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 On Day 1, the discussion will focus on the organization and operational matters relating to the Asia Pacific Tax Hub and its future   governance structure, followed by a discussion of the challenges that governments have been facing in taxation of the digital economy   and possible solutions based on country experience and best practices.                                                    

Day 1: Wednesday, 24 November (2.5 hours estimated)
11:55 a.m.–12:25 p.m.Moderator: Xiaohong Yang, Chief Thematic Officer, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department (SDCC), ADB

Welcoming Remarks and Keynote Address
Opening Remarks
12:25 p.m.–12:45 p.m.Session 1: Operational and Organizational Matters of the Asia Pacific Tax Hub

  • Presenter: Bruno Carrasco, Director General concurrently Chief Compliance Officer, SDCC, ADB and John Versantvoort, Head, Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, ADB
  • Q&A session
12:45 p.m.–2:00 p.m.Session 2: Tax policy and administration options to address the emerging challenges from the digital economy

Moderator: Youngnoh Kim, Head of Tax Programme, OECD Korea Policy Centre and Director General, Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF), Republic of Korea

Presenters:
  • Digitalization and taxation in Asia – Ruud de Mooij, Assistant Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
  • Digital economy challenges – Huey Min Chia-Tern, Deputy Commissioner (International, Investigation & Indirect Taxes Group), Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore
  • Outcome of the BEPS two-pillar agreement – Grace Perez-Navarro, Deputy Director, OECD
Panelists – government officials presenting their country’s experiences:
  • Esther A. P. Koisin, Director of the Department of International Taxation, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia
  • Ponlapat Kaewsamri, Senior Tax Economist, Revenue Department, Ministry of Finance Thailand 
  • Nairuhi Avetisyan, Head of Transfer Pricing and Tax Cooperation Division, State Revenue Committee, Republic of Armenia
Q&A Session
2:00 p.m.–2:10 p.m.Concluding Remarks and Closing Day 1

Koni Ravono, Head of Secretariat, Pacific Islands Tax Administrators Association