17th Tax Conference – Tax Policy Design and Reform
Agenda

Registration

Opening Remarks by Representative, Tax Bureau, Ministry of Finance (MOF), Japan

Opening Remarks by Masahiro Kawai, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute

Photo Session/Coffee Break

Keynote Speech:
Adapting Tax Systems to Economic & Social Development by Frans Vanistendael, Academic Chairman, International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD), The Netherlands

Lunch

Special Presentation I:
VAT Design Planning and Implementation: International Best Practices by Satya Poddar, Partner, Ernst & Young, India

Coffe Break

Special Presentation II:
Streamlining Personal Income Taxation by Kevin Holmes, School of Accounting and Commercial Law, Victoria University, New Zealand

Reception hosted by ADB

Recent Development in Japan's International Taxation by Kentaro Ogata, First Deputy Director, International Tax Policy Division, MOF, Japan

Coffe Break

Development of Audit Framework in Hong Kong, China by Kwok-kit Chiu, Assistant Commissioner, Field Audit & Investigation, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong, China

Luncheon hosted by MOF, Japan

Special Presentation III:
How to Administer VAT in a Borderless World of Global Trade? VAT Trends in EU: Lessons for Asia-Pacific Countries by Christophe Grandcolas, Tax Administration Modernization Consultant, Conservateur des Hypothèques, French Tax Administration, France

Coffee Break

The Relationship Between Accounting and Tax Principles by Richard Krever, Department of Business Law and Taxation, Monash University, Australia

Recent Developments in International Tax Work at the OECD by Richard Parry, Head, Unit for Co-operation with Non OECD Economies, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Coffee Break

Recent Developments in International Tax Work at the OECD by Richard Parry

Lunch Break

Transfer Pricing: Principles and Pactices by Michael Kobetsky, Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne, Australia

Coffe Break

International Taxation & Transfer Pricing - Part II by Michael Kobetsky, Senior Lecture, University of Melbourne, Australia

The Philippines' Continuing Quest for Fiscal Stability by Lina D. Isorena, Executive Director, National Tax Research Center, Philippines

Coffe Break

Tax Reforms in Pakistan by M. Abdullah Yusuf, Secretary-General, Revenue Division, Pakistan

Lunch Break

Three Decades of Direct Tax Reform in India by Arbind Modi, Ministry of Finance, India

Coffe Break

Extending the Dialogue on International Taxation by Satoshi Ohuchi, Senior Outreach Advisor, Unit for Cooperation with Non-OECD Economies, OECD

Wrap-up Session and Closing by Teruo Ujiie, Senior Capacity Building Specialist, Capacity Building and Training Division, ADB Institute

Reception hosted by OECD