Time

Program

8:30 a.m.

Registration & Continental Breakfast

Doors open at 8:30 AM. Enjoy breakfast and settle in before the program begins.

9:15 a.m.

Welcome & Opening Remarks

9:25 a.m.                

OBBBA: A Year in Review, The Year Ahead

Moderator
Cady Stanton | Senior Reporter, Tax Notes Today

The implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) continues to reshape the tax landscape, prompting businesses and individuals to reevaluate their tax planning and compliance strategies. As taxpayers work through new corporate, individual, and energy-related provisions, recent IRS guidance, including Notices 2026-36 and 2026-40, has provided additional direction while raising new questions.

Panelists will break down the most significant developments under the OBBBA, highlight key planning opportunities and compliance challenges practitioners can act on now, and flag the guidance worth watching.

Panelists
Kevin Salinger | Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury

10:40 a.m 

Networking Break

11:00 a.m.

The IEEPA Tariff Ruling and Its Aftermath

Moderator
Bob Goulder | Contributing Editor, Tax Notes International

The Supreme Court’s decision in Learning Resources v. Trump limiting the administration’s tariff authority has reshaped the legal and policy landscape for cross-border taxation, while ongoing litigation over replacement tariff measures continues to create uncertainty for taxpayers.
As businesses evaluate the implications for tax planning, compliance, financial reporting, and investment decisions, practitioners are navigating an increasingly complex intersection of tariff policy and tax administration. The panel will examine the latest developments, the practical challenges facing taxpayers and advisers, and what shifting tariff policy means for international tax practice and administration moving forward.
 

12:15p.m.

Lunch & Networking

Buffet opens, with the luncheon keynote conversation to follow at 12:45.

12:45 p.m.

Luncheon Keynote with Kenneth Kies & Cara Griffith

Kenneth Kies, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy and Acting Chief Counsel of the IRS, joins Tax Analysts President and CEO Cara Griffith for a conversation exploring the passage and implementation of the OBBBA, the evolving relationship between tax policy and administration, the challenges of providing certainty to taxpayers in a rapidly changing environment, and other issues shaping the federal tax landscape.

1:35 p.m.

Networking Break

1:55 p.m.

SbS: The Evolving Global Minimum Tax Landscape

Moderator
Stephanie Soong | Chief Correspondent, Tax Notes Today International

As implementation of the side-by-side agreement continues, attention has turned to the structural implications of a framework that provides different outcomes for U.S. and non-U.S. multinationals. With the United States currently the only jurisdiction benefiting from the agreement’s preferential treatment, questions are emerging about competitive neutrality, the expanding role of QDMTTs as the primary enforcement mechanism, and the agreement’s long-term impact on the global minimum tax architecture.

Panelists will assess how governments, multinational businesses, and developing countries are responding and whether the agreement represents a durable path forward or a temporary political compromise. The conversation will also unpack what these shifts signal for multinationals weighing structuring decisions in this environment.
 

3:10 p.m.

Closing & Networking

Join us for closing remarks followed by coffee, light refreshments, and a final chance to connect before the day wraps.

3:45 p.m.

Adjourn