Pacific Rim Tax Conference Agenda 2024
The agenda for the upcoming conference in 2023 will be posted when available.
The following is the agenda for the past event.
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, JUNE 13, 2024 |
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 of Tax and Treasurer; Dolby Laboratories; Co-Chair, Silicon Valley Tax Directors Group
- Howard Schneck; President, TEI Silicon Valley; Director Corporate Tax, Varian Medical systems
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8:45 – 10:45
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GloBE & BEPS Pillar 2 Current Developments:
Minimum Tax, QDMTT, Top-Up Taxes (IIR & UTPR), Safe Harbors & DST
- Gary Sprague; Partner; Baker McKenzie [Moderator]
- Marcus Heyland; Principal; KPMG (formerly tax policy advisor at OECD)
- Michael Lebovitz; Partner; Evershed-Sutherland
- Mirko Severi; Partner; Maisto e Associato
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10:45 – 11:15(Press Welcome)
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Adjusting Financial Statements Needed in Computing ETR and CAMT & Refundable vs Transferable Credits
- Ty Kanaaneh; Tax Partner; PwC
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11:15 – 12:45
(Press Welcome)
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Transfer Pricing and Dispute Resolution, Including Insurance vs APA; Impact of BEPS; Control/Acquisition Premiums
- Elizabeth (Liz) Stevens; Member; Caplin & Drysdale [Moderator]
- Robin Hart; Principal; Charles River Associates
- Aurelio Massimiano; Partner; Maisto e Associato
- Paul Stephen Manning; US Attorney, Tax Consultant; Kim & Chang
- Julia Ushakova-Stein; Tax Partner; Fenwick
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12:45 – 2:15
(Press Welcome)
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Lunch and Keynote Speaker
- John Peterson; Acting Head of Division International Cooperation & Tax Administration; OECD
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2:15 – 3:30
(Press Welcome) |
M&A post-BEPS: Stock vs Asset vs Deemed Asset Acquisitions; Post-Acquisition IP; Materiality Disclosure and Global ETR
- Angela Evans; Tax Partner; EY
- Gary Wilcox; Partner; Mayer Brown
- Gabe Gartner; Principal National Tax Services; PwC
- Greg Hartker; Partner; Morgan Lewis
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3:30 – 4:30
(Press Welcome) |
Government Officials Administrative Round Table Discussion MAP, APA, MLI, STTR, MLC, CAP & ICAP
- Linda Cheng; Group Tax Specialist, TP, MAP APA; Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore
- Young-Jun Kim; Senior Advisor; Kim & Chang (former Assistant Commissioner International Tax, NTS)
- Rebecca Saint; Deputy Commissioner; Australian Tax Office
- Nicole Welch; Director of Treaty and Transfer Pricing Operations Practice Area; Internal Revenue Service
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4:30 – 5:15
(Press Welcome) |
Presentation with Bruno Guzman, Expert Auto Rally Driver
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5:15 – 6:15 |
Reception |
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FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2024 |
7:30 – 8:30 |
Continental Breakfast |
8:30 – 9:30
(Press Welcome) |
BEPS Pillar 1 & DST
- Lauren Ross; Special Counsel; Covington & Burling
- Heather Schafroth; Associate; Caplin & Drysdale
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9:30 – 10:30 |
Current Supreme Court & Tax Court Cases: Charles G. Moore v. US (Section 965 Deemed Repatriation); Loper Bright & Relentless v Dept. of Commerce (Federal Regulatory Power;
Status of Chevron Doctrine)
- Kevin Otero; Partner; Covington & Burling [Moderator]
- Scott Frewing; Partner; Baker McKenzie
- Gary Scanlon; Technical Deputy, Washington National Tax; KPMG (formerly attorney-adviser in the Treasury Department’s Office of Tax Policy)
- William Skinner; Tax Partner; Fenwick
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10:30 – 12:00
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Government Panel #1: Breakout Sessions and Round Table Discussions
1A: Vietnam
- Michael Quigley; Attorney at Law [Moderator]
- Dang Ngoc Minh; Deputy General Director, General Department of Taxation; Ministry of Finance of Vietnam
- Corporate Speaker
1B: India
- Mukesh Butani; Managing Partner; BMR Legal [Moderator]
- Rasmi Ranjan Das; Chief Commissioner of Income-tax (International Taxation); Ministry of Finance; Government of India
- William DeFazio; Senior Vice President Tax and Treasury; Okta
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12:00 – 1:30
(Press Welcome) |
Lunch and Keynote Speaker
- Douglas W. O’Donnell; Deputy Commissioner; Internal Revenue Service
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1:30 – 3:00
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Government Panel #2: Breakout Sessions and Round Table Discussions
2A: Australia
- Michelle Markham; Professor, Law Faculty, Research Integrity Advisor; Bond University, Australia [Moderator]
- Simone Bridges, Partner; Baker McKenzie
- Mark Konza; Tax Controversy Consultant; MinterEllison
- Rebecca Saint; Deputy Commissioner; Australian Tax Office
- John Stowell; Sr. Vice President – Tax, Incentives & International Financial; The Walt Disney Company
2B: Brazil
- Andy Mattson; Tax Partner; Moss Adams [Moderator]
- Katherine Pinzon; Americas Transfer Pricing Leader; EY
- Cláudia Lucia Pimentel Martins Da Silva; Subsecretariat of Taxation & Litigation FRS of Brazil (invited) OR
Daniel Teixeira Prates; Tax Officer; FRS of Brazil (invited)
- Speaker, Alphabet (invited)
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3:00 – 4:30
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Government Panel #3: Breakout Sessions and Round Table Discussions
3A: Singapore
- Michael Quigley; Attorney at Law [Moderator]
- Linda Cheng; Group Tax Specialist, TP, MAP APA; Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore
- Corporate Speaker
3B: Canada
- Frédéric Bourgeois; Director of the International Tax Division; Canada Revenue Agency
- Michael Jennings; Director, Competent Authority; Canada Revenue Agency
- Jeffrey Shafer; Partner; Blakes, Cassels & Graydon
- Benita Wold; Vice President, Tax; Liftoff Mobile
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