Get insight on hot topics in the world of tax technology from industry thought leaders. Themes from the daily keynote presentations will be weaved throughout the conference.
Monday, November 9
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Opening Address
Dave Shea
CEO
CORPTAX
Kick off your conference week with CORPTAX CEO Dave Shea. We take a brief look back before turning the tide and focusing on the future of CORPTAX. Get an update on where we are with our commitment to creating a product that encompasses the full tax life cycle.
Tuesday, November 10
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Doing more with less… the Tax Department of the Future
Mark Schutzman
Tax Partner & U.S. Leader - Tax Function Effectiveness
PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Resources are tight. Manpower is stretched to the brink. How can you improve efficiencies and effectiveness with less? Visualize this…the Tax Department of the Future today. Our keynote speaker will walk you through the strategies for streamlining processes, reducing costs, gaining new efficiencies, and help you avoid the pitfalls of this evolutionary change.
Wednesday, November 11
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Optimizing the Data Collection Process
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 Michael Johnson
Tax Accounting Services Regional Practice Leader
Deloitte Tax LLP
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 Nathan Andrews
Partner
Deloitte Tax LLP
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This keynote presentation focuses on managing the myriad sources of data that you need. The tax department is a very large user of data and collecting that data is a time-consuming and frustrating task. With tax data sources spanning the globe, how can today’s tax executive manage the collection process and assure that all pertinent data is accurately provided in a timely manner? This session reviews some of the leading tax data collection tools available to tax departments today. It also covers the planning steps necessary to lead to a successful roll out of a global data collection package.
Thursday, November 12
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Getting Your Tax Department to Measure Up
Gary Paice
Partner - Tax Accounting and Risk Advisory Services
Ernst & Young
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Are you making the grade? Are you providing strategic value and proving your worth to the company? This keynote presentation outlines the benchmarks and metrics to measure the tax department, target thresholds, and help you to make the grade in your organization.