PAC LIVESTREAM

The 10th Pan African Conference on Illicit Financial Flows and Taxation

After ten years of hosting the Pan-African Conference (PAC) on Illicit Financial Flows and Taxation, this year, Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) is excited to co-host its 10th PAC alongside the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF).

Over the years, TJNA and ATAF have advocated for pro-poor tax policies and systems that curb leakages and optimise domestic resource mobilisation on the continent. The uncertainty of the current global economy has made this mission more critical than ever. As such, in light of the present context, the 2022 PAC will be held under the theme ‘Tax Justice Amid Multiple Crises.’ And in the spirit and tradition of the PAC, the two lead institutions will collaborate with other organisations to deliver a successful 10th PAC. 

Event Speakers

Sam Shivute

Commissioner General, Namibian Revenue Authority

Isaac Mwaipopo

Executive Director, Centre for Trade Policy and Development

Darlington Muyambwa

Southern Africa Resource Watch

Veronica Zano

Oxfam

Fred Kabanda

African Development Bank

Viola Tarus

International Institute for Sustainable Development

Lyla Latif

Centre for Fiscal Studies, University of Nairobi

Hon Gladys Ganda

Member of Parliament, Malawi

Prof. Adriano Nuvunga

Centro para Democracia e Desenvolvimento

Stefano Prato

Civil Society for Financing for Development

Allan Mukungu

UNECA

Luckystar Miyandazi

United Nations Development Programme

Dr. Patrick N’Dzana Olomo

African Union

Titus Gwemende

Open Society Foundation

Irene Ovonji-Odida

FACTI Panel member

Alvin Mosioma

Executive Director,TJNA

Rodgers Kidiya

Program Officer, TJNA

Thulani Shongwe

ATAF

Crystal Simeoni

Executive Director, NAWI Collective

Mary Baine

Deputy Executive Secretary,ATAF

Charles Abugre

Executive Director, IDEAs

Eneya Maseko

Resource Governance & Communications, Consultant

Lazarus Amukeshe

Tax and Accounting Professional

Mustapha Ndajiwo

Executive Director, African Centre for Tax Governance

Conference Schedule

28th Sep 2022 : Day - 01
8:00am - 9:00am

Registration

9:00am - 10:30am

Official Opening Ceremony

  • Alvin Mosioma   Mary Baine   Isaac Mwaipopo  

10:30am - 11:00am

Group Photo and Tea Break

11:00am - 12:30pm

Unpacking the Theme: Tax Justice Amid Multiple Crises

  • Charles Abugre   Crystal Simeoni   Irene Ovonji-Odida   Titus Gwemende  

This session will focus on understanding the conference's theme, ‘Tax Justice Amid Multiple Crises.’ It will set the stage for the conference by exploring the current global environment and the impact this has had on the African countries’ ability to raise much-needed resources for their recovery fairly and equitably.

12:30pm - 1:00pm

Question and Answer

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Lunch Break

2:00pm - 3:00pm

IFF Recommendations and the International Financial Architecture

  • Mary Baine   Dr. Patrick N’Dzana Olomo   Allan Mukungu   Luckystar Miyandazi   Stefano Prato  

This session will look at the various recommendations of the High-Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa and the High-Level Panel on Financial Accountability, Transparency and Integrity (FACTI) High-Level that focused on how Africa should position itself within the international tax system. It will unpack the current discussions on the reform of the global tax system, understand the implications they will have on African countries, and explore possible collective action.   Panelist: Mary Baine, African Tax Administration Forum Panellist: Charles Abugre, Executive Director, IDEAs Panellist: African Union, TBC Panelist: Allan Mukungu, UNECA TBC Panellist: Luckystar Miyandazi, UNDP

3:00pm - 3:15pm

Tea Break

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Maximising customs efficiencies to minimising IFFs

Maximising customs efficiencies to minimising IFFs

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Room 2: NAWI Collective / For Equality / Artglo / Action Aid

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Rethinking the interconnections of illicit financial flows

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Activating the levers for reforms on Illicit financial flows in Africa

Room 1: Transparency International / Stop the Bleeding

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Statistical Measurement of IFFs – estimation process and lessons learned

Room 2: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Statistical Measurement of IFFs – estimation process and lessons learned

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Launch of the AFRODAD Public Debt Tool Kit

Room 3: African Forum on Debt and Development Launch of the AFRODAD Public Debt Tool Kit

4:30pm - 5:30pm

IFFs, Gender and Inequality

According to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Africa loses about US$88.6 billion, 3.7 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP), annually in illicit financial flows. These revenues are lost through international corporate tax avoidance and as much as 30 percent of African wealth is stashed in tax havens. Amidst stagnating DRM, rising public debt and economic shocks resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, many developing countries are faced with enormous challenges delivering inequality-reducing social services such as health, education and social protection[ See report at; https://www.oxfam.org/en/research/africas-extreme-inequality-crisis-building-back-fairer-after-covid-19 ]. The situation is compounded by the tax system that does note adequately redistribute income in a gender-responsive way; At international level, IFFs worsen inequality between developed and developing countries, while their implications on social service delivery also worsen inequality between segments of society and notably gender inequality. The fight against inequality cannot be complete without concerted efforts to address IFFs particularly in developing countries and regions. This session will present Oxfam, FEMNET and partners’ work on inequality and explore its linkages with IFFs, with a view to expand discussions and advocate for policies to tackle the complex dual challenges of IFFs and Inequality. Moderator: Mr. Robert Ssuuna-Fiscal Justice Coordinator-FEMNET Speakers Speaker 1: Mr. Gerald Byarugaba Regional Advisor, Extractive Industries & Fiscal Justice, Horn, East & Central Africa (HECA) Oxfam International. Speaker 2: Mr. Olweny Joseph-Program Manager, Governance and Accountability, Oxfam in Uganda Speaker 3: Representative from Women Rights Organisation (Uganda and Zambia) Speaker4: Mr. Richard Kampamba - Program Coordinator – Governance Oxfam in Southern Africa

29th Sep 2022 : Day - 02
8:30am - 9:00am

Registration

9:00am - 10:00am

Innovative Progressive Domestic Resource Mobilisation Strategies

  • Thulani Shongwe   Rodgers Kidiya   Lyla Latif   Hon Gladys Ganda  

This session will look at the innovative ways African countries have raised resources and curbed illicit financial flows over the past few years in light of the constraints they have faced over the past few years. It will highlight case studies and seek to draw lessons that could be extended to other countries in the region.

10:00am - 11:00am

Questions and Answer

11:00am - 11:30am

Break

11:30am - 12:30pm

Shaky Pillars won’t hold – why developing countries in the Global South should reject the OECD tax deal

11:30am - 12:30pm

Leveraging on regional integration to address the Multiple Crises - Opportunities, Lessons & Challenges from Zambia, and DRC’s collaboration on manufacturing on lithium batteries

11:30am - 12:30pm

Automatic exchanges for domestic resource mobilisation

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Lunch

1:30pm - 3:30pm

Domestic Resource Mobilisation Within the Context of Climate Change

  • Viola Tarus   Fred Kabanda   Veronica Zano   Darlington Muyambwa  

This session will focus specifically on the climate change crisis. Given the challenges and opportunities that this crisis presents, panellists will identify ways that African countries can position themselves to mitigate against and adapt to the negative impacts of the crisis while leveraging their natural resources in their domestic resource mobilisation efforts.

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Closing Ceremony

  • Lazarus Amukeshe   Mary Baine   Alvin Mosioma  

6:00pm - 10:00pm

Cocktail Event

TJNA @ 15

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