2023 Tax Leadership Program Agenda
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Tuesday 29 August 2023:
Understanding the Economics of Tobacco Taxation in the Western Pacific Region (WPR)
7:30-8:30
Registration
8:30-9:00
Opening, Welcome and Overview
- Moderator: Steve Tamplin, Associate Scientist, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (BSPH)
- Teodoro Herbosa, Secretary of Health, Philippines Department of Health
- Hiromasa Okayasu, Director, Division of Healthy Environments and Populations, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WPRO)
- Kevin Welding, Associate Director, Institute for Global Tobacco Control (IGTC), BSPH
9:00-9:15
Keynote address: Mobilizing resources for health through impactful investment in a post pandemic world: Tobacco taxation and Universal Health Coverage
- Jeremias Paul, WHO
9:15-9:30
Mobilizing resources for health—the Asia Pacific Tax Hub
- Sandeep Bhattacharya, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
9:30-10:15
Health and sustainability in post-pandemic economic policies
- Moderator: Kevin Welding, IGTC-BSPH
- Panelists: Philippines, Marshall Islands, Hana Ross (World Bank)
10:15-10:30
Coffee/Tea Break and Group Photograph
10:30-11:00
Icebreaker: Getting to Know You!
- Steve Tamplin, BSPH
11:00-11:35
Tobacco Control and Tobacco Taxation in the Western Pacific Region—Taking stock and looking to the future
- Xi Yin, Coordinator, NCD Prevention and Health Promotion, WHO, WPRO
11:35-12:35
The Economics of Tobacco Control—Promoting the Health, Economic and Development Benefits of Tobacco Control
- Jeffrey Drope, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC)
12:35-1:30
Lunch
1:30-2:30
Parallel Sessions:
The Basics of Tobacco Taxation—Understanding Different Types of Taxes, Approaches to Taxation and the Related Terminology (Health)
- Mark Goodchild, Economist, WHO, Geneva
Economic priorities in the Western Pacific Region (Finance)
- Moderator: Kevin Welding, BSPH/IGTC
- Panelists: Ashish Narain (ADB), Aekapol Chongvilaivan (ADB), Jeremias Paul (WHO), Cambodia
2:30-3:00
Bringing it all together: Report back and Recap
3:00-3:20
Coffee/Tea Break
3:20-3:50
Program Overview and Introduction to the Workbook and Associated Group Work
- Annette David, Health Partners LLC, BSPH/IGTC Consultant
3:50-4:30
Developing a Strategic Leadership Mindset
- Mouhamad Bigwanto, Faculty of Health Sciences, UHAMKA and SEATCA, BSPH Consultant
4:30
Group Preparation for Evening Presentations
6:30-9:00
Gala Dinner and Country Cultural Presentations
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Wednesday 30 August 2023:
Developing a Shared Vision and Identifying and Overcoming Key Constraints to Tobacco Taxation
8:30-9:30
Developing a Shared Vision (Workbook Session 1)
- Annette David, BSPH/IGTC Consultant
9:30-10:15
Identifying Where We Are in Relation to That Vision (Workbook Session 1—cont’d)
- Annette David, BSPH/IGTC Consultant
10:15-10:45
Coffee/Tea Break
10:45-12:15
Identifying and Prioritizing Key Constraints and Barriers to Achieving Our Vision for Tobacco Taxation and Taking Advantage of Opportunities (Workbook Session 2)
- Mouhamad Bigwanto, BSPH Consultant
12:15-1:15
Lunch
1:15-3:10
Analyzing and Prioritizing Key Constraints and Determining Their Root Causes (Workbook Session 3)
- Annette David, BSPH/IGTC Consultant
3:10-3:30
Coffee/Tea Break
3:30-4:15
Strategic use of tax models for promotion of tax increases: TaXSiM
- Mark Goodchild, WHO
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Thursday 31 August 2023:
Economic Issues in Tobacco Control; and Leaders and Communication
8:30-10:00
Economic Issues in Tobacco Control: Preventing Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products
- Moderator: Kevin Welding, IGTC/BSPH
- Panelists: Jeffrey Drope (UIC), Fiji and Mongolia
10:00-10:30
Coffee/Tea Break
10:30-11:15
Economic Issues in Tobacco Control: Tobacco Farming and Related Labor Impacts
- Speaker: Gumilang Aryo Sahadewo, Department of Economics, Universitas Gadja Mada, Indonesia
11:15-12:00
Tobacco Tax, Article 5.3 and the Basics of International Investment Law
- Presenter: Kritika Khanijo, Technical Officer, Legal, WHO, Geneva
12:00-1:00
Lunch
1:00-2:15
Dialogue with the Finance Sector
- Moderator: Jeffrey Drope, UIC
- Panelists: Ministry of Finance Representatives from Lao PDR, Papua New Guinea, Viet Nam
2:15-3:45
Leaders and Communication: Who Are Your Audiences in Relation to Tobacco Taxation and What Do You Want Them to Know and Do? (Workbook Session 4)
- Annette David, BSPH/IGTC Consultant
3:45-4:00
Coffee/Tea Break
4:00-5:00
Developing a Strategic Message to Influence a Priority Tobacco Taxation Stakeholder (Workbook Session 5)
- Annette David, BSPH/IGTC Consultant
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Friday 1 September 2023:
Strategic Communications; Ministry of Finance Meeting Presentations; A Leadership Challenge; and Program Evaluation
8:30-10:30
Strategic Messaging: Country Presentations
- Steve Tamplin (BSPH), Annette David (BSPH/IGTC Consultant)
10:30-11:00
Coffee/Tea Break
11:00-12:30
Strategic Messaging Role Play: Presentations to Key Stakeholders
- Secretariat, Faculty and Selected Individuals
12:30-1:30
Lunch
1:30-2:15
Leadership Challenge—So, What Are You Going to Do Now?
- Steve Tamplin, BSPH
2:15-3:00
Break/Complete Program Evaluation
- Steve Tamplin, BSPH
3:00-3:45
Certificate Ceremony and Closing Remarks
- Xi Yin, WHO-WPRO
- Steve Tamplin (BSPH) and Kevin Welding (BSPH/IGTC)
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