2024 National Convention Program

2024 NATIONAL CONVENTION​ – PROGRAM

14 and 15 October 2024 – Shangri-La, Sydney

CONVENTION PROGRAM

Sunday 13 October

7:00 PM
WELCOME TRAVELLING DELEGATES DINNER
The Rawson – 100 George Street, The Rocks, Sydney

Monday 14 October

9:00 AM
REGISTRATION
Arrival tea and coffee
9:30 AM
WELCOME

Clint Collins (Orora) – CTA President

9:40 AM
KEYNOTE ADDRESS – GEOPOLITICAL VOLATILITY & TAX POLICY

David Bradbury (KPMG)
Tom McIlroy (AFR)
Michelle de Niese (CTA)
Adrian Varrasso (MinterEllison)

10:40 AM
MORNING TEA
11:10 AM
PLENARY 1 – TRANSFER PRICING & DISPUTE RESOLUTION, INCLUDING APA, MAP & MLI

An insight into the essentials of managing tax and transfer pricing disputes with the ATO. Learn about the ATO’s methods for data collection, audit, and review processes, and discover how to effectively navigate these challenges and how to utilise alternative mechanisms such as APA, MAP, and MLI

Carmen McElwain, Craig Silverwood & Mark Konza (MinterEllison)

12:05 PM
PLENARY 2 – MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS:
PRE AND POST DEAL GREY AREAS

This session will cover areas of practical deal readiness and implementation issues, as well as some technical issues coming out of recent tax changes, including:

  • Pre-deal issues including capital management and thin cap changes, and impact on deal structuring and pre-sale dividends, issues around loan balance rationalisation and L5 gain mitigation
  • Post-deal issues focusing on contentious / complex areas of tax consolidation law including the treatment of customer relationships, R&D offsets, earnouts and transaction costs

Joanna Black & Tim Edwards (Alvarez & Marsal)

1:00 PM
LUNCH

Featuring guest speaker Tom McIlroy, Political Correspondent, Australian Financial Review


Sponsored by Alvarez & Marsal

2:30 PM
SESSION 1

Martin Fry, Ellen Thomas & George Bishop (Allens)

A look at what tax payers have faced from a GST perspective for over the past 12 months, and what it means for them practically

Rhys Guild & Bastian Gasser (MinterEllison)

Paul Suppree (CTA)
Kimberley Simpson (Cochlear)
Clint Collins (Orora)
Kiera Moloney (Rio Tinto)

3:30 PM
SESSION 2

Louise Andolfatto (ATO)
Richard Evans (Macquarie)
Amelia Teng (Deloitte)

How to bring together tax, finance, technology and transformation stakeholders to explore the strategic value tax can deliver and deal with the disruptive impacts of today’s rapid shifts in business models and markets.

Brady Dever & Daniel Levin (PwC)

Set sail through the choppy seas of recent Part IVA case law. This presentation will map out the changing tides of judicial interpretation, helping you navigate the waters of Australia’s general anti-avoidance provisions with greater confidence and skill

Hugh Paynter, Graeme Cooper, Jay Prasad and Jinny Chaimungkalanont (Herbert Smith Freehills)

4:30 PM
CLOSE OF DAY ONE DRINKS & CANAPES

Michelle de Niese (CTA)


Sponsored by Herbert Smith Freehills

6:30 PM
DRINKS & DINNER

Luna Lu – Campbells Cove, 27 Circular Quay West, The Rocks, Sydney


Sponsored by MinterEllison

Tuesday 15 October

8:30 AM
REGISTRATION
Arrival tea and coffee
9:00 AM
SESSION 3

Dritton Jemmalay (TP Benchmark) & Prashant Bohra (ATO)

Employment Taxes is a broad minefield covered by a multitude of conflicting legislation, administered by disparate regulatory bodies. When unwelcome surprises appear without warning, they demand your time and attention, often impacting your bottom line. In this session, we cover key employment tax areas and updates and provide you with ideas and inspiration to control your costs while preparing for increased scrutiny from regulatory authorities

Amanda Spinks & Nathan Hamilton (Alvarez & Marsal)

10:00 AM
SESSION 4

Jeremy Geale, Elissa Romanin, Tim Lynch & Farzeen Anwar (MinterEllison)

This session will focus on the new thin cap and debt deduction creation rules, what guidance has been provided by the ATO and what areas still require clarity

Cameron Blackwood & Luke Imbriano (Corrs Chambers Westgarth)
Stephen Dodshon (ATO)

10:50 AM
MORNING TEA
11:20 AM
PLENARY 3 – PEPSICO & TAXING IP: WHERE TO FROM HERE

Andy Bubb & Theo Pasialis (Clayton Utz)

12:10 AM
PLENARY 4 – GLOBAL TRENDS IN GST

Andrew Sommer (Clayton Utz)

1:00 PM
LUNCH

Featuring guest speaker Ellie Cole AM, Australian Paralympian


Sponsored by Clayton Utz

2:30 PM
ECONOMIC UPDATE

Stephen Halmarick – Chief Economist (CBA)

3:15 PM
PLENARY 5 – CORPORATE TAX LANDSCAPE:
INSIGHTS FROM A NEW COMMISSIONER

Commissioner Rob Heferen (ATO)

4:00 PM
CLOSING COMMENTS – DAY TWO

Jerome Wood (CBA) – CTA Vice President