Time (KSA)

Session and Speakers

9:00 – 9:30

Registration, refreshments, and networking

Welcome

Dr. Rasheed Al-Qenae, Chairman, KPMG Middle East, South Asia, Caucasus, and Central Asia (MESAC) region

Introduction and agenda

Zubair Patel, Head of Tax, KPMG MESAC region

Uncovering the future of business in the Middle East

Economic update

Asad Khan, Group Chief Economist, Saudi National Bank 

Global perspective on the future of tax

David Linke, Global Head of Tax & Legal Services, KPMG International

11:00 – 11:20

Refreshments and networking

Talking tax from a policy lens - The evolving horizon 

-       Aabha Lekhak, Head of Tax, KPMG in Oman (moderator)

-       Vicki Heard, Head of Tax & Legal, KPMG EMA Region and KPMG UK

-       Joe Pacelli, Head of Tax, KPMG Middle East

-       Sadia Nazir, Head of Transfer Pricing & International Tax, KPMG in Saudi Arabia

-       Norah Hamidaddin, Senior Vice President – Head of Tax & Zakat, Riyad Bank

Simplifying the complicated - Pillar two 

-       Barbara Henzen, Head of Tax, KPMG Qatar, Energy & Natural Resources Tax Leader, KPMG EMA Region (moderator) 

-       Christian Athanasoulas, Global Head of International Tax and M&A Tax, KPMG International

-       Jay Ayrton, Head of Tax Reimagined (Global Compliance & Transformation), KPMG EMA Region

-       Anand Krishnan, Regional Pillar II Leader, KPMG in Qatar 

-       Mohammed Al-Dhubaib, Director - Group Tax Compliance Department, Saudi Aramco

Close of plenary and introduction to breakouts

12:45 – 14:00

Lunch and networking / prayer break

Breakout Sessions – 1st selection 

14:00 – 15:00

Transfer pricing update

-       Dr. Jigna Sampath, Partner – Transfer Pricing and Financial Services Tax Leader, KPMG in Saudi Arabia (moderator)

-       Michael Freudenberg, Head of Transfer Pricing Services, KPMG EMA Region

-       Barbara Henzen, Head of Tax, KPMG Qatar, Energy & Natural Resources Tax Leader, KPMG EMA Region

-       Antonio Tapia, Partner – Transfer Pricing, KPMG in UAE

Corporate tax update

-       Fahim Bashir, Partner – Tax, KPMG in Kuwait (moderator)

-       Anan Sijini, Partner – Corporate Tax, KPMG in Saudi Arabia

-       Maged Elmenyawi, Partner – Tax, KPMG in Egypt 

-       Zeeshan Ijaz, Partner – Tax, KPMG in Pakistan

-       Shashank Chandak, Associate Director – Tax & Corporate Services, KPMG in Bahrain

Indirect tax update

-       Keith Donegan, Partner – Head of Indirect Tax, KPMG in UAE (moderator)

-       Ajay Garg, Partner – Indirect Tax, KPMG in Saudi Arabia

-       Jawad Inam, Director – Indirect Tax, KPMG in Saudi Arabia

-       Luis Miguel Alonso, Director – Value Added Tax, KPMG in UAE

15:00 – 15:15

Refreshments and networking

Breakout Sessions – 2nd selection

15:15 – 16:00

Q&A session: Saudi Arabia 

-       Salam Eido, Partner, Tax Regional Leader - Riyadh, KPMG in Saudi Arabia (moderator)

-       Mohammad Kamran Sial, Partner, Tax Regional Leader - Khobar, KPMG in Saudi Arabia

-       Sadia Nazir, Head of Transfer Pricing & International Tax, KPMG in Saudi Arabia

-       Asadullah Azmat, Director – Indirect Tax, KPMG in Saudi Arabia

Q&A session: UAE and Oman

-       Koen Desloover, Partner – Corporate Tax, KPMG in UAE (moderator)

-       Joseph Halim, Director – Corporate Tax, KPMG in UAE 

-       Arturo González Torrero, Director - Corporate Tax, KPMG in UAE 

-       Sumit Bansal, Director – Indirect Tax, KPMG in Oman

Technology focus in tax - breakthrough of AI

-       Nerses Nersisyan, Head of Tax & Legal, KPMG in Armenia & Uzbekistan (moderator)

-       Jay Ayrton, Head of Tax Reimagined (Global Compliance & Transformation), KPMG EMA Region

-       Robert Ptaszynski, Head of Digital & Innovation, KPMG Middle East