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Pacific Rim Tax Conference Agenda 2026

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All sessions are held in the Sequoia Room unless noted.
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Thursday, May 14, 2026

7:30 – 8:30

Continental Breakfast & Registration

8:30 – 8:45

Welcome and Introductions

  • Dr. Stewart Karlinsky – Executive Director, Pacific Tax Policy Institute
  • Grace Chu – Vice President, Tax and Treasurer, Dolby Laboratories; Co-Chair, Silicon Valley Tax Directors Group
  • President – TEI Silicon Valley

8:45 – 9:15

Keynote Speech: United Nations Perspectives on International Taxation

  • Ilka Ritter – Economic Affairs Officer, UN International Tax and Development Cooperation Branch

9:15 – 10:45

Life After the Pillars

  • Peter Barnes – Of Counsel, Caplin & Drysdale
  • Mindy Herzfeld – Professor of Tax Practice, University of Florida Levin College of Law; Counsel, Potomac Law Group
  • Will Morris – Global Tax Policy Leader, PwC

10:45 – 11:15

Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:30

Impact of Tax Legislation (HR1) and Court Decisions on Corporate World including modeling 174 and 174A, PPE depreciation, Credits and Timing, State Coordination, etc.

12:30 – 2:00

Lunch and Keynote Speaker

  • Manal Corwin – Director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration; OECD (Invited)

2:00 – 3:30

Reorganizing post-BEPS: Stock vs Asset; Post-Acquisition IP; CAMTI 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

3:30 – 5:00

Government Officials Administrative Round Table Discussion of Tax Transparency, ICAP, Peer Review, Qualified Status, Dispute Resolution, Self-Certification, GAAR, Economic Substance

  • Elizabeth Stevens – Member, Caplin & Drysdale [Moderator]
  • Nicole Welch – IRS LB&I Director, Treaty and Transfer Pricing Operations Practice Area (Invited)
  • Korea/ Australia/ Canada/ Singapore Government Representatives

5:00 – 7:00

Reception – Sponsored by CAC

Friday, May 15, 2026

8:30 – 10:30

Transfer Pricing

  • Aurelio Massimiano – Partner, Maisto & Associato
  • Gary Peters – Partner, PwC

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:00

European Current Developments

  • Mirko Severi – Partner Maisto & Associato

12:00 – 1:30

Lunch and Keynote Speaker

  • Ken Kies – Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury (Invited)

(No Press)

Government Panel #1: Breakout Sessions and Round Table Discussions

1:30 – 3:00

1A: India (Waterfront Room)

  • Mukesh Butani – Founder and Managing Partner, BMR Legal

1:30 – 2:15

1B: Singapore (Marina Room)

2:15 – 3:00

1C: Canada (Marina Room)

  • Jeffrey Shaffer – Blake, Cassels & Graydon

(No Press)

Government Panel #2: Breakout Sessions and Round Table Discussions

3:00 – 4:30

2A: Australia (Waterfront Room)

  • Simone Bridges – Partner, Baker McKenzie
  • Mark Konza – Special Counsel, MinterEllison
  • Rebecca Saint – Deputy Commissioner, Australian Tax Office (Invited)
  • John Stowell – Senior Vice President, Tax, Incentives & Int’l Financial Reporting, The Walt Disney Company

3:00 – 3:45

2B: South Korea (Marina Room)

  • Paul Manning – Tax Partner, Kim & Chang

3:45 – 4:30

2C: Brazil (Marina Room)

  • Lionel Nobre – Vice President, Tax, Dell Technologies; Latin America
  • Claudia Pimentel – Undersecretary of Taxation and Litigation, Brazil Federal Revenue Service (Invited)
  • Romero Tavares – Partner, PwC