MONDAY OCTOBER 24TH, 2011

Registration from 7:30am to 8:00am

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Welcome Speech

8:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Course 1: One on One with U.S. and Mexico's Taxpayers Advocates

Moderator: Lic. Manuel Trón – Trón Abogados & IFA President
        Ms. Nina E. Olson - National Taxpayers Advocate
        Lic. Diana Bernal Ladrón de Guevara, Procuraduría de la Defensa del Contribuyente
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10:00 AM - 10:15 AM:  Break
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10:15 AM - 11:30AM

Course 2: Tax Directors Roundtable 1: Pressing International Tax Issues for Multinational Corporations

Moderator: Lic. Omar Zúñiga, Tax Director – General Electric
        Paul Yong, Vice-president of Tax – Sempra Energy
        Lic. Juan Gonzalo Juárez, Tax Director – Procter & Gamble
        Lic. Sergio Abrajan, Tax Director – Telefónica México


10:15 AM - 11:30AM

Course 2A: Tax, Legal and Financial Issues for Foreigners Acquiring Distressed Assets in the US (commercial malls, office buildings, residential complexes, etc)

Moderator: Christopher Roman, Esq., - Clifford Chance, LLP
        David Sotos, Esq. - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
        Chris Haunschild, Esq. – DLA Pipper, LLP
        Pablo Cortes, Managing Director- Bulltick Capital
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11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Course 3: FATCA - Foreign Financial Institutions Duties in Identifying "U.S. Persons" (Immigration Law Expertise)

Moderator: Patrick W. Martin, Esq. - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Lic. Oscar Echenique Quintana, Administrador de Normatividad Internacional 1 - SAT
Lic. Andrés Fuentes, Senior Tax Officer - Citigroup/Banamex


11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Course 3A: Tax and Legal Issues of Doing Business in China

Moderator: Abel Mejia, Esq. - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
        DingFa "David" Liu, – Jun He Shanghai 
        Will Chuchawat, Esq. - Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP
        Sam Kaywood, Esq. - Alston & Bird, LLP

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12:45 PM - 2:00 PM                                                                                     (Lunch)

Course 4: New Tax Developments and Mexican Online Trial Program

        Magistrado Juan Manuel Jiménez Illescas, Presidente - Tribunal Federal de Justicia Fiscal y Administrativa

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2:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Course 5: Avoiding Risks Related to Money Laundering in the International Tax Practice

Moderator: Mark S. Hoose, Assistant Professor, USD, School of Law
       Steven Toscher, Esq., Hochman, Salkin, Rettig, Toscher & Perez, P.C.
        Lic. Alberto Elías Beltrán, Director General de Normatividad y Relaciones Nacionales e
        Internacionales UIF - SAT
        Lori Estevane, Vice President Corporate Banking BSA Quality Assurance Manager - Union Bank

Additional Documents:
Tax Crimes Excerpt
Yusuf
Pasquantino
Foreign Intelligence Unit Mexico - New Regulation


2:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Course 5A: EB-5 Visas - Immigration to the U.S. and U.S. International Tax Consequences

Moderator: Liliana Sandoval, Esq. - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
        Patrick W. Martin, Esq. - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
        Lincoln Stone, Esq. – Stone & Grzegorek LLP
        Michael Welters, Esq. - Bull, Housser & Tupper

Additional Documents:
The Migrating Taxpayer
EB-5 Visas Hypothetical Scenario
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3:30 PM – 3:45 PM:   Break

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3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Course 6: Current Trends in International Transfer Pricing Audits

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Reception at Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
525 B street, suite 2200
San Diego, Ca 92101
 

TUESDAY OCTOBER 25TH, 2011

Registration from 8:30am to 9:00am

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Course 7: Tax Directors Roundtable2: Trends in Outsourcing, Jurisdiction and Tax Planning

Moderator: Lic. Ricardo Leon Santacruz - Sanchez Devanny
        Lic.. Alberto Portugal, Tax Director - PepsiCo
        Lic. Armando Graham, Tax Director – Grupo Maseca
        Lic. Fernando Avila, International Tax Planning & Affairs Manager – Grupo Alfa

 

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Course 7A:Tax & Legal Strategies for Structured Investments in Mexican Real Estate

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Course 8: The Accidental American- Tax Risks, Compliance and Consequences

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM       Break

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11:45 AM - 1:00 PM

Course 9: Relevant Precedents of Mexican Federal Courts on International Tax Matters

Moderator: Enrique Hernández, Partner – Procopio
        Lic. Juan Carlos Roa, Secretario - Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (Mexican Supreme Court Clerk)
        Lic. Christian R. Natera Niño de Rivera, Partner - Natera
        Lic. Ulises Castilla Flores, Administrador Central Contencioso de Grandes Contribuyentes - SAT
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INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS

Private round table sessions of 10 participants talking on a specific topic to share and exchange knowledge and professional experience:

Tuesday October 25th from 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Table 1 Topic: "FBAR Filings"
Moderator: Jon P. Schimmer - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
                     Pedro Corona de la Fuente - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP


Table 2 Topic: "Check the Box Election Planning for Foreign Entities "
Moderator: Patrick W. Martin, Esq. - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP


Table 3 Topic: "Earnings and Profits Calculations Comparison between U.S. and Mexico "
Moderator: Artemiza Schumacher - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP


Table 4 Topic: "2011 Simplified filing of Mexican Tax Returns for Non-Mexican Owners of Mexican Real Estate (e.g., Rental of Residential Property)"
Moderator: Francisco Ceballos Noriega - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP


Table 5 Topic: "Cross Border Estate Planning - Case Study”
Moderator: Enrique Hernández, Esq. - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
                     Liliana Menzie, Esq.- Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
                     Andy Pharies, Esq. - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP


Table 6 Topic: “Non-Residents - Filing Claims for Refund”
Moderator: Lizbeth Rivera - Schon & Rivera LLP


Table 7 Topic: “Identifying Potential Criminal Tax Liability”
Moderator: Christopher Tenorio - U.S. Department of Justice
                     Eric D. Swenson. Esq., Of Counsel - Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

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