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ICAB members will earn 4.5 CPD hours for attendance
PROGRAMME
IFCs IN A BORDERLESS DIGITAL ECONOMY
HILTON BARBADOS RESORT BARBADOS
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
Session Coordinator: Mr. Preet Banerjee, Broadcaster, Business Writer/Globe & Mail Columnist, Personal Finance Advisor
7:30 a.m. Registration and Refreshments
9:00 a.m. Introduction The Hon. Don Oliver, Q.C. Consultant to the Government of Barbados
9:10 a.m. Opening Remarks Dr. DeLisle Worrell, Governor
Central Bank of Barbados
9:25 a.m. Feature Address The Right Honourable Freundel Stuart, Q.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Barbados
9:45 a.m. The Advantages of IFCs: Case Study Canada
Professor Walid Hejazi, Associate Professor Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Canada
10:05 a.m. Q & A
10:15 a.m. Coffee Break
10:50 a.m. Role of Nation States in Protecting the Efficacy of IFCs Mr. Michael Horgan, Former Deputy Minister of Finance Government of Canada
11:20 a.m. Q & A 11:30 a.m. Solutions to Challenges to IFCs in Borderless Digital Economies Mr. Andrew Sellgren, Partner
McKinsey & Company, USA
12 noon Q & A
12:15 p.m. Luncheon
2:00 p.m. Selecting an IFC—The Corporate Perspective Ms. Connie Smith President Barbados International Business Association (BIBA)
2:20 p.m. Q & A
2:30 p.m. Safeguarding IFCs from Non-Resident Global Giants Professor Avinash Persaud, Chairman Elara Capital PLC Emeritus Professor, Gresham College, UK
2:50 p.m. Q & A
3:00 p.m. New Standards for DoubleTaxation Treaties: Including Transfer Pricing Rules Mr. Dale Hill Partner, Tax Services
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, Canada
3:30 p.m. Q & A
3:40 p.m. Panel: Modernising Global Standards While Protecting the Integrity of IFCs
Mr. Dale Hill, Partner, Tax Services, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, Canada
Professor Avinash Persaud, Chairman, Elara Capital PLC., UK
Mr. Michael Horgan, Former Deputy Minister of Finance, Canada
4:15 p.m. Significance of Double Taxation Treaties in Creating Global Trade Mr. Albert Essien, Group Chief Executive Officer
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, Togo
4:45 p.m. Q & A
4:55 p.m. Closing Remarks Mr. Andrew Alleyne 1st Vice President Barbados International Business Association (BIBA)
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