Foundation for International Taxation
Foundation for International Taxation

Conference Agenda 2025

The FIT Annual Taxation Conference
December 5 to 6, 2025
Four Seasons Hotel, Mumbai

“Evolutionary Corridors of Tax Policy and Certainty”

Day - 0 (December 4, 2025)

7:30 pm IST onwards

Pre-Conference Address

The Hon’ble Shri Justice A.K. Sikri
Former Judge, Supreme Court of India

Topic: Nexus Principle and It’s Implications for International Tax Policy

8:30 pm IST onwardsPre- Conference Dinner
Supported by NOEMA Global

Day - 1 (December 5, 2025)

9:30 am to 11:00 am IST

Inaugural Ceremony

9:30 am to 9:40 am IST

Welcome Address

Mukesh Butani
Trustee, Foundation for International Taxation

09:40 am to 09:50 am IST

Lighting of the Lamp

The Hon’ble Mr. Justice K.R. Shriram
Former Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court

09:50 am to 10:35 am IST

Klaus Vogel Lecture

Prof. Craig Elliffe
Professor of Law, University of Auckland
Title: “The Evolution of Domestic Law in International Tax”

10:35 am to 11:00 am IST

Goodwill Message

Ravi Agrawal
Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Government of India

11:00 am to 11:30 am ISTTea Break
11:30 am to 01:00 pm IST

Session I – Role of the OECD and the UN in the Future of Global Tax Governance

ChairPascal Saint-Amans
Founding Partner, Saint-Amans Global Advisory (SAGA)
Panel Leader:Dinesh Kanabar
Chairman and CEO, Dhruva Advisors India Pvt. Ltd.
Panelists:Ramy Mohammed Youssef
Deputy Minister of Finance for Tax Policy and Reforms, Egypt and Chairman of United Nations (UN) Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on International Tax Cooperation Convention
 Balasubramanian Krishnamurthy*
Joint Secretary (Tax Policy Research Unit, FATF and ST) Ministry of Finance, Government of India
 HE Shabana Begum
Executive Director- Tax Policy Sector, Ministry of Finance, United Arab Emirates
 Luisa Scarcella
Global Policy Lead, Taxation and Trade, International Chamber of Commerce
 Shikha Gupta
Senior Tax Advisor and Founder, Gravitax Advisors
 Prof. Suranjali Tandon
Associate Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy
01:00 pm to 01:45 pm IST

Day 1 – Luncheon Address

Speaker
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice K.R. Shriram
Former Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court

01:45 pm to 02:45 pm ISTLunch Break
02:45 pm -04:00 pm IST

Session II – Global Mobility – Issues and Policy Prescriptions

Chair & Panel Leader:Monique van Herksen
International Tax Counsel, Trafigura
Panelists:Prof. (Dr.) Raffaele Petruzzi 

Managing Director, WU Transfer Pricing Center (WU, Vienna) and Founder &CEO, Petruzzi Advisory
 Vinod Tanwani
IRS, Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, CBDT
 Mohd Haroon Qureshi
Senior Tax Advisor, Genpact
 Sunil Kumar Dhareshwar
SVP, Finance, Infosys
 Prof. Bosire Nyamori
Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Nairobi
04:00 pm to 04:30 pm ISTTea Break
04:30 pm to 06:00 pm IST

Break out Session – Day 1

Session III A – Implementation of Pillar One: The Road Ahead
(No Press Session)

ChairDr. Achim Pross
Deputy Director, OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration
Panel Leader:Seema Kejriwal Jariwala
Partner, International Tax and Transfer Pricing
BMR Legal Advocates
Panelists:Prof. Craig Elliffe
Professor of Law, University of Auckland
 Prof. (Dr.) Vikram Chand
Professor of International Tax Law & Policy, University of Lausanne
 Chetan P. S. Rao
 IRS, Member Finance, Delhi Development Authority
 Nipun Mohanka
Tax Director (India & Asia-Pacific), Diageo
 Lloyd Pinto
 Partner, Tax Planning & Optimisation, Grant Thornton Bharat
04:30 pm to 06:00 pm IST

Break out Session – Day 1

Session III B – Wealth Tax: Blueprint for the Next Decade

Chair:Dr. Giammarco Cottani
 Founding Partner, NOEMA Global
Panel Leader:Bijal Ajinkya
Partner (Direct Tax, Private Client and Investment Funds), Khaitan &Co.
Panelists:Philip Baker
KC OBE, Barrister, Field Court Tax Chambers
 Akhilesh Ranjan
Senior Advisor, PwC and Former Member, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Government of India
 Shreya Rao
 Partner, Shreya Rao & Associates
06:00 pm – 06:15 pm ISTClosing Ceremony
06:00 pm to 06:15 pm IST

Closing Address

Mukesh Butani & Dr. Sunil Moti Lala
Trustees, Foundation for International Taxation

06:15 pm IST onwardsMocktails & Canape

Day - 2 (December 6, 2025)

08:35 am to 08:45 am IST

Conference Reflections – Day Two

T P Ostwal
Trustee, Foundation for International Taxation

08:45 am to 09:45 am ISTContinental Breakfast Session
Checklist for International Reorganization
Chair and Panel Leader:Dr. Nadia Altenburg
Founding Partner, Bluebird Tax
Panelists:Monique Van Herksen
Tax Counsel, Trafigura
 Dr. Giammarco Cottani
 Founding Partner, NOEMA Global
 Simachal Mohanty
Head of Global Taxation, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.
09:45 am to 11:00 am IST

Session IV – Aggressive Structures – Role of Tax Advisors towards Transparency and Inclusive Governance

Chair:Will Morris
 Global Tax Policy Leader, PwC
Panel Leader:Pranav Sayta
Partner and National Leader, International Tax and Transaction Services, EY India
Panelists:Monica Bhatia*
Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (International Taxation) Ministry of Finance, Government of India
 Prof. Guglielmo Maisto
Founder, Maisto e Associati
 Natalia Quinones Cruz
Partner, Quiñones Cruz Abogados and President,
International Fiscal Association
 Pramod Kumar
Senior Tax Advisor and Former Vice President, Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
 Fereshte D. Sethna
Senior Partner, DMD Advocates
 Sriram Ranganathan
Global Tax Head and Head of FP&A, Wipro
 Ankur Kaushik
Additional General Manager (Taxation and Accounts), Shapoorji Pallonji Energy Pvt. Ltd.
11:00 am to 11:25 am ISTTea Break
11:25 am to 11:45 am IST

Keynote Address on Tax Treaty Disputes

The Hon’ble Mr Justice Advait M. Sethna
Judge, High Court of Bombay

11:45 am to 01:15 pm ISTSession V – Tax Treaty Disputes and MAP: Navigating Complexities in a Globalized Environment
(No Press Session)
Chair:Prof. (Dr.) Robert J. Danon

Director, Tax Policy Centre, 
University of Lausanne and Founding Partner, DANON
Panel Leader:Richa Sawhney

Partner, Tax, Grant Thornton Bharat
Panelists:Philip Baker 
KC OBE, Barrister, Field Court Tax Chambers
 Sriram Govind
Acting Co-Head of Tax Certainty Unit, OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration
 Pitambar Das
Joint Secretary (Tax Policy Legislation-II), Central Board of Direct Taxes, Government of India
 Rajesh Sharma Ramloll, SC
Solicitor General, Republic of Mauritius
 Abhishek Mundada
 Partner, Dhruva Advisors India Pvt. Ltd.
 Prof. (Dr.) Ashrita Prasad Kotha
Assistant Professor (Department of Revenue Chair) National Law School of India University, Bangalore
01:15 pm to 02:00 pm IST

Luncheon Address – Day 2

Speaker:Manal Corwin
Director, OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration
02:00 pm to 03:00 pm ISTLunch break
03:00 pm to 04:15 pm IST

Break out Session – Day 2

Session VI A – Status of Pillar Two in a New Global Order
(No Press Session)

Chair:Dr. Achim Pross
Deputy Director, OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration
Panel Leader:Himanshu Parekh
Partner and Head of Tax (West), KPMG in India
Panelists:Prof. (Dr.) Robert J. Danon
Director, Tax Policy Centre, University of Lausanne and Founding Partner, DANON
 Isabel Verlinden
Partner (Tax Policy and Transfer Pricing), NOEMA Global
 Chetan P. S. Rao
IRS, Member Finance, Delhi Development Authority
 Vineet Rachh
Vice President and Tax Lead (Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa), Procter & Gamble (P&G)
03:00 pm to 04:15 pm IST

Break out Session – Day 2

Session VI B – Reimagining the Tax Policy Contours of AI and Robots

Chair:Prof. (Dr.) Svetislav V. Kostić
Associate Professor, University of Belgrade and Secretary General,
Serbian Branch, International Fiscal Association
Panel Leader:Sandeep Chaufla
Partner, PwC India
Panelists:Rajesh Simhan
Partner, Anagram Partners
 Meyappan Nagappan
Partner (Tax and Impact Finance), Trilegal
 Dr. Christina Dimitropoulou
Assistant Professor of International Tax Law, Department of Tax Law, Faculty of Law, Maastricht University
04:15 pm to 04:45 pm ISTTea Break
04:45 pm to 06:00 pm IST

Session VII – Recent Trends in Global Transfer Pricing Disputes: Is there Convergence on Jurisprudence?

Chair:Isabel Verlinden
Partner (Tax Policy and Transfer Pricing), NOEMA Global
Panel Leader:Munjal Almoula
Head of Tax, BDO in India
Panelists:Dr. Nadia Altenburg
Founding Partner, Bluebird Tax
 Rajat Bansal
Indian Revenue Services (Retired) and Former Member, United Nations Tax Committee of Experts and now Senior Advisor, KPMG in India
 Vidhi Motwani Raja
 Head of Tax (India), Morgan Stanley
 Paresh Parekh
Partner, International Tax and Transaction Services, EY India
06:00 pm to 06:30 pm ISTValedictory Address
The Hon’ble Ms. Justice Aarti Sathe
Judge, Bombay High Court
06:30 pm to 06:45 pm ISTClosing & Pleasantries
Trustees, Foundation for International Taxation