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2022 Tax and Accounting Conference

Program

September 18–21 • Aurora, CO

Program

All program times are shown in Mountain time (MT).

Sunday, September 18 | Monday, September 19 | Tuesday, September 20 | Wednesday, September 21

Sunday, September 18

4:00–7:00 p.m.

Registration | Red Rock Foyer
 

5:00–7:00 p.m.

Welcome Reception Sponsored by WTax | Colorado Prefunction Foyer
 

Monday, September 19

7:00 a.m.–2:25 p.m.

Registration | Red Rock Foyer
 

7:00–8:00 a.m.

Breakfast | Colorado Foyer
 

8:00–8:10 a.m.

Welcoming Remarks | Colorado Ballroom A

JOY LOPEZ
Vice President, Head of Investment Tax, Assistant Treasurer
Dimensional
Chair, ICI Tax Committee
 

8:10–8:35 a.m.

Keynote Address | Colorado Ballroom A

NATHAN SHEETS
Chief Economist
Citi
 

8:35–9:40 a.m.

The Future of the Fund Industry | Colorado Ballroom A
  • Forces shaping the industry’s evolution
  • Meeting the investment needs of individual investors
  • Modernization of regulated funds

RACHEL GRAHAM, Moderator
Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Investment Company Institute

SARA CROVITZ
Partner
Stradley Ronon

JOHN KENNEY
Head of Strategic Initiatives
Allspring Global Investments

STEPHEN TATE
General Counsel
Putnam Investments
 

9:40–10:05 a.m.

Break | Colorado Prefunction Foyer
 

10:05–11:10 a.m.

Complex Transactions and Instruments | Colorado Ballroom A
  • Debt instruments, repos, and other complex securities
  • Tax and GAAP considerations
  • Operational considerations

CHUCK PULSFORT, Moderator
Managing Director
BlackRock

COLLEEN ANDERSON
Partner
KPMG

ELIZABETH BAYSTON
Director of Accounting Policy
MFS Investment Management

GEORGIA HIOTIS
Senior Vice President, Financial Reporting
Northern Trust
 

11:10–11:40 a.m.

Break/Lunch | Colorado Prefunction Foyer
 

11:40 a.m.–12:55 p.m.

Concurrent Session A: Current SEC/Fund Accounting Issues | Colorado Ballroom A
  • SEC update
  • FASB and AICPA updates
  • Financial statement review comments

TOAI CHIN, Moderator
Head of Fund Accounting Policy
Vanguard
Chair, ICI Accounting/Treasurers Committee

CHRIS BRABHAM
Partner
PwC
Chair, AICPA Investment Companies Expert Panel

CHAD GAZILLO
Partner
KPMG

JENSON WAYNE
Chief Accountant, Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
 

11:40 a.m.–12:55 p.m.

Concurrent Session B: International Tax Update | Colorado Ballroom B/C
  • OECD initiatives
  • EU developments
  • Specific country updates

KATIE SUNDERLAND, Moderator
Assistant General Counsel, Tax Law
Investment Company Institute

PAUL HONDIUS
Head of Unit – Harmful Tax Practices
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development

MICHAEL HORN
Vice President & Lead Tax Counsel
Ameriprise Financial

PAUL RADCLIFFE
Partner
EY
 

12:55–1:20 p.m.

Break | Colorado Prefunction Foyer
 

1:20–2:25 p.m.

Concurrent Session C: New SEC Proposals | Colorado Ballroom A
  • ESG
  • Names Rule
  • SEC Request for Comment on Information Providers Acting as Investment Advisers

BRIDGET FARRELL, Moderator
Associate General Counsel
Edward Jones

DOROTHY DONOHUE
Deputy General Counsel, Securities Regulation
Investment Company Institute

STEPHANIE HUI
Counsel and Vice President
Dimensional Fund Advisors

WALE ORIOLA
Counsel
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

MICHAEL REPUBLICANO
Assistant Chief Accountant, Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
 

1:20–2:25 p.m.

Concurrent Session D: Domestic Tax Update | Colorado Ballroom B/C
  • EU reclaims and closing agreements
  • Tax impacts of Russian sanctions
  • Tax implications of rising interest rates and inflation

KAREN GIBIAN, Moderator
Associate General Counsel, Tax Law
Investment Company Institute

TANUJA GUPTA
Tax Manager
Macquarie Investment Management

YELENA KALMYKOV
Director of Tax
Paralel Technologies

MARY JO LANG
Senior Manager
Deloitte Tax
 

5:00–7:00 p.m.

Reception Sponsored by DFIN and Northern Trust | Juniper Patio
 

Tuesday, September 20

7:00–11:40 a.m.

Registration | Red Rock Foyer
 

7:00–8:00 a.m.

Breakfast | Colorado Foyer
 

8:00–9:00 a.m.

Keynote Address | Colorado Ballroom A

SAMANTHA RADOCCHIA
Cultural Technologist, Blockchain Pioneer
Cofounder, Chronicled, Inc.
 

9:00–10:05 a.m.

Changes in the Work Environment | Colorado Ballroom A
  • Recruiting, hiring, and retaining talent
  • Remote work and state tax implications
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion

TAMI SALMON, Moderator
Associate General Counsel, Securities Regulation
Investment Company Institute

MICHAEL G. ANDERSON
Head of Talent Acquisition
Principal

JESSICA BROWN
Partner
Gibson Dunn

RHONDA COOK
Chief Risk Officer
SEI Investments
 

10:05–10:35 a.m.

Break | Colorado Prefunction Foyer
 

10:35–11:40 a.m.

Concurrent Session E: Valuation | Colorado Ballroom A
  • Rule 2a-5
  • Russian sanctions
  • Current developments in valuation

SEAN McKEE, Moderator
Partner
KPMG

ALEX BRADFORD
Assistant Chief Accountant, Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission

JULIE ROACH
Treasurer
Diamond Hill Funds

RICHARD SENNETT
Vice President
T. Rowe Price
 

10:35–11:40 a.m.

Concurrent Session F: Managing Distributions | Colorado Ballroom B/C
  • Tax timing considerations, including derivatives, currency, TIPS, and PFICS
  • Section 19
  • Investor reporting
  • Operational considerations

JOY LOPEZ, Moderator
Vice President, Head of Investment Tax, Assistant Treasurer
Dimensional
Chair, ICI Tax Committee

JON DAVIS
Assistant Treasurer
Fidelity Investments

DEIRDRE FORTUNE
Partner
KPMG

DEB PERCH
Director of Fund Tax
Vanguard
 

12:30 p.m.

Transportation to golf course (registration required) | Pick Up Veranda Level 2
 

1:30 p.m.

Golf Tournament
 

Wednesday, September 21

7:00–11:15 a.m.

Registration | Red Rock Foyer
 

7:30–8:30 a.m.

Breakfast Discussion Groups
  • Use of Technology | Red Rock 4-5

    SUSAN HARRISON
    Senior Manager, Global Financial Reporting
    Vanguard

    CHERYL HAMPTON
    Head of Investment Tax
    T. Rowe Price

    JASON NAGLER
    Senior Director, Fund Accounting & Compliance
    Investment Company Institute
     

  • Digital Assets 201 | Red Rock 6-7

    REBECCA LEE
    Partner
    PwC

    JESSICA REIF-CAPLAN
    Vice President & Tax Counsel
    Fidelity Investments
     

  • 1940 Act Periodic Reporting | Red Rock 8-9

    KEVIN FRANK
    Head of Mutual Fund Operations
    Jackson National Asset Management

    VICTORIA MIKHAILENKO
    Fund Administration, Manager
    UMB Fund Services 

    JACOB SANDOVAL
    Branch Chief, Division of Investment Management
    Securities and Exchange Commission
     

  • Service Provider Outsourcing and Oversight | Red Rock 2-3

    BRYAN BOWERS
    Director, Product Oversight Fund Treasury Group
    BlackRock

    BRANDON WEBSTER
    Director
    Lord, Abbett & Co.


     

8:40–9:45 a.m.

Making Alternatives Less Alternative | Colorado Ballroom A
  • Investments in alternative assets
  • Tax and GAAP considerations
  • Operational considerations

TERRY GALLAGHER, Moderator
Executive Vice President, Director of Mutual Fund Accounting and Administration
UMB Fund Services

HEATHER BONNER
CFO
AQR Funds

MATTHEW GIORDANO
Partner
KPMG

NICK MILLEY
Vice President, Credit Tax
Blackstone
 

9:45–10:10 a.m.

Break | Colorado Prefunction Foyer
 

10:10–11:15 a.m.

Independent Director Perspectives | Colorado Ballroom A
  • Oversight of financial reporting and audit
  • Oversight of tax
  • Oversight of valuation and liquidity

NICOLE BAKER, Moderator
Associate Counsel
Independent Directors Council

BRIAN GALLAGHER
Independent Trustee
Columbia Funds

KATIE KING
Partner
PwC

BRIAN WIXTED
Independent Trustee
Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust
Thornburg Income Builder Opportunities Trust
 

11:15 a.m.

Conference Adjourns