6th Asia Pacific Regional Meeting
2023 Asia Pacific Regional Tax Conference - International Fiscal Association (Singapore Branch)
August 16 - 17, 2023  ·  Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

Please join us at the upcoming Asia Pacific Regional Tax Conference, taking place on August 16 - 17, 2023 at Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Singapore. 


This premier event will explore the theme of "Globalisation of Tax Rules in a De-Globalising World", bringing  together industry experts, government officials and tax professionals to discuss the latest tax developments in the Asia Pacific region.  


The conference will feature eminent keynote speakers, panel discussionsand networking opportunities, which will provide valuable insights and practical solutions for attendees. We look forward to warmly welcoming you to Singapore where Passion is Made Possible!   


Guest of Honour


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Speakers
Acting Minister for Transport and Senior Minister of State for Finance
Mr Chee Hong Tat was appointed Acting Minister for Transport on 12 July 2023, while continuing with his appointment as Senior Minister of State for Finance.
President
International Fiscal Association
Peter Barnes is President of the International Fiscal Association. He also is of counsel to the law firm of Caplin & Drysdale and a Senior Fellow at the Duke Center for International Development at Duke University.
Chairman
International Fiscal Association Singapore Branch
Vikna is the Chairman of International Fiscal Association Singapore Branch. He is also an Executive Management Committee Partner, Head, Tax and Trust & Private Client Practices at Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP.
Senior Vice President, Head of Funds Tax, APAC
Oaktree Capital Management (Singapore)
Amy Ahn is a seasoned tax professional with more than 25 years experience. She is currently the APAC Head of Tax at one of the large Global Alternative Asset Manager based in Singapore.
Partner, Tax
DLA Piper Australia
Eddie Ahn is a Tax Partner with over 18 years' experience advising international clients on Australian income tax and stamp duty issues, with a focus on cross-border transactions.
Global Tax Policy Leader
Ernst & Young LLP, USA
Barbara Angus is a Principal with Ernst & Young LLP and is EY’s Global Tax Policy Leader. She also has served in senior tax policy roles on Capitol Hill and at the US Treasury Department.
Managing Partner
BMR Legal Advocates, India
Mukesh Butani is the Founder and Managing Partner of BMR Legal Advocates, a Tier 1 law firm. He served as Co-founder and Chairman of BMR Advisors, amongst India leading professional services firms, in the areas of Tax, Risk & M&A.
Assistant Commissioner for Taxpayer Advocacy
National Tax Service of the Republic of Korea
Hyejung Byun is Assistant Commissioner for Taxpayer Advocacy at National Tax Service of the Republic of Korea. She is also a professor in tax law at the University of Seoul.
Partner, Taxation
Arnold Bloch Leibler
Shaun is a partner of Australian commercial law firm Arnold Bloch Leibler and advises high net wealth individuals, family offices, listed and private companies on all Australian income tax matters.
Partner
Withers KhattarWong LLP
Stacy regularly advises individuals and families on their estate planning including advising on wills, trusts, family governance and family/shareholders' agreements, establishing family offices, private trust companies, family charities and foundations.
Senior International Tax Analyst, Fiscal Policy Agency
Ministry of Finance, Indonesia
Melani Dewi Astuti is the Senior International Tax Analyst at the Fiscal Policy Agency, Ministry of Finance. She specialises in MAP, transfer pricing and treaty negotiation and often represents Indonesia at OECD and UN meetings.
Tax & Legal Partner; Singapore Leader, Global Investment and Innovation Incentives (Gi3)
Deloitte Singapore
Yvaine advises businesses on broad-ranging investment activities and specialises in the structuring, negotiation and management of incentives. Yvaine is also the leader for Deloitte Southeast Asia's SheXO Program.
Tax Partner
Deloitte Singapore
Haryati is a Partner in Tax Technology Consulting team. She has more than 18 years of experience as Programme Director/Global Solution Architect with proven history of successfully driven end to end Tax/Finance Transformation projects globally.
Principal (Tax Advisor)
Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow
Jaclyn Ho is a Tax Partner at Baker McKenzie Singapore, with a practice that focuses on international taxation, business reorganisations and tax policy work.
Partner
H. C. Khincha & Co, Bangalore, India
H Padamchand Khincha is a partner in H C Khincha & Co and H C Khincha & Associates, Bangalore. With 40 years of experience in corporate and international tax regime, he has spearheaded the income-tax consultancy and litigation practice.
GST Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Kor Bing Keong is a GST Partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers Singapore Pte. Ltd. Bing Keong has over 25 years of experience specializing in Goods and Services Tax (GST). He was heavily involved in the implementation of GST in Singapore and Malaysia.
Partner, Co-Head of Tax, Asia & Head of Tax, Hong Kong
DLA Piper
Anderson has extensive experience in advising local and international clients in structuring their business operations in a legally compliant and tax-efficient manner. This involves cross-border tax planning and structure implementation.
Partner, Tax Transformation & Technology
KPMG in Singapore
Catherine specialises in tax technology services. She delivers tax solutions for clients, improves tax processes, conducts data analytics and develops tax data frameworks. Leveraging global networks, Catherine provides tailored tax technology solutions.
Partner
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Shigeki Minami is a lawyer licensed in Japan and a partner with Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu with over 20 years' experience. He served as the Chair of the Asia-Pacific Region Committee of the IFA for 2016 - 2018.
Senior Advisor, Tax Challenges of the Digital Economy
OECD - OCDE
Michael Nixon is a highly experienced economist, ranked as a “Highly Regarded” Transfer Pricing practitioner by ITR. In his position at the OECD, he plays a leading role in the design of key parts of Pillar One and the OECD's transfer pricing initiatives.
Retired partner, Baker McKenzie, Hong Kong
Based in Hong Kong, Michael served as head of Baker McKenzie’s Asia regional tax group for many years, and also was Senior Advisor at KPMG in Hong Kong thereafter.
Deputy Commissioner, Public Groups
Australian Taxation Office
Rebecca Saint is Deputy Commissioner for the Public Groups business line. In this role Rebecca is responsible for overseeing tax administration and compliance for public and multinational groups.
Head, Asia Pacific
IBFD
Rachel Saw is the Head of IBFD’s Asia Pacific office located in Kuala Lumpur.
Non-Executive Chairman/Senior Adviser
Tricor Malaysia
Dr Veerinderjeet has diverse experience on Malaysian tax via his service in the tax authority, academia, public practice as well as in the corporate sector.
Managing Partner - Tax
RSM Indonesia
Ichwan is the managing tax - partner within RSM Indonesia with 25 years experience. Ichwan has been providing tax advisory to a wide range of multi-national and domestic companies mostly in energy sectors.
Group Tax Specialist (GST Division – Large Business Branch)
Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore
As a Group Tax Specialist at the GST Division of Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS), Sze Teen leads a team of tax officers to issue rulings on complex business transactions and to conduct compliance program for taxpayers in the financial sector.
Partner
TMI Associates (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Monchai is a partner at TMI Associates (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Monchai has been practicing his career as a tax lawyer for more than 25 years.
Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Tax Operation)
Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia
Wan Ramiza Wan Ghazali is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Tax Operation), Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia. She has been with IRBM since 1991 and has over 30 years of experience in all core function of the tax administration.
Indirect Tax Director
Facebook Singapore Pte Ltd
With more than 20 years in Asian Pacific indirect taxes, Wei Hann began at IRAS, handling GST audits, legislations, and investigations. Following that he joined tax consultancy firms followed by regional indirect tax positions in several large US MNCs.
Managing Partner
Moore Shisei Tax Corporation
Mika Yamada, Moore Shisei Tax Corp's managing partner, founded Moore Global Asia Pacific Tax Committee in 2015, leading with 35yrs international tax expertise.
Partner, Transfer Pricing
KPMG in Singapore
Sing Yuan is a Partner at KPMG in Singapore, specializing in transfer pricing, tax policy, and dispute resolution. With 20+ years' experience, she actively engages in global tax policy and is a frequent speaker and author on international tax.

Chee Hong Tat

Mr Chee Hong Tat was appointed Acting Minister for Transport on 12 July 2023, while continuing with his appointment as Senior Minister of State for Finance.

Peter Barnes

Peter Barnes is President of the International Fiscal Association. He also is of counsel to the law firm of Caplin & Drysdale and a Senior Fellow at the Duke Center for International Development at Duke University.

Vikna Rajah

Vikna is the Chairman of International Fiscal Association Singapore Branch. He is also an Executive Management Committee Partner, Head, Tax and Trust & Private Client Practices at Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP.

Amy Ahn

Amy Ahn is a seasoned tax professional with more than 25 years experience. She is currently the APAC Head of Tax at one of the large Global Alternative Asset Manager based in Singapore.

Eddie Ahn

Eddie Ahn is a Tax Partner with over 18 years' experience advising international clients on Australian income tax and stamp duty issues, with a focus on cross-border transactions.

Barbara Angus

Barbara Angus is a Principal with Ernst & Young LLP and is EY’s Global Tax Policy Leader. She also has served in senior tax policy roles on Capitol Hill and at the US Treasury Department.

Mukesh Butani

Mukesh Butani is the Founder and Managing Partner of BMR Legal Advocates, a Tier 1 law firm. He served as Co-founder and Chairman of BMR Advisors, amongst India leading professional services firms, in the areas of Tax, Risk & M&A.

Hyejung Byun

Hyejung Byun is Assistant Commissioner for Taxpayer Advocacy at National Tax Service of the Republic of Korea. She is also a professor in tax law at the University of Seoul.

Shaun Cartoon

Shaun is a partner of Australian commercial law firm Arnold Bloch Leibler and advises high net wealth individuals, family offices, listed and private companies on all Australian income tax matters.

Stacy Choong

Stacy regularly advises individuals and families on their estate planning including advising on wills, trusts, family governance and family/shareholders' agreements, establishing family offices, private trust companies, family charities and foundations.

Melani Dewi Astuti

Melani Dewi Astuti is the Senior International Tax Analyst at the Fiscal Policy Agency, Ministry of Finance. She specialises in MAP, transfer pricing and treaty negotiation and often represents Indonesia at OECD and UN meetings.

Yvaine Gan

Yvaine advises businesses on broad-ranging investment activities and specialises in the structuring, negotiation and management of incentives. Yvaine is also the leader for Deloitte Southeast Asia's SheXO Program.

Haryati Hamzah

Haryati is a Partner in Tax Technology Consulting team. She has more than 18 years of experience as Programme Director/Global Solution Architect with proven history of successfully driven end to end Tax/Finance Transformation projects globally.

Jaclyn Ho

Jaclyn Ho is a Tax Partner at Baker McKenzie Singapore, with a practice that focuses on international taxation, business reorganisations and tax policy work.

Padamchand Khincha

H Padamchand Khincha is a partner in H C Khincha & Co and H C Khincha & Associates, Bangalore. With 40 years of experience in corporate and international tax regime, he has spearheaded the income-tax consultancy and litigation practice.

Bing Keong Kor

Kor Bing Keong is a GST Partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers Singapore Pte. Ltd. Bing Keong has over 25 years of experience specializing in Goods and Services Tax (GST). He was heavily involved in the implementation of GST in Singapore and Malaysia.

Anderson Lam

Anderson has extensive experience in advising local and international clients in structuring their business operations in a legally compliant and tax-efficient manner. This involves cross-border tax planning and structure implementation.

Catherine Light

Catherine specialises in tax technology services. She delivers tax solutions for clients, improves tax processes, conducts data analytics and develops tax data frameworks. Leveraging global networks, Catherine provides tailored tax technology solutions.

Shigeki Minami

Shigeki Minami is a lawyer licensed in Japan and a partner with Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu with over 20 years' experience. He served as the Chair of the Asia-Pacific Region Committee of the IFA for 2016 - 2018.

Michael Nixon

Michael Nixon is a highly experienced economist, ranked as a “Highly Regarded” Transfer Pricing practitioner by ITR. In his position at the OECD, he plays a leading role in the design of key parts of Pillar One and the OECD's transfer pricing initiatives.

Michael Olesnicky

Based in Hong Kong, Michael served as head of Baker McKenzie’s Asia regional tax group for many years, and also was Senior Advisor at KPMG in Hong Kong thereafter.

Rebecca Saint

Rebecca Saint is Deputy Commissioner for the Public Groups business line. In this role Rebecca is responsible for overseeing tax administration and compliance for public and multinational groups.

Rachel Saw

Rachel Saw is the Head of IBFD’s Asia Pacific office located in Kuala Lumpur.

Dr Veerinderjeet Singh

Dr Veerinderjeet has diverse experience on Malaysian tax via his service in the tax authority, academia, public practice as well as in the corporate sector.

Ichwan Sukardi

Ichwan is the managing tax - partner within RSM Indonesia with 25 years experience. Ichwan has been providing tax advisory to a wide range of multi-national and domestic companies mostly in energy sectors.

Wong Sze Teen

As a Group Tax Specialist at the GST Division of Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS), Sze Teen leads a team of tax officers to issue rulings on complex business transactions and to conduct compliance program for taxpayers in the financial sector.

Monchai Varatthan

Monchai is a partner at TMI Associates (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Monchai has been practicing his career as a tax lawyer for more than 25 years.

Wan Ramiza Wan Ghazali

Wan Ramiza Wan Ghazali is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Tax Operation), Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia. She has been with IRBM since 1991 and has over 30 years of experience in all core function of the tax administration.

Tan Wei Hann

With more than 20 years in Asian Pacific indirect taxes, Wei Hann began at IRAS, handling GST audits, legislations, and investigations. Following that he joined tax consultancy firms followed by regional indirect tax positions in several large US MNCs.

Mika Yamada

Mika Yamada, Moore Shisei Tax Corp's managing partner, founded Moore Global Asia Pacific Tax Committee in 2015, leading with 35yrs international tax expertise.

Sing Yuan Yong

Sing Yuan is a Partner at KPMG in Singapore, specializing in transfer pricing, tax policy, and dispute resolution. With 20+ years' experience, she actively engages in global tax policy and is a frequent speaker and author on international tax.

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Agenda
Wednesday, August 16
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Opening remarks - Peter Barnes, President, International Fiscal Association. - Vikna Rajah, Chairman, International Fiscal Association Singapore Branch
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Senior Minister of State for Finance and Transport, Mr Chee Hong Tat
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Moderator: Matt Andrew - Ernst and Young Asia-Pacific Tax Policy Leader Panellists: Michael Nixon - OECD, Senior Advisor, Pei San Ng - Singapore IRAS, International Tax Director, Lisa Zheng - Procter & Gamble, Vice President - Asia Tax & China Treasury
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Keynote Speech by Barbara Angus - Ernst & Young, Global Tax Policy Leader (former Chief Tax Counsel for the Committee on Ways and Means of the United States House of Representatives)
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Moderator: Mukesh Butani, BMR Legal Advocates Panellists: Eddie Ahn - DLA Piper, Partner, Melani Dewi Astuti - Fiscal Policy Agency MoF, International Tax, Jaclyn Ho - Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow, Principal, Veerinderjeet Singh - Tricor Malaysia
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Moderator: Kor Bing Keong - PwC Singapore Panellists: Thenesh Kannaa - TraTax Malaysia, Ichwan Sukardi - RSM Indonesia, Tan Wei Hann - Meta, Indirect Tax, Wong Sze Teen - IRAS, Singapore
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
- sponsored by Drew and Napier
6:30 PM
6:30 PM
Thursday, August 17
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Moderator: Barbara Voskamp - DLA Piper, Tax Partner Panellists: Benchi Klaver - Kulicke & Soffa, Senior Manager, Global Tax and TP, Shigeki Minami - Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Partner, Windson Li - DLA Piper, Partner, Yong Sing Yuan - KPMG, Partner
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Moderator: Catherine Light, KPMG, Partner Panellists: Hyejung Byun - NTS, Assistant Comm'r, Haryati Hamzah - Deloitte, Yuri Matsubara - Meiji University, Rebecca Saint - ATO, Deputy Comm'r, Wan Ramiza binti Wan Ghazali - Malaysia IRB, Deputy CEO
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Moderator: Mahesh Kumar, Farro Capital Panellists: Amy Ahn - Oaktree Capital, SVP, APAC Head of Funds Tax, Shaun Cartoon - Arnold Bloch Leibler, Stacey Choong - Withersworldwide, Padamchand Kincha - H C Khincha & Co, Bangalore, Anderson Lam - DLA Piper
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Moderator: Michael Olesnicky, Retired partner – Baker McKenzie Panellists: Yvaine Gan - Deloitte Singapore, Rachel Saw - IBFD, Head, Asia-Pacific, Monchai Varatthan -TMI Associates (Thailand), Partner
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
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