SMU-IFA David R Tillinghast Global Taxation Conference 2022
Date & Time: February 17-18, 2022, 07:00 AM – 05:00 PM (Singapore Time)
Register: smudavidt.wixsite.com
The SMU Law School Centre for AI and Data Governance and IFA are proud to present the SMU-IFA David R Tillinghast Global Digital Taxation Webinar on February 17-18, 2022. This follows the success of the inaugural global Digital Economy Symposium in Singapore in 2016 and subsequent international taxation conferences which brought together leading regional and international tax, business industry leaders and tax administrators in a top-level forum to discuss cutting edge issues on international taxation.
AMRO is one of the supporting institutions for this year’s webinar, which will focus on the impact to Asia of the OECD-G20 global consensus (BEPS 2.0) and the rise of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), with international experts providing a comparative angle, the OECD updating on the latest initiatives and Asian leaders giving insights on unique Asia-Pacific perspectives.
AMRO Group Head and Lead Economist Dr. Seung Hyun (Luke) Hong will be participating as a speaker and will deliver a presentation on the use of tax incentives in ASEAN to promote growth on Day 2 of the program, February 18, 2022 at 2:00 PM (Singapore time) in the session ‘Tax Policy as a Means to Achieve Fiscal, Climate Sustainability and economic growth enroute to COVID recovery’.
Please join through the registration page.
DAY 1 PROGRAM – February 17, 2022
| 07:00 | Conference Opening and Introduction of Program |
| 07:10 | Opening Address by Singapore VIP |
| 07:25 | Opening Address by OECD VIP |
| 07:45 | Taxation at the Cutting Edge – Twin Impact of BEPS and ESG |
| 08:45 | Converge or Decouple? Navigating Biden (reforms) and BEPS in Asia |
| 10:00 | Interval |
| 14:00 | Official Conference Address by Guest of Honour |
| 14:30 | The International Tax System after the Global Tax Agreement: An Assessment |
| 15:00 | Multilateralism in Asia: Rolling out BEPS and level playing field across Asia |
| 17:00 | End of Day 1 |
DAY 2 PROGRAM – February 18, 2022
| 07:00 | Opening by IFA International/Singapore presidents |
| 08:05 | Inaugural Asia Lecture in commemoration of David R Tillinghast |
| 08:15 | Dispute Prevention and Resolution in Asia in a Digital Age – Possible Special Panel of Tax Judges, Arbitrators from the Association of International Tax Judges and Arbitration chambers – Forum and Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| 09:00 | Digital Taxation No Longer in the Cloud – Dealing with the New Reality post BEPS 2.0 |
| 10:00 | Interval |
| 14:00 | Tax Policy as a Means to Achieve Fiscal, Climate Sustainability and economic growth enroute to COVID recovery |
| 15:15 | Keynote on Aligning Tax Policy with ESG/Climate Goals |
| 15:30 | Taxation at the Cutting Edge- Aligning Tax to ESG in Asia |
| 16:55 | Special Closing Remarks on upcoming initiatives of the OECD |
Speakers include:
- Dr Seung Hyun (Luke) Hong, Group Head and Lead Economist, AMRO
- Pascal Saint-Amans, Director, OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration
- Prof Dr. Robert Danon, Chairman, IFA Permanent Scientific Committee
- Prof. Dr. Jeffrey Owens, Director, WU Global Tax Policy Center (WU GTPC)
- Cara Griffith, President & CEO, Former Writer/Editor in Chief/VP Editorial
- Prof H. David Rosenbloom, James S. Eustice Visiting Professor of Taxation and Director of International Tax Program, New York University School of Law
- Prof Zhu Yan Sheng, Vice Dean, Associate Director, Centre for International Tax Law & Comparative Taxation
- Mukesh Butani, Founder & Managing Partner, BMR Legal Advocates
- Georg Kofler, Chair for Fiscal Law, Tax Law and Tax Policy, Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria
- Tatiana Falcao, Leading Coalition of Finance Minsters, World Bank
- Masako Hikota, Regional Tax Advisor, Kyndryl