Foundation for International Taxation
Foundation for International Taxation

Conference Agenda 2026

The FIT Annual Taxation Conference
December 3 to 5, 2026
Four Seasons Hotel, Mumbai

“Navigating the Future of International Taxation”

Day - 0 (December 03, 2026)​

7:30pm IST onwards

Pre-Conference Address

The Hon’ble Shri Justice Rajiv Shakdher
Former Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court; former Judge of Delhi High Court and Madras High Court.

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

8:30pm IST onwards

Pre-Conference Dinner

Supported by Tax Notes

Day - 1 (December 04, 2026)

09:15 – 10:45 Hrs IST

Inaugural Ceremony

Welcome Address
Mukesh Butani
Trustee, Foundation for International Taxation
Lighting of the Lamp
TBA
Klaus Vogel Lecture
Speaker: Dr. Adolfo Martin Jimenez
Chair, Permanent Scientific Committee, International Fiscal Association
Title: “The Evolution of Domestic Law in International Tax”
Goodwill Message
Speaker: TBA
10:45 – 11:15 Hrs ISTTea Break
11:15 – 12:30 Hrs IST

Session I – Examining Recent Trends in International Tax Treaty Disputes

Chair:Prof. Dr. Robert J. Danon
Director, Tax Policy Centre, University of Lausanne and Founding Partner, DANON
Moderator:Himanshu Sinha
Partner, Trilegal
Panelists:Dr Achim Pross
Deputy Director, OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration
 Professor Ana Paula Dourado
Director of the European, Economics and Fiscal Law Research Centre (CIDEEFF), University of Lisbon
 Richa Sawhney
Partner, Grant Thornton Bharat LLP
 Pitambar Das
Joint Secretary (Tax Policy & Legislation), Ministry of Finance, Government of India
 Indra Anand
Group Tax Head, Tata Sons
12:30 – 13:15 Hrs ISTDay 1 – Luncheon Address
Speaker: Nilesh Shah
Managing Director, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co. Ltd
13:15 – 14:15 Hrs ISTLunch Break
14:15 – 15:30 Hrs IST

Session II –Business Succession and Inheritance: Tax Issues
and Policy Prescriptions

Chair:Dr. Giammarco Cottani
Founding Partner, NOEMA Global
Moderator:Bijal Ajinkya
Senior Partner, Khaitan & Co.
Panelists:Shreya Rao
Founding Partner, Shreya Rao & Associates
 Ketan Dalal
Managing Partner, Katalyst Advisors
 Kanchi Gandhi
Managing Director, Kotak Mahindra Trusteeship Services
 TBA
15:30 – 16:00 Hrs ISTTea Break
16:00 – 17:15 Hrs IST

Break out Session –
Day 1 Session III A –Taxing the Invisible: IP & Intangibles  

Chair:Monique van Herksen
International Tax Counsel, Trafigura
Moderator:TBA
Panelists:Isabel Verlinden
Partner (Tax Policy and Transfer Pricing), NOEMA Global
 Dr Vikram Chand
Professor, International Tax Law & Policy, University of Lausanne
 Pranav Sayta
Partner & National Leader | International Tax and Transaction Services (ITTS), EY India
 Sriram Ranganathan
Global Tax Head & Head of FP&A, Wipro
 Aditi Goyal
Partner, Trilegal
16:00 – 17:15 Hrs IST

Break out Session –
Day 1 Session III B – UN Framework Convention vis a vis Environmental Taxes & Human Rights

Chair:Tatiana Falcao
Tax and Environment Specialist, UNDP
Moderator:TBA
Panelists:Ilka Ritter
Tax Policy Advisor, United Nations
 Rajat Bansal
Indian Revenue Services (Retired) and Former Member,
United Nations Tax Committee of Experts
 Professor Suranjali Tandon
Associate Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy
17:45 – 19:00 Hrs IST

Break out Session –
Day 1 Session IV –The Price of Certainty: Latest Developments in
Transfer Pricing

Chair:Natalia Quinones Cruz,
President, International Fiscal Association
Panel Leader:Vijay Iyer
Partner & National Leader, Transfer Pricing, EY India
Panelists:Isabel Verlinden
Partner (Tax Policy and Transfer Pricing), NOEMA Global
 Mauro Faggion
Tax Advisor, European Commission
 Prof. (Dr.) Raffaele Petruzzi
Managing Director, WU Transfer Pricing Center (WU, Vienna) and Founder &CEO, Petruzzi Advisory
 Dr. Adolfo Martin Jimenez
Chair, Permanent Scientific Committe, International
Fiscal Association
 Closing Address
Mukesh Butani & Dr. Sunil Moti Lala
Trustees, Foundation for International Taxation
18:45 Hrs OnwardsMocktails & Canape

Day - 2 (December 05, 2026)

08:45 – 09:00 Hrs ISTConference Reflections – Day Two
T P Ostwal
Trustee, Foundation for International Taxation
09:00 – 10:00 Hrs IST

Continental Breakfast Session
Current Challenges to Tax Certainty: Trends in Tax Policy & Transfer Pricing

Chair &
Moderator:		Caroline Silberstein
Partner, Baker Mckenzie
Panelists:Leopoldo Parada
Reader in Tax Law and Pathway Director for LLM in International Tax Law, King’s College London
 Mauro Faggion
Tax Advisor, European Commission
 Pramod Kumar
Senior Tax Advisor and Former Vice President, Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
09:45 am to 11:00 am IST

Session V – Status of the Work Done at the OECD and UN on International Tax Cooperation

Co-Chairs:Dr Achim Pross & Ilka Ritter

OECD & UN
Moderator:TBA
Panelists:Professor Ana Paula Dourado
Director of the European, Economics & Fiscal Law
Research Centre (CIDEEFF), University of Lisbon
 Michael Lebovitz
Senior Vice-President – International Tax Policy, United States Council for International Business (USCIB)
 Benjamin Angel
Director, Direct Taxation, Tax Coordination, Economic Analysis, & Evaluation in DG TAXUD, European Commission
 Vineet Rachh
Vice President & Head of Tax (Asia Pacific, India, Middle East, Türkiye and Africa), Procter & Gamble
 Dr. Ashrita Prasad Kotha

Associate Professor (Domestic & International Tax Law), NLSIU
11:30 – 11:45 Hrs ISTTea Break
11:45 – 13:00 Hrs IST

Session VI – Interplay Between Taxes and Trade: Harmonising the Duo for Tax Certainty & Investment

Chair:Pascal Saint-Amans
Founder & CEO, Saint Amans Global Advisory
Moderator:TBA
Panelists:Leopoldo Parada
Reader in Tax Law & Pathway Director For LLM in
International Tax Law, King’s College London
 Dr Rasmi Ranjan Das
Senior Economist (Tax Policy), International Monetary Fund
 Himanshu Parekh
Partner & Head of Tax, KPMG
 Ankur Kaushik
Head of Tax, Shapporji Pallonji
13:00 – 13:45 Hrs IST

Luncheon Address – Day 2

Speaker:Michael Lebovitz
Senior Vice-President – International Tax Policy,
United States Council for International Business (USCIB)
13:45 – 14:45 Hrs ISTLunch break
14:45 – 16:00 Hrs IST

Break out Session – Day 2
Session VII A – OECD MEMAP 2026: Innovation in Tax Dispute Resolution

Chair:Sriram Govind
Co-Head of the Tax Certainty Unit, OECD
Moderator:Rajesh Simhan
Partner, Anagram Partners
Panelists:Caroline Silberztein
Partner, Baker Mckenzie
 Raffaele Russo
Partner, Chiomenti
 TBA
 TBA
14:45 – 16:00 Hrs IST

Break out Session – Day 2
Session VII B – Designing Future-Safe Tax Policies for AI and Virtual Digital Assets

Chair:Professor (Dr) Svetislav Kostic
Associate Professor, University of Belgrade
Moderator:Riaz Thingna
Partner, Grant Thornton Bharat LLP
Panelists:Christina Dimitropoulou
Assistant Professor, Maastricht University Faculty of Law
 Benjamin Angel

Director, Direct Taxation, Tax Coordination, Economic Analysis, & Evaluation in DG TAXUD, European Commission
 Kunka Petkova
Senior Government Executive,
Germany Federal Ministry of Finance
16:00 – 16:30 Hrs ISTTea Break
16:30 – 17:45 Hrs IST

Session VIII – M&A Strategies and Tax Effects on Deal Structuring

Chair:Dr. Nadia Altenburg
Founding Partner, Bluebird Tax
Moderator:TBA
Panelists:Gouri Puri
Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangadas
 Vinod Tanwani
IRS, Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, CBDT
 Vishal Gada
Founder & CEO, Aurtus Consulting
 Komal Dani
Partner, Trilegal 
17:45 – 18:15 Hrs ISTValedictory Address
TBA
18:15 – 18:30 Hrs ISTClosing & Pleasantries
Trustees, Foundation for International Taxation

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