Pacific Rim Tax Conference Agenda 2026
Where Do We Go from Here?
Rough First Draft
All sessions are held in the Sequoia Room unless noted.
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Thursday, May 14, 2026 |
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7:30 – 8:30
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Continental Breakfast & Registration |
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8:30 – 8:45
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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
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8:45 – 9:15
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Keynote Speech: United Nations Perspectives on International Taxation
- Ilka Ritter – Economic Affairs Officer, UN International Tax and Development Cooperation Branch (invited)
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9:15 – 10:45
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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
- Scott Levine – Partner, Baker McKenzie
- Will Morris – Global Tax Policy Leader, PwC
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10:45 – 11:15
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Coffee Break
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11:15 – 12:30
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Impact of Tax Legislation (HR1) and Court Decisions on Corporate World including modeling 174 and 174A, PPE depreciation, Credits and Timing, State Coordination, etc.
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12:30 – 2:00
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Lunch and Keynote Speaker
- Manal Corwin – Director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration; OECD (Invited)
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2:00 – 3:30
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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
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3:30 – 5:00
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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
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5:00 – 7:00
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Reception – Sponsored by CAC
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Friday, May 15, 2026
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8:30 – 10:30 |
Transfer Pricing
- Aurelio Massimiano – Partner, Maisto & Associato
- Gary Peters – Partner, PwC
- Representative – Kim & Chang
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10:30 – 11:00
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Coffee Break
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11:00 – 12:00
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European Current Developments
- Mirko Severi – Partner, Maisto & Associato
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12:00 – 1:30
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Lunch and Keynote Speaker
- Ken Kies – Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury (Invited)
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(No Press)
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Government Panel #1: Breakout Sessions and Round Table Discussions
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1:30 – 3:00
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1A: India (Waterfront Room)
- Bill DeFazio – Senior Vice President Tax and Treasury, Okta [Moderator]
- Mukesh Butani – Founder and Managing Partner, BMR Legal
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1:30 – 2:15
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1B: Singapore (Marina Room)
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2:15 – 3:00
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1C: Canada (Marina Room)
- Jeffrey Shaffer – Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon
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(No Press)
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Government Panel #2: Breakout Sessions and Round Table Discussions
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3:00 – 4:30
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2A: Australia (Waterfront Room)
- Simone Bridges – Partner, Baker McKenzie
- Mark Konza – Special Counsel, MinterEllison
- John Stowell – Senior Vice President, Tax, Incentives & Int’l Financial Reporting, The Walt Disney Company
- Hector Thompson – Deputy Commissioner (International, Support and Programs), Australian Taxation Office (Invited)
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3:00 – 3:45
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2B: South Korea (Marina Room)
- Paul Manning – Tax Partner, Kim & Chang
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3:45 – 4:30
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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
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