ATRN 2015 - Congress Programme and Speakers
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Wednesday 2 September 2015
REGISTRATION 08:00 - 09:00
WELCOME ADDRESS 09:00 - 10:00
LILLIEBLOEM HALL
WELCOMING ADDRESS:
- DR NARA MONKAM - CHAIR OF ATRN BOARD
- MR GERSHEM PASI - CHAIRMAN OF ATAF COUNCIL
- MR LOGAN WORT - ATAF EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
- KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
- (TBC)
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POLICY PANEL 1 10:00 - 11:15
PLENARY: Room Desroches
Policy Panel 1
Dr Nara Monkam - Director Research, African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF), Chair of the ATRN Board (Chair)
Mr Logan Wort - Executive Secretary, African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF), South Africa
Mr. Jean-Paul Adam - Minister of Finance, Trade and the Blue Economy of the Republic of Seychelles
Prof. Dennis Hardy - Vice-chancellor, University of Seychelles (TBC)
GROUP PHOTO AND REFRESHMENT BREAK 11:15 - 11:45
SESSION A 11:30 - 12:30
ROOM 1: Desroches
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RESEARCH SESSION 1: Taxation of the Informal Sector
Chair: Mr. Jan Isaksen Prof. William McCluskey
ROOM 2: Alphonse
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RESEARCH SESSION 2: International Taxation
Chair: Mr. Anthony Dzadzra
Discussant: (Emily Muyaa)
The Tax Revenue Implication of Trade Liberalisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Some New Evidence. (Lanre Kassim)
LUNCH 13:30 - 14:15
ROOM 3: Marie Louise
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RESEARCH SESSION 3: Environmental and Excise Taxation
Chair: Dr. Attiya Waris
Discussant: (Evan Blecher)
The Economic Implications of a Tax on Sugar-sweetened Beverages in South Africa (Ada Jansen)
ROOM 4: Crew Lounge
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RESEARCH SESSION 4: Tax Equity and Efficiency
Chair: Prof. Estian Calitz
Discussant: (Ifeanyichukwu Azuka Aniyie)
Revenue Neutral Shifts on Broad Composition of Taxes (Olisaemeka Nnamdi Achime)
REFRESHMENT BREAK 15:45 - 16:15
ROOM 1: Desroches
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RESEARCH SESSION 5: Taxation of Specific Industries
Chair: Mr. Andrew Chege
Discussant: (Clement Migai)
Effective Taxation of the Telecommunication Industry in Kenya (Mercy Mbovi Mbithi )
Discussant: (Judy W. Mbugua)
Taxation of Life Insurance Companies: A Case of Kenya in Comparison with the United Kingdom (Joyce Ndeda)
ROOM 2: Alphonse
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RESEARCH SESSION 6: Taxation of the Digital Economy
Chair: Prof. Mede-Zinsou Kouame Nicaise
Discussant: (Binassoua Aymar)
Fiscalisation de l’Économie Numérique en Afrique: nouvelles sources de revenus (Zoniaina Rakotomalala)
Discussant: (Mustapha Ndajiwo)
E-Commerce: A need for Tax Authorities to Adapt (Mosibudi Makomane & Winile Ngobeni )