Breakfast Club 04: Tax havens: the beginning of a new era?
Supported by UniCredit Bank Austria
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Hotel Alpbacherhof
Breakout
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in englischer SpracheStarting with the Panama Papers, countless leaks have put the spotlight on the role of offshore financial centres in the international financial system. What do tax havens mean in today’s financial environment, where offshore and onshore financial centres are competing for business? What impact does offshore non-compliance have on different actors?
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Pravin GORDHAN
Member of Parliament, Former Minister of Finance, Pretoria
| 1973 | B.Sc. Pharmacy, University of Durban-Westville |
| 1974-1981 | Pharmacist, King Edward VII Hospital, Durban |
| 1977-1990 | Member, African National Congress |
| 1990-1994 | Chairperson, Convention for a Democratic South Africa |
| 1991-1994 | Co-chairperson, Transitional Executive Council, Pretoria |
| 1994-1998 | Member, African National Congress, Parliament of South Africa, Pretoria |
| 1995-1997 | Council Member, University Council, University of Durban-Westville |
| 1998-1999 | Deputy Commissioner, South African Revenue Services, Pretoria |
| 1999-2009 | Commissioner, South African Revenue Services, Pretoria |
| 2000-2006 | Chairperson, World Customs Organisation |
| 2007 | Doctorate, Commerce honoris, University of South Africa and Doctorate, Law honoris causa, University of Cape Town |
| 2009-2014 | Minister, South African Ministry of Finance, Pretoria |
| 2014-2015 | Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Pretoria |
| 2015-2017 | Minister, South African Ministry of Finance, Parliament of South Africa, Pretoria |
| since 1994 | Minister of Parliament, African National Congress, National Assembly |
| since 1996 | Chairperson, Constitutional Committee, Parliament of South Africa |
| since 2008 | Chairperson, Forum on Tax Administration |
Dr. LL.M Bernhard GRÖHS
Managing Partner, Deloitte Österreich, Vienna
| Degrees in Law and Business Administration, WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business), University of Vienna and University of California, Berkeley | |
| 1983-1985 | University Assistant, WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business), Vienna |
| 1985-1993 | Tax consultant, later authorised signatory and tax advisor |
| since 1993 | Partner, Deloitte Austria, Vienna |
| since 2000 | Managing Partner, Deloitte Austria, Vienna |
Gerhard HÜTZ
Director General and Group Chief Compliance Officer, EIB - European Investment Bank, Luxembourg
| 1978-1980 | Bank apprenticeship, Deutsche Bank AG |
| 1988 | 1st and 2nd law degrees, Universities Münster and Bochum, OLG Hamm |
| 1988-1990 | Assistant Professor, Fernuniversität Hagen |
| 1990 | PhD, Faculty of Law, Fernuniversität Hagen |
| 1990-1992 | In-house lawyer, Deutsche Bank AG |
| 1992-1999 | Counsel in Legal Department-Operations, EIB - European Investment Bank |
| 1999-2005 | Head of Division, Legal Department-Operations, EIB - European Investment Bank |
| 2005-2009 | Director, Legal Department-Operations, EIB - European Investment Bank |
| 2009-2012 | Deputy General Counsel and Head of Department, Legal Directorate, EIB - European Investment Bank |
| since 2012 | Director General and EIB Group Chief Compliance Officer, EIB - European Investment Bank |
Mag. Heinz ZOUREK
Former Director-General, DG TAXUD - Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission, Brussels
| Studied Economics, University of Vienna | |
| Started his professional life in the Chamber of Labour in Vienna, where he became Director of the department for External Trade and European Integration | |
| 1990-1993 | Director, Economic Policy Department, Confederation of Austrian Trade Unions, Vienna |
| 1993-1995 | Member of the College, EFTA Surveillance Authority |
| 1995-2001 | Deputy Director General, Directorate General for the Internal Market, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2001-2005 | Deputy Director-General, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2005-2012 | Director-General, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2012-2016 | Director-General, DG TAXUD - Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission, Brussels |
| since 2016 | Retired, Special Advisor for Commissioner Moscovici |
Dr. Jeffrey P. OWENS
Director, Global Tax Policy Center, WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business), Vienna; former Director, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris
| 1962-1966 | Intermediate Examinations of the Institute of Management Accountants, United Kingdom |
| 1966-1969 | Honours Degree in Economics and Law, University of Wales |
| 1969-1973 | Ph.D, Department of Economics, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| 1973-1980 | Economist, Tax Division, OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris |
| 1980-1990 | Senior Economist, Fiscal Affairs, OECD, Paris |
| 1984-1990 | Senior Lecturer, American University in Paris |
| 1991-2001 | Head of the Fiscal Division, OECD, Paris |
| 1991-2011 | Guest Lecturer at the International Development Programme, Harvard Law School, Boston |
| 2001-2012 | Director, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD, Paris |
| since 2012 | Director WU Global Tax Policy Center and Professor at the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law |
| Senior Policy Advisor to the Global Vice President Tax, Ernst & Young | |
| since 2013 | Advisor to the European Tax Commissioner |
| since 2014 | Panel Chairperson of the Technical Advisory Panel of the Singapore Managament University |
| since 2015 | Senior Advisor UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
