Pacific Rim Tax Conference Agenda 2025
BEPS’ GloBE & International Taxation Cross Currents
Draft Agenda: subject to change
All sessions are held in the Sequoia Room unless noted.
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Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
7:30 – 8:30 |
Continental Breakfast & Registration |
8:30 – 8:40 |
Welcome and Introductions
- Dr. Stewart Karlinsky; Executive Director; Pacific Tax Policy Institute
- Grace Chu; Vice President of Tax and Treasurer, Dolby Laboratories; Co-Chair, Silicon Valley Tax Directors Group
- Fenella Salomonsson; President of Silicon Valley TEI Chapter; Tax Director, AeroVironment, Inc.
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8:40 – 9:45
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Impact of Tax Legislation and Court Decisions on Corporate World including two AMTs, Transfer Pricing
- Julia Ushakova-Stein; Partner; Baker McKenzie [Moderator]
- Heather Schafroth; Associate; Caplin & Drysdale
- Mirko Severi; Partner; Maisto e Associati
- William Skinner; Partner; Fenwick
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9:45 – 11:00
(Press Welcome) |
BEPS Pillar 1, DST & Section 861 Cloud and Digital Content Regulations
- Quyen Huynh; Principal; KPMG [Moderator]
- Stephen Bates; Principal; EY
- Aurelio Massimiano; Partner; Maisto e Associati
- Ansgar Simon; Partner; Covington
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11:00 – 11:15
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Coffee Break
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11:15 – 12:45
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GloBE & BEPS Pillar 2 Current Developments: QDMTT, Top-Up Taxes (IIR & UTPR), Safe Harbors
- Gary Sprague; Partner; Baker McKenzie [Moderator]
- Matthew Cambi; Principal; PwC
- Marcus Heyland; Principal; KPMG
- Mike Knobler; Partner; Fenwick
- Craig Silverwood; Partner; MinterEllison
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12:45 – 2:15
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Lunch and Keynote Speaker, Sponsored by Accordance
- Manal Corwin; Director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration; OECD
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2:15 – 3:15
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M&A post-BEPS: Stock vs Asset vs Deemed Asset Acquisitions; Post-Acquisition IP; Materiality Disclosure and Impact on Different ETRs
- Angela Evans; Tax Partner; EY
- Gabe Gartner; Principal National Tax Services; PwC
- Lucas Giardelli, Partner, Mayer Brown
- Greg Hartker; Partner; Morgan Lewis
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3:15 – 4:30
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Government Officials Administrative Round Table Discussion ICAP, Peer Review, Qualified Status, Dispute Resolution, Self-Certification, GAAR, Economic Substance
- Elizabeth Stevens; Member; Caplin & Drysdale [Moderator]
- Ryo Niiro; Deputy Director, Large Enterprise Division; National Tax Agency; Japan
- Rebecca Saint; Deputy Commissioner, Public Groups; Australian Tax Office
- Jin-oog Suh; Senior Advisor; Kim & Chang
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4:30 – 6:00
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Reception, Sponsored by Lockton Tax Liability Insurance Company
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Friday, April 18, 2025 |
7:30 – 8:30 |
Continental Breakfast and the Impact of India’s New Budget on Corporations
- Mukesh Butani, Managing Partner; BMR Legal
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8:30 – 9:15
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Valediction: 40 Years at the Internal Revenue Service
- Douglas O’Donnell, former Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (twice)
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9:15 – 10:15
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Keynote Speech: United Nations Perspectives on International Taxation
- Michael Lennard; Chief of International Tax Cooperation & Trade; United Nations
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10:15 – 10:45
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Coffee Break
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10:45 – 11:45
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“Qualified Subsidy” What are permissible and what is not?
- Dr. Giammarco Cottani, LL.M; Founding Partner; NOEMA - Tax & Policy
- Michael Lennard; Chief of International Tax Cooperation & Trade; United Nations
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11:45 – 1:15 |
Lunch and Keynote Speaker, Sponsored by NOEMA Global
- Derek Theurer; Counselor to the Secretary; U.S. Department of the Treasury
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1:15 – 2:30
(No Press)
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Government Panel #1: Breakout Sessions and Round Table Discussions
1A: Japan (Catalina Room)
- Shin Yamaguchi; Partner; PwC Tax Japan [Moderator]
- Dai Hirose; Director (Digital Economy), International Operations Division, National Tax Agency; Japan
- Ryo Niiro; Deputy Director, Large Enterprise Division, National Tax Agency; Japan
1B: India (Sequoia Room)
- Mukesh Butani; Founder and Managing Partner; BMR Legal [Moderator]
- Pankaj Jindal; Joint Secretary (TPL2); India Revenue Service
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2:30 – 3:45
(No Press)
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Government Panel #2: Breakout Sessions and Round Table Discussions
2A: Australia (Sequoia Room)
- Simone Bridges; Partner; Baker McKenzie
- Mark Konza; Consultant; MinterEllison
- John Stowell; Senior Vice President – Tax, Incentives & Int’l Financial Reporting; The Walt Disney Company
- Rebecca Saint; Deputy Commissioner, Public Groups; Australian Tax Office
2B: South Korea (Catalina Room)
- Paul Manning; Tax Partner; Kim & Chang [Moderator]
- Grace Chu; Vice President of Tax and Treasurer, Dolby Laboratories; Co-Chair, Silicon Valley Tax Directors Group
- Seongsoo Kim; Consul for Tax; Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in New York
- Jae Suk Park (JS); Tax Attorney and CPA; Kim & Chang
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3:45 – 5:00
(No Press)
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Government Panel #3: Breakout Sessions and Round Table Discussions
3A: Vietnam (Catalina Room)
- Nguyen Van Hung; Deputy Director Tax Policy Sub-Department, General Department of Taxation; Vietnam
- Long Hua; Principal; EY
3B: Brazil (Sequoia Room)
- Lionel Nobre; Vice President, Tax; Dell Technologies; Latin America
- Fenella Salomonsson; Tax Director; AeroVironment, Inc.
- Romero Tavares; Partner; PwC
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