Digital Economy Symposium 2016 Agenda
This Preliminary Agenda is subject to change.
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2016 | CONRAD CENTENNIAL | SINGAPORE |
8:15 – 8:30 |
Registration
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8:30 – 8:45 |
Opening and Introduction
- T Y S, Founder New Economy Taxation, LL.M. (NYU), MA (Cantab), CPA
- Dr Stewart S Karlinsky, Prof. Emeritus Taxation and Accounting, Ph.D., MBA, CPA
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8:45– 9:15 |
Challenges of the Digital Economy — Sharing Economy
- Prof. Dr. Jeffrey Owens, Director, WU Global Tax Policy Center [Keynote speaker]
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9:15 – 9:45 |
International Taxation in the Digital Economy
- Gary Sprague, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, San Francisco/Palo Alto [Keynote speaker]
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9:45 – 11:15 |
Panel: Taxation Challenges When “Digital” is Not Part of But is “the Economy”
- Gary Sprague, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, San Francisco/Palo Alto [Moderator]
- Allen Tan, Partner, Baker & McKenzie
- Steve Towers, International Tax Advisor, International Fiscal Association
- Vaibhav Sanghvi, Asia-Pacific Head of Tax, Symantac
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11:15 – 11:30 |
Break
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11:30 – 12:45
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IFRS-FASB: Convergence and Implications for the Digital Economy and Accounting Aspects of the Digital Economy
- Prof. Mary E. Barth, Joan E. Horngren Professor of Accounting, Stanford University [Keynote speaker and moderator]
- Mikkel Larsen, Managing Director and Group Head of Tax and Accounting Policy and FinTech Mentor, DBS Bank, Euromoney best digital bank of 2016.
- Sunil Golecha, CFO & Head of Corporate Accounts, ASEAN and North Asia, ThomsonReuters
- Greg Unsworth, Risk Assurance and Digital Business Leader, PWC Singapore
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12:45 – 2:00
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Lunch and Keynote Speaker
- Robert Thomson, Assistant Commissioner - International Tax Structuring & BEPS, Australia Taxation Office [Keynote speaker]
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2:00 – 3:15 |
Panel: Disruptive Technologies: FinTech, Block Chain, Bit-coin, Crypto Financing
- Sunil Agarwal, International Tax and Corporate Tax Advisory Partner, PwC Singapore [Moderator]
- Jim Hunter, EY Managing partner Asia Pacific
- Dr. Luka Müller-Studer, Partner MME, Switzerland
- Ketan Madia, South-East Asia Head of Tax, GE
- Philip de Homont, Principal, NERA Economic Consulting
- Prof. Dr Zhang Zeping, Director of East China University of Political Science and Law (ECUPL) Center for International Tax Law (CITL)
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3:15 – 3:45 |
Break |
3:45 – 5:30 |
Transfer Pricing and IP Valuation Issues in the Digital Economy
- Michael Quigley, Senior Attorney, Kim & Chang, Korea [Moderator]
- Philip de Homont, Principal, NERA Economic Consulting
- Prof. Dr Zhang Zeping, Director of East China University of Political Science and Law (ECUPL) Center for International Tax Law (CITL)
- Prof. Darren Koh, Vice-Dean UniSIM law school & Head of Master of Tax Program
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5:30 – 5:45 |
Closing Remarks |
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5:45 – 6:30 |
Cocktail Reception, Hosted by Greater Zurich Area
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