PLENARY SESSION I: Setting the Stage

• The Importance of SMEs in the Economy, Prof. Albert Berry, University of Toronto.
  English, Español, additional document, document adicional
• The Role of Taxation & Tax Administration In The Sustainable Development Of SMEs in The Economy, Prof. Joel Slemrod, University of Michigan.
  English
• Business Perspective on SME Taxation, Policy & Administration
  Spanish, Mr. André Spinola, Micro Enterprise and Small Business Support Service (SEBRAE), Brazil.
  English

PLENARY SESSION II: Current Practice in Taxing SMEs, Trends & Challenges

• Mr. Michael Keen, Head, Tax Policy Division, IMF and Mr. David Butler, Head, Tax Administration & Consumption Taxes Division, Centre for Tax Policy & Administration, OECD.
  English

PLENARY SESSION III: Addressing the Different Tax Policy & Tax Administrative Challenges of Micro, Small & Medium Business

• Mr. Claudino Pita, Executive Secretary, Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT).
  English, Español, document adicional
• Mr. Fidelis Mulei, Commissioner of Domestic Taxes, Revenue Authority, Kenya.
  English, additional document 
• Ms. Marie Pallot, Policy Manager & Mr. Charles Ronaldson, Group Manager, Inland Revenue, New Zealand.
  English

PLENARY SESSION IV: Reducing the Compliance Burden for SMEs

• Mr. Horacio Castagnola, Director General, Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos (AFIP), Argentina
  Español, document adicional, additional document 
• Mr. Kors Kool, Programme Manager Supervision, Tax and Customs Administration, Netherlands.
  English
• Mr. Vinesh Pillay, Tax Specialist, South African Revenue Service, South Africa.
  English, additional document

PARALLEL SESSION 1, STREAM A - Special Regimes & Thresholds for SMEs 

• Mr. Donato Raponi, Head of Tax Administration, European Commission.
  English
• Mr. Vincent Mazauric, Head of Service, Direction Générale des Impôts, France.
  English, document additionel 
• Prof. Graham Glenday, Duke Centre for International Development, Duke University.
  English, additional document

PARALLEL SESSION 1, STREAM B - Tax Administration Strategies to Respond to SMEs, including Risk Management & Organisational Design, & Overall Resources Devoted to this Group of Taxpayers 

• Mr. Robert Pakpahan, Director of Business Process Transformation, Directorate General of Taxes, Indonesia.
  English 
• Mr. Carlos Herrera, Head, International Relations, Tax Agency (AEAT), Spain
  Español 
• Ms. Suzanne Lindblom, Production Director & Mr. Lennart Wittberg, Compliance Strategist, Tax Agency, Sweden.
  English

PARALLEL SESSION 2, STREAM A - Tax Impediments/Distortions to SME Growth and Development 

• Mr. Christian Valenduc, General Financial Advisor, Service Public Fédéral des Finances, Belgium.
  English 
• Mr. Richard Stern, Regional Program Coordinator for Central & Southern Africa, FIAS-IFC & Mr. Max Everest-Phillips, Senior Governance, Advisor, DFID.
  English

PARALLEL SESSION 2, STREAM B - Identification & Registration of SMEs & Methods to Reduce the Informal Economy 

• Mr. Gregory Topping, Assistant Commissioner, Australian Taxation Office, Australia.
  English, additional document 
• Mr. Jorge Deher Rachid, Secretary of Federal Revenues, Brazil.
  English, Español

PARALLEL SESSION 3, STREAM A - A Closer Look at Presumptive Tax Methods 

• Mr. Enrico Martino, Director of International Relations, Ministry of the Economy and Finance, Italy.
  English 
• Mr. Ashraf Al Arabi, Deputy Minister for Tax Policy & Commissioner, Ministry of Finance, Egypt.
  English

PARALLEL SESSION 3, STREAM B - Taxpayer Service & Education Strategies for SMEs

• Mr. Ricardo Escobar, Commissioner, Internal Tax Service (SII), Chile.
  English, Español, additional document 
• Ms. Kathy Petronchak, Commissioner for Small Business, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), United States.
  English

PARALLEL SESSION 4, STREAM A - Bringing Informal Sector Firms into the Formal Economy

• Ms. Nora Caballero, Administrator for Taxpayer Services, Tax Administration Service (SAT), Mexico.
  English, Español, document adicional
• Ms. Irena Erjavec, Director General, Ministry of Finance, Slovenia.
  English, additional document

PARALLEL SESSION 4, STREAM B - SME Audit & Verification Strategies and Techniques Based on Risk Detection and Risk Selection

• Mr. Jim Gauvreau, Director General, Canada Revenue Agency, Canada.
  English, additional document
• Mr. Shulin Fu, Director, Tax Administration, State Administration of Taxation (SAT), China.
  English, additional document

PARALLEL SESSION 5, STREAM A - Tax, Small Business, & Growth: Effects of Taxation on Investment & Cross-Border Trade 

• Mr. Yaobin Shi, Director General, Tax Policy Dept., Ministry of Finance, China.
  English 
• Ms. Jacqueline Coolidge, Lead Investment Policy Advisor, Doing Business Project, WB.
  English

PARALLEL SESSION 5, STREAM B - Management of Tax Debt Collection

• Mr. Muhammad Yusuf, Secretary General, Central Board of Revenue (CBR), Pakistan.
  English 
• Ms. Theresa Middleton, Director, Small & Medium Enterprises, HM Revenue & Customs, United Kingdom.
  English

PLENARY SESSION V: Challenges Ahead

• Mr. Stephen Bill, Head of Cabinet of Mr. Laszlo Kovacs, European Commission
• Mr. Alberto Barreix, Senior Fiscal Economist, Inter-American Development Bank
• Ms. Victoria Perry, Chief Revenue Administration 1 Division, Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund
• Mr. Jeffrey Owens, Director, OECD Centre for Tax Policy & Administration
• Mr. Marcelo Giugale, Sector Director, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management, Latin America & the Caribbean Region, World Bank
  Summary of Conference Themes, V.Perry (English)