LEADING WOMEN IN TAX FORUM

September 2020

San Francisco

The ITR Leading Women in Tax Forum, originally due to take place on May 28, has been postponed.
09.00

REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING BREAKFAST

09.30

CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS

Speaker

Anjana Haines, managing editor, ITR

09.40

PANEL NO 1: Taxation of the digital economy – impacts, challenges and global trends

 

  • OECD BEPS pillars one and two
  • Digital tax laws - unified approach and unilateral measures

10.30

PANEL NO 2: Managing global tax controversy

 

  • Use of dispute resolution and mutual agreement procedures (MAP)
  • Advance pricing agreements (APAs) and the potential advantages
  • The OECD International Compliance Assurance Programme (ICAP 2.0)
  • Establishing positive external relations, including with tax authorities
  • The trend towards greater exchange of information - what has the affect been?
  • Managing your organisation’s risk profile
10.50

NETWORKING TEA AND COFFEE BREAK


11.15

PANEL NO 3: International tax developments and impact of US tax reform - keeping up with the changing tax landscape

 

  • Rules on inter-company loans on FX and inter-company financial transactions
  • Withholding taxes - FACTA update
  • BEAT - pricing method and services cost method
  • GILTI/FDII update
  • FTC income tax treaty analysis
  • Permanent establishments - impact on restructuring and acquisitions
  • Foreign business operations of US companies after tax reform
  • The Multilateral Instrument (MLI)

Speaker

Anne Maher, senior counsel for global tax planning, policy & controversy, Coca Cola

12.05

PANEL NO 4: Developing your leadership style and personal brand

 

  • Advice on embracing influence, power and running a successful tax department
  • What is your personal brand and how to market it
  • How to be perceived as a leader
  • Tools for women to have a voice in leadership
12.55

LUNCH


13.55

WORKSHOP SESSIONS:

 

Delegates will be able to join two of the following facilitated workshops (one at 13.55 and one at 14.25), which will last for 30 minutes each. During these interactive group discussions, the facilitator will put together a list of recommendations on how to improve your organisation's talent management and retention of women in the tax profession.

Workshop A:

How women manage their work life balance - can we have it all?

Workshop B:

Being heard - developing your influencing skills and being a valued voice

Speaker

Lisa Li, director of transfer pricing and special projects, Uber

14.25

Workshop C:

Finding champions to support women - good mentorship and role models

Workshop D:

Career progression - growth and advancement in the field of tax

14.55

NETWORKING TEA AND COFFEE BREAK


15.20

PANEL NO 5: The transfer pricing landscape - BEPS and other developments

 

  • Technology taxation and MAP
  • Country-by-country reporting (CbCR) - TP reporting and documentation
  • Managing foreign joint audits - dealing with the increase
  • Post-BEPS landscape - potential changes to the arms-length standard
  • BEPS 3.0 – how the alternative minimum tax rules work in practice

Speaker

Lisa Li, director of transfer pricing and special projects, Uber

16.10

PANEL NO 6: Strategically managing the in-house tax department

 

  • How tax departments can partner with finance, HR and sales to have a voice
  • Increased collaboration between tax lawyers and tax accountants internally
  • Early engagement of disruptive tech of new business models
  • Scaling a tax department with a lean team

Speaker

Sharell King, head of tax, Segment

17.00

FORUM ADJOURNS


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Gold Sponsors

Baker McKenzie
Fenwick & West

Silver Sponsors

Charles River Associates
Squire Patton Boggs