14 September 2011 – Agenda
Dialogue Event with Civil Society and Private Sector

Wednesday, 14 September 2011
9.00 – 9.15	Registration
9.15 – 9.30	Welcome and introduction to the program Claudia Pragua, Head of Governance Division, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany Jens Martens, Director, Global Policy Forum Europe, Bonn
9.30 – 10.00	Presentation of ITC and Governmental Workshop conclusions Roland von Frankenhorst, Head of Sector Project International Tax Compact, Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Germany
10.00 – 11.30	Panel discussion: The international tax and development agenda – A dialogue with Southern Civil Society Input: Pooja Parvati, Research Coordinator, Centre for Budget Governance and Accountability (CBGA), New Delhi María José Romero Duarte, Policy and Advocacy Office, Latin American Network on Dept, Development and Rights (LATINDADD), Lima Logan Wort, Executive Secretary, African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF), Pretoria
11.30 – 11.45	Coffee break
parallel	Marketplace in order to showcase the diverse range of organizations, products, services, and information
11.45 – 13.00	Country-by-country reporting proposals: Views from the Private Sector and Civil Society Input: Attiya Warris, University of Nairobi, Kenya Georg Geberth, Director Tax Policy, Siemens AG, Germany
13.00 – 14.00	Lunch break
14.00 – 15.15	Taxation and the role of tax consultants in development cooperation Input: Gottfried Schellmann, Müller & Schellmann Tax Consultancy, Taxcounsel and Chairman of the Fiscal Committee, Confederation Fiscale Europenne (CFE), Wien John Christensen, Director of the International Secretariat, Tax Justice Network, London Moderator: Geert Balzer
15.15 – 15.30	Coffee break
15.30 – 16.00	Presentation of Study: IFI tax policy in developing countries Marta Ruiz, Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer, European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad), Brussels
16.00 – 17.00	Next steps to promote international development cooperation in tax matters: Mutual expectations and offers of Civil Society, Private Sector, Southern Governments as well as bilateral and multilateral development partners Moderator: Geert Balzer
17.00 – 17.30	Closing remarks Hans Wollny, Deputy Head of Governance Division, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
following	Social event

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