January 26, 2012
7th Regional Tax Conference will be held on March 6, 2012, in Prague
7th Regional Tax Conference, this year hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic, will be held on March 6, 2012, in Prague, Czech Republic. The annual tax conference brings together experts from around the CEE region to discuss the results of past reforms and debate the merits of planned reforms at the national and European level.
The conference will be attended by businesspeople and both public and private sectors’ tax experts working in Central Europe. Tentative program with the invitation is attached.
Venue: Radisson Blu Alcron, Stepanska 40, Prague 1
(tentative) agenda:
900-1030 Government Panel
Moderator: Peter Chrenko, Tax Partner, PWC Czech Republic.
Invited Participants: Deputy Ministers (Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia)
Topic: How have reforms been affected by the financial crisis?
- 10 minute presentation on current and planned reforms
- Key questions: Has the ability to predict how reforms will influence economy decreased as markets have become more volatile? How elastic is household consumption and export industry to increased taxation?
1045-1145 IMF Senior Representative Mark Allen
Topic: Perspective on the Region’s economies
Lunch
1300-1430 European Tax Policy
Moderator: William Morris, Tax Officer, GE Corporate
Invited Participants:
Dr. Nikolaus Tacke, Director European Government Affairs, Coca-Cola Europe;
Tom Roesser, Global Tax Officer, Microsoft;
Tom Neale, Head of CCCTB development, EU Commission.
Topic: What major trends and EU policies could reshape tax policy in the region?
- 15 minute presentation on trends and policies from company and Commission perspective.
- Key questions: Will there be a CCCTB? Should we be expecting more attempts to design taxes for certain products?
1445-1615 Tax as an Economic Development Policy
Moderator: Weston Stacey, Executive Director, AmCham
Invited Participants:
Cherie Ford (PricewaterhouseCoopers d.o.o), Trade & Investment Committee, AmCham Croatia
Botond Rencz (Ernst & Young Tanácsadó Kft.), Taxation Committee, AmCham Hungary
Skanska, Honeywell, Radisson (tbc), AmCham Czech Republic
Topic: How can tax make the region more prosperous? What are the benefits of investment incentives, and how should they be shaped? Can tax spur energy efficiency? How do taxes impact tourism? Can tax policy increase private investment into research and development?
1800 Leadership Cocktail for conference participants and invited guests