CTA Convention 2019 | Corporate Tax Association | 16 June 2019 | Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, 1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf VIC 3006, Australia

As the key representative body for major companies in Australia on corporate tax issues, the CTA’s Convention program focusses solely on tax issues affecting large corporates. Our program is developed by the CTA’s secretariat and is a direct reflection of the daily interactions we have with our members and our intimate understanding of the issues impacting their businesses. The program is designed to draw out discussion and debate around these issues, with a focus on practical outcomes and solutions. We have an unprecedented number of CTA members participating in the Convention this year – we thank each of them for their commitment.

This program has been developed in the midst of the 2019 election, an evolving international tax framework and an ongoing Australian Taxation Office focus on ‘justified trust’. Key sessions throughout the Convention will explore how these features are likely to play out in the large corporate space. We are very fortunate to have our keynote speaker MrDavid Bradbury (Head of the Tax Policy and Statistics Division, OECD) join us on Day Two (Tuesday 18 June) for a panel discussion on tax and the digital economy, with a focus on issues for the region and globally. David’s participation at this year’s Convention highlights the CTA’s combined Day Two program with the IFA Regional Conference. We extend a warm welcome to all IFA participants, and encourage CTA members to explore the option of attending Day Two of the IFA Conference (Wednesday 19 June) at the discounted rate of $325 (GST inclusive) for IFA members and $425 (GST inclusive) for non IFA members. Please visit the conference site to find out more or to register.

2019 Speakers

Geofrey Fooks
President, CTA

Carmen McElwain
MinterEllison

Chris Kinsella
MinterEllison

Enzo Coia
Deloitte

Claudio Cimetta
Deloitte

Irene Filippone
BlueScope

Mark Bird
Australian Unity

Premila Roe
BHP

Michelle de Niese
CTA

Kate Locke
Suncorp

Wai San Woo
SMEC

Darren Day
Woolworths

Anthony Portas
Rio Tinto

Elissa Romanin
MinterEllison

Hamish Wallace
MinterEllison

Reynah Tang
Johnson Winter & Slattery

Geofrey Fooks
Wesfarmers

Cameron Blackwood
Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills

Melanie Earl
Deloitte

Tracey Rens
Deloitte

Rebecca Saint
ATO Deputy Commissioner PG&I

Jeremy Geale
ATO Deputy Commissioner R&DR

Adrian Varrasso
MinterEllison

Angela Wood
KPMG

Graeme Cooper
Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills

Aldrin De Zilva
Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills

Michael Anderson
Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills

David Bradbury
OECD

Ann-Maree Wolff
Rio Tinto

Chia-Tern Huey Min
Singapore IRD

Chris Jordan
Commissioner of Taxation, ATO

Mark Konza
ATO

En Abu Tariq Bin Jamaluddin
Malaysia IRD

John Hutagaol
Indonesia DGT

Hayat Furukawa
Korea NTS

Gaye Searancke
NZ IRD

Hansol Lee
NTS

Lien Ying Wu
Taipei Tax Office

Chia-Tern Huey Min
Singapore IRD

Greg Johnson
Global Capital Advisors

David Bond
Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills

Peter Collins
PwC

Lynn Koh
PwC

Glen Hutchings
KPMG

Jane Michie
BHP

Stuart Brown
Exxon Mobil

Stephen Southon
NAB

Gordon Beckstead
Amazon

Michelle de Niese
CTA

2019 Sponsors

• Greenwoods + Herbert Smith Freehills
• PwC
• KPMG
• Johnson, Winter & Slattery
• MinterEllison
• Deloitte