Program

NOTE: The Transfer Pricing Symposium has concluded!  Registered attendees can go to the TPS event platform to view session materials.

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All times U.S-Eastern

July 20

10:15am - 11:30am  How Big a Problem is Profit Shifting Today?
Alex Cobham, Tax Justice Network
Lorraine Eden, Texas A&M
Tom Linguanti, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Kartikeya Singh, PwC
Moderator: Perry Urken, Economics Partners, LLC

11:45am -1:15pm  The Evolution of BEPS and the International Tax Framework
Bob Stack, Deloitte
Chip Harter, PwC
Manal Corwin, KPMG 
Moderator: Mike McDonald, EY

 

1:45pm  - 3:00pm  Pillar 1 – Does the Benefit Outweigh the Harm?
Rocco Femia, Miller & Chevalier
Barbara Rollinson, Horst Frisch
Vladimir Starkov, NERA
Moderator: Sirsha Chatterjee, EY

 

3:15pm - 4:30pm  Economic Analysis of the Coke Ruling
Clark Armitage, Caplin & Drysdale
Clark Chandler, Valentiam
Drew Crousore, Baker McKenzie
Susan Fickling-Munge, CBE, Duff & Phelps
Moderator: John Hickey, Johnson & Johnson

July 21

10:15am - 11:30am  Practitioners’ Thoughts on the OECD's COVID Transfer Pricing Guidance
Jess Arthars, Tapestry
Michael Nixon, OECD
Karen Kirwan, CBE, IRS
Loren Ponds, Miller & Chevalier
Moderator: Sarah Stauner, Duff & Phelps

11:45am - 12:30pm  Small Group Networking (Optional)
Join a small group of 5-6 colleagues for informal networking.
There will be two separate 20-minute sessions beginning at 11:45am and 12:05pm ET. 

1:15pm - 2:30pm TP Debate (Pro vs Con)

Topic 1: The definition of PE shouldn't be any different for California tech firms than any other type of company
Topic 2: Income Approach analyses for the valuation of IP tranferred between MNC affiliates should generally employ a limited, finite useful life

Introduction: Mike McDonald, EY

Moderators:
Margaret McKeehan, Brattle
Lavi Santos Cueva, Baker McKenzie
Sanford Stark, Morgan Lewis

Speakers: 

East Coast
Arguing in Opposition to the Stated Premise
Holly Glenn, Baker McKenzie
Sri Nagarajan, KPMG

West Coast
Arguing in Support of the Stated Premise
Jenny Austin, Mayer Brown
Kevin Kiyan, Andersen

2:45pm - 3:45pm  Keynote Address: Implications of Biden Administration Tax Agenda on TP Issues / Engagement with OECD
Itai Grinberg, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multilateral Tax Office of Tax Policy, U.S. Department of Treasury
Introduction:  Jill Weise, CBE, Duff & Phelps