With the international tax landscape constantly evolving, we have built this year's agenda to provide delegates with clarity of what to expect in the foreseeable future and how to respond to major economic and political forces that are driving these changes.
We had an exciting panel of external speakers who together with BDO tax partners discussed the future of international tax.
In addition to over 200 delegates, BDO tax specialists from international territories were present.
Participants had the opportunity to meet with our international tax advisers for a one-to-one meeting, free of charge, the following morning on Friday 19 May.
Date: Thursday 18 May 2017
Timings: 09:15-17:30 followed by a drinks reception
This year's conference aimed at providing clarity on the constantly evolving tax issues and equip international business leaders in responding to major economic and political forces that are driving these changes.
The agenda included high profile speakers alongside 25 BDO international tax partners from 10 countries.
Panel session: The international tax debate
- John Wonfor, Global Head of Tax - BDO International
- Professor Sol Picciotto, emeritus professor at Lancaster University and senior fellow at the International Centre for Tax and Development
- Mike Williams, Head of Physical Security and Resilience - HMRC
- Grace Perez-Navarro, Deputy Director - OECD
- Philip Baker OBE, QC - Field Court Tax Chambers
Panel session: Tax trends in major economies
- Grace Perez-Navarro, Deputy Director - OECD
- Dirk Elbert, Head of International Tax - BDO Germany
- Monika Loving, Tax Partner - BDO USA
- Jingru Liu, Director - BDO China
- Milind Kothari, Head of Direct Tax and Transfer Pricing - BDO India
- Malcolm Joy, Tax Partner - BDO UK
Special guest speaker: The Future of the Tax Profession by Daniel Susskind, co-author of 'The Future of the Professions' and fellow in Economics at Balliol College, University of Oxford
Breakout sessions: Breakout sessions to discuss a wide variety of tax topics in smaller interactive groups included:
- BEPS update and next steps
- Global tax transparency initiatives
- VAT and customs duty
- Recent tax developments - various countries
- Plus many more…
Delegates also had the opportunity to meet with our international tax advisers for a one-to-one meeting, free of charge, the following morning on Friday 19 May.
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