Welcome Remarks
Masato Kanda, President, ADB 

Opening Remarks
Indermit Gill, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Development Economics, The World Bank Group

Asia Pacific Tax Hub-Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office’s Domestic Resource Mobilization (DRM) Updates: Achievements, survey results, and operational approach
Tariq Niazi, Senior Director, Public Sector Management and Governance, SD3-PSMG, ADB

Overview of tax trends in Asia and the Pacific
Ruud de Mooij, Deputy Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Moderator: Keiko Nowacka, Principal Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development), Gender and Equity Division, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, ADB

Keynote Address
Overview and ADB Knowledge Product
Janet Stotsky (virtual) and Maria Hanna Concepcion Jaber (in-person), ADB Research Consultants  

Presenters

• United Kingdom Case Study  
  Max Kettley, Project Lead, and Neesha Bagla, Compliance Project Support Officer, Complex Individuals and Controlling Minds, RIS Offshore, His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs
• People’s Republic of China Case Study
  Yansheng Zhu, Professor, Law School, Xiamen University

Moderator: Rachana Shrestha, Senior Public Sector Specialist, SD3-PSMG, ADB

Keynote Address
Overview and ADB Knowledge Product
Mazhar Waseem, Professor, Social Sciences, Economics Department, University of Manchester

Presenters

• Uzbekistan Case Study
  Ulmas Juraev, Chief Specialist, Customs Policy and Revenue Forecasting, Department of Tax, Ministry of Economy and Finance
• Georgia Case Study
  Arsena Tevdorashvili, Deputy Head, Analytical Department, Revenue Service, Ministry of Finance
• Australia Case Study
  William Day, Deputy Commissioner, Policy Analysis and Legislation, Australian Taxation Office

Moderator: Sunita Bainsla, Former Principal Director General, Income Tax Department, Ministry of Finance, India

Keynote Address
Overview and Trends
Irma Johanna Mosquera Valderrama, Professor, Tax Governance, Law School, Leiden University 

Presenters

• VAT Reform and Control, Notably for E-commerce  
  Jérémy Dubois, Tax Attaché (Singapore), Public Finances Directorate General, France 
• ViDA Initiative Case Study
  Agustin Miguez Perez, Policy Officer, European Commission (virtual)

Moderator: Naeeda Crishna Morgado, Principal Infrastructure Specialist, Green Finance Hub Unit, Southeast Asia Department, ADB

Keynote Address
Overview and trends
Holger Bär, Head of Public Finance, Green Budget Germany

Presenters

• Maldives Case Study
  Ahmed Saaid Musthafa, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance and Planning
• Nepal Case Study
  Shiva Sharma, Director, Policy Analysis and Management Division, Inland Revenue Department, Ministry of Finance
• Solomon Islands Case Study
  Primula Maokeni Kingmele, Director, Economic Reform Unit, Ministry of Finance and Treasury

Moderator: Emiko Masaki, Principal Health Specialist, Human and Social Development Sector Office, SD3, ADB 

Keynote Address
Overview and trends
Ma. Teresa Habitan, Vice Chancellor, Local Government Finance Institute, Philippine Tax Academy

Presenters

• Lao People’s Democratic Republic Case Study
  Sivay Vilaihan, Director of Division, International Tax Cooperation Division, Tax Department, Ministry of Finance
• Thailand Case Study
  Piya Hanvoravongchai, Associate Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore