Steef Huibregtse, CEO, TPA Global Steef has more than 30 years experience in the area of value chain analysis, transfer pricing strategy, risk management, design, documentation and implementation. Recently, he has been acting as expert witness and is heavily involved in presentations to management boards. His previous experiences include 2 of the Big 4, where he worked as a transfer pricing partner on global projects. Steef has a degree in fiscal economics from the University of Rotterdam and is frequently participating in lectures and publishes articles on value chain analysis and transfer pricing., CFO / CCO, TPA Global Raymund has over 25 years experience gained both in advisory and industry roles. Prior to setting up his own business; Raymund was a Senior Relationship Partner at KPMG managing Global/Regional Key Accounts. Prior to KPMG, he was the Global Head of Tax of a Swiss Based Euro 20bn company where he was mandated to set up and manage the Global tax department from scratch. Raymund holds a Master in Economics and Master in Law with specialization in Tax. JD Choi, CEO, Tax Technologies Inc. Choi is the founder of Tax Technologies, Inc. ( TTI ). He provided vision for Tax Series development and has been leading client service for last 16 years. Prior to forming TTI, JD worked with large accounting firms. He built his expertise in international tax during his tenure with accounting firms. Most of his practice was focused on international tax planning. His vision of building enterprise-level tax software, Tax Series, came from his experience in handling many aspects of corporate tax computations and reporting during his tenure with accounting firms. JD received his J.D. from New York Law School, and B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Texas. He is a member of the Texas State CPA, AICPA, ABA, New York State and New Jersey State Bar associations.
Igor Peters, Senior Manager, TPA Global Igor Peters has more than 20 years of experience in international taxation with a focus on transfer pricing and tax risk management. His skill set blends experience in Germany and The Netherlands, gained in industry and consultancy. His industry experience covers heavy machinery, oil and gas, engineering & construction and consumer electronics. His Master of Law from the University of Amsterdam and & University of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, is complemented with a sound OECD transfer pricing & BEPS knowledge. Member of the NOB - Dutch Association of Tax Advisors. Avisha Sood, Associate, TPA Global Avisha is Experienced Transfer Pricing specialist with key expertise in BEPS-proof TP design and documentation, qualitative and quantitative value chain analysis, negotiation and filing of APA, restructuring projects post-beps and digital economy businesses. Experience of working with clients in FMCG, terminal operations, refining, digital economy, industrial chemicals, logistics support, security solutions, and automotive/ aerospace parts. She is Responsible for first level quality control of all client related documents prepared by professionals at TPA Global, Amsterdam. Avisha gained her Master of Advanced Studies in International Tax Law from the International Tax Center at Leiden University and published articles such as BEPS Action 4: Policy Considerations and Implementation Status IBFD, March 2017 and 2016 Handbook for Dispute Avoidance and Resolution after BEPS December 2016., Associate, TPA Global Maria has solid experience in transfer pricing compliance and TP documentation build up and extensive knowledge in financial and value chain analytics, advising clients on optimization of TP and tax structures. Maria has been involved in multiple academic projects relating to tax and TP consequences of the intangibles, BEPS and APAs (in the light of dispute resolution). She received her Master s Degree of the European Business Law from Radboud University of Nijmegen and has published several articles in BNA journal on financial services and value chain analysis.
Jan Akkermans, Akkermans Customs Consultancy Jan is founder of Akkermans Customs Consultancy. He has worked as a Senior Officer at the Dutch Customs administration for 16 years. Since 1995 Jan worked as a Consultant Customs & Trade for big 4 Consulting firms, Trade Compliance Specialist, Customs Duty Optimization Fortune 500 & SME, Supply Chain & Trade Compliance Analyst, Customs Advisor, Indirect Tax Customs Advisor and Import & Export Analyst. Jan has a solid experience in various industries ranging from Consumer Electronics, Logistics, Aerospace, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical and semi Governmental bodies like Port authorities and marine container terminals. Jan has a bachelor in customs legislation. He has acquired extensive skills and experience including but not limited to customs planning and risk analysis, classification, customs valuation, special procedures like customs warehouse, Inward Processing Relief etc., Preferential Trade systems, ICT optimization and implementation, Authorized Economic Operator, VAT cross border and excise. Jan is Representative of the Dutch Alliance Customs Software developers (ADS). Jan is member of the master programme Executive Master in Customs and Supply Chain Compliance of Rotterdam School of Management of Erasmus University. Dmitriy Sobchinskiy, Intra Pricing Solutions Dmitriy is founder of Intra Pricing Solutions and has been a leading transfer pricing specialist with a wide reputation in the area of transfer pricing strategy, risk management, design, documentation and implementation services. His expertise covers more than 30 countries, which includes his involvement in numerous Advanced Pricing Agreement negotiations. More than 15 years of experience in the area of transfer pricing consulting and valuations. Dmitriy s previous experiences include 4 years in Ernst & Young and 6 years in TPA, where he worked as a transfer pricing partner on global and regional projects. Prior to that, several years worked in multinational companies operating in various industries. Dmitriy effectively manages complex transfer pricing issues in a variety of industries, economic and financial analysis and has detailed knowledge of the global databases that are utilized for various economic research and company analyses. Jason Mariarathanam, HLB Van Daal & Partners N.V. Jason has been involved in corporate governance and technology planning for more than a decade. He has worked with Chevron Texaco, Citibank and XPO Logistics on projects related to group compliance planning, business expansion and takeovers. Jason currently serves as a Senior Consultant with HLB Van Daal & Partners N.V. and leads its consultancy wing. Jason also acts as a board member for his local council and is often involved in initiatives to encourage SME growth in the region he lives in (Haarlemmermeer, The Netherlands). He also presents regularly papers at international conference in Europe and Asia on technology, business development for the accountancy and tax sector and market trends.
Agenda Time (CEST) Topic Presenter 09.00 09.05 Welcome by the Chairman 09.05-09.40 Setting the scene - How to manage the CFO s expectations? - CFO s journey from staying out of trouble to being in control 09.40-10.10 What is the impact of full transparency on your workflows? - Increased work burden - Urge for consistency between various compliance layers - Decreased availability of optimization options - Full transparency of tax sensitive data - Transformation of tax/tp department from profit center to cost center Steef Huibregtse Avisha Sood 10.10-10.30 Coffee break 10.30-11.00 How to get your in-house set-up BEPS-ready? - Tax dashboard governance - RACI + tax technology - Tax Technology organizational models - Tax technology implementation and change management 11.00-12.00 Your Tax technology plan - Introduction on best practices - Your Tax technology plan 12.00-13.00 Lunch 13.00-14.00 Tax technology planning in practice - Case studies on tax technology planning in practice Igor Peters Jason Mariarathanam 14.00-14.45 Case studies on Tax technology solutions 1st round: 14.45-15.00 Coffee break - Compliance workflows & technology Jason Mariarathanam - How to automate your global TP documentation? Dmitriy Sobchinskiy - All compliance ERP on tax as a solution JD Choi - Tax analytics and customs technology Jan Akkermans - Tax analytics and VAT reporting 15.00-15.45 Case studies on Tax technology solutions 2nd round 15.45-16.00 Closing session Steef Huibregtse H.J.E. Wenckebachweg 210. 1096 AS Amsterdam. The Netherlands. +31 (0)20 462 3530. tpa-global.com
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