8th Asia/Africa IFA Conference - International Fiscal Association

International Fiscal Association - Mauritius Branch
8th Asia/Africa IFA Conference
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8th Asia/Africa IFA Conference
Conference Theme : International Tax Developments
- Global and Regional
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15th & 16th May 2014
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Conference Programme
Thursday 15th May 2014 (cont’d)
Friday 16th May 2014 (cont’d)
Thursday 15th May 2014
16.30 - 17.00
Tea/Coffee
11.30 - 13.30
17.00 - 19.30
Third Technical Session :
08.45 - 09.30
Registration
09.30 - 10.00
Opening Ceremony
Welcome address : Rajesh Ramloll, Conference Chairman
Messages :
• President IFA Central
• Pascal Saint-Amans, Director, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD, Paris
(pre-recorded)
• Hon. Xavier Duval, GCSK, Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economic
Development, Mauritius
Vote of Thanks : Professor Roy Rohatgi
Emerging International Tax Policy Trends
Session Chairman : Professor Roy Rohatgi, Director, Foundation for International
Taxation, India
17.00 - 17.15
Chairman’s Comments
17.15 - 17.45
Trends in Indian Tax Policy
Speaker : Mohan Parasaran, Solicitor General of India
17.45 - 18.15
International Tax Disputes - Causes and Resolution and Potential Issues
Emerging from BEPS
Speaker : Cym Lowell, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery, United States
18.15 - 19.30
Recent Developments in International Taxation
Session Chairman : Dr Rama Sithanen, Chairman International Financial Services Ltd,
Former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Mauritius
Global Impact of Emerging Tax Trends on “Mid-shore” Juridictions
Panel Discussion led by : Cym Lowell, United States (Moderator)
Panellists : Jon Bischel, United States - Michael Lennard, New York - Anthony Leung
Shing Partner PWC Mauritius - Mohan Parasaran Solicitor General, India Dr Rama Sithanen, Mauritius
10.30 - 10.45
Chairman’s Comments
Chairman’s Comments
10.45 - 11.30
Keynote address - Chief Guest
10.00 - 10.30
10.30 - 13.30
Tea/Coffee
First Technical Session
United Nations Developments and Impact of BEPS
Speaker : Michel Lennard, Chief International Tax Cooperation & Trade Section,
United Nations (New York)
Followed by Questions and Answers
11.30 - 12.00
12.00 - 12.30
12.30 - 13.45
13.45 - 15.30
15.30 - 16.30
Presentations on Impact of BEPS on :
Digital Economy
Speaker : Chas Roy Chowdhury, Professor, ACCA, United Kingdom
Enhanced Substance Rules
Speaker : Ramon Dwarkasing, Associate Professor, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Presentations on Impact of BEPS on :
‘Should International Taxation be based on Legality or Morality’
Panel Discussion led by : Rajesh Ramloll, Mauritius (Moderator)
Panellists : Marc Hein GOSK, Mauritius Hon - Pramod Kumar, ITAT Judge, India - Cym
Lowell, United States - Philippe Malherbe, Belgium Mohan Parasaran Solicitor General, India Satyajit Boolell Senior Counsel, Director of
Public Prosecutions Mauritius
Option One : Trust Taxation
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, Mauritius Branch
Session Chairman : Mr Vimal Damry Chairman STEP Mauritius
Speaker : To be advised
Option Two :
OECD Project on Tax Information Exchange and FATCA Developments
Session Chairman : Rajesh Ramloll Chairman IFA Mauritius
Speakers : Mustupha Mosafeer Technical Adviser Mauritius Revenue Authority,
Karl Lee - Director of KPMG London
Recent International Tax Developments (including BEPS) (cont’d)
Chairman : Marc Hein, Chairman, Financial Services Commission, Mauritius
11.30 - 11.45
Chairman’s Comments
11.45 - 12.15
India - Indian Developments and BEPS
Speaker : PVSS Prasad, Partner, Prasad & Prasad, India
12.15 - 12.30
Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) - An OECD Project on Global Tax
Planning of the Future and its Impact on the Role of “Mid-shore” Jurisdictions
Speaker : Pascal Saint-Amans, Director, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD,
Paris (a pre-recorded presentation)
12.30 - 13.00
Discussion and Questions
13.00 - 14.30
Lunch
14.30 - 16.30
Sixth Technical Session
Regional International Tax Developments - Africa
Chairman : Mr Nikhil Treebhoohun, Chief Executive Officer, Global Finance, Mauritius
14.30 - 15.00
African Anti-Avoidance Legislation
Chairman : Ridha Hamzaoui, International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
15.00 - 15.15
Western Africa
Friday 16 May 2014
15.15 - 15.45
Western Africa (cont’d)
Chairman : Oguntayo Ogungbenro, Partner KPMG, Nigeria
08.30 - 11.00
Fourth Technical Session
15.45 - 16.15
Eastern Africa
Speaker : Richard Ndung’u, Partner KPMG, East Africa
Recent International Tax Developments (including BEPS)
Session Chairman : Rajesh Ramloll, IFA (Mauritius) - Chairman
16.15 - 16.30
Doing Business in Africa
Speaker : Jacques D’Unienville, CEO Omnicane Mauritius
19.30 - 22.30
Cocktails and Dinner
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08.30 - 08.45
Chairman’s Comments
16.30 - 17.00
Tea/Coffee
08.45 - 09.30
BEPS and its Impact on Developing Countries - Judicial Perspective
Speaker : Hon. Pramod Kumar, ITAT Judge, India
17.00 - 18.30
Seventh Technical Session
Followed by Questions and Answers
17.00 - 17.15
The Africa Centre
Chairman : Dev Manraj GOSK Financial Secretary Mauritius Chairman Africa Fund
09.30 - 10.00
BEPS and Transfer Pricing : Perceived Issues and Proposed Solutions
Speaker : Caroline Silberztein, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, France
Stand-in Speaker : Ramon Dwarkasing, The Netherlands
10.00 - 10.30
United States - Emerging Tax Trends under BEPS
Speaker : Jon Bischel, Professor & Author, United States
10.30 11.00
Europe - BEPS and European Union Law
Speaker : Philippe Malherbe, Professor - Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium) &
Partner, Liedekerke, Brussels
11.00 - 11.30
Tea/Coffee
Lunch
Second Technical Session (concurrent sessions)
Fifth Technical Session
Chairman’s Comments
17.15 - 18.15
Structuring Investment into Africa
Panel Discussion led by : Renu Audit, CIM Global (Moderator)
Panelists : Richard Ndung’u, Clayton Bonette, Georges Chung - ATMC,
Jacques D’Unienville, Oguntayo Ogungbenro
18.15 - 18.30
Concluding Remarks - Conference Chairman
19.00 - 20.30
Cocktails
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