at United Nations
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2:00 – 4:30
(No Press) |
Government Panel 2A & 2B: Breakout Sessions and Round Table Discussions Including Status of BEPS
Within their Country and Region
2A: Korea and Singapore – Catalina Room
- Michael Quigley; Partner; Kim & Chang [Moderator]
- Stephen A. Bonovich; Vice President, Tax; Agilent Technologies, Inc.
- Sunjoo Lee; Tax Attaché; Korean Consul General’s Office, New York
- Evelyn Lio; Assistant Commissioner; International Tax and Relations Division; Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore
- Jin-oog Suh; Senior Advisor; Kim & Chang
2B: Australia – Sequoia Room
- Simone Bridges; Partner; Baker McKenzie [Moderator]
- Mark Konza; Tax Controversy Consultant; MinterEllison
- Timothy McCarthy; Assistant Commissioner, Public Groups and International; Australian Taxation Office
- John Stowell; Senior Vice President - Tax, Incentives & International Financial Reporting; The Walt Disney Company
- Hector Thompson; Deputy Commissioner, International; Australian Taxation Office
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