The 4th Asia-Pacific Regional Tax Conference
Scientific Program

Date: 19-20 April 2018

Venue: Taipei International Convention Center (TICC)

Address: 1 Hsin-Yi Road, Section 5, Taipei-Taiwan


18 April 2018 (Wednesday)

15:00-18:00 Preparatory meeting for Plenary 1-3 at PwC Taiwan (27F, ITB)
19:00-21:00 Speakers' Dinner (Invite Only) at Taipei World Trade Center Club (33F, ITB)

19 April 2018 (Thursday)

TimeProgramVenue
08:00-09:00Registration2F, Foyer
09:00-09:30 Opening Ceremony
  • * Welcome Address
    Tzu-Hsin Wu (President, IFA Chinese Taipei Branch)
  • * Vote of Thanks
    Shigeki Minami (Chair, IFA Asia-Pacific Committee)
2F, Room 201
09:30-10:30 Keynote Speeches
  • * Parthasarathi Shome
    (International Tax Research and Analysis Foundation, India)
  • * Wei Cui (University of British Columbia, USA)
  • * Jain-Rong Su (National Taipei University, Host)
10:30-11:00Refreshment
11:00-12:30 Plenary 1: Digital Economic Development in Asia
  • * Chair
    Lachlan Wolfers (KPMG China, Australia)
  • * Panel
    Yen-Jen Chen (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Host)
    Liz Chien (GE Ditigal, USA)
    Willem Jan Hoogland (HKWJ Tax Law & Partners Limited, Netherlands)
    Sandeep Ladda (PwC India)
    Kyung Geun Lee (Yulchon LLC, Korea)
    Conrad Turley (KPMG China, Ireland)
12:30-13:30Lunch4F, VIP Lounge
13:30-15:00 Plenary 2 – New International Tax Developments in Asia
  • * Chair
    Shigeki Minami (Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Japan)
  • * Panel
    Emile Bongers (Stibbe Dubai B.V., UAE)
    Andrew Choy (EY China)
    Kok Choy Har (Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia)
    Sushil Lakhani (Sushil Lakhani & Associates, India)
    Yishian Lin (Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, Host)
    Vanida Vasuwanichchanchai (PwC Thailand)
2F, Room 201
14:00-17:00Preparatory meeting for Plenary 4-6PwC Taiwan (27F, ITB)
15:00-15:30Refreshment2F, Room 201
15:30-17:00 Plenary 3: Increasing Transparency in Asia
  • * Chair
    Simon Wang (EY Hong Kong)
  • * Panel
    Wonseok Choi (University of Seoul, Korea)
    Nico Derksen (International Tax Management (ITM) Pte. Ltd., Netherlands)
    Pi-Lien Ding (Ministry of Finance, Host)
    Hayato Furukawa (National Tax Agency of Japan)
    Wellington Liu (Tsar & Tsai Law Firm, Host)
    Ichwan Sukardi (RSM Indonesia)
18:00-20:30Gala DinnerHumble House Taipei, 5F, Grand Ballroom
20:30-22:00Cultural Event – Taipei Double-Decker Sightseeing Bus

20 April 2018 (Friday)

TimeProgramVenue
08:00-09:00Registration2F, Foyer
09:00-10:30 Plenary 4: YIN Moot Court: Multilateral Instrument
  • * Chair
    Sanjay Iyer (Iyer Practice, Singapore / Hong Kong)
  • * Acting Judge
    Wei Cui (University of British Columbia, USA)
  • * Affirmative Debater
    Yuan-Chun Lan (Chinese Culture University, Host)
  • * Negative Debater
    Jacques-Olivier Desroches (EY Hong Kong, Canada)
2F, Room 201
10:30-11:00Refreshment
11:00-12:30 Plenary 5 – Future of TP: Moving towards Profit Split?
  • * Chair
    Chi Chung (Institutum Iurisprudentiae, Academia Sinica, Host)
  • * Panel
    Sangmo Shin (National Tax Service, Korea)
    Oscar Burakoff (Deloitte USA)
    Hsiu-Ling Sung (Taxation Administration, Ministry of Finance, Host)
    Niv Tadmore (Clayton Utz, Australia)
    Edi Sihar Tambunan (Directorate General of Taxes, Indonesia)
12:30-14:00Lunch4F, VIP Lounge
12:30-13:45IFA Asia-Pacific Regional Committee Lunch and MeetingPwC Taiwan (27F, ITB)
14:00-16:00 Plenary 6: Future of Capital Market in Asia
  • * Chair
    Richard Watanabe (PwC Taiwan, Host)
  • * Panel
    James Badenach (EY Hong Kong, Australia)
    Ting Chen (The EasyCard Corporation , Host)
    Sarah Hickey (PwC Australia)
    Mahesh Kumar (Withers LLP, India)
    Yoshihiro Masui (University of Tokyo, Japan)
    Theodore Mlynar (Hogan Lovells US LLP, USA)
2F, Room 201
16:00-16:30Closing ceremony
  • * Introduction of IFA 72nd Annual Congress, Seoul, Korea, 2-6 September 2018
  • * Introduction of IFA 5th Asia-Pacific Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 27-29 May 2019
  • * Closing Remarks


ProgramSpeakerPresentation
Keynote Speeches Parthasarathi Shom IFA_KN_SHOME.pdf
Wei Cui IFA_KN_CuiApril18.pdf
Jain-Rong Su IFA_KL_JianRongSu.pdf
Plenary 1 - Digital Economic Development in Asia Lachlan Wolfers IFA_PL1_all.pdf
Yen-Jen Chen
Liz Chien
Willem Jan Hoogland
Sandeep Ladda
Kyung Geun Lee
Conrad Turley
Plenary 2 - New International Tax Developments in Asia Shigeki Minami IFA_PL2_0419.pdf
Emile Bongers
Andrew Choy
Kok Choy Har
Sushil Lakhani
Yishian Lin
Vanida Vasuwanichchanchai
Plenary 3 - Increasing Transparency in Asia Simon Wang IFA_PL3_all.pdf
Wonseok Choi
Nico Derksen
Pi-Lien Ding
Hayato Furukawa
Wellington Liu
Ichwan Sukardi
Plenary 4 - YIN Moot Court: Multilateral Instrument Sanjay Iyer IFA_Mootcourt_YIN.pdf
IFA_PL4_2.pdf
Wei Cui
Yuan-Chun Lan
Jacques-Olivier Desroches
Plenary 5 - Future of TP: Moving towards Profit Split? Chi Chung IFA_PL5_final.pdf
Sangmo Shin
Oscar Burakoff
Hsiu-Ling Sung
Niv Tadmore
Edi Sihar Tambunan
Plenary 6 - Future of Capital Market in Asia Richard Watanabe IFA_PL6_all.pdf
James Badenach
Ting Chen
Sarah Hickey
Mahesh Kumar
Yoshihiro Masui
Theodore Mlynar


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