Simon Webber to Speak at 35th Annual TEI-SJSU High Tech Tax Institute 2019 | Duff & Phelps | 4 November 2019 | Crowne Plaza Palo Alto, 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA

The annual conference provides leading edge topics relevant to high tech companies and their tax professionals. The High Tech Tax Institute's focus on relevant tax issues for hardware, software and web-based companies, as well as pharmaceutical, biotech, communications and "green" technologies, makes it an invaluable educational tax experience for accountants, attorneys, and corporate representatives who serve high technology companies.

2019 Speaker

Cindy Duquette
International Tax Director, Coinbase, President, TEI Silicon Valley Chapter

Annette Nellen
MST Program Director, San Jose State University

Jim Fuller
Partner, Fenwick & West LLP

Sanjay Agarwal
Partner, MGO

Carlos Perez Gautrin
Senior Advisor, Western Compliance Practice Area (WCPA), IRS

Jian-Cheng Ku
Partner, DLA Piper (Netherlands)

Lance Martin
Partner, Baker & McKenzie, LLP

Steven Shee
Vice President Tax, Applied Materials

Charles P. Rettig
Commissioner, IRS

Margaret Critzer
Senior Advisor, Alvarez & Marsal Taxand, LLC

Sharon Heck
Vice President of Finance & Global Tax, Intel Corp.

John Hinman
Director, Field Operations, Treaties and Transfer Pricing Operations, IRS

Eli Hoory
Special Counsel (Int’l), Chief Counsel, IRS

Daniela Ielceanu
Partner, PwC

Matt Kramer
Managing Director, Grant Thornton

Vasudha Rangaprasad
Sr. Manager, Deloitte

Jill Harding
Vice President Corporate Tax, Synopsys, Inc.

Melanie Krygier
Partner, Grant Thornton

Eileen Marshall
Partner, Cooley

Sarah Jane Morin
Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

Robert B. Williams, Jr.
Senior Counsel, Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Int’l) Br. 4, IRS

Anne Devereaux
Deputy Associate Chief Counsel (Int’l), Field Service & Litigation, IRS

Yaron Katz
Partner, KPMG

Rob Morris
Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright

Kristen Proschold
Director & Managing Tax Counsel, Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

Will Skinner
Partner; Adjunct Professor, Fenwick & West LLP; SJSU MST Program

Ken Lee
Partner, PwC

Donald Murray
Director, Field Operations West, Cross Border Activities (CBA), LB&I, IRS

Ben Shreck
Tax Counsel, Tax Executives Institute

Elena Virgadamo
Senior Advisor, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, International, IRS

David Wachutka
Principal, EY

Charlotte Beaty
Managing Director, KPMG

Rachel Breen
Partner, EY

Jenny Chan
Partner, Deloitte

Jesus Ochoa
Partner, PwC

JJ Schneider
Partner, Grant Thornton

David Forst
Partner, Fenwick & West LLP

Gabe Gartner
Principal, PwC

Peter Merkel
Branch Chief, Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Int’l) Br. 5, IRS

Taylor Reid
Partner, Baker & McKenzie, LLP

Elena Virgadamo
Senior Advisor, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, International, IRS

Nora Beltran
Territory Manager, WCPA, IRS

Mary Duffy
Managing Director, Andersen Tax

Barbara Schmidt
Principal, Seiler LLP

Eric Slack
Director, Field Operations-West, IRS

Mark Hoose
Vice President Tax & Trade, Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

Chad Hungerford
Partner, Deloitte

Paula R. Levy
Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP

Eileen O’Pray
Counsel, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Ray Beeman
Principal, Washington Council Ernst & Young

Greg Hartker
Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

Ken Harvey
Partner, Moss Adams LLP

Peter Rock
Territory Manager, Treaties and Transfer Pricing Operations, IRS

Matthew Sapowith
Director, MGO

Simon Webber
Managing Director, Duff & Phelps

Wendy Abkin
Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

Cabell Chinnis
Partner, Mayer Brown LLP

Robert Kovacev
Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright

Emily Lam
Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Donald Murray
Director, Field Operations West, Cross Border Activities (CBA), LB&I, IRS

Eric Slack
Director, Field Operations-West, IRS

Gloria Sullivan
Director - Western Compliance Practice Area (WCPA), IRS

Annette Nellen
MST Program Director, San Jose State University

Brian Pedersen
Managing Director; Adjunct Professor, Alvarez & Marsal Taxand, LLC; SJSU MST Program