Event:2ND INTERNATIONAL
BRIEFING & FORUM
with WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANISATION
Date:5TH / 6TH June 2007
Venue:World Customs Organisation Headquarters Building, Brussels, Belgium

    OVERVIEW OF THE EVENT
Who will attend?
Government officials including customs and free zone authorities as well as legal advisers and economists. Senior management (finance and commercial) from trans-national corporations. Location and strategy consultants and intermediaries. Purchasing and materials management directors, supply chain specialists, logistics organisations, etc
Participants will come from throughout the world: from customs, zones, development areas, ports and airports as well as representatives of government, international bodies and corporates.

    PROGRAMME
CURRENT TAX AND CUSTOMS ISSUES AND WORLD TRADE FOR FREE ZONES, SCIENCE PARKS, ENTERPRISE ZONES AND THE COMPANIES BASED IN THEM, OR COMPANIES AND INVESTORS CONSIDERING A ZONE LOCATION

DAY ONE - TAX AND INCENTIVES - 5TH JUNE 2007
09.30INTRODUCTION
Graham Mather, Chairman, World Free Zone Convention, President, European Policy Forum, London & Brussels
09.35TAXATION INITIATIVES - A REVIEW OF CURRENT PRACTICES AROUND THE WORLD AS THEY AFFECT TRANS-NATIONAL CORPORATIONS

THE MOVE TOWARDS FLAT TAXES - MYTH OR REALITY?
10.45Coffee
11.15HOW IMPORTANT ARE TAX INCENTIVES TO TODAY'S TRANSNATIONAL COMPANIES?
USING INCENTIVES TO CREATE CLUSTERS INCLUDING FINANCIAL ZONES
12.00FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE MOVE FROM LOGISTICS TO SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

USING TRANSFER PRICING AND DOUBLE TAX TREATIES
13.00Lunch
14.15ZONE DEVELOMENT - TAX & LEGAL ISSUES FOR PUBLIC/PRIVATE JOINT VENTURES

NATIONALITY PLANNING - HOW CORPORATES AND ZONES CAN BENEFIT FROM INVESTMENT TREATIES
15.30Tea
16.00WCO TRADE FACILITATION INITIATIVES & DISCUSSION
17.30Close of Day One followed by Cocktails
 
 
 
DAY TWO - CUSTOMS AND TRADE - 6TH JUNE 2007
09.30WCO INTRODUCTORY TALK ON STANDARDS
10.15SETTING UP AND MONITORING CUSTOMS BASES IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ZONES AND COMPLIANCE ISSUES
11.15Coffee
11.45HOW CHINESE SEZs STRUCTURE THEIR CUSTOMS AND ZONE RELATIONSHIPS

KEEPING THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES ON SIDE - THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ZONE AUTHORITY
13.00Lunch
14.15AUTHORISED ECONOMIC OPERATORS - THEIR ROLE IN THE SAFE/FOS TO SECURE AND FACILITATE TRADE
15.15SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRITY ISSUES - PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
15.45ICT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT ENVIRONMENT

MAXIMISING THE ADVANTAGES OF THE NEW CUSTOMS OPPORTUNITIES
16.30SUMMING UP
Mr Graham Mather and Mr Ray McDonagh, Deputy Director, World Customs Organisation
16.40Tea and Close of Conference

Time has been allowed for delegates' questions and discussion throughout the two days

Confirmed speakers include
Dr Susanne Aigner Head, Supply Chain Security Sector, DG TAXUD, Directorate for Customs Policy, European Commission
Mr Bart Kosters Team Manager Topicals, International Bureau for Fiscal Documentation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mr Kay Masorsky Head of Ernst & Young's Customs Practice, EMEA, Stuttgart, Germany
Mr Roel Spee Director IBM Business Consulting Services, Plant Location International, Brussels
Mr Brian Clark Partner, DLA Piper Middle East LLP, Dubai UAE and London UK
Mr John Boscariol Partner, McCarthy Tétrault, Toronto, Canada
Mr Ray McDonagh Deputy Director, World Customs Organisation, Brussels, Belgium
Mr Mike Schmitz Director, World Customs Organisation, Brussels
Mr Julien Pauwels Director, Deloitte Tax Consultants, Brussels
Mr Randy Campbell President, Campbell Trade Group Inc., York, Pennsylvania, USA. Former Executive Director, National Association of Foreign Trade Zones, USA
Mr Gerwin Zomer Senior Expert Freight Transport and ITS, ECORYS, The Netherlands
Mr Enrico Camerinelli Director and Chief Analyst, European Supply Chain Council (SCOR), Brussels
Mr Mao Xintang Secretary General, China Free Trade Zone and Export Processing Zone Association (CFEA), Beijing, China
Dr Francesca Trampus Director, Administration and International Relations, Trieste Port Authority, Italy
CONFERENCE ORGANISERS The International Conference Network

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