Country by Country Comparison Conference Agenda
(For the 2016 Event)
This Preliminary Agenda is subject to change.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2016 |
8:30 – 9:00 |
Registration, Welcome by Sponsors and Continental Breakfast
- Dr. Stewart Karlinsky, Executive Director, Pacific Tax Policy Institute
- Barry Slivinsky, Co-Chair, Silicon Valley Tax Directors Group
- Eric L. Johnson, President, Silicon Valley Chapter, Tax Executives Institute
- Chris Kotarba, President, San Francisco Foreign Tax Club
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9:00 – 10:00 |
Site Selection Matrix: Human Resource; Transportation; Physical Resources, Taxation, Customs, Financial
- Ronald Dickel, VP, Global Tax and Trade, Intel Corporation
- Mathew Szuhaj, Managing Director, Deloitte Consulting LLP
- Gabe Gartner, Principal National Tax Services, PwC
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10:00 – 10:15 |
Coffee Break
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10:15 – 11:15
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Location: Singapore — Sponsored by Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB)
- Wai Yee Chow, Assistant Commissioner, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore
- Doreen Tan, Chief Tax Policy Officer, Ministry of Finance of Singapore
- Jillian Lim, Executive Director, Business Environment, Singapore Economic Development Board
- Simon Phua, Regional Director (Americas), Singapore Economic Development Board
- Gary Sprague, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP
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11:15 – 12:15 |
Location: Northern Ireland — Sponsored by Invest Northern Ireland
- Gary Hanley, US Operations, Invest Northern Ireland
- Deborah Lange, Board Member, Invest Northern Ireland
- Dan Filby, CEO, Highwire
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12:15 – 1:30
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Lunch and Keynote Speaker
Country Specific Pros and Cons vs. Evolving Criteria in a Post-BEPS World
- John Peterson, Partner, Baker & McKenzie
LLP
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1:30 – 2:30 |
Location: Switzerland — Sponsored by Greater Zurich Area (GZA)
- Sonja Wollkopf Walt, CEO, Greater Zurich Area
- Christoph Niederer, Partner, VISCHER
- Thomas Linder, Partner, MME
- Warren DeSouza, CFO, Aimmune Therapeutics
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2:30 – 3:30 |
Location: Netherlands — Sponsored by EY and Baker & McKenzie
- Alan Sankin, Vice President, Tax and Treasurer, Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
- Sebastiaan Boers, Executive Director ITS, Dutch Tax Desk, EY
- Roeland Bavinck, Associate, Baker & McKenzie LLP
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3:30 – 3:45 |
Coffee Break |
3:45 – 4:45 |
Location: Ireland — Sponsored by Matheson
- Mark O’Sullivan, Partner, Matheson [Moderator]
- Pat English, Corporate Partner, Matheson
- Paraic Hayes, Senior VP West Coast Offices, IDA Ireland
- Steve McElfresh, Vice President, People, New Relic
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4:45 – 5:45 |
Reception / Networking
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