Conference Programme

• Pre-Conference Dinner - Wednesday 5 November (6.30pm - 9.00pm)
• Day 1 - Thursday 6 November (8.15am - 6.00pm)
• Day 2 - Friday 7 November (9.00am - 6.00pm)

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Day 1 - Thursday 6 November

8.15am	Registration
9.00am	Concorde Ballroom Welcome and Introductions Prof Tan Cheng Han Dean, Law Faculty, National University of Singapore (NUS) Prof Koh Kheng Lian Director, Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law (APCEL); Conference Co-Chair, Steering and Organising Committees, Law Faculty, NUS Assoc Prof Lye Lin Heng Conference Co-Chair, Steering and Organising Committees, Deputy Director, APCEL, Law Faculty, NUS Ms Penelope Phoon-Cohen Country Head, ACCA, Singapore
09.15am	Guest of Honour Mr Teo Ser Luck Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Transport, and Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, Singapore
09.30am	Keynote Presentations Chairperson: Emeritus Prof Lawrence Kreiser, Dept of Accounting, Cleveland State University, USA Keynote Speaker Prof Nicholas Robinson Gilbert and Sarah Kerlin Professor of Environmental Law, Pace University School of Law, former Chair of IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, USA, “Melting Down Financial "Investment" Markets: Hedges Against Wider Market Collapse” Mr Chas Roy-Chowdhury Head of Taxation, ACCA, UK, “European Perspectives on Environmental Taxation”
10.30am	Refreshments
10.45am	Plenary Session 1 Environmental Taxation and the Urban Environment Chairperson: Assoc Prof Lye Lin Heng, APCEL, NUS Keynote speaker Mr Liu Hern Kuan Chief Legal Officer, Inland Revenue Authority, Singapore, (jointly with Ms Sumathi Saad Janjud, Principal Tax Officer, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore), “Environmental Taxes and its Role in Singapore’s Approach towards Environmental Sustainable Development” Prof Janet Milne Director Environmental Tax Policy Institute, Vermont Law School, USA, “Urban Emissions and Market-Based Administration: Burdens and Risks” Prof Alberto Majocchi Professor of Public Finance, University of Pavia, Europe, “Mega-cities, Congestion and Pollution Control”
12.30pm	Concorde III & Studio I Lunch & Presentation of Kreiser Award for Environmental Taxation
02.00pm	Concurrent Panel Session A The Implementation of Environmental Taxation and other Economic Instruments
	Panel 1 Environmental Taxation and the Construction Industry Venue: Concorde I Chairperson: Asst Prof Asanga Gunawansa, School of Design and Environment, NUS Prof Nancy Shurtz School of Law, University of Oregon, Europe, “The Role of Environmental Tax and Market Mechanisms in the Green Building Movement: The Case of Portland, Oregon” Prof Patricia Blazey (jointly with Prof Peter Gillies) Head of Department of Business Law, Department of Business Law, Macquarie University, Australia, “Sustainable Housing in Australia – Fiscal Incentives and Mandatory Codes - Current Developments – Policies for the Future” Assoc Prof Ann Hansford (jointly with Ms Sara Williams and Dr Therese Woodward), Department of Taxation, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom, “The UK Construction Industry and Climate Change Initiatives” Mr Wayne Gumley Senior Lecturer, Department of Business Law and Taxation, Monash University, Australia “The Ecological Footprint of Australian Cities – The Role of Taxation Incentives”	Panel 2 Environmental Taxation and Water Venue: Concorde II Chairperson: Mr Hafiz Choudhury, International Tax and Investment Centre, Washington DC, USA Ms Attiya Waris Assistant Lecturer, School of Law, University of Nairobi, Africa, “Taxation, the Environment and State Responsibility: The Right of Access to Water Fit for Human Consumption” Dr Usman Mustafa Chief of Training and Project Evaluation Division Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Pakistan, (jointly with Mirajul Haq and Iftikhar Ahmad), “Consumer Perceptions, Practices, Willingness to Pay and Analysis of Existing Laws for Safe Drinking Water of Abbottabad District, Pakistan”	Panel 3 Carbon Pricing and Emissions Trading Venue: Studio II Chairperson: Assoc Prof Shreekant Gupta, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS Ms Celeste M. Black Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney, Australia, “Australia’s Proposed Emissions Trading Scheme: Aligning Tax Policy with the Goals of the AETS” Prof Li Zhiping School of Law, Sun Yat-Sen University, People’s Republic of China, “The Emissions Trading System under the Perspective of Enterprises” Assoc Prof Karen Bubna-Litic Faculty of Law, Sydney University of Technology, “Understanding the impacts of Carbon Pricing Mechanisms on Indigenous Communities” Ms Chai Chunyan Graduate student, Bard College, New York, USA, “Understanding the Evolution of Sulfur Dioxide Pollution Control Policy in China: the Role and Efficacy of Market-based Instruments in Chinese Environmental Protection”
03.45pm	Refreshments
04.00pm	Concurrent Panel Session B
	Panel 4 Environmental Taxation and Fuels Venue: Concorde I Chairperson: Prof Josè Marcos Domingues, Faculty of Law, State University of Rio de Janiero, Brazil Mr Bruno Cesar Campos Economist, Tax Department of PETROBRAS, Brazil, “Petroleum Royalties and Muncipal Development: The Case of Campos Basin in Brazil” Prof Josè Marcos Domingues Faculty of Law, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, “Biofuels, Megacities and Green Taxes: The Why and Wherefore of Non- Fiscal Fuel Taxation” Prof Abdul Haseeb Ansari International Islamic University, Malaysia, “Socio-Economic Perspective of Withdrawal of Subsidy on Diesel and Petrol and Imposition of Energy Tax on Their Consumption: A Study with Special Reference to Malaysia” Dr Paul Lee School of Business, Walsh University, USA, (jointly with Prof Rahmat Tavallali and Prof Bruce McClain), “The Impact of United States Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefits on the Environment and Taxpayer Behavior”.	Panel 5 Water, Land and Pollution Management Venue: Concorde II Chairperson: Prof Euston Quah, Head, Dept of Economics, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Mr Mabasi Thadeus Assistant Lecturer, Department of Environmental Law, Uganda Pentecostal University, Uganda, “The Efficacy of Environmental Taxation as a Mechanisms For Pollution Control in Ampala City” Mr Jeffery Smith President, Forum on Geonomics, USA, “Recover Land Rent, Restore the Land” Asst Prof Lourdes O Montenegro Department of Economics, University of San Carlos, Cebu, Philippines, (jointly with Margeret B Calderon, Institute of Renewable Natural Resources, University of Phlippines, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines), “The Effectiveness of Monitoring and Enforcement of Water Pollution Control in the Philippines” Assoc Prof Takehiro Usui Department of Economics, Soka University, Japan, “Does a Rebound Effect Exist in Solid Waste Management? - Panel Data Analysis of Unit-based Pricing”	Panel 6 Trade, Carbon Taxes and New Markets Venue: Studio II Chairperson: Emeritus Prof Lawrence Kreiser, Dept of Accounting, Cleveland State University, USA Prof Lawrence Kreiser (jointly with Mr Bill Butcher, Dr Hans Sprohge and Dr Julsuchada Sirisom) Department of Accounting, Cleveland State University, USA, “Chinese Trade and Border Tax Adjustments based on Enviromental Protection: The Impact of WTO Rules” Dr Keith Kendall Senior Lecturer, School of Law, La Trobe University, Australia, “Exports and Imports under a Carbon Tax” Mr Abhinav Maker Korea International Cooperation Agency Fellow, The International Tribunal for the Law of Sea, Germany, “To CAP or To TAX? – An Economic and Legal Argument in Favour of Carbon Taxes over a Cap on Trade to Combat Climate Change” Mr Kip Warren (jointly with Prof Paul Martin), Associate Lecturer, School of Law, University of New England, Australia, “The Use of Taxation Incentives to Create New Eco-Service Markets”
06.00pm	End of Day 1
07.00pm	Concorde III Cocktail drinks
07.30pm	Conference Dinner for participants Hosted by International Tax Investment Center (ITIC), Washington DC, USA Address by Mr Hafiz Choudhury, Program Advisor, International Tax Investment Center (ITIC) on behalf of Mr Dan Witt (President, ITIC)

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Note: The speakers, titles of papers and order of speakers are subject to change.