14:15-15:45
Item 6. From commitment to implementation: Strengthening capacity for effective automatic exchange of information
This session will highlight the Global Forum’s capacity building and outreach efforts to support jurisdictions in implementing the international standards on automatic exchange of information (AEOI), from initial political commitment through to effective use of data.
Moderator: Ms Catherine Lemesle, Secretary General, CREDAF
Item 6.a. Ministerial panel discussion
The session will feature two Ministers of Finance who will share the importance of capacity building to achieve their full potential in implementing automatic exchange of information and the broader tax transparency agenda.
Panellists:
- Mr Sheku Ahmad Fantamadi Bangura, Minister of Finance, Sierra Leone
- Ms Eida Gabriela Sáiz, Vice-Minister of Economy, Panama
Item 6.b. Tailoring the capacity building and outreach assistance to needs
The Secretariat will present an overview of the capacity building and outreach (CBO) programme, tracing its evolution to tailor the assistance to the EOI maturity of the jurisdiction. Successful tailored support and technical assistance activities have enabled jurisdictions — particularly developing ones — to move from commitment to operational readiness and data use.
Presentation: Mr Hakim Hamadi, Acting Head, Capacity Building and Outreach Division, Global Forum Secretariat
Item 6.c. High-level panel discussion
A panel of high-level speakers will share practical insights and key takeaways across critical areas of automatic exchange of information. The session will be conducted in an engaging and interactive format designed to foster concise and dynamic exchanges.
Panellists:
- Mr Udit Singh, Chief Executive Officer, Fiji Revenue and Customs Service, Fiji
- Mr Sava Laketic, Acting Director, Montenegro Tax Authority, Montenegro
- Mr John R. Musinguzi, Commissioner General, Uganda Revenue Authority, Uganda
- Ms Felicia Ellie, Acting Comptroller, Inland Revenue Department, Saint Lucia
- Ms Varsha Singh, Commissioner General, Seychelles Revenue Commission, Seychelles
15:45-16:15
Coffee Break
16:15-17:45
Item 7. Extending the reach and effectiveness of AEOI: Consolidating progress and preparing for the future
This high-level session will focus on the opportunities presented by the automatic exchange of information (AEOI), including in relation to financial accounts under the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) and crypto-assets under the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), and what the Global Forum is doing to ensure the effectiveness of AEOI for its members. Discussions will evolve around the benefits of AEOI, including by utilising the CRS information, how the CRS has provided a step change in the ability to ensure tax compliance and the vision for the future, how the peer review process assists in strengthening CRS implementation, benefitting from the enhancements of the amended CRS and moving to exchanges under the CARF. Next steps in the Global Forum’s monitoring and peer review workstreams that are designed to ensure that AEOI is an effective tool for its members will be presented as well.
Keynote address: Mr Bence Gerlaki, State Secretary responsible for Tax Affairs, Consumer Protection and Trade, Hungary
Moderator: Mr Marco Iuvinale, Global Forum Vice-Chair
Presentations:
- Ms Vandana Ramachandran, Chair, APRG
- Ms Nancy Tremblay, Co-Chair, CARF Group
- Mr Carl Scholtz, Co-Chair, CARF Group
- Mr Radhanath Housden, Acting Head, Monitoring and Peer Review Division, Global Forum Secretariat
Panellists:
- Ms Nina Schanke Funnemark, Director General, Tax Administration, Norway
- Mr Mario Ramos Martinez, Director General of Taxation and Tax Competent Authority, Costa Rica
- Ms Shabana Begum, Executive Director, Ministry of Finance, United Arab Emirates
