Ramy Youssef Deputy minister of finance for tax policy Egypt - Ministry of finance
Agenda
Under the overarching theme of “Forests, agriculture and other land-uses as a cornerstone of climate action”, the Green Growth and Sustainable Development Forum will draw on relevant workstreams that contribute to the OECD Horizontal Project on Climate and Economic Resilience (Net Zero+).
Day 1 :
January 26, 202613:00 - 13:45
Welcome – Opening Session
• Welcome address
• Reflections at the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the OECD Recommendation on VAT/GST
13:45 - 14:45
Plenary Session 1 - Setting the Scene: VAT/GST Developments in a Fast-Moving Global Landscape
• The efficiency of VAT/GST as a revenue raiser and as a tool to pursue other policy objectives
• Keynote address: Brazil’s landmark indirect tax reform - Reshaping indirect taxation
• The global VAT/GST landscape through a business lens
Bernard AppyTax specialist (former Special Secretary for the Tax Reform in Brazil)Ministry of Finance - Brazil (until recently)
Jessica DoveIndirect Tax Policy Director Amazon
Lachlan WolfersGlobal Head of Indirect TaxesKPMG International
Nathalie BidalVice President - Global Indirect Taxes Procter & Gamble
Christophe WaerzeggersDeputy Division ChiefInternational Monetary Fund
Francesca VitaleHead of the International DepartmentItalian Revenue Agency
15:15 - 16:30
Break-Out Session A - Implementing internationally recommended solutions in a national context: lessons, challenges, trends
Liz GallagherITX Director EMEAMeta
Raul ZambranoDirector Technical AssistanceCIAT
Itumeleng KgosietsileActing Director, Technical ServicesBotswana Unified Revenue Service
Ana Luisa Silvalegal advisor Servicio de Impuestos Internos
Andrew GreenSenior EconomistOECD
Thomas EckerHead of International Indirect Taxes UnitAustrian Federal Ministry of Finance
Break-Out Session B - Focus on internationally traded services and intangibles
Nicola CollinsGlobal Indirect Tax LeadSnap Technology Limited
Lesley O'Connell XegoBusiness Area HeadSouth African Revenue Service
Hans Joachim NarzynskiHead of DivisionMinistry of Finance Germany
Hanif AlamAdviserOECD
Panuvat LuangvilaiDeputy Director-GeneralThe Revenue Department of Thailand
Lars Rønningen SandbuLegal AdviserMinistry of Finance
Day 2 :
January 27, 202608:30 - 10:00
Break-Out Session C - VAT/GST and the sharing/gig Economy: Policy responses – Emerging models
Erich TschoppGlobal Head of Indirect TaxAirbnb
Elze TerraDirector Indirect TaxBooking Holdings
Dominic DiFruscioDirector / DirecteurDepartment of Finance Canada / Ministère des Finances Canada
Ludwig De WinterDeputy Head of Unit - VAT policy unitEuropean Commission
Hilde BervoetsadvisorSPF Finance
Fabiola AnnacondiaSenior VAT specialistIBFD
Ben SmithPrincipal Policy AdvisorInland Revenue New Zealand
Hanna LeeOECD
Break-Out Session D - Securing VAT/GST revenues from low-value e-commerce imports
Raluca TrascaHead of UnitEuropean Commission
Karl FlöhrTechnical AttachéWorld Customs Organization
Jessica DoveIndirect Tax Policy Director Amazon
Kshama PurohitHead of International VATHMRC
Adrian Preston- LohAssistant CommissionerAustralian Taxation Office
Marcos Alvarez Susosenior legal advisor tax auditing departmentSpanish Tax Authorities
10:30 - 12:00
Plenary Session 2 - VAT/GST in the Age of AI and Digital Transformation: Impact on Policy, Administration and Compliance
• Use of technology and artificial intelligence for policy design and tax administration
• Artificial intelligence for compliance risk management in domestic and cross-border trade
• Harnessing artificial intelligence for compliance: the business perspective
Virpi PikkarainenProgram DirectorFinnish Tax Administration
Anshika AgrawalDeputy SecretaryCENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS, Ministry of Finance
Dennis LuiDeputy Commissioner Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore
Adrian Preston- LohAssistant CommissionerAustralian Taxation Office
Sofie StenboegAdvisorOECD
Francesca VitaleHead of the International DepartmentItalian Revenue Agency
13:30 - 15:00
Break-Out Session E - VAT/GST and the Crypto Economy
Lisa Askenazy FelixGlobal Head of TaxFalconX
Lawrence ZlatkinVice President, TaxCoinbase Global, Inc.
Laura Alarcón DíazVAT Managing PrincipalIBFD (International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation)
Hanif AlamAdviserOECD
Emeka NwankwoHead, Member Services African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF)
Victoria Perez de la CruzSenior AdviserSpanish tax authority (AEAT)
Ian BroadhurstDeputy Director, International VATHMRC
Break-Out Session F - Technology for more targeted VAT/GST relief: An alternative to reduced rates?
Mojca GrobovsekDirector International TaxesInternational VAT Association (Ayming)
Maria Cristina Mac DowellPrincipal Fiscal SpecialistInteramerican Development Bank - IDB
Rodrigo OrairDirector of the Special Advisory Office for Tax ReformExecutive Secretariat of Brazil’s Ministry of Finance
Itumeleng KgosietsileActing Director, Technical ServicesBotswana Unified Revenue Service
Rita de la FeriaProfessor of LawUniversity of Leeds
Artur SwistakDeputy Division Chief, Tax PolicyInternational Monetary Fund
Alberto BarreixSenior ConsultantInter-American Development Bank
Alastair ThomasSenior EconomistThe World Bank
15:30 - 16:45
Plenary Session 3 - E-Invoicing and Digital Continuous Transactional Reporting: Enhancing Administration and Compliance - Achieving Greater Consistency
• Key trends and practices in digital continuous transactional reporting (DCTR): The global landscape
• Considerations for the design and operation of DCTR regimes: Enhancing efficiency and inter-operability
• Experience sharing: lessons learned from administering and complying with DCTR obligations
Nazar ParadivskyyDirector of Regulatory AffairsThomson Reuters
Wouter BollaertAdvisor-GeneralFederal Publice Service Finance Belgium
Nathalie BidalVice President - Global Indirect Taxes Procter & Gamble
Dennis LuiDeputy Commissioner Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore
Simon FosterGlobal Director of e-InvoicingXero
André HoddevikSecretary GeneralOpenPeppol
Eduardo JiménezPolicy advisorOECD
Francesca VitaleHead of the International DepartmentItalian Revenue Agency
Day 3 :
January 28, 202608:30 - 10:00
Plenary Session 4 - Mitigating VAT/GST Fraud Risks and Enhancing Certainty
• VAT/GST Gap estimation to inform risk management
• SCAN-VAT: A platform for intelligence sharing among VAT/GST administrations
• Cooperative compliance in VAT/GST to reduce disputes and enhance trust
Ilse VeroudenCoordinator VAT (policy) Dutch tax authoritiesBelastingdienst Nederland
Dominic DiFruscioDirector / DirecteurDepartment of Finance Canada / Ministère des Finances Canada
Richard ScreenTechnical Lead - Intelligence Practice Inland Revenue, New Zealand
Adrian Preston- LohAssistant CommissionerAustralian Taxation Office
Fernando MatesanzPresidentInternational VAT Association
Alastair ThomasSenior EconomistThe World Bank
10:00 - 11:30
Break-Out Session G - The Role of Payment Data in VAT/GST Risk Management
Knut NordrumSenior legal adviserThe Norwegian Tax Administration
Diana PetitVP - Head of Indirect tax Mastercard
Raita MelasniemiSenior AdviserFinnish Tax Administration
Ana Luisa Silvalegal advisor Servicio de Impuestos Internos
Valerie LedureHead of Unit - VAT administrative cooperation and Legal issuesEuropean Commission
Thomas EckerHead of International Indirect Taxes UnitAustrian Federal Ministry of Finance
Break-Out Session H - Embracing Administrative Co-operation to tackle VAT/GST Fraud and Non-compliance (Government Officials only)
13:30 - 14:30
Plenary Session 5 - Shaping the Future Of VAT/GST: Priorities and Opportunities
• Ensuring that VAT/GST remains fit for the future: identifying priorities for a continued global policy dialogue
• Leveraging administrative co-operation to combat VAT/GST fraud and facilitate compliance
• Capacity building and technical assistance to support VAT/GST reform
• Integrating the business perspectives into the dialogue
Karl-Heinz HaydlGlobal VAT/GST Practitioner BIAC VAT/GST Chair
Raul ZambranoDirector Technical AssistanceCIAT
Lesley O'Connell XegoBusiness Area HeadSouth African Revenue Service
Laurent CytermannOECD
Kalale MambweProject ManagerOECD
Petero MaivucevuceHead of SecretariatPacific Islands Tax Administrators Association (PITAA) Secretariat
Francesca VitaleHead of the International DepartmentItalian Revenue Agency
Claudia VargasHead of the Tax Administration and VAT DivisionOECD
Hanna LeeOECD
14:30 - 15:00
Plenary Session 6 - Concluding Reflections: from Dialogue to Action
• Conclusions from the Sixth Meeting of the Global Forum on VAT
• What comes next? Prioritising further work and the role of the Global Forum on VAT in taking it forward
