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Joshua Mangeot is a partner in Harneys BVI transactional practice group. Josh is regarded as a leading specialist on the BVI economic substance requirements and has advised several of the world’s largest multinational enterprises (MNEs) and other stakeholders on the implementation of the regime. He regularly advises leading global law firms, businesses, financial institutions and high-net-worth individuals on British Virgin Islands law. Prior to moving to the BVI in 2014, Josh was an associate in Slaughter and May’s tax department.

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With more than 20 years of experience in both industry and consultancy across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Australia, Rubeena specializes in cross-border taxation and transfer pricing in Africa and the Middle East.

She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and qualified in International Tax and Transfer Pricing at the Chartered Institute of Taxation UK.

Rubeena is the author of the Mauritius country guide in Tolley’s Global Mobility/Employment Taxes.

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Robert qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1979 with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co and decided to specialise in tax. Late in 1980 he left to join Financial Training in Newcastle teaching tax at all levels plus a few other topics for good measure.

After a few years he decided to go back into the profession firstly as a Senior Tax Manager with EY and later as a Group Tax Manager with Pannell Kerr Forster. Both firms made good use of Robert’s outstanding lecturing ability involving him in both local and national in-house training and client seminars.

In 1992 Robert set up on his own; providing accounting services and tax advice to local professionals, individuals and companies. It was not long before his lecturing skills were called upon again for both exam based training and CPD lectures. By 2000 Robert was in such demand as a freelancer he had to fully focus on lecturing and could take with him the invaluable experience of being in practice.

Until it was discontinued in 2006 Robert ran the entire CTA residential course at Reed College enjoying much success and several prizewinners: made more rewarding because most students were from small regional firms. Robert continues to teach students at various levels for different tax examination bodies both in the UK and in Europe as well as writing and delivering CPD lectures in the UK.

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Josephine Matambo is the Tax Partner at PKF Chartered Accountants (Zimbabwe) responsible for managing the Tax Service Line. She is a fellow of the Institute of Certified Tax Accountants (ICTA) Zimbabwe and also of the Zimbabwe Institute of Tax Accountants (ZITA). She is a registered tax practitioner with the Public Accountants and Auditors Board (PAAB) Zimbabwe.

She holds a Masters degree in Business Administration (University of Zimbabwe), Bachelor of Accountancy degree (University of Zimbabwe), and a Tax Administration Certificate (Royal Institute of Public Administration- UK), among other professional and tertiary qualifications. She has an illustrious career history that started in 1981 with the Tax Department in the Government of Zimbabwe where she rose to Assistant Commissioner of Taxes.

Josephine held senior posts in various other accounting firms including being a tax partner at KPMG Angola. She has been an Associate Director in Tax at PwC Zimbabwe and held senior positions in KPMG Mozambique, Coopers & Lybrand/Ernst & Young Zimbabwe and BDO Kudenga & Co Zimbabwe.

She studied VAT systems in South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Uganda, Mozambique, Kenya and New Zealand, while she was one of the four consultants to the Zimbabwean Government in 1998 to study the then existing indirect tax, propose a VAT system and participate in drafting the VAT law upon introduction of VAT in Zimbabwe. Thereafter she provided VAT consultancy to the Parliament of Zimbabwe and to industrial and commercial bodies in Zimbabwe, as well as VAT training to companies throughout Zimbabwe and established herself as the VAT expert in Zimbabwe at that time. Josephine has tax experience in all sectors in Angola, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

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Heleen Broer is specialising in Dutch and international tax law, Heleen focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, and corporate reorganisations. She advises a wide range of private clients, including listed, Dutch, international and multinational companies, on a broad range of complex cross-border tax matters, including value added tax and wage tax matters.

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Sean is an independent specialist with 25 years of experience in stamp duty, including 20 years at two Big Four firms. He served as the head of UK stamp taxes at a Big Four firm for five years. Currently, he is the chair of the professional body of stamp duty practitioners, The Stamp Taxes Practitioners Group, which has over 220 members. In addition to his professional roles, Sean is the editor and author of the leading textbook Sergeant and Sims on Stamp Taxes, a position he has held since 2008. He also authored the Law Society’s SDLT Handbook: A Guide for Residential Conveyancers. Sean is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation and a non-practising barrister. He also contributes to TolleyGuidance.

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Ian Maston is a Partner at Gabelle LLP. He is a non-practising Solicitor and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. He has spent almost 20 years advising on all aspects of inheritance tax, trust taxation and estate planning. He is the author of Tolley's UK Taxation of Trusts and Hutton on Estate Planning, and provides specialist monthly tax updates to tax practitioners and lawyers through the Monthly Tax Review.

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Paul Tew is a freelance adviser, primarily in the areas of pay, personal taxation and remuneration planning. A frequent contributor to technical journals on pay and benefits issues, having written for the "In Business" section of the Times. Paul continues to supply articles for various recognised professional publications including Pay and Benefits magazine, Taxation magazine and Company's Secretary's Review. Paul also has had several loose leaf and bound books published on a variety of subject matter including PAYE, NIC, Sickness and Maternity Pay.

Paul has written and presented training courses as well as headed up payroll and employment help desks and acted as an assessor for recognised Payroll/HR qualifications. Paul previously worked in the healthcare and oil sectors managing Pay and benefit services, so has many years of experience in dealing with PAYE and employment compliance issues across a broad range of industries and organisations.

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Emily is a senior tax manager in ForrestBrown’s advisory team and is qualified as both a chartered accountant and chartered tax adviser. She advises businesses on R&D tax law, claim methodologies and tax disputes. Her work includes supporting clients across all forms of R&D tax relief enquiry, as well as wider advisory engagements, including EPW/subcontractor analysis, claim reviews and R&D workshops.

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Abdullah Kılınç is the founding partner of Kılınç Advisory, a boutique law firm with presence both in Europe and in Turkey. He specialises in International Tax Structuring, Mergers and Acquisitions transactions and tax litigation works. Abdullah started his career by working at different levels in PwC Istanbul tax advisory department for nine years. In 2014, Abdullah joined a multinational group as a tax manager with the task of building a tax team. Over the years, as a tax director, he established and managed a global tax team responsible for more than 15 countries across 5 industries with presence in 5 countries. In 2021, he founded Kılınç Advisory, and continues to share his professional experience and expertise in tax and legal consultancy with his clients. Abdullah is a member of the Istanbul Bar Association and Istanbul Chamber of Certified Public Accountants.

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Paul Randall is a Senior Counsel at, and a former Partner in Hogan Lovells where he headed the London Executive Compensation and Share Incentives practice. He has 35 years’ experience of advising on the legal, tax and regulatory aspects of equity and cash-based incentive plans and employee trusts. He frequently advises in the context of corporate transactions including many IPOs, takeovers and capital raisings. He is a member of the Executive Committee of Share Plan Lawyers and the co-chair of the Share Plan Lawyers’ Corporate and Regulatory Committee.

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Tim is a Chartered Accountant and Fellow of ICAEW. After training with Coopers & Lybrand he spent 17 years in the FTSE100, including 12 years at Anglo American plc where he was responsible for tax transparency globally.

Tim became an independent consultant in 2014, founding Engaged Consulting Ltd, and advises large businesses on tax and economic impact transparency, reputation and communication.

Tim is an expert in implementation of international standards including those from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), EU and OECD. He is an expert to the Council of Europe Economic Crime and Cooperation Division and the EU AML/CFT Global Facility, and has been a member of the B20 Integrity and Compliance Taskforce.

He is a recognised expert in beneficial ownership disclosure, and provides technical assistance to governments and government agencies introducing measures to tackle corruption, money laundering and other financial crimes, and has worked with jurisdictions across four continents. In collaboration with Michael Barron, he co-developed the BO6 framework for the design and implementation of beneficial ownership reporting regimes.

Tim has developed and run training and capacity building for private sector, government, and civil society audiences in different countries, including in anglophone and non-anglophone countries. He has written content for publication and advised on communication strategy around ethical business behaviour and good governance.

Engaged Consulting was the winner of the Tolley’s Taxation Award 2017 for Best Independent Consulting Firm and a Finalist in the same category in 2020 and 2022.

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Joanne is a chartered accountant who brings with her seven years' experience at a Big Four accounting firm. As a Tax Manager at ForrestBrown, she advises a wide range of clients about the benefits of R&D tax incentives. Joanne also contributes to Tolley's Taxwise.

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Giovanni is an attorney at a top-tier law firm, specializing in tax litigation and consultancy. With extensive experience in both personal and corporate taxation, he has been a key member of the tax department at Andersen Ballão since 2019, where he has continuously expanded his portfolio by assisting multinational enterprises.

Giovanni's expertise encompasses tax compliance for corporations and family offices, with a strong focus on resolving complex tax litigation cases before the Brazilian Tax Authorities. His experience spans a wide range of areas, including income tax assessments, the collection of state and municipal taxes on services and property, as well as international tax planning.

An emerging author in tax law, Giovanni has crafted numerous legal opinions for individuals and corporations around the world, always employing innovative thinking and a problem-solving approach. He also serves as a guest lecturer in tax law at a university in Brazil.

As a partner at Andersen Ballão, Giovanni is dedicated to fostering networking opportunities and supporting the technical growth and development of young professionals in the legal field.

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Rebecca advises on a wide range of UK and cross-border tax matters including real estate, finance, M&A, group tax planning and fund investment structuring.

Rebecca has particular expertise in advising the real estate sector, with experience in investment structuring, the acquisition and disposal of real estate, the development of commercial and residential property as well as real estate financing.

Rebecca is also a Chartered Tax Adviser and also contributes to Tolley's Property Taxation.

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Justin is an Associate Director in the UK specialist team at Frank Hirth plc, the leading independent US and UK tax specialists. Justin advises both UK and non-domiciled high net worth individuals on all aspects of their UK taxation position with particular focus on pre-arrival planning, remittance planning, and residency and domicile issues; this includes the use of offshore trusts and the tax effects for UK resident settlors and beneficiaries.

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Ross Birkbeck is a barrister practising from Old Square Tax Chambers in Lincoln’s Inn. He can be instructed to advise in all areas of tax and trusts law, with a particular interest in private client and close company work, and charities. He can also be instructed to assist in disputes with HMRC at any stage in the proceedings. He is currently co-author of Taxation of Charities and Nonprofit Organisations (with James Kessler QC). Ross is the online moderator of The Taxation of Non-residents and Foreign Domiciliaries (by James Kessler QC).

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Márton works as a tax manager at PKF Hungary. He is most focused on indirect tax issues however he is also involved in income tax and transfer pricing consultancy. He is following up with the VAT-related cases of the CJEU and entrusted with the publication of the updates on the firm’s website. Márton gained experience in the Hungarian tax administration procedure as well, as a former officer.