2017 High Tech Tax Institute

November 13 and 14, 2017

Crowne Plaza Cabana
4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 

Agenda [pdf]

Monday, November 13th

Time Topic Presenter(s)

7:30-8:20 AM

Registration and Refreshments

 

8:20-8:30 AM

Welcome

  • Ricardo G. Samaniego (Head of Tax, Samsung; President, TEI Santa Clara Valley Chapter)
  • Annette Nellen (MST Program Director, San José State University)
  • Dan Moshavi (Dean, San José State University College of Business)

8:30-10 AM

International High Technology U.S. Tax Current Developments [pdf] 

  • Jim Fuller (Partner, Fenwick & West)

10-10:20 AM

Break

 

10:20 AM-12 PM

Supply Chain Planning [pdf]

  • Bart Bassett, Partner (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP)
  • Long Hua (Partner, EY)
  • Jimmy Man (Partner, Deloitte)
  • Brian Pedersen (Partner, Alvarez & Marsal Tax)
  • Taylor Reid, Partner – Baker & McKenzie

12-12:40 PM

Lunch 

 

12:40-1:30 PM

Luncheon Speaker

  • Steven K. Rainey (CIO and National Leader for Data & Analytics - Tax, KPMG)

1:35-3:15 PM

BREAKOUT A

Indirect Taxes in the Digital Economy [pdf]

  • Randy Ferris (Executive Director, EY)
  • David Gaul, VP Taxation – GoPro, Inc.
  • Hugh Goodwin (Partner, DLA Piper)
  • Birgit Juergensmann, Partner - Mazars LLP

BREAKOUT B

Protecting Your Exit Strategies [pdf]

  • Jill Franciosi (Partner, EY)
  • Jill Harding (Partner, Alvarez & Marsal Tax)
  • Melanie Krygier (Senior Manager, Grant Thornton)
  • Eileen Marshall (Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC)

3:15-3:30 PM

Break

 

3:30-5:15 PM

Federal Tax Controversies — Technical Issues and Strategies [pdf] 
+ Other Resources [pdf]

  • Pat Chaback (Executive Director, EY)
  • Kimberly Edwards (Director - Western Compliance, IRS)
  • Eric Johnson (Tax Director, Ross Stores; Past Chair, TEI Silicon Valley Chapter)
  • Larry Langdon (Partner, Mayer Brown)
  • Andy Mattson (Partner, Moss Adams)
  • Jean Pawlow (Partner, McDermott)
  • Eric Slack, Director of Field Operations – West, Western
    Compliance Practice Area LB&I - IRS
  • Gloria Sullivan (Director - Financial Institutions and Products, IRS)

Tuesday, November 14th

Time Topic Presenter(s)

7:30-8:15 AM

Registration and Refreshments

 

8:15-9:15 AM

Accounting for Income Taxes [pdf]

  • Perry Leslie (Partner, KPMG)
  • Jesus Ochoa (Partner – PwC)
  • JJ Schneider (Partner, Grant Thornton)
  • Tyler Spalding, Sr. (Manager, Deloitte)

9:15-10:30 AM


 

Breakout AA

IP Location Planning [pdf]

  • Gabe Gartner (Principal, PwC)
  • Pie Geelen (Head of European Desk - New York, DLA Piper)
  • Nate Carden (Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom)
  • Jon Davies (Partner, Armanino)

Breakout BB

The New Research Credit LB&I Directive [pdf]

  • Nora Beltran (Team Manager - IRS)
  • Kimberly Edwards (Director, Western Compliance – IRS)
  • Janine Jones (SME, General Business Credit Practice Network
    - IRS)
  • Jeffrey P. Jones (Partner - PwC)
  • Barry Slivinsky (VP Tax - Adobe)
  • Paul Zamolo (Deputy Area Counsel, LB&I - IRS)

10:30-10:45 AM

Break

 

10:45 AM-12 PM

BREAKOUT C

Brexit Tax Implications [pdf]

  • Eric Ryan (Of Counsel, DLA Piper; Adjunct Faculty, San José State University MST Program)
  • Paul Rutherford (Partner, DLA Piper - London)
  • David Sayers (Partner, Mazars - London)

BREAKOUT D

Tax Automation [pdf]

  • Rafiq Jalal (Director, Tax Data & Analytics – KPMG)
  • Andy Ruggles (Principal; Head of Tax Reporting & Strategy Group, PwC)
  • John Viglione (Executive VO – Vertex, Inc)

12-12:40 PM

Lunch

 

12:40-1:25 PM

Luncheon Speaker

  • Rohit Kumar (Tax Policy Services Leader and Principal, PwC)

1:30-2:45 PM

BREAKOUT E

BEPS 2.0 [pdf]

  • Lance Martin (Partner – Baker & McKenzie)
  • Mark R. Martin (Principal – Transfer Pricing - KPMG)
  • Peter Rock (Program Manager, Advance Pricing and Mutual
    Agreement Program – IRS)
  • Ben Shreck (Tax Counsel – Tax Executives Institute)

BREAKOUT F

Regulations – Relevance of Replace 2 to Issue 1, GAO and Congressional Concerns [pdf]

  • Robert J. Kovacev (Steptoe & Johnson)
  • Annette Nellen (MST Program Director, San José State University)

2:45-3 PM

Break

 

3-4:30 PM

US Tax Reform [pdf]

  • David Forst (Partner, Fenwick and West)
  • Nate Giesselman (Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom)
  • Sajeev Sidher (Managing Director, Deloitte)

4:30-5:30 PM

Domestic and Multistate Update [pdf]

  • Josh Brady (Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius)
  • Dana Lance (Partner, Grant Thornton)