Commodity Tax Symposium 2023 | Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) | 22 October 2023 | Virtual Event

This event returns this fall featuring once again a hybrid format with in-person and online learning opportunities. Join us to examine the latest updates on evolving tax policy issues, legislative change, technical trends and more. The future of the field is yours to discover at Canada’s largest and longest-running indirect tax event.

2023 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Liane Davey
Co-founder and Principal, 3COze Inc.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE:

Andrea Stupino
Principal, Tax Education, Cpa Canada

Bill Chan
Director, Commodity Tax, Canadian Pacific Railway

Frank Colantonio
Consultant, Fc Associates

Laurent Moons
Partner, Deloitte

Lesley Meredith
Indirect Tax Manager, Altagas

Randy Schwartz
Partner, Mccarthy Tétrault Llp

Sandra Smith
Principal, Indirect/sales Tax, Ryan Cpa Professional Corporation

Seema Agnihotri
Partner, Kpmg

SPEAKERS:

Adam O'Connor
Partner, Indirect Tax, Pwc

Amrita Abraham
Director, Indirect Tax, Scotiabank

Andrew Azmudeh
Partner, Pwc Law Llp

Anne Ellefsen-Gauthier
Director, Gst/hst Large Business Audit Division, Compliance Programs Branch, Canada Revenue Agency

Anu Koshal
Partner, Mccarthy Tétrault Llp

Braek Urquhart
Senior Manager, Indirect Tax, Deloitte

Chris Bowen
Director General, Gst/hst and Digital Compliance Directorate, Compliance Programs Branch, Canada Revenue Agency

Christina Zurowski
Partner, Canadian Indirect Tax - Cross Border Leader, Grant Thornton Llp

D'arcy Schieman
Partner, Indirect Tax, Deloitte

Dalton Albrecht
Dja Consulting Legal Professional Corp/counsel, Ey Law Llp

David Robertson
Partner, Ey Law Llp

Deborah Pace Ross
Indirect Tax Manager, Deloitte

Erin Jensen
Partner, Indirect Tax, Kpmg Canada

Giuliana Ambrosini
Senior Manager, Indirect Tax, Grant Thornton Llp

Greg Kanargelidis
Customs and Trade Lawyer, Kanargelidis Global Trade & Customs Law

Himanshu Tanwar
Senior Manager, Indirect Tax, Deloitte

Jean-François Bédard
Manager, Origin, Valuation and Negotiations Unit, Trade Policy Division, Commercial and Trade Branch, Canada Border Services Agency

Jesse Waslowski
Associate, Mccarthy Tétrault

Kassandra Grenier
Partner, Mccarthy Tétrault

Kate Leonchenkova
Senior Manager, Indirect Tax, Kpmg

Katherine Xilinas
Partner, Kpmg Canada

Kristen Schafer
Senior Manager, Indirect Tax, Grant Thornton Llp

Laurent Moons
Partner, Deloitte

Lesley Meredith
Indirect Tax Manager, Altagas

Maurice Chiasson
Partner, Stewart Mckelvey

Phil King
Director General, Sales and Excise Tax, Department of Finance

Robert Kreklewetz
Partner, Millar Kreklewetz Llp

Sania Ilahi
National Indirect Tax Leader, Ey

Selena Ing
Senior Associate, Ey Law Llp

Simon Douville
Counsel, Mccarthy Tétrault

Stephanie Stapleford
Associate, Stewart Mckelvey

Steve Buchanan
Senior Manager, Indirect Tax Services, Kpmg

Stuart Clark
Senior Associate, Millar Kreklewetz Llp

Susie Cooke
Partner, Tax Transformation, Global Tax Transformation Leader, Kpmg Llp

Tariq Nasir
Partner, Ey

Tyra Bermúdez
Senior Manager, Trade & Customs Practice, Kpmg Llp

Zvi Halpern-Shavim
Partner, Blakes

PLATINUM SPONSOR:

• TD Insurance