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Conference programme: Revving up revenue for development – the role of domestic resource mobilization

Programme for Revving up revenue for development – the role of domestic resource mobilization

Note: The times in the programme are Oslo local time, UTC+2
Programme opens
9:00 Oslo
7:00 London
11:30 Delhi
2:00 New York

*Speakers with an asterisk will be attending the conference virtually.

Last updated 28 August 2023

Wednesday, 6 September

The times in the programme are Oslo local time, UTC+2

TIME	SCANDINAVIA	OSLO	LOFOTEN	TELEMARK
08:00-09:00	Registration
09:00-09:10	Welcome address \| Video Bård Vegar Solhjell \| Director General, Norad
09:10-10:30	Keynote on transitional finance in Africa *Hanan Morsy \| UNECA \| Presentation Chair: Kunal Sen \| Director, UNU-WIDER
10:30-11:00	Coffee break
11:00-12:30	Parallel 1.1 \| Can tax administration changes impact revenues? Chair: Ayanda Hlatshwayo \| South African National Treasury Presenters Ezekiel Swema \| Tanzania Revenue Authority \| Presentation Christos Kotsogiannis \| University of Exeter \| Presentation Yenda Shamabobo \| Zambia Revenue Authority \| Presentation* Discussant Trond Hjørungdal \| Norwegian Tax Administration	Parallel 1.2 \| Oil and gas: revenue mobilization Chair: Jörgen Levin \| Nordic Africa Institute Presenters Kathryn McPhail \| EnergyCC \| Presentation Etienne Romsom \| EnergyCC \| Presentation Video Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa \| Zziyika and Associates \| Presentation	Parallel 1.3 \| Tax and the resource curse Chair: Antonio Savoia \| University of Manchester \| Presentation Presenters Daniel Chachu \| University of Zürich \| Presentation Tania Masi \| University of Chieti-Pescara \| Presentation Andrew Mwaba \| Kuyuma Development Ltd. \| Presentation Discussants Roberto Ricciuti \| University of Verona Olav Lundstol \| Govt of Norway	Parallel 1.4 \| Tax effort Chair: Abrams Tagem \| UNU-WIDER Presenters Kyle McNabb \| ODI \| Presentation Dominik Naeher \| University of Göttingen \| Presentation Grégoire Rota-Graziosi \| University of Clermont-Auvergne \| Presentation Emilia Skrok \| World Bank \| Presentation Discussant Oliver Morrissey \| University of Nottingham
12:30-13:30	Lunch
13:30-14:00	Poster session
14:00-15:30	Parallel 2.1 \| Tax-benefit systems and crisis – how have countries fared during COVID-19? Chair: Holguer Xavier Jara Tamayo \| London School of Economics Presenters David Rodriguez \| Externado University of Colombia \| Presentation Katrin Gasior \| SASPRI \| Presentation Nguyen Viet Cuong \| Mekong Development Research Institute \| Presentation Discussant *Vanda Isabel Castelo \| Eduardo Mondlane University	Parallel 2.2 \| Tax havens Chair: Finn Tarp \| UNU-WIDER, University of Copenhagen Presenters Kasper Brandt \| Kraka Advisory \| Presentation Jakob Miethe \| LMU Munich, Center for Economic Studies (CES) \| Presentation Irma Dominika Langenmayr \| Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt \| Presentation John Rand \| University of Copenhagen \| Presentation Discussant Mick Keen \| University of Tokyo	Parallel 2.3 \| Sources of long-term capital in Africa Chair: Karen Kandie \| Kenyan National Treasury Presenters Owen Nyang'Oro \| University of Nairobi \| Presentation Moses Njenga \| KIPPRA \| Presentation Amir Lebdioui \| SOAS \| Presentation Discussant Sweta Saxena \| UNECA \| Presentation	Parallel 2.4 \| Designing efficient and fair taxation in sub-Saharan Africa Chair: Maria Jouste \| UNU-WIDER Presenters Sebastián Castillo Ramos \| University of Helsinki \| Presentation Corti Eliab Paul Lakuma \| Economic Policy Research Centre \| Presentation Jukka Pirttilä \| UNU-WIDER \| Presentation Discussant Giulia Mascagni \| International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD), Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
15:30-16:00	Coffee break
16:00-17:30	Panel discussion \| Financing sustainable development Moderator: Denise Wall \| Wallcomms Panelists Rose Ngugi \| KIPPRA Dan Banik \| Professor, Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo Milly Nalukwago \| Bank of Uganda Peter Chowla* \| UNDESA Emilia Skrok \| World Bank
17:30-20:00	Reception

Thursday, 7 September

The times in the programme are Oslo local time, UTC+2

TIME	SCANDINAVIA	OSLO	LOFOTEN	TELEMARK
08:30-09:00	Registration
09:00-10:30	Panel discussion \| Tax evasion Moderator: Arvinn Gadgil \| UNDP Oslo Governance Centre Panelists Toril-Iren Pedersen \| Norad Gerard Ryle \| International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Alex Cobham \| Tax Justice Network Pierre Bachas \| ESSEC Business School and EU Tax Observatory
10:30-11:00	Coffee break
11:00-12:30	Parallel 3.1 \| Conflict and taxation Chair: Patricia Justino \| Deputy Director, UNU-WIDER Presenters Gauthier Marchais \| IDS \| Presentation Santiago Tobon \| EAFIT \| Presentation Anna D'Souza \| Baruch College, City University of New York \| Presentation Discussant Håvard Nygård \| Norad	Parallel 3.2 \| Hidden wealth Chair: Johnstone Makhubu \| South African Revenue Service Presenters Anzhela Cedelle \| OECD \| Presentation Niels Johannesen \| University of Copenhagen Dario Tortarolo \| World Bank \| Presentation Annette Alstadsæter \| Skatteforsk - Centre for Tax Research, Norewgian University of Life Sciences \| Presentation	Parallel 3.3 \| Origins of fiscal states: history, politics, and institutions Chair: Peter Evans \| Chr. Michelsen Institute Presenters Antonio Savoia \| University of Manchester \| Presentation Marina Nistotskaya \| University of Gothenburg \| Presentation Odd-Helge Fjeldstad \| Chr. Michelsen Institute \| Presentation Discussant *Philip Kargbo \| Sierra Leone National Revenue Authority	Parallel 3.4 \| Mining, the environment and oil licensing Chair: Alan Roe \| UNU-WIDER Presenters Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa \| Zziyika and Associates AND Andrew Mwaba \| Kuyuma Development Ltd. \| Presentation Magnus Ericsson \| RMG Consulting \| Presentation Giovanna Marcolongo \| Bocconi University \| Presentation
12:30-13:30	Lunch
13:30-15:00	Parallel 4.1 \| Panel discussion: From tax data to tax policy: steps to take Moderator: Waziona Ligomeka \| Malawi Revenue Authority Panelists Tina Kaidu \| Uganda Revenue Authority Johnstone Makhubu \| South African Revenue Service \| Presentation Ayanda Hlatshwayo \| South African National Treasury Yosepha Tamamu \| Tanzania Revenue Authority	Parallel 4.2 \| Profit shifting Chair: Niels Johannesen \| University of Copenhagen Presenters Claes Bengtsson \| European Commission Shafik Hebous \| IMF Nadine Riedel \| UNU-WIDER Petr Janský \| Charles University \| Presentation Discussant Mick Keen \| University of Tokyo	Parallel 4.3 \| How to increase domestic savings in sub-Saharan Africa Chair: Geoffrey Odundo \| Nairobi Securities Exchange Presenters Monica Lambon-Quayefio \| University of Ghana, ACEIR \| Presentation* Rose Ngugi \| KIPPRA \| Presentation Abrams Tagem \| UNU-WIDER \| Presentation Discussant Selim Raihan \| University of Dhaka, SANEM	Parallel 4.4 \| Data for revenue mobilization Chair: Kyle McNabb \| ODI Presenters Christian von Haldenwang \| German Institute of Development and Sustainability \| Presentation Evgeniya Dubinina \| Charles University \| Presentation Alexander Pick \| OECD \| Presentation Discussant Annalena Oppel \| LSE
15:00-15:30	Coffee break
15:30-17:00	Panel discussion \| The policy impact of revenue authority research collaboration in sub-Saharan Africa Moderator: Denise Wall \| Wallcomms Brief introduction to the session by Jukka Pirttilä \| UNU-WIDER \| Presentation Panelists Allen Nassanga \| Uganda Revenue Authority Waziona Ligomeka \| Malawi Revenue Authority Ingrid Woolard \| Stellenbosch University *Ezekiel Phiri \| Zambia Revenue Authority

Friday, 8 September

The times in the programme are Oslo local time, UTC+2

TIME	SCANDINAVIA	OSLO	LOFOTEN	TELEMARK
08:30-09:00	Registration
09:00-10:30	Parallel 5.1 \| Design matters: The potential of social protection systems to deliver during crisis Chair: Pia Rattenhuber \| UNU-WIDER Presenters Adnan Shahir \| UNU-WIDER, AND Jukka Pirttilä \| UNU-WIDER, University of Helsinki \| Presentation Annalena Oppel \| LSE \| Presentation Miguel Nino-Zarazua \| SOAS \| Presentation Discussant *Robert Osei \| University of Ghana	Parallel 5.2 \| Tax system design and tax revenue collection in South Africa Chair: Aimable Nsabimana \| UNU-WIDER Presenters Nadine Riedel \| UNU-WIDER \| Presentation Giacomo Brusco \| University of Tübingen \| Presentation Wynnona Steyn \| South African Revenue Service \| Presentation Discussant Ingrid Woolard \| Stellenbosch University, SA-TIED	Parallel 5.3 \| State capacity, social contracts and taxation Chair: Dan Banik \| Professor, Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo Presenters Matthias Vom Hau \| Barcelona Institute of International Studies \| Presentation Leander Heldring \| Northwestern University \| Presentation* Oliver Morrissey \| University of Nottingham \| Presentation Discussant Rachel Gisselquist \| UNU-WIDER	Parallel 5.4 \| SOUTHMOD policy notes session: Thinking tax and benefit policies – what could work and how? Chair: David McLennan \| SASPRI Presenters Finório Castigo \| Ministry of Economy and Finance of Mozambique Binh Minh Tran* \| CIEM \| Presentation Vincent Leyaro \| University of Dar es Salaam \| Presentation Miselo Bwalya \| ZIPAR \| Presentation Prince Baah \| University of Ghana \| Presentation Discussant Jesse Lastunen \| UNU-WIDER
10:30-11:00	Coffee break
11:00-12:10	Keynote on the challenge of offshore tax havens Niels Johannesen \| University of Copenhagen \| Presentation Chair: Pia Rattenhuber \| UNU-WIDER
12:10-12:30	Closing remarks \| Video Kunal Sen \| Director, UNU-WIDER Tshilidzi Marwala \| Rector of UNU and Under-Secretary-General of UN
12:30-13:30	Lunch

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