IMF SEMINAR EVENT
DATE: October 14, 2017
DAY: Saturday
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
LOCATION: IMF HQ1 – Meetings Halls A&B
Overview
The development and adoption of medium-term revenue strategies is a fundamentally new approach to strengthening developing countries’ ability to raise revenue. In this seminar, the Platform for Collaboration on Tax, a joint initiative of the IMF, OECD, United Nations and World Bank Group, brings together senior representatives of ministries of finance, tax administrations, donors, civil society, local businesses and international organizations to discuss the nature and importance of medium-term revenue strategies, Key issues for debate include: building consensus, establishing commitment and fostering collaboration.Join the conversation via #Tax4Dev
Transforming Tax Systems in Developing Countries Introducing the Medium-Term Revenue Strategy
Transforming Tax Systems in Developing Countries Introducing the Medium-Term Revenue Strategy
Panelists
Moderator: Juan Toro (Moderator: Panel 1)
Juan Toro is Assistant Director in the Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He manages IMF revenue administration technical assistance (TA) to Europe, Asia, Middle East, and Central Asia. He has managed revenue administration TA to more than 80 member countries, and has led and participated in TA missions to more than 30 countries. From 2002 to 2006, he was commissioner of the Chilean tax administration (Servicio de Impuestos Internos), where he previously held several managerial positions. In 2004, he received the Wharton-Infosys Business Transformation Award for leading the Chilean electronic tax administration model. Private sector experience includes managerial positions and participation in board of directors in Chilean companies. He graduated as Master Degree in Economics and Management and Civil Industrial Engineer at the University of Chile, School of Engineering.
Panelist: Doris Akol (Speaker: Panel 2)
Doris Akol is a lawyer and currently is the Commissioner General at the Uganda Revenue Authority, where she is charged with the responsibility of overseeing Tax Administration and collection of Tax and Non tax revenue for Government of Uganda. She has been active in spearheading the development of medium term revenue strategy for Uganda as a sure path to increasing the revenue mobilisation potential of the country.
Panelist: Mary Baine (Speaker: Panel 2)
Panelist: James Brumby (Moderator: Panel 2)
Jim Brumby is a Director of the Governance Global Practice, and leads the department that focuses on public sector reform. He has been engaged on public management and economic reform at state, national and international levels for more than thirty years, having worked for the Treasury of the state of Victoria in Australia, the Treasury of New Zealand, the OECD, the IMF and currently since 2007, at the World Bank. He returned to World Bank headquarters in Washington DC in 2015 after a period in Indonesia as Lead Economist and Sector Manager. He holds an MPA from Harvard University.
Panelist: Ruud de Mooij (Speaker: Panel 2)
Panelist: Jorge Mario Diaz (Speaker: Panel 1)
Jorge Mario Díaz has an extensive experience in the public and private sector. His experience includes being responsible for the formulation and monitoring of public policies in national government entities; leading trade unions and sectoral research entities, and working as a consultant in sectorial policies and development for the IDB, the WBG, the FAO and the Latin American Development Bank (CAF). Díaz, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Colombia’s National University and a in Master degree in Economics from the University of North Carolina, USA, and has received specialized training in Public Policy at Research Center for Development(IRD), France.
Panelist: Benjamin Dickinson (Moderator: Panel 3)
Panelist: Bob Hamilton (Speaker: Panel 3)
Panelist: Masaaki Kaizuka (Speaker: Panel 3)
Panelist: Dimitry Kumsishvili (Speaker: Panel 1)
Panelist: Suahasil Nazara (Speaker: Panel 1)
Suahasil Nazara was appointed Chairman of the Fiscal Policy Agency at the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia in October 2016. Prior to this, Suahasil was Policy Coordinator at the Secretariat of the National Team of Poverty Reduction Acceleration at the office of the Vice President (2010-2015), and a member of the National Economic Committee (2013-2014). Suahasil was previously a Professor of Economics at the Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Unversitas Indonesia.He earned his bachelor degree majoring in Economics from Universitas Indonesia (1994), and his Master of Science from Cornell University (1997). In 2003, he obtained his Doctor of Philosophy from University of Illinois.
Panelist: Kwesi Obeng (Speaker: Panel 1)
Kwesi Obeng is Oxfam’s Regional Programme Advisor – Equality (West Africa). He joined Oxfam this October from Tax Justice Network Africa (TJN-A), where he led the policy work on Tax and Extractives. As the policy lead, he also provided leadership among TJN-A’s 31 members in 19 African countries in the development of the Network’s long-term perspective and strategy in working on extractives. He worked with Third World Network-Africa (TWN-Africa), African Agenda, Public Agenda (Ghana) and Tampa Bay Times (Florida, USA). He also worked on trade and climate change policies in previous assignments.
Kwesi holds an MA in International Relations and Development Studies from the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. He is a British Chevening Scholar, a Forster Davies Fellow and Alfred Friendly Press Fellow. His opinions have been published by Al Jazeera, Choices, Pambazuka and Third World Resurgence among publications.
Panelist: Richard Teuten (Speaker: Panel 3)
Richard Teuten is Head of the International Financial Institutions Department (IFID) at the Department for International Development (DFID). Prior to this role, Richard was Head of the UK Government’s Stabilisation Unit, responsible for improving the coherence of UK support for countries suffering from violent conflict. Richard has worked on a wide range of country programmes including Pakistan, China, Vietnam, Mozambique, Malawi, Ghana and the UK Overseas Territories. Other posts have included Head of DFID’s Latin America and Caribbean Department, Head of Aid Policy and Deputy Head of Economic Relations at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.