2015 - Wednesday 2 September

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 )

WELCOME COCKTAIL  18:45 - 21:00


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