DIGITAL ECONOMY SYMPOSIUM 2017
Reimagining Taxation in the Age of Disruption
15 - 16 August 2017 | Singapore
New Economy Taxation (NET LTD) and the Global Tax Policy Center of the WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) are proud to present the second Digital Economy Symposium on 15-16 August 2017 in Singapore. This event follows the successful inaugural Digital Economy Symposium on New Age Tax, Accounting and Valuation Issues in November 2016 in Singapore.
The advent of Blockchain technology, Fintech, Cloud computing, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analytics, the Sharing economy, Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things have disrupted and transformed traditional modes of operations, processes and global value chains in a wide range of industries from financial services to public transportation, and are pushing the existing boundaries of taxation. Tax administrations and tax professionals need to reimagine taxation in this age of disruption and build on the efforts made by the G20/OECD in the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project in updating the international tax principles in this new digitalized world order.
The Symposium will explore how both businesses and tax administrations are reacting to and managing the disruptive effect of new and emerging business models and technology in Asia, the taxation of the digital economy in the post-BEPS world, including indirect taxes on digital services, as well as the use of new technology to transform tax administration. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with leading regional and international direct and indirect tax, transfer pricing and customs experts, policy makers and administrators, and business leaders in a unique forum.
The Symposium will discuss the following topics:
- Digitalization and Disruptive Business Models in Asia
- Disruption to Traditional International Tax Norms
- Tax Administration and Business Response to Digitalization
- US Tax Reforms in the Trump Era: Implications for Asia
- Transfer Pricing and Indirect Tax Challenges
This year has added significance as it includes a global multi-stakeholder meeting series on the challenges and opportunities presented by Blockchain technology for taxation and tax administration. The first meeting in this series was held in Vienna, Austria on 15 – 16 March 2017 and continues in Singapore at this Symposium, with the third meeting scheduled in New York on 22 May 2018. Apart from transfer pricing, indirect tax and customs valuation perspectives, this meeting series focuses on areas such as beneficial ownership, land registries and payroll taxes, where distributed open ledger technology could potentially transform taxation and tax administration.
For more information, please contact info@netax.org or maeve.nic.samhradain@wu.ac.at.
Katarina lectures in Corporate Finance, Accounting and Controlling and is the author of "Project Hurricane". The focus of her research and teaching is blockchain technology with its application possibilities in the real world.
Balaji is an International Tax Specialist with experience in Asia and Middle East across a wide range of industries. He advises businesses on product roll-out strategy, ensuring compliance with local and international tax rules.
Perianne founded the Chamber of Digital Commerce, building it into the world’s largest trade association representing the blockchain industry. She was named among CoinDesk’s “10 Most Influential People in Blockchain 2016” and “Top Woman in Bitcoin 2015”.
Mukesh specializes in corporate international tax & transfer pricing with significant experience in advising Fortune 500 multinationals and large Indian businesses on FDI policy, business reorganizations, cross-border tax structuring and tax controversy.
David Deputy has decades of experience in finance, accounting, tax and analytics software solutions, with a career spanning international tax planning and financial consolidation solutions, corporate finance and bank regulation.
David DeStefano has served in various executive roles in Vertex, and is currently responsible for the overall strategic direction of Vertex, Inc., its financial performance, corporate culture and brand development.
Jon has over 20 years in corporate and international tax in Asia and Europe. He currently specialises in advising clients on global and local compliance and reporting requirements and on how best to structure their functions globally.
Andrew has worked with top tier MNCs across multiple sectors, helping them structure their international operations, transfer pricing and holding arrangements, and specializes in large scale integrated global structuring projects.
Annalise is responsible for group strategic planning and direct and transactional tax compliance globally, with over 15 years in international tax, mergers, acquisitions and integration planning in Big 4 accounting firms and industry.
Michael has had various executive roles in Huawei. As President of Tax, he leads the transformation of internal tax compliance, especially on tax digitalization. He has worked in Accounting, Internal Audit, Finance Management, Treasury and Tax.
Jan conducts various academic, teaching and government consultancy activities, including as liaison officer for relations with the OECD, UN and ICC. He also teaches at various universities and presents at numerous international conferences.
John has experience in various taxation areas, including tax treaty negotiations. He was a conceptor of taxpayers mapping, profiling and benchmarking in Indonesia, and was involved in drafting the current tax legislation.
Darren has a keen interest in international taxation, particularly in the field of transfer pricing and tax efficient supply-chain structuring, with past careers in Big 4 accounting firms and in industry that have spanned the world.
Tracey advises on APAC-wide VAT/GST issues and leads the VAT/GST digital/analytics practice for APAC. She has extensive experience advising ecommerce and disruptive industries on the VAT/GST issues associated with international supply chains.
Chang Yew is responsible for driving the Group’s tax policies, managing tax risks and overseeing operations in tax compliance. He has held various tax roles in the banking sector, and has worked in the IRAS and MAS as well as in tax advisory.
Ketan has 23 years experience in international tax, regulatory, finance and operations in diverse industries across Asia. He specializes in international tax structuring and is active in global tax advocacy on the BEPS initiatives.
Michael's work has a particular focus on ensuring the fairness and workability of international tax norms, including achieving greater developing country input into those norms, and encouraging cooperation to improve tax systems and administrations.
A renowned expert in the tax sciences, Jeffrey headed OECD's global taxation policy work as director of the OECD's Center for Tax Policy and Administration from 2001-2012, and continues to be active in academia, tax practice and policy.
Annie has over 20 years' experience in international tax. Her current role involves tax compliance, advisory and planning, as well as transfer pricing, cross-border transactions, M&A and business restructuring in different divisions across the region.
Mr. Pandey is a lead resource on several WCO instruments including E-Commerce and Customs-Tax Cooperation, and is in several national and international trade facilitation initiatives including the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation and security issues.
Stephen is Director of Tax in NUS, and is currently a member of the Income Tax Tribunal. He actively consults for tax authorities as well as law firms in Singapore, speaks in many international conferences and has published numerous articles and books.
With an extensive career in law, tax policy and academia, H. David Rosenbloom is a frequent speaker and author on tax subjects, and has taught international taxation and related subjects at numerous universities in the US and around the world.
Abhishek has more than 16 years’ experience with Big 4 accounting firms in India and multinationals in Singapore. He leads the indirect tax function at Caterpillar, covering the Asia-Pacific region, and provides support on planning, litigations, etc.
Ching Ne leads the Digital Tax Services and is part of the firm-wide Digital Business Group providing solutions to clients. She has over 20 years of experience in Singapore and Asia-Pacific taxation working in multi-national corporations.
Satoshi has worked in tax and international finance policy, was an economist at the IMF and served as the vice chair of Working Party 9 at the OECD. His research interest includes tax policy and laws, and has written books and articles on taxation.
David's extensive career includes law, tax policy and academia. His current research focuses on capital gains taxation, international income taxation, and comparative consumption taxation and tax systems in the Asia-Pacific, especially in Southeast Asia.
Yuan's research focuses mainly on data analytics, in particular developing innovative and generic data-driven modelling and analysis methodologies for complex systems with massive data. She has received a number of awards for her work.
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