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Logan Wort
Logan Wort
Executive Secretary
African Tax Administration Forum
Executive Secretary
African Tax Administration Forum
Introduction / Short Bio
Mr Logan Wort is the Executive Secretary of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF); a multilateral organisation of Heads of African Revenue Administrations, based in Pretoria, South Africa. As the ES of ATAF, Mr Wort is the organisation’s chief executive officer, responsible for its overall management, strategy and operations. A Sitting Member of the Council of ATAF, Mr Wort is amongst the founding figures of the organisation, having headed the Task Team which worked towards the establishment of ATAF in November 2009. Since joining ATAF, he has spearheaded Tax administration reforms across the continent and continues to do so, not only in his capacity as head of ATAF’s Secretariat, but also as a Member of the Consortium of the High-level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows of the UNECA and as a regular participant to the OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs and the Global Forum for Transparency and Exchange of Information meetings. Prior to joining ATAF, Mr Wort served as Group Executive at the South African Revenue Service, Deputy Director General at the South African National Treasury and Chief Operating Officer in the Ministry of Finance of South Africa. Mr Wort also served as the Director of the Finance and Investment Sector Coordinating Unit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Mr Wort holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of the Western Cape and Bachelor Degree in Political Sciences.
Logan Wort
Executive Secretary
African Tax Administration Forum
Executive Secretary
African Tax Administration Forum
Githii Mburu
Githii Mburu
Commissioner General
Kenya Revenue Authority
Commissioner General
Kenya Revenue Authority
Introduction / Short Bio
Mr. Githii Mburu is currently the Commissioner General for Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), a position he has held since 1st July 2019. His 23 years of experience in Finance, Strategy formulation and implementation, Public Policy and Tax Administration has seen him successfully oversee significant transformation in Tax Administration with impressive outcomes in Domestic Revenue Mobilization, Trade Facilitation and Border Security. Mr. Mburu joined KRA in May 2007 to strengthen tax audit function in the Domestic Taxes Department where he was instrumental in development and implementation of sound audit policies and practices including the specialized areas of audit of multinationals and quality assurance for tax audits. He further served in the area of tax crime investigation where he led complex and high impact investigations of tax evasion syndicates with domestic and international dimensions.In March 2017, Mr. Mburu was appointed Commissioner of Intelligence and Strategic Operations a docket responsible for intelligence management, corruption investigations, exchange of information as well as representing KRA in the whole Government approach in law enforcement and the fight against economic crime. During his tenure as the Head of Intelligence, he developed a formidable intelligence gathering infrastructure that dismantled tax evasion schemes and redefined the role of intelligence in the fight against tax evasion and other economic crimes.
In December 2020, he was awarded the Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear (CBS) for his distinguished service to the nation of Kenya. During the same month, he was appointed the first chairperson of the Africa Initiative under the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes for a period of three (3) years. He is also a serving member of the Governing Council of the Africa Tax Administration Forum (ATAF).
Githii Mburu
Commissioner General
Kenya Revenue Authority
Commissioner General
Kenya Revenue Authority
FARIDA KARONEY
FARIDA KARONEY
CABINET SECRETARY (CS)
MINISTRY OF LANDS AND PHYSICAL PLANNING
CABINET SECRETARY (CS)
MINISTRY OF LANDS AND PHYSICAL PLANNING
Introduction / Short Bio
Ms. Farida Karoney was appointed Cabinet Secretary for Lands and Physical planning in February 2018. She has executive powers on policy formulation and management matters.Prior to her appointment, she was the Chief Operating Officer at Royal Media Services, a media conglomerate with 14 radio stations, two television stations and a digital content platform. She had also served as Group Editorial Director, amongst other senior managerial positions in leading media houses in Kenya.
She is currently pursuing a Ph. D in Business Administration ( Strategic Management) at the University of Nairobi. She holds a Master of Business Administration (Strategic Management) and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Mass Communications from the University of Nairobi. She also holds a Bachelor of Education (Science-Botany and Zoology) from Kenyatta University.
She is passionate about ethical leadership, transparency and accountability in the management of public affairs. She is concerned about equity and sustainable management of shared resources such as land and the environment. She is currently implementing a raft of land reforms which include digitalisation of land transactions, decentralisation and legal, policy as well as institutional reforms at the Ministry of Lands and Physical planning.
She considers herself a transformative change leader and a true patriot.
FARIDA KARONEY
CABINET SECRETARY (CS)
MINISTRY OF LANDS AND PHYSICAL PLANNING
CABINET SECRETARY (CS)
MINISTRY OF LANDS AND PHYSICAL PLANNING
Fred Mugambi Mwirigi
Fred Mugambi Mwirigi
Commissioner of Kenya School of Revenue Administration – KESRA
Kenya School of Revenue Administration (KESRA)
Commissioner of Kenya School of Revenue Administration – KESRA
Kenya School of Revenue Administration (KESRA)
Introduction / Short Bio
Dr. Fred Mugambi Mwirigi is the Commissioner of the Kenya School of Revenue Administration (KESRA) which is the training School of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). He is also the Head of Kenya Regional Training Centre (RTC) for World Customs Organization (WCO). He has been the Commissioner in charge of Kenya School of Revenue Administration (KESRA) which is the training School of the Kenya Revenue Authority since April 2018. He holds a PhD. in Entrepreneurship, a Master of Science degree in Entrepreneurship, a Bachelor of Business Administration (1st class honors) degree and a Diploma in Small Enterprise Management attained from Galilee International Management College, Israel. Dr. Mugambi has also been trained in various areas in Johannesburg, South Africa, Shanghai, China and Dhaka, Bangladesh.Prior to joining KRA, Dr. Mugambi was the founding Director of the Mombasa Campus of the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) where he was the Director for 7 years. Overall, he taught at JKUAT for 11 years and rose to the level of Senior Lecturer. While at JKUAT he was also the Chairman of the Nairobi Industrial Park the initiative that gave rise to a bid by the University to assemble laptops for the government for the nationwide free laptops project. JKUAT was one of the two universities that won the bids. Prior to joining JKUAT he taught at Kenya Methodist University and also worked at Kenindia Assurance Company.
Dr. Mugambi has published three books namely Leadership beyond the Boardroom, Journeying to the Horizon and Teardrops from My Heart, one book chapter and more than 20 research papers in refereed journals. He has also supervised 7 PhD and over 30 Master’s students to graduation.
Dr. Mugambi sits in various boards and committees. He has in the past served as the chairman of the Board Recruitment Committee for the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA) under the Ministry of Education. Dr. Mugambi is also a member of Rotary International where he is involved in various philanthropic activities.
In the past, Dr Mugambi has conducted Consultancy and training tasks for many national and international organizations including JICA, Ministry of Industrialization, Consumer International, FAULU Kenya, East African Breweries Limited, GIZ, Adam Smith International, Kenya Education Staff Institute, Kenya Coconut Development Authority and Githunguri Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society, among others in 6 countries.
Fred Mugambi Mwirigi
Commissioner of Kenya School o...
Kenya School of Revenue Administration (KESRA)
Commissioner of Kenya School o...
Kenya School of Revenue Administration (KESRA)
Denise Aki-Sawyerr
Denise Aki-Sawyerr
Mayor of Freetown
Freetown City Council
Mayor of Freetown
Freetown City Council
Introduction / Short Bio
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE was sworn-in as Mayor of Freetown in May 2018 with a commitment to transform Freetown using an inclusive, data-driven approach to address challenges in the city. The 3-year Transform Freetown plan details 19 concrete targets across 11 sectors and covers issues ranging from tackling environmental degradation to facilitating the creation of jobs in the tourism sector. A finance professional with over 25 years of private sector experience in strategic planning, risk management consulting and project management, Mayor Aki-Sawyerr’s public sector engagement began with her work during the 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic and her subsequent role as Delivery Team Lead for the second phase of a multi-stakeholder programme to drive socio-economic recovery in Sierra Leone post Ebola. Mayor Aki- Sawyerr is a Chartered Accountant and holds an MSc in Politics of the World Economy from the London School of Economics and a BSc Hons in Economics from Fourah Bay College. She was recently recognize in the BBC 2020 100 Women list.
Denise Aki-Sawyerr
Mayor of Freetown
Freetown City Council
Mayor of Freetown
Freetown City Council
PASCAL RUGANINTWALI
PASCAL RUGANINTWALI
COMMISSIONER GENERAL
RWANDA REVENUE AUTHORITY
COMMISSIONER GENERAL
RWANDA REVENUE AUTHORITY
Introduction / Short Bio
Pascal served RRA as the Deputy Commissioner General and Commissioner for Corporate services from March 2014 to 18th October 2018 when he was appointed the Commissioner General.Prior to joining RRA, he served in different positions in various public institutions as follows; - Permanent Secretary and Deputy Attorney General in the Ministry of Justice from May 2011 to March 2014, - Treasury Counsel and Legal Adviser of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning of Rwanda from June 2006 to May 2011, - Deputy Executive Secretary of the National Electoral Commission (Rwanda) in charge of Legal Affairs from August 2000 to June 2006. - Acting Head of division of Human right in the Ministry of justice from January 2000 to August 2000,
Educational qualification.
He holds LLB and LLM (Business law) from the University of Rwanda and a diploma in legal practice. He is the state attorney of RRA. He holds DES in Administration of Elections from Panthéon-Assas University Paris II
Membership of national institutions and Corporations held.
He is a member of the Rwanda Bar Association. Outside his job to serve as GoR official, He had been board member of the cement processing Industry (CIMERWA LTD) representing Government interests. He has acted as Chairperson of the National Independent Review Panel on Public Procurement, Gasabo District Commission in charge of abandoned properties and the Ad hoc Committee in Charge of Legal Framework on Capital Market in Rwanda.
PASCAL RUGANINTWALI
COMMISSIONER GENERAL
RWANDA REVENUE AUTHORITY
COMMISSIONER GENERAL
RWANDA REVENUE AUTHORITY
Lurdes Banze
Lurdes Banze
Directora Geral de Impostos
Autoridade Tributária de Mocambique
Directora Geral de Impostos
Autoridade Tributária de Mocambique
Introduction / Short Bio
Degree in law from the University Eduardo Mondlane; Postgraduate degree in business law and taxation management, same university; Training in accountancy from the Commercial Institute; Formerly Dean of Taxation at the Catholic University of Mozambique and the Higher Polytechnic Institute; Member of the Tax Administration in Mozambique for 29 years; Has held various positions in the domestic tax sector; Currently holding the position of Commissioner of Taxes at the Tax Authority of Mozambique
Lurdes Banze
Directora Geral de Impostos
Autoridade Tributária de Mocambique
Directora Geral de Impostos
Autoridade Tributária de Mocambique
Ernest KARASIRA
Ernest KARASIRA
Deputy Commissioner for Regions and Decentralized taxes
Rwanda Revenue Authority
Deputy Commissioner for Regions and Decentralized taxes
Rwanda Revenue Authority
Introduction / Short Bio
Mr. KARASIRA Ernest is the Deputy Commissioner for Regions and Decentralized Taxes Office within Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) since November 2017. He has served only RRA, he joined the institution from January 1998. He has more that 23 years of experience in tax administration where he started as junior staff, then got promoted to higher level gradually during the period he is being working with RRA.Before to be appointed as the Deputy Commissioner, he has worked in various departments within RRA at Headquarters and in provinces such as Head of procurement division for two years, head of taxpayer education Division for seven months, RRA Regional Coordinator of Northern Province for one-year, RRA Regional Coordinator of Eastern Province for two years; and in this position, he was coordinating all RRA taxation activities within those provinces including domestic and customs related taxes and he has worked previously in many other positions within the institution.
Since 2015, when the Government of Rwanda decided to give to RRA the responsibility to assess and collect decentralized taxes and fees on behalf of decentralized entities, Mr. Ernest was appointed to that responsibility in 2017, since then, he has contributed to the effective implementation of laws and regulations related to decentralized taxes and fees which resulted in the continuous improvement of collection of decentralized taxes and fees.
Mr. Ernest holds a Masters degree in Business and Commerce, in the field of Taxation Policy and Management obtained from Keio University in Tokyo/Japan.
Ernest KARASIRA
Deputy Commissioner for Region...
Rwanda Revenue Authority
Deputy Commissioner for Region...
Rwanda Revenue Authority
Samuel Sserunkuuma
Samuel Sserunkuuma
Director Revenue Collection
Kampala Capital City Authority
Director Revenue Collection
Kampala Capital City Authority
Introduction / Short Bio
Mr. Samuel Sserunkuuma is currently the Director Revenue Collection at Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA).For three years up to July 2020, he was performing duties as the Deputy Executive Director of KCCA.
Prior to joining KCCA, Mr. Samuel had worked in the national tax body the Uganda Revenue Authority for over 15 years as a tax assessor and collector.
In KCCA, he has streamlined municipal revenue administration including automation and other major revenue reforms resulting into increased revenue performance.
He holds a Master’s in Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences from Makerere University Kampala and has extensively trained in Income Tax and municipal Revenue administration.
He has attended a number of international conferences as a panelist including; UN disaster Risk Management in: Incheon, Tunis and Geneva, management of PPPs- Seoul, international water stewardship program in Berlin, UN Habitat for Local Revenue mobilization in Dakar and DeLoG Webinar on Opportunities and Challenges of Property Tax Reforms for localizing the SDGs.
Samuel Sserunkuuma
Director Revenue Collection
Kampala Capital City Authority
Director Revenue Collection
Kampala Capital City Authority
André Ndjalle
André Ndjalle
Inspecteur Principal des Impots Hors Echelle/Inspecteur d'Etat émérite
Expert
Inspecteur Principal des Impots Hors Echelle/Inspecteur d'Etat émérite
Expert
Introduction / Short Bio
Passionné des questions fiscales, Monsieur NDJALLE André II Emmanuel, Inspecteur Principal des Impôts Hors Echelle et Inspecteur d’Etat émérite, a effectué plusieurs recherches sur la fiscalité foncière au Cameroun. Il s’est particulièrement intéressé aux perspectives, évolutions et améliorations de l’imposition à la Taxe sur les Propriétés Foncières (2016-2021) et à l’Impôt sur les revenus fonciers(1993). Il a occupé de nombreux postes de responsabilité tant au Ministère des Finances qu’au Contrôle Supérieur de l’Etat du Cameroun, et compte à son actif plusieurs propositions d’amélioration des finances publiques Camerounaises. Enfin titulaire d’une licence ès Lettres en Géographie, option droit, du Diplôme du Cycle A de l’ENAM et d’une Maitrise en Droit Public Interne, il finalise en ce moment son Mémoire de Master II en Administration Fiscale, sur le thème : « Le Cameroun dans les Relations Fiscales Internationales : Le cas de la Convention Fiscale entre le Cameroun et la France ».
André Ndjalle
Inspecteur Principal des Impot...
Expert
Inspecteur Principal des Impot...
Expert
Riel Franzsen
Riel Franzsen
Professor
University of Pretoria
Professor
University of Pretoria
Introduction / Short Bio
Riël Franzsen is a professor and director of the African Tax Institute at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, where he also occupies the South African Research Chair in Tax Policy and Governance. He specializes in land and property taxation. In this regard, he has acted as a policy advisor for various entities (including the IMF, World Bank, and GIZ) in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Europe. He has been a co-instructor for property taxation and decentralization courses on behalf of the IMF and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and presented a summer school on property taxation for the Network of Associations of Local Authorities in South-East Europe. He is co-editor and co-author of Property Tax in Africa – Status, Challenges and Prospects, published by the Lincoln Institute as well as Real Property Taxes and Property Markets in CEE Countries and Central Asia, published by Lex Localis.
Riel Franzsen
Professor
University of Pretoria
Professor
University of Pretoria
Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah
Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah
Commissioner General
Ghana Revenue Authority
Commissioner General
Ghana Revenue Authority
Introduction / Short Bio
Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah
Commissioner General
Ghana Revenue Authority
Commissioner General
Ghana Revenue Authority
Rispah Simiyu
Rispah Simiyu
Commissioner of Domestic Taxes
Kenya Revenue Authority
Commissioner of Domestic Taxes
Kenya Revenue Authority
Introduction / Short Bio
Mrs Rispah Simiyu was appointed as KRA’s Commissioner for Domestic Taxes Department with effect from 22nd October, 2020. She had been serving as the Deputy Commissioner in charge of the Tax Dispute Resolution docket.Mrs. Simiyu is a seasoned and grounded tax professional with over 19 years of experience. Before joining KRA in April 2018, she served as the Standard Chartered Bank Regional Tax Manager East Africa. While at the Bank, she also served as a member of the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) Finance and Audit Committee, and specifically as the Chairperson of the Tax Sub-Committee. She began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in 2001 rising to the position of Tax Manager.
Mrs Simiyu is a qualified Chartered Accountant, a Fellow Chartered and Certified Accountant (FCCA), an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, a member of the Law Society of Kenya and a Certified Public Secretary. She holds a Master of Laws degree from the University of Nairobi with a focus on International Trade and Investment. Mrs Simiyu also holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Dar es Salaam and a post-graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law. She has practised and consulted on tax matters in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and is thus well versed with the tax laws of these countries.
Rispah Simiyu
Commissioner of Domestic Taxes
Kenya Revenue Authority
Commissioner of Domestic Taxes
Kenya Revenue Authority
Colette Nyirakamana
Colette Nyirakamana
Research Lead
Local Government Revenue Initiative
Research Lead
Local Government Revenue Initiative
Introduction / Short Bio
Colette Nyirakamana is the Programme Lead for the African Property Tax Initiative (APTI) at the International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD). In this capacity, she plays a leading role in advising governments about designing property tax reform efforts in various African countries. She holds a Ph.D. Degree in Comparative Public Policy from McMaster University. Her research focuses on fiscal autonomy building in African cities, focusing on local revenue mobilization challenges and strategies in Accra, Nairobi and Niamey. Colette’s research draws on institutional and political economy theories to show how incentives, rules and political dynamics shape the actions of local actors while creating favourable or unfavourable conditions for effective revenue mobilization. Her work underlines the extent to which weak fiscal autonomy limits the capacity of African cities to finance local development adequately.
Colette Nyirakamana
Research Lead
Local Government Revenue Initiative
Research Lead
Local Government Revenue Initiative
Astrid Haas
Astrid Haas
Urban Economist (Long Term Consultant)
African Development Bank
Urban Economist (Long Term Consultant)
African Development Bank
Introduction / Short Bio
Astrid is an urban economist currently working as a long-term consultant with the African Development where she is supporting cities across Africa to strengthen their financial systems, with a focus on unleashing new opportunities for sub-national financing. Her previous roles include Policy Director and Head of the Cities that Work initiative at the International Growth Centre. Astrid has worked extensively with city governments across African and Asia. In 2016, she was nominated by the University of Cape Town as one of Africa’s Young Leaders and in 2020 she received Johns Hopkins University’s Outstanding Recent Graduate Award, for her work on urbanisation. For more information please see: www.astridrnhaas.com
Astrid Haas
Urban Economist (Long Term Con...
African Development Bank
Urban Economist (Long Term Con...
African Development Bank
Justine Knebelmann
Justine Knebelmann
Phd Candidate
Paris School Of Economics
Phd Candidate
Paris School Of Economics
Introduction / Short Bio
Justine is a Postdoctoral Associate at J-PAL based at MIT, with the Digital Identification and Finance Initiative. She completed her PhD at the Paris School of Economics in 2021. Her current research projects revolve around fiscal capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa, and also investigate how enriched information systems can improve the functioning of public institutions. Prior to her PhD, she worked as a researcher at the Uganda Revenue Authority in Kampala, and was a visiting scholar in economics at Columbia University in New York. For more information please see: https://sites.google.com/view/justine-knebelmann/home
Justine Knebelmann
Phd Candidate
Paris School Of Economics
Phd Candidate
Paris School Of Economics
Roy Kelly
Roy Kelly
Professor of the Practice (Public Policy)
Duke University
Professor of the Practice (Public Policy)
Duke University
Introduction / Short Bio
Roy Kelly is a Professor of the Practice of Public Policy, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University and the Director of the Program on Fiscal Decentralization and Local Government Financial Management. Previously, he spent 19 years with Harvard University at the Kennedy School of Government, the Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID), and the Harvard International Tax Program teaching public finance, local government finance, and project evaluation.Kelly has over 25 years of experience in teaching, designing and implementing reforms on fiscal decentralization, local government finance, and property taxation in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe. He served as resident adviser in Tanzania, Cambodia, Kenya and Indonesia, and has worked in over 30 countries. He was the lead author for the Property Tax Diagnostic Manual published by the World Bank (2020). Kelly has his MCRP and PhD in Urban Planning from Harvard University.
Roy Kelly
Professor of the Practice (Pub...
Duke University
Professor of the Practice (Pub...
Duke University
Mohamed Omar Mohamud
Mohamed Omar Mohamud
Commissioner
Kenya Revenue Authority
Commissioner
Kenya Revenue Authority
Introduction / Short Bio
Dr Omar is a seasoned leader in the broad areas of strategy and policy with experience that spans academia and the public sector. He is currently the Commissioner for Strategy, Innovation and Risk Management at the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). His remit at the KRA includes offering leadership in such areas as strategy, policy, research, innovation, data and statistics, and knowledge management.Prior to joining KRA, he was the Economic Pillar Director at the Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat. At Kenya Vision 2030, he was responsible for giving overall leadership and strategic direction to the implementation of the flagship projects. He has also worked as a lecturer at the University of Nairobi. Dr Omar has a keen interest in the transition to a knowledge-based economy and in particular in the impact of emerging digitalization of the economy.
Mohamed Omar Mohamud
Commissioner
Kenya Revenue Authority
Commissioner
Kenya Revenue Authority
BAHI BOUA
BAHI BOUA
ADMINITRATEUR DES SERVICES FINANCIERS
DIRECTION GENERALE DES IMPOTS
ADMINITRATEUR DES SERVICES FINANCIERS
DIRECTION GENERALE DES IMPOTS
Introduction / Short Bio
Directeur du Cadastre- Direction générale des Impôts de Côte d’IvoireBahi Apollinaire BOUA, Administrateur principal des Services financiers, est chargé des procédures de production et de conservation du cadastre en zone urbaine et rural, de la coordination des activités cadastrales et des opérations d’Assiette, de l’expertise et l’évaluation immobilière ainsi que de l’élaboration des propositions de réformes pour l’amélioration du rendement de l’impôt foncier de l’impôt foncier depuis janvier 2020, en tant que Directeur du Cadastre de Côte d’Ivoire.
Il a participé à plusieurs séminaires et groupes de travail (ATAF, CREDAF, FILOSES…) portant sur la réforme du Cadastre et l’amélioration du rendement de l’impôt foncier.
Avant de rejoindre la Direction du Cadastre, il a été chargé d’étude à la Direction de la Législation, du Contentieux et de la Documentation, où il a pris part aux travaux d’élaboration des projets de textes dans la cadre l’annexe fiscale à la loi de Finances portant Budget de l’Etat
Il est titulaire d’un Diplôme d’Etude Approfondie (DEA) en Droit public, et diplômé de l’Ecole nationale d’Administration (Côte d’Ivoire, promotion 2005-2006). Depuis 2012, il est chargé de cours d’impôt foncier au sein de ladite Ecole.
Au plan associatif et extraprofessionnel, il a occupé le poste de Responsable local de la Mutuelle des Agents des Impôts (MADGI), et actuellement est Président de la Mutuelle de Développement de son village (MUDEGA).
Au niveau familial et matrimonial, il est marié et père de quatre enfants.
BAHI BOUA
ADMINITRATEUR DES SERVICES FIN...
DIRECTION GENERALE DES IMPOTS
ADMINITRATEUR DES SERVICES FIN...
DIRECTION GENERALE DES IMPOTS
Wilson Prichard
Wilson Prichard
CEO
International Centre for Tax and Development
CEO
International Centre for Tax and Development
Introduction / Short Bio
Wilson Prichard is an Associate Professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy and the Department of Political Science, is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies and is the CEO of International Center for Tax and Development. He holds a Ph.D. and MPhil from the Institute of Development Studies, and a BA from Harvard University. His research is focused on the question of taxation and development, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa. How can states expand their ability to raise revenues equitably in order to finance services and redistribution? And what are the broader implications of expanded tax systems for state-building and accountability? He is the author of Taxation, Responsiveness, and Accountability: The Dynamics of Tax Bargaining in Sub-Saharan Africa (Cambridge University Press) and Taxing Africa (Zed Books, named a Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2019). His work has appeared in a wide range of academic journals, including the British Journal of Political Science, International Affairs, World Development, and the Journal of Development Studies, and he also writes and blogs broadly for policy audiences. He works closely with civil society organizations, national governments, regional organizations, and international agencies, including as research lead on the World Bank’s Innovations in Tax Compliance program, as the technical lead on a reform of the property tax system in Freetown, Sierra Leone, and as a member of the Advisory Board to the ‘BEPS and Mining’ program of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals, and Sustainable Development.
Wilson Prichard
CEO
International Centre for Tax and Development
CEO
International Centre for Tax and Development
Nara Monkam
Nara Monkam
Director Research
ATAF
Director Research
ATAF
Introduction / Short Bio
Nara Monkam
Director Research
ATAF
Director Research
ATAF
UWALOMWA UWUIGBE
UWALOMWA UWUIGBE
Department of Accounting, College of Economics, Management and Information Systems, University of Nizwa, Oman
UNIVERSITY OF NIZWA, OMAN
Department of Accounting, College of Economics, Management and Information Systems, University of Nizwa, Oman
UNIVERSITY OF NIZWA, OMAN
Introduction / Short Bio
UWALOMWA UWUIGBE
Department of Accounting, Coll...
UNIVERSITY OF NIZWA, OMAN
Department of Accounting, Coll...
UNIVERSITY OF NIZWA, OMAN
William McCluskey
William McCluskey
Professor
African Tax Institute
Professor
African Tax Institute
Introduction / Short Bio
Dr William McCluskey is currently Professor at the African Tax Institute, University of Pretoria, South Africa. His main professional and academic interests are in the fields of real estate valuation, property tax administration, computer assisted mass appraisal modelling and geographic information systems. He is a technical adviser on property tax issues with the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, United Nations Development Program, European Union and Food and Agriculture Organisation and has been involved in a number of missions advising on property tax and real property valuation issues including Albania, Bermuda, Botswana, China, Ethiopia, Gambia, Georgia, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Lesotho, Northern Ireland, Philippines, Poland, Mauritius, Republic of Ireland, Slovenia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
William McCluskey
Professor
African Tax Institute
Professor
African Tax Institute
Trésor-Gauthier Kalonji
Trésor-Gauthier Kalonji
Professor of Law
Université of Neuchâtel, Leadership Academia University, Catholic University of Bukavu and Université Pédagogique Nationale
Professor of Law
Université of Neuchâtel, Leadership Academia University, Catholic University of Bukavu and Université Pédagogique Nationale
Introduction / Short Bio
Trésor-Gauthier M. Kalonji has a PhD in tax law from the University of Neuchâtel (Switzerland), since November 2019. His thesis focused on the impact of the OECD BEPS Project as well as the EU ATAD Directive on tax systems in developing countries. He is currently a Scientific Collaborator at the Chair of Tax Law of the same University, where he works on two projects: one on taxation in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa and the other on the comparative study of ecological taxation in Europe and in Africa, with a focus on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).Since January 2020, he has been teaching tax law and public finance law in a few universities in the DRC (notably at the National Pedagogical University, the Catholic University of Bukavu, the Leadership Academia University and the National School of Finance). In addition, he is a Senior Executive at the Ministry of Finance, where he performs legal and fiscal functions.
Trésor-Gauthier Kalonji
Professor of Law
Université of Neuchâtel, Leadership Academia University, Catholic University of Bukavu and Université Pédagogique Nationale
Professor of Law
Université of Neuchâtel, Leadership Academia University, Catholic University of Bukavu and Université Pédagogique Nationale
Shivani Patel
Shivani Patel
Assistant Manager
KRA
Assistant Manager
KRA
Introduction / Short Bio
Dr.Shivani Patel is a customed trainer based at the Kenya School of Revenue Administration (KESRA). She has a taxation background in Customs and Taxation, having worked with the Kenya Revenue Authority. She holds a Phd in Strategic Management, Business Administration from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. She is actively engaged in research matters at KESRA and is a panel member for research defense panels. Her research interests are based on the vibrancy of taxation and how global instruments and technology can better be applied to attain service delivery by the revenue collection authority in facilitating tax and Customs compliance, trade facilitation and border control.
Shivani Patel
Assistant Manager
KRA
Assistant Manager
KRA
Moyo Arewa
Moyo Arewa
Program and Research Officer
International Centre for Tax and Development
Program and Research Officer
International Centre for Tax and Development
Introduction / Short Bio
Moyo Arewa is a program and research officer at the International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD). His research focuses on the nexus of technology and taxation. Before joining ICTD, he was a policy development officer at the City of Toronto, where he worked on municipal housing, infrastructure, public health, and digital government portfolios. He received his master’s degree from the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto, where he was also a resident junior fellow at Massey College and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal for International Law and International Relations.
Moyo Arewa
Program and Research Officer
International Centre for Tax and Development
Program and Research Officer
International Centre for Tax and Development
James Jaber
James Jaber
Assistant Commissioner for Real Estate Tax Division
Liberia Revenue Authority
Assistant Commissioner for Real Estate Tax Division
Liberia Revenue Authority
Introduction / Short Bio
James Afif Jaber is a Liberian and holds a Master of Science Degree (MSc.) in Regional Planning, University of Liberia.He is currently the Assistant Commissioner for Real Estate Tax Division, Liberia Revenue Authority and leads on strengthening and expanding real property tax administration at local level to enable the Decentralization Process envisaged by the Local Government Act of 2018 to maximize the potential of real property taxes.
Mr. Jaber served as Director, Plan Development & Coordination from 2018-2020 and also served as Assistant Director, Monitoring & Evalation from 2014-2018, Ministry of Finance & Development Planning and led the National Development Plan and also the monitoring, evaluation and reporting of development activities, projects and programs in Liberia.
Mr. Jaber strongly believes digitalization of property taxes can maximize revenue potential by ensuring full automation and process standardization of Tax Administration and improving internal capacity and skills to yield the desired results.
James Jaber
Assistant Commissioner for Rea...
Liberia Revenue Authority
Assistant Commissioner for Rea...
Liberia Revenue Authority
Pierre-Pascal Gendron
Pierre-Pascal Gendron
Professor & Program Coordinator, Bachelor of Commerce - International Business
Longo Faculty of Business, Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Professor & Program Coordinator, Bachelor of Commerce - International Business
Longo Faculty of Business, Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Introduction / Short Bio
Pierre-Pascal Gendron, PhD (Economics, University of Toronto) is Professor of Economics and Program Coordinator, Bachelor of Commerce – International Business, Faculty of Business and International Development Institute, Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning, Toronto, Canada.Dr. Gendron has served as consultant on fiscal matters for the IMF, Revenue Development Foundation, USAID, World Bank, and Forum of Federations. He is a member of the Expert Rosters of the Fiscal Affairs Department of the IMF and the Caribbean Regional Tax Assistance Centre (CARTAC). He has participated in a large number of tax policy technical assistance missions in Africa and elsewhere around the world.
Dr. Gendron has published extensively in public economics, especially in the area of indirect tax policy in developing countries. His influential book, The VAT in Developing and Transitional Countries, co-authored with Richard M. Bird, received its paperback release by Cambridge University Press in 2011.
Pierre-Pascal Gendron
Professor & Program Coordinato...
Longo Faculty of Business, Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Professor & Program Coordinato...
Longo Faculty of Business, Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Felix Oppong
Felix Oppong
Economist
World Bank
Economist
World Bank
Introduction / Short Bio
Felix Oppong, a Ghanaian national, joined the World Bank in 2010 as a Country Economist for Ghana. He moved to IEG in 2016 where he led country program evaluations, cases studies and project assessments for various countries. Prior to joining the Bank, Felix worked as a Senior Economist responsible for tax policy at the Ministry of Finance, Ghana for 10 years.Felix joined the West and Central Africa team as an Economist based in Washington, effective July 1, 2021. In his new position, he leads the compilation and distribution of weekly country reports from country economists in the Unit and supports the preparation of development policy operations in Mauritania. Felix holds a PhD in Tax Policy from University of Pretoria, South Africa, a Master of Philosophy in Economics from University of Ghana, and a Master of Economic Policy Management from UN-IDEP, Dakar, Senegal.
Felix Oppong
Economist
World Bank
Economist
World Bank
Philip Kargbo
Philip Kargbo
Director of Research and Planning
National Revenue Authority
Director of Research and Planning
National Revenue Authority
Introduction / Short Bio
Dr. Kargbo joined the National Revenue Authority (NRA) in June 2006 as Senior Economist within the Monitoring, Research and Planning department of which he ended up being Director since 2014. His work within the NRA has been described by many as central to the operations of the institution. Part of what he does is compiling and analysis of macroeconomic data with a bearing on revenue administration, forecasting of macroeconomic variable with the Ministry of Finance and other stakeholders. His department is involved in a number of surveys and research studies on revenue generation of which he is the lead. He directs and conducts impact analysis of proposed revenue related policies, develops work programmes, leads the corporate planning of the institution, and monitors institutional deliverables. Dr. Kargbo has participated in a number of international conferences and trainings as a participant, but also as a facilitator in some. He was one-time award-winning staff for best performing staff within the Organisation.
Philip Kargbo
Director of Research and Plann...
National Revenue Authority
Director of Research and Plann...
National Revenue Authority
Monica Obongo
Monica Obongo
Deputy Director - Land Valuation
Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning
Deputy Director - Land Valuation
Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning
Introduction / Short Bio
Ms Monica Obongo is the Deputy Director in charge of Land Valuation at the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Land Economics and a Master’s Degree in Valuation and Property Management from the University of Nairobi. She has worked with both National and County Governments in the Land Sector in Kenya for a period of Twenty-five years and has a wealth of experience in property valuation and taxation. As the Deputy Director – Land Valuation; her duties include offering policy guidelines to both National and County governments in matters related to land valuation and property taxation systems.She was part of the expert group meeting that came up with the policy guide on Valuation of Unregistered Land. Published by the Global Land Tool Network. Link to the publication: https://gltn.net/download/valuation-of-unregistered-lands-a-policy-guide/
She has been part of the technical team that developed the Ardhisasa – National Land Information system in Kenya that has revolutionized business processes in the land sector in Kenya. One of the key benefits of NLIMS in Kenya is the capabilities for mass appraisals for property tax determination, updating, management and integration between National and County Governments.
Monica Obongo
Deputy Director - Land Valuati...
Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning
Deputy Director - Land Valuati...
Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning
Jean MONDO
Jean MONDO
Property Tax central Coordinator
Ministry of Finance - Directorate General of Taxation
Property Tax central Coordinator
Ministry of Finance - Directorate General of Taxation
Introduction / Short Bio
Jean Claude MONDO is a Senior Tax Inspector working for the Ministry of Finance in Cameroon. Since 2013, he has been heading the Fiscal Cadastre Project in the Taxation Department. He has devoted more than 8 years to the initiation and management of property taxation reforms in Cameroon. His activities in Taxation headquarters include collecting, processing and managing literal and graphic data, establishing Land Price Index Table and advising on assessment methods and practices, working with the local authorities and following up property tax recovery figures.He has extensive experience and his commitment on local and property taxes improvement has led him to a number of opportunities to study foreign approaches on property assessment systems and property tax management. More widely, he is interested in studying and conducting researches on property assessment systems and methods that can be implemented or adapted in developing countries. He is also a consultant for the world bank as well as for many NGO on local taxes.
M. MONDO received his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics at the University of Yaounde I in Cameroon and graduated from the National Higher School of Administration and Magistracy in Yaounde before completing his studies in the National School of Public Finance of Toulouse in France where he studied local taxes and French property assessment system as well as he went to South Korea to study the property assessment system for taxation managed by the Korean Appraisal Board.
Jean MONDO
Property Tax central Coordinat...
Ministry of Finance - Directorate General of Taxation
Property Tax central Coordinat...
Ministry of Finance - Directorate General of Taxation
Odd Fjeldstad
Odd Fjeldstad
Professor
Chr. Michelsen Institute (cmi) And African Tax Institute (ati)
Professor
Chr. Michelsen Institute (cmi) And African Tax Institute (ati)
Introduction / Short Bio
Odd-Helge Fjeldstad holds a PhD in economics from the Norwegian School of Economics. He has more than 30 years of experience from research and policy analysis in East and Southern Africa and the Middle East. He has published widely, both scholarly and policy-oriented, on taxation and development. Odd-Helge has extensive experience in research management and has served as director of major multidisciplinary research and training programs. His work has involved long-term collaboration with research institutions in Africa. He has been advisor for African governments on taxation and public financial management and has worked as consultant for bilateral and multilateral development organizations. Odd-Helge is Extraordinary Professor at the African Tax Institute, University of Pretoria; Senior Fellow of the International Centre for Tax and Development, Institute of Development Studies, UK; and Research Professor at Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, where he coordinates the research group on tax and public finance management.
Odd Fjeldstad
Professor
Chr. Michelsen Institute (cmi) And African Tax Institute (ati)
Professor
Chr. Michelsen Institute (cmi) And African Tax Institute (ati)
JEROME OCHIENG
JEROME OCHIENG
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
MINISTRY OF ICT, INNOVATION AND YOUTH AFFAIRS
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
MINISTRY OF ICT, INNOVATION AND YOUTH AFFAIRS
Introduction / Short Bio
Mr. Jerome Okoth Ochieng, CBS is the Principal Secretary in the Ministry ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs in charge of State Department of ICT and Innovation. He is the Principal Assistant to the Cabinet Secretary of Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology of Kenya.He serves as a Director to the Board of Telkom Kenya Limited (TKL), Information Communications and Technology Authority (ICTA), Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA), The East African Marine System Limited (TEAMS) and Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat.
Prior to joining the Ministry of ICT, Mr. Ochieng was the Director of the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) at the National Treasury, with over 17 years work experience rising within the ranks to the position of Asst. Director ICT in the Department of Government Information Technology Services (GITS). In addition, he served as ICT Manager at Public Procurement Oversight Authority (PPOA) for over 6 years where he gained useful knowledge in ICT sector.
Having participated in a number of CIO East Africa forums, Mr. Ochieng holds a Masters’ Degree in Information Engineering from the University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, and a registered fellow of the Computer Society of Kenya and a Licentiate Member of Institute of Management Information System (IMIS), UK.
Lastly Mr. Ochieng is a Father of adoring Son and a lovely Daughter
JEROME OCHIENG
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
MINISTRY OF ICT, INNOVATION AND YOUTH AFFAIRS
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
MINISTRY OF ICT, INNOVATION AND YOUTH AFFAIRS
Denis Mukama
Denis Mukama
Ag. Deputy Commissioner for Planning and Research
Rwanda Revenue Authority
Ag. Deputy Commissioner for Planning and Research
Rwanda Revenue Authority
Introduction / Short Bio
Denis Mukama
Ag. Deputy Commissioner for Pl...
Rwanda Revenue Authority
Ag. Deputy Commissioner for Pl...
Rwanda Revenue Authority
Seydou Coulibaly
Seydou Coulibaly
Senior Country Economist of Burundi
African Development Bank
Senior Country Economist of Burundi
African Development Bank
Introduction / Short Bio
Seydou Coulibaly is an economist, currently working with the African Development Bank as Senior Country Economist of Burundi. Before joining the African Development Bank, he has lectured in Macroeconomics at the University of Clermont Auvergne, France and in Petroleum taxation and International taxation at the African Center for Management and Executive Development (CAMPC), Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.Seydou holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Clermont Auvergne in Clermont-Ferrand. He holds two Master’s degrees – one in Public Finance from the same university, and another in Applied Econometrics from the University of Science and Technology of Lille, France.
Seydou’s research experience and areas of professional interest include tax policy and oil and mining fiscal regimes from which he published research papers in peer review journals. Seydou is Editor for the African Multidisciplinary Tax Journal and has also served as a referee for various International Development journals.
Seydou Coulibaly
Senior Country Economist of B...
African Development Bank
Senior Country Economist of B...
African Development Bank
Paulin Akouété BATE
Paulin Akouété BATE
Chargé de la planification stratégique
Office Togolais Des Recettes
Chargé de la planification stratégique
Office Togolais Des Recettes
Introduction / Short Bio
Auparavant, agent technique chargé de recouvrement à la Direction des Grandes Entreprise du 08 décembre 2014 au 15 juillet 2021. Actuellement agent sénior à la Direction des Etudes et de la Planification Stratégique. Téléphone : Tél :(228) 90 33 95 07Article publié dans African Multidisciplinary Tax Journal (AMTJ)
LA DIGITALISATION AMELIORE-T-ELLE LA MOBILISATION DES RECETTES FISCALES EN AFRIQUE ?
Paulin Akouété BATE
Chargé de la planification st...
Office Togolais Des Recettes
Chargé de la planification st...
Office Togolais Des Recettes
Sihle Fakude
Sihle Fakude
Student
University of Witwatersrand
Student
University of Witwatersrand
Introduction / Short Bio
Sihle Fakude
Student
University of Witwatersrand
Student
University of Witwatersrand
Alban ALLADAYE
Alban ALLADAYE
Analyste de politique fiscale
Direction Générale des Impôts
Analyste de politique fiscale
Direction Générale des Impôts
Introduction / Short Bio
Alban Romaric ALLADAYE is a graduate of the National School of Applied Economics and Management in Benin. He graduated with a Master's degree in Statistics in 2014. He worked for nearly 12 years in the private sector in positions as a market analyst, a cost controller and a supply chain analyst with multinational companies. In 2018, he joined the public administration through an external selection procedure and has been placed at the Direction Générale des Impôts where he currently serves as a tax policy analyst.Passionate about tax issues, Mr. André II Emmanuel NDJALLE, Special Category Senior Tax Inspector and State Inspector emeritus, has conducted extensive research on property taxation in Cameroon. He particularly focused on the prospects, developments and improvements of Real Estate Property Taxation (2016-2021) and Property Income Tax (1993).
He has held many positions of responsibility in the Ministry of Finance and at the Supreme State Audit of Cameroon and has made several proposals regarding improvement of Cameroon's public finances.
Having obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Geography, specialising in Law, an ENAM Cycle A Diploma and a Master’s Degree in Internal Public Law, he is currently finalizing his dissertation for a Tax Administration Masters on the theme: "Cameroon in International Tax Relations: The Case of the Tax Treaty between Cameroon and France".
Alban ALLADAYE
Analyste de politique fiscale
Direction Générale des Impôts
Analyste de politique fiscale
Direction Générale des Impôts
Damas Hounsonoun
Damas Hounsonoun
Directeur de la Cellule de Suivi des Réformes
Direction Générale des Impôts
Directeur de la Cellule de Suivi des Réformes
Direction Générale des Impôts
Introduction / Short Bio
Damas Hounsonoun
Directeur de la Cellule de Sui...
Direction Générale des Impôts
Directeur de la Cellule de Sui...
Direction Générale des Impôts
Prince Kaude
Prince Kaude
Field facilitator
Compassion Kind
Field facilitator
Compassion Kind
Introduction / Short Bio
Prince Kaude is a holder of Bachelor of Science degree in Land Management (Estate). He is an enthusiastic young man that is passionate about property tax performance and policies in Africa. He has the passion in conducting research projects concerning property taxes and his main goal is to improve the socio-economic status of the people. Prince has strong property tax research skills. He has been involved in property verification exercise for property tax purpose with Blantyre city council.
Prince Kaude
Field facilitator
Compassion Kind
Field facilitator
Compassion Kind
Djibril FATOUMBI
Djibril FATOUMBI
Chercheur
Direction Générale des Impôts
Chercheur
Direction Générale des Impôts
Introduction / Short Bio
Born on 11 January 1988 in Pobè (Benin), Djibril Adékola FATOUMBI began his university studies in 2008 after obtaining his Baccalaureate C series. He currently holds a Master's degree in Statistics and Econometrics and an Advanced Studies Diploma (ASD) in Industrial Economics. Second-year PhD student, he is working on his thesis at the Public Economics Laboratory (LEP) in Benin. As a researcher/economist, his field of research includes tax policy, public economics, education etc. He is also working as a researcher at the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Benin.
Djibril FATOUMBI
Chercheur
Direction Générale des Impôts
Chercheur
Direction Générale des Impôts
Jane Kanina
Jane Kanina
Researcher
Kenya Revenue Authority
Researcher
Kenya Revenue Authority
Introduction / Short Bio
Jane Kanina is a Research Economist with over 10 years of experience in Research, Policy Analysis, Planning and Budgeting, and Monitoring and Evaluation. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Economics and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, both from the University of Nairobi. She is a Certified Public Accountant and has attended various courses including a one-year training on public policy research and analysis at KIPPRA and a two-year fellowship program in Health Economics at the University of Nairobi. She is currently a researcher at Kenya Revenue Authority where she undertakes research aimed at informing tax policy and revenue administration, tax modelling, departmental and corporate surveys and quarterly business analysis. Before joining KRA, Jane worked with the Ministry of Education as an Economist in the Central Planning and Project Monitoring Unit. Her research interests are in the use of microeconometric analysis to inform matters of public policy
Jane Kanina
Researcher
Kenya Revenue Authority
Researcher
Kenya Revenue Authority
Carika Fritz
Carika Fritz
Associate professor
University of Witwatersrand
Associate professor
University of Witwatersrand
Introduction / Short Bio
Carika Fritz is an associate professor at the University of the Witwatersrand Law School and the chair of its research committee. She lectures Tax Law on undergraduate and post graduate level and frequently presents research papers, locally and abroad. Her research focus is tax administration and taxpayers’ rights and she has published several articles in peer-reviewed accredited journals. She is a scientific member of the African Tax Research Network and also an editor of the African Multidisciplinary Tax Journal. Furthermore, she is an admitted attorney and notary public.
Carika Fritz
Associate professor
University of Witwatersrand
Associate professor
University of Witwatersrand
Alhasan Usman
Alhasan Usman
Tax Administrator
Federal Inland Revenue Service
Tax Administrator
Federal Inland Revenue Service
Introduction / Short Bio
Alhasan Usman is a Tax Administrator, presently working with Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) of Nigeria. He has special skills in tax enforcement, tax auditing and tax policies. He is interested in research and lecturing. Conducted many researches on tax compliance, tax evasion, tax gap, e-commerce etc. Some of the studies were published in both national and international journals. He was born in 1986, obtained his B.Sc. Economics from ABU Zaria in 2008, after passing examinations he became an associate of Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria in 2013. He became a Chartered Economic Policy Analyst in 2015 after passing an examination conducted by American Academy of Financial Management. He is a member of Nigerian Economic Society. Obtained MSc. Economics in 2018 from Kaduna State University and undergoing PhD. Economics from same institution. His hobbies are conducting research and teaching mathematics and taxation.
Alhasan Usman
Tax Administrator
Federal Inland Revenue Service
Tax Administrator
Federal Inland Revenue Service
Ada Jansen
Ada Jansen
Professor
Stellenbosch University
Professor
Stellenbosch University
Introduction / Short Bio
Ada Jansen is an Associate Professor in Economics at Stellenbosch University. She has a PhD in Economics (Stellenbosch University), and lectures Public Economics to undergraduate and postgraduate students. Her main research area is Public Finance, with a specialisation in taxation. She has published several articles in public finance including topics related to social grants and public services, and VAT in South Africa.
Ada Jansen
Professor
Stellenbosch University
Professor
Stellenbosch University
Kathy Nicolaou-Manias
Kathy Nicolaou-Manias
Founder and Research Director
Illicit Flows Africa
Founder and Research Director
Illicit Flows Africa
Introduction / Short Bio
Kathy Nicolaou-Manias (MCOM) is a technical and policy advisor on Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) with 10 years’ experience, focusing on: tax and commercial malpractices focusing on trade mis-invoicing, trade-based money laundering, cybercrime, economics of crime, environmental crime, illicit narcotics and AML/CFT policies. She chaired the Bitcoin and Cryptocurrent Inter-Departmental Working Group from 2013-2016. She is the IFFs Regional Technical Advisor for UNECA and UNCTAD’s 12 country pilots on the African continent to measure IFFs for SDG 16.4.1. She has developed numerous IFF online courses and risk assessment tools to curb IFFs. Recently, she completed a beneficial ownership toolkit for UNODC.
Kathy Nicolaou-Manias
Founder and Research Director
Illicit Flows Africa
Founder and Research Director
Illicit Flows Africa
Fiacre Muhimpundu
Fiacre Muhimpundu
Coordinator
Centre de recherche en communication et médias CERCOM
Coordinator
Centre de recherche en communication et médias CERCOM
Introduction / Short Bio
A doctoral student in information and communication sciences, Fiacre MUHIMPUNDU has specialised in communication for development. A professional communicator for more than 11 years, he is comfortable with developing communication strategies, but what he likes most is analysing audio-visual projects. He hopes that his PhD will open up opportunities for communication research for the advancement of science. At the Office Burundais des Recettes, Fiacre MUHIMPUNDU coordinates three projects with an IT component: the INTRANET project, the website redesign project and the project to reduce paper through digitisation. His desire is to study the impact of information technology on tax compliance in Africa. He holds a Master's degree in Journalism and manages a team of 5 journalists in charge of producing tax information.
Fiacre Muhimpundu
Coordinator
Centre de recherche en communication et médias CERCOM
Coordinator
Centre de recherche en communication et médias CERCOM
Lysias SANYA
Lysias SANYA
Researcher
Ministry of Economy and Finances, BENIN
Researcher
Ministry of Economy and Finances, BENIN
Introduction / Short Bio
Lysias Ichola SANYA, Research Econometrist, Public Economics Laboratory (LEP).Masters in Economic Science Research, Econometric Engineer of the Faculty of Economics and Management of the University of Abomey-Calavi (FASEG-UAC). My empirical research focuses on industries, markets; the banking industry, IT and its economic environment, operational risk (project management and outsourcing), telecoms/media, taxation etc. The main focus of this work is on issues related to market power, cartels, their functioning and taxation. Good knowledge of exploratory and explanatory techniques, competition policy and regulation, innovation theory and practice.
Lysias SANYA
Researcher
Ministry of Economy and Finances, BENIN
Researcher
Ministry of Economy and Finances, BENIN
HALIDOU BOUREIMA
HALIDOU BOUREIMA
CHEF SERVICE ASSISTANCE A LA CCTF
Ministère des finances/DGI
CHEF SERVICE ASSISTANCE A LA CCTF
Ministère des finances/DGI
Introduction / Short Bio
Boureima HALIDOU SEYDOU, Computer Engineer and graduate in geomatics and social sciences (C4D, GAR, GP and management), is an officer at the DGI, Head of SRI and Head of the SISIC [Computerised system for monitoring taxes and taxpayers] in Agadez.Passionate about teaching, Boureima inspires his colleagues’ genius by seeing their multi-disciplinarity and skills as an advantage of convergence and transversal inter-exchange for an efficient optimisation of the DGI's results.
Boureima sees ICT as absolutely essential and advocates for the digitisation of Niger’s land registry. Since 2015, he has been combining suggestions, meetings, training and writing to illuminate the ICT image in administrative customs.
His philosophy: "even a fool feels better and proud of his actions, when he is convinced that his actions contribute to something useful, if only for those around him." Boureima finds his distractions in research, family, travel and sport.
HALIDOU BOUREIMA
CHEF SERVICE ASSISTANCE A LA C...
Ministère des finances/DGI
CHEF SERVICE ASSISTANCE A LA C...
Ministère des finances/DGI
Senyo ADJEYI
Senyo ADJEYI
Doctorant
Université de Lomé
Doctorant
Université de Lomé
Introduction / Short Bio
Senyo ADJEYI
Doctorant
Université de Lomé
Doctorant
Université de Lomé
Munatswi Nengeze
Munatswi Nengeze
Training Officer
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority
Training Officer
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority
Introduction / Short Bio
Munatswi Nengeze has been with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) since 2001 and is currently a Training Officer with ZIMRA Talent and Organisational Development, and an adjunct lecturer at the National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe.He is a holder of Masters in Tax Policy and Tax Administration from Berlin School of Economics and Law, German (2017) and Bachelor of Business Studies from the University of Zimbabwe (1997).
Munatswi has excellent technical and practical skills in taxation covering Value Added Tax, Income Tax, and Capital Gains Tax. He has a passion for tax justice issues and international development. He is a researcher under International Centre for Tax Development (ICTD) and African Tax Research Network (ATRN) and is an ATRN Scientific Committee member 2018 – 2021. His interest in research has seen him taking part in the 4th ATRN Conference in 2018 and the 5th ATRN Conference in 2019 where he presented papers.
Munatswi Nengeze
Training Officer
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority
Training Officer
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority
Alex Oguso
Alex Oguso
Manager - Research & Tax Modeling Unit
Kenya Revenue Authority
Manager - Research & Tax Modeling Unit
Kenya Revenue Authority
Introduction / Short Bio
Dr. Alex Oguso is a Senior Researcher at Kenya Revenue Authority’s Strategy, Innovation and Risk Management Department. He has over 12 years’ work experience in both public and private sector in Kenya, mostly in the Financial Sector. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Nairobi, Kenya, offered under the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Collaborative Ph.D. Programme with the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Nairobi and a Bachelor of Arts’ degree in Economics and Mathematics from Egerton University, Kenya. His research interests include macro-fiscal policy issues (with a bias towards tax issues), international trade/finance, and financial sector development. He has carried out policy research in a number of areas that have informed tax policy and revenue administration in Kenya.
Alex Oguso
Manager - Research & Tax Model...
Kenya Revenue Authority
Manager - Research & Tax Model...
Kenya Revenue Authority
Bernard Baimwera
Bernard Baimwera
Dean Of Studies
KENYA SCHOOL OF REVENUE ADMINISTRATION
Dean Of Studies
KENYA SCHOOL OF REVENUE ADMINISTRATION
Introduction / Short Bio
Dr. Bernard Baimwera is currently the Dean of Studies at the Kenya School of Revenue Administration at the Kenya Revenue Authority. Previously, he was a Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Finance and Public Finance at Strathmore Business School, and has over 20 years’ experience in teaching Accounting and Finance in many Kenyan universities. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Finance from Strathmore University, and an MBA in Finance from the University of Nairobi. Dr. Baimwera is also a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya through KASNEB, and has practiced accounting and taxation for many years. He is also widely published in the field of Finance, Sustainability and Business, with over thirty journal articles in refereed local and international journals. He is also an accomplished academic administrator, having risen through the ranks of academia from assistant lecturer to a senior lecturer, academic registrar and to Principal of a University College. He is also an accomplished curriculum developer, having developed and quality assured many curriculums and training programs for universities and corporate trainings respectively.
Bernard Baimwera
Dean Of Studies
KENYA SCHOOL OF REVENUE ADMINISTRATION
Dean Of Studies
KENYA SCHOOL OF REVENUE ADMINISTRATION
Sameera Khan
Sameera Khan
Manager Technical Assistance
African Tax administration forum
Manager Technical Assistance
African Tax administration forum
Introduction / Short Bio
Sameera is the Manager Technical Assistance in the Tax Programmes Directorate of the African Tax Administration Forum. She oversees the delivery of technical assistance requested by member countries focussing on different areas such as transfer pricing, exchange of information, domestic taxes and tax administration aimed at increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of members tax administration. Before joining ATAF, Sameera worked at the South African Revenue Service. Her experience acquired includes Tax, Forensic and Criminal Investigation and Risk management. Sameera played a leading role in establishing and addressing the reports of tax crimes and corruption particularly. Sameera has an MBA, MPhil Taxation, Bachelor of Arts degree, Postgraduate diploma in Forensic auditing and Criminal Justice, a Diploma in Management accounting and finance , is an accredited TADAT assessor and has participated in several TADAT assessments and trainings.
Sameera Khan
Manager Technical Assistance
African Tax administration forum
Manager Technical Assistance
African Tax administration forum
Simbarashe Hamudi
Simbarashe Hamudi
Tax Partner
Baker Tilly
Tax Partner
Baker Tilly
Introduction / Short Bio
Simbarashe Hamudi is tax specialist with extensive background working with accounting firms and revenue authorities. Simbarashe is currently a Transfer Pricing Manager at Tax Matrix in Harare Zimbabwe. He specialises in direct and indirect tax, Transfer Pricing and International Tax. Simbarashe have strong tax research skills. His main objective is to help revenue authorities in Africa to improve in revenue collection and tax administration. Simbarashe has previously published tax research papers with International Centre for Tax and Development and Committee on Fiscal Studies. He is a Scientific Committee Member of the Africa Tax Research Network, A member of Zimbabwe Institute of Taxation, Public Accountants and Auditors Board, Chartered Institute of Taxation (UK) and Institute of Certified Tax Accountants (Zimbabwe).
Simbarashe Hamudi
Tax Partner
Baker Tilly
Tax Partner
Baker Tilly
Jonas Fassinou
Jonas Fassinou
Assistant de recherche
UFR-SEG
Assistant de recherche
UFR-SEG
Introduction / Short Bio
Mr. Jonas FASSINOU is an Economist-Researcher and teacher at the Institut Supérieur Saint Paul de Tarse (ISSPT), Benin. He is currently a doctoral student at the University Thomas Sankara (ex OUAGA 2), Burkina Faso. Mr. Fassinou obtained an ASD/Master's degree in Applied Macroeconomics from the University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin in 2012 and in 2016, a second ASD/Master's degree in Agricultural Economics and Policies under the Programme de Troisième Cycle Interuniversitaire en Économie (PTCI), at the University Thomas Sankara (ex OUAGA 2), Burkina Faso. His main research interests include property taxation, poverty, microfinance, development, environmental economics, irrigation. He has received several professional awards during his career and in national competitions. In 2021, after two years of training, he obtained a micromaster's degree in Impact Assessment, Gender Analysis of Economic Policy Research, Poverty and Inequality with Laval University (Canada) in partnership with the Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP).
Jonas Fassinou
Assistant de recherche
UFR-SEG
Assistant de recherche
UFR-SEG
2021 ATRN Scientific Committee
The ATAF Secretariat would like to express its sincere gratitude and appreciation to the 2021 ATRN Scientific Committee Members for their time and the quality of the work performed. Their support plays a key role in the success of the congress. The Scientific Committee reviews the papers submitted to the annual congress in a double-blind review process to ensure the selection of papers of high quality and reflective of their overall contribution to tax reforms in Africa.
Jacqueline Arendse
Jacqueline Arendse
Professor
Academic One
Professor
Academic One
Jacqueline Arendse
Professor
Academic One
Professor
Academic One
Astrid Haas
Astrid Haas
Urban Economist (Long Term Consultant)
African Development Bank
Urban Economist (Long Term Consultant)
African Development Bank
Introduction / Short Bio
Astrid is an urban economist currently working as a long-term consultant with the African Development where she is supporting cities across Africa to strengthen their financial systems, with a focus on unleashing new opportunities for sub-national financing. Her previous roles include Policy Director and Head of the Cities that Work initiative at the International Growth Centre. Astrid has worked extensively with city governments across African and Asia. In 2016, she was nominated by the University of Cape Town as one of Africa’s Young Leaders and in 2020 she received Johns Hopkins University’s Outstanding Recent Graduate Award, for her work on urbanisation. For more information please see: www.astridrnhaas.com
Astrid Haas
Urban Economist (Long Term Con...
African Development Bank
Urban Economist (Long Term Con...
African Development Bank
James Dzansi
James Dzansi
Country Economist
International Growth Center, London School of Economic
Country Economist
International Growth Center, London School of Economic
James Dzansi
Country Economist
International Growth Center, London School of Economic
Country Economist
International Growth Center, London School of Economic
Daniel Prinz
Daniel Prinz
Research Economist and Country Programme Manager
Institute for Fiscal Studies Centre for Tax Analysis in Developing Countries
Research Economist and Country Programme Manager
Institute for Fiscal Studies Centre for Tax Analysis in Developing Countries
Daniel Prinz
Research Economist and Country...
Institute for Fiscal Studies Centre for Tax Analysis in Developing Countries
Research Economist and Country...
Institute for Fiscal Studies Centre for Tax Analysis in Developing Countries
Eric Poelmann
Eric Poelmann
Assistant-professor
University of Groningen
Assistant-professor
University of Groningen
Eric Poelmann
Assistant-professor
University of Groningen
Assistant-professor
University of Groningen
Christian KOFFI
Christian KOFFI
AGENT
DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DES IMPÔTS
AGENT
DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DES IMPÔTS
Christian KOFFI
AGENT
DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DES IMPÔTS
AGENT
DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DES IMPÔTS
Shivani Patel
Shivani Patel
Assistant Manager
KRA
Assistant Manager
KRA
Introduction / Short Bio
Dr.Shivani Patel is a customed trainer based at the Kenya School of Revenue Administration (KESRA). She has a taxation background in Customs and Taxation, having worked with the Kenya Revenue Authority. She holds a Phd in Strategic Management, Business Administration from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. She is actively engaged in research matters at KESRA and is a panel member for research defense panels. Her research interests are based on the vibrancy of taxation and how global instruments and technology can better be applied to attain service delivery by the revenue collection authority in facilitating tax and Customs compliance, trade facilitation and border control.
Shivani Patel
Assistant Manager
KRA
Assistant Manager
KRA
Sandra Mahumane
Sandra Mahumane
Attorney
N/A
Attorney
N/A
Sandra Mahumane
Attorney
N/A
Attorney
N/A
Abdallah Ali-Nakyea
Abdallah Ali-Nakyea
Senior Lecturer
University of Ghana School of Law
Senior Lecturer
University of Ghana School of Law
Abdallah Ali-Nakyea
Senior Lecturer
University of Ghana School of Law
Senior Lecturer
University of Ghana School of Law
Frank Kalizinje
Frank Kalizinje
Business Analyst
MRA
Business Analyst
MRA
Frank Kalizinje
Business Analyst
MRA
Business Analyst
MRA
Florence Mak'Osewe
Florence Mak'Osewe
Manager, Ethics & Integrity Education & Awareness
Kenya Revenue Authority
Manager, Ethics & Integrity Education & Awareness
Kenya Revenue Authority
Florence Mak'Osewe
Manager, Ethics & Integrity Ed...
Kenya Revenue Authority
Manager, Ethics & Integrity Ed...
Kenya Revenue Authority
Pierre-Pascal Gendron
Pierre-Pascal Gendron
Professor & Program Coordinator, Bachelor of Commerce - International Business
Longo Faculty of Business, Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Professor & Program Coordinator, Bachelor of Commerce - International Business
Longo Faculty of Business, Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Introduction / Short Bio
Pierre-Pascal Gendron, PhD (Economics, University of Toronto) is Professor of Economics and Program Coordinator, Bachelor of Commerce – International Business, Faculty of Business and International Development Institute, Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning, Toronto, Canada.Dr. Gendron has served as consultant on fiscal matters for the IMF, Revenue Development Foundation, USAID, World Bank, and Forum of Federations. He is a member of the Expert Rosters of the Fiscal Affairs Department of the IMF and the Caribbean Regional Tax Assistance Centre (CARTAC). He has participated in a large number of tax policy technical assistance missions in Africa and elsewhere around the world.
Dr. Gendron has published extensively in public economics, especially in the area of indirect tax policy in developing countries. His influential book, The VAT in Developing and Transitional Countries, co-authored with Richard M. Bird, received its paperback release by Cambridge University Press in 2011.
Pierre-Pascal Gendron
Professor & Program Coordinato...
Longo Faculty of Business, Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Professor & Program Coordinato...
Longo Faculty of Business, Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Trésor-Gauthier Kalonji
Trésor-Gauthier Kalonji
Professor of Law
Université of Neuchâtel, Leadership Academia University, Catholic University of Bukavu and Université Pédagogique Nationale
Professor of Law
Université of Neuchâtel, Leadership Academia University, Catholic University of Bukavu and Université Pédagogique Nationale
Introduction / Short Bio
Trésor-Gauthier M. Kalonji has a PhD in tax law from the University of Neuchâtel (Switzerland), since November 2019. His thesis focused on the impact of the OECD BEPS Project as well as the EU ATAD Directive on tax systems in developing countries. He is currently a Scientific Collaborator at the Chair of Tax Law of the same University, where he works on two projects: one on taxation in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa and the other on the comparative study of ecological taxation in Europe and in Africa, with a focus on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).Since January 2020, he has been teaching tax law and public finance law in a few universities in the DRC (notably at the National Pedagogical University, the Catholic University of Bukavu, the Leadership Academia University and the National School of Finance). In addition, he is a Senior Executive at the Ministry of Finance, where he performs legal and fiscal functions.
Trésor-Gauthier Kalonji
Professor of Law
Université of Neuchâtel, Leadership Academia University, Catholic University of Bukavu and Université Pédagogique Nationale
Professor of Law
Université of Neuchâtel, Leadership Academia University, Catholic University of Bukavu and Université Pédagogique Nationale
Noreen Wanyoike
Noreen Wanyoike
Partner
Andersen Tax
Partner
Andersen Tax
Noreen Wanyoike
Partner
Andersen Tax
Partner
Andersen Tax
Asiya Maskaeva
Asiya Maskaeva
Senior Lecturer
University of Dodoma
Senior Lecturer
University of Dodoma
Asiya Maskaeva
Senior Lecturer
University of Dodoma
Senior Lecturer
University of Dodoma
Zerihun Kelbore
Zerihun Kelbore
Economist
World Bank
Economist
World Bank
Zerihun Kelbore
Economist
World Bank
Economist
World Bank
Carolina Meyer
Carolina Meyer
Lecturer
University of Pretoria
Lecturer
University of Pretoria
Carolina Meyer
Lecturer
University of Pretoria
Lecturer
University of Pretoria
Sihle Fakude
Sihle Fakude
Student
University of Witwatersrand
Student
University of Witwatersrand
Sihle Fakude
Student
University of Witwatersrand
Student
University of Witwatersrand
ANDREA PURPURA
ANDREA PURPURA
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Tax Law
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Tax Law
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
ANDREA PURPURA
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow ...
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow ...
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Genesis Kollie
Genesis Kollie
Customs Compliance Officer
Liberia Revenue Authority
Customs Compliance Officer
Liberia Revenue Authority
Genesis Kollie
Customs Compliance Officer
Liberia Revenue Authority
Customs Compliance Officer
Liberia Revenue Authority
Paulin Akouété BATE
Paulin Akouété BATE
Chargé de la planification stratégique
Office Togolais Des Recettes
Chargé de la planification stratégique
Office Togolais Des Recettes
Introduction / Short Bio
Auparavant, agent technique chargé de recouvrement à la Direction des Grandes Entreprise du 08 décembre 2014 au 15 juillet 2021. Actuellement agent sénior à la Direction des Etudes et de la Planification Stratégique. Téléphone : Tél :(228) 90 33 95 07Article publié dans African Multidisciplinary Tax Journal (AMTJ)
LA DIGITALISATION AMELIORE-T-ELLE LA MOBILISATION DES RECETTES FISCALES EN AFRIQUE ?
Paulin Akouété BATE
Chargé de la planification st...
Office Togolais Des Recettes
Chargé de la planification st...
Office Togolais Des Recettes
Ada Jansen
Ada Jansen
Professor
Stellenbosch University
Professor
Stellenbosch University
Introduction / Short Bio
Ada Jansen is an Associate Professor in Economics at Stellenbosch University. She has a PhD in Economics (Stellenbosch University), and lectures Public Economics to undergraduate and postgraduate students. Her main research area is Public Finance, with a specialisation in taxation. She has published several articles in public finance including topics related to social grants and public services, and VAT in South Africa.
Ada Jansen
Professor
Stellenbosch University
Professor
Stellenbosch University
Ine-lize Terblanche
Ine-lize Terblanche
Governance And Transparency Speacialist
inFidi
Governance And Transparency Speacialist
inFidi
Ine-lize Terblanche
Governance And Transparency Sp...
inFidi
Governance And Transparency Sp...
inFidi
UWALOMWA UWUIGBE
UWALOMWA UWUIGBE
Department of Accounting, College of Economics, Management and Information Systems, University of Nizwa, Oman
UNIVERSITY OF NIZWA, OMAN
Department of Accounting, College of Economics, Management and Information Systems, University of Nizwa, Oman
UNIVERSITY OF NIZWA, OMAN
UWALOMWA UWUIGBE
Department of Accounting, Coll...
UNIVERSITY OF NIZWA, OMAN
Department of Accounting, Coll...
UNIVERSITY OF NIZWA, OMAN
Ann Githinji
Ann Githinji
Self
Self
Self
Self
Ann Githinji
Self
Self
Self
Self
Michael Afolayan
Michael Afolayan
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Law, Ekiti State University, Nigeria
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Law, Ekiti State University, Nigeria
Michael Afolayan
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Law, Ekiti State University, Nigeria
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Law, Ekiti State University, Nigeria
Moses Chamisa
Moses Chamisa
Research And Development Officer
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority
Research And Development Officer
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority
Moses Chamisa
Research And Development Offic...
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority
Research And Development Offic...
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority
Thomson Bwanali
Thomson Bwanali
Manager - Projects
Malawi Revenue Authority
Manager - Projects
Malawi Revenue Authority
Thomson Bwanali
Manager - Projects
Malawi Revenue Authority
Manager - Projects
Malawi Revenue Authority
Hamadou Kabore
Hamadou Kabore
Directeur de la prospective et du suivi des réformes
Direction Generale Des Impots
Directeur de la prospective et du suivi des réformes
Direction Generale Des Impots
Hamadou Kabore
Directeur de la prospective et...
Direction Generale Des Impots
Directeur de la prospective et...
Direction Generale Des Impots
Munatswi Nengeze
Munatswi Nengeze
Training Officer
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority
Training Officer
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority
Introduction / Short Bio
Munatswi Nengeze has been with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) since 2001 and is currently a Training Officer with ZIMRA Talent and Organisational Development, and an adjunct lecturer at the National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe.He is a holder of Masters in Tax Policy and Tax Administration from Berlin School of Economics and Law, German (2017) and Bachelor of Business Studies from the University of Zimbabwe (1997).
Munatswi has excellent technical and practical skills in taxation covering Value Added Tax, Income Tax, and Capital Gains Tax. He has a passion for tax justice issues and international development. He is a researcher under International Centre for Tax Development (ICTD) and African Tax Research Network (ATRN) and is an ATRN Scientific Committee member 2018 – 2021. His interest in research has seen him taking part in the 4th ATRN Conference in 2018 and the 5th ATRN Conference in 2019 where he presented papers.
Munatswi Nengeze
Training Officer
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority
Training Officer
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority
Binassoua Aymar
Binassoua Aymar
Spécialiste Fiscalité internationale - Prix de transfert
Société d'avocats
Spécialiste Fiscalité internationale - Prix de transfert
Société d'avocats
Binassoua Aymar
Spécialiste Fiscalité intern...
Société d'avocats
Spécialiste Fiscalité intern...
Société d'avocats
Bekeyi SOGOYOU
Bekeyi SOGOYOU
Chef de division du Centre des impôts des moyennes entreprises1
Office Togolais Des Recettes
Chef de division du Centre des impôts des moyennes entreprises1
Office Togolais Des Recettes
Bekeyi SOGOYOU
Chef de division du Centre des...
Office Togolais Des Recettes
Chef de division du Centre des...
Office Togolais Des Recettes
Seydou Coulibaly
Seydou Coulibaly
Senior Country Economist of Burundi
African Development Bank
Senior Country Economist of Burundi
African Development Bank
Introduction / Short Bio
Seydou Coulibaly is an economist, currently working with the African Development Bank as Senior Country Economist of Burundi. Before joining the African Development Bank, he has lectured in Macroeconomics at the University of Clermont Auvergne, France and in Petroleum taxation and International taxation at the African Center for Management and Executive Development (CAMPC), Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.Seydou holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Clermont Auvergne in Clermont-Ferrand. He holds two Master’s degrees – one in Public Finance from the same university, and another in Applied Econometrics from the University of Science and Technology of Lille, France.
Seydou’s research experience and areas of professional interest include tax policy and oil and mining fiscal regimes from which he published research papers in peer review journals. Seydou is Editor for the African Multidisciplinary Tax Journal and has also served as a referee for various International Development journals.
Seydou Coulibaly
Senior Country Economist of B...
African Development Bank
Senior Country Economist of B...
African Development Bank
Savior Mwambwa
Savior Mwambwa
Program Officer- Equitable And Accountable Fiscal Systems
Open Society Foundations
Program Officer- Equitable And Accountable Fiscal Systems
Open Society Foundations
Savior Mwambwa
Program Officer- Equitable And...
Open Society Foundations
Program Officer- Equitable And...
Open Society Foundations
Anne Maina
Anne Maina
Revenue Officer
Kenya Revenue Authority
Revenue Officer
Kenya Revenue Authority
Anne Maina
Revenue Officer
Kenya Revenue Authority
Revenue Officer
Kenya Revenue Authority
Parallel Research Sessions: Day 1 (6 Sept. 2021) & Day 2 (07 Sept. 2021)
Please note: Access Links to be available from 6th September 2021.To access the virtual parallel rooms after each policy dialogue for day 1 and 2, please click on « Join Parallel Session ». You will be taken directly to the parallel research session of choice.
Parallel Research Sessions/Room 2:
Country Specific Experiences on Property Tax Administration and Reforms
Parallel Research Sessions/Room 3:
Politics, Governance, Policy and Legislation Toward Efficient Property Tax Reforms In Africa
Key Information
- To access policy dialogues 1, 2, 3 and the concluding session, please click on 'register' button to get your unique zoom link sent to your email. Prior registration is required.
- Please note that on days 1 and 2 of the Congress, there will be virtual parallel sessions after each policy dialogue. Direct access link for these parallel rooms will be available on 6 September 2021.
- Click on Agenda to access the full programme of the Congress
- Click on Speakers to have a snapshot of all the speakers, their bios and affiliation
- Click on « 6th ATRN Host & Scientific Commitee Members » to see a thank you message to the hosts and the Scientific Comittee members who provided double blind peer review of all the papers that were submitted to the Congress
- Congress registration fees for this year have been waived because the Congress is virtual
Event Details
- Event Start Date: Monday 06 September 2021 10:30AM (Pretoria Time)
- Event End Date: Wednesday 08 September 2021 3:00PM (Pretoria Time)
- Registration Start Date: Tuesday 17 August 2021
- Registration End Date: Wednesday 08 September 2021
- Virtual
Contact Details
- Frank Kalizinje/ Nara Monkam
- +27 79 037 1261/ +27 76 833 5681
- fkalizinje@ataftax.org / nmonkam@ataftax.org
