7:30 - 8:15	REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST Sponsored by Fenwick & West
8:15 - 8:30	WELCOME Eli J. Dicker, Chief Tax Counsel - Tax Executives Institute, Inc. Don Rath, Vice President - Corporate Tax - Synopsys TEI Santa Clara Valley Chapter President Annette Nellen, Tax Professor, San Jose State University
8:30 - 10:10	INTERNATIONAL HIGH TECHNOLOGY U.S. TAX CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS Comprehensive review of developments relevant to high tech companies. Jim Fuller, Partner Fenwick & West
10:10 - 10:30	BREAK
10:30 - 12:00	*BREAKOUT SESSION A* IMPACT OF ECONOMIC RECESSION ON AUDITS AND TAX COMPLIANCE IRS initiatives and other measures that can bring greater efficiency to the audit process to save time and money, guidelines on dealing with NOL carrybacks, Form 5471 compliance, Circular 230 considerations, new initiatives of the Administration's revenue proposals, and status of the IRS-TEI audit partnership improvement efforts. Patricia Chaback, LMSB-Industry Director for Communications, Technology & Media Internal Revenue Service Eli J. Dicker, Chief Tax Counsel Tax Executives Institute, Inc. Larry R. Langdon, Partner Mayer Brown LLP former Commissioner LMSB, IRS BREAKOUT SESSION B CLEAN AND GREEN - OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH TECH COMPANIES All levels of government today are promoting the need for greater energy efficiency, use of renewables and the need to address climate change. Tax incentives and penalties present opportunities for high tech companies both in terms of adopting green practices and new business opportunities. This panel will also address how a cap-and-trade program at the federal level can affect high tech companies. Greg Broome, Partner Wilson Sonsini John Gimigliano, Principal KPMG Alyssa Plicka, Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers Barry Slivinsky, Vice President-Tax Adobe
12:00- 1:30	LUNCHEON & SPEAKER Clarissa C. Potter, Deputy Chief Counsel (Technical) Internal Revenue Service
1:30 - 2:45	COST SHARING AND BUY-IN PAYMENTS - WHAT'S NEW Dealing with the new regulations effectively, the relevance of recent litigation, and the effect of ARP 51 on intercompany transfers. David Bowen, Principal Grant Thornton John Peterson, Partner Baker & McKenzie
2:45 - 3:00	BREAK - Sponsored by Deloitte
3:00 - 4:00	WHAT'S NEW IN COMPENSATION ISSUES AND PLANNING Federal tax updates, FAS 141R and 123R considerations, deferred tax accounting, TARP influence on compensation rules, and more. Ellie Kehmeier, Tax Director Deloitte Buff Miller, Partner Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
4:00-5:15	*BREAKOUT SESSION C* AVOIDING SURPRISES IN THE CONTRACT MANUFACTURING REGULATIONS How to deal with the branch rule changes, treatment of R&D, documentation and more. Michael A. DiFronzo, IRS Deputy Associate Chief Counsel (International-Technical) Office of the Chief Counsel Channing P. Flynn, Partner Ernst & Young Diana L. Hickey, Partner Baker & McKenzie BREAKOUT SESSION D WITHHOLDING - HOW TO DO IT RIGHT AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF MISTAKES Witholding is required in a variety of transactions from employee stock awards to international transactions. The IRS LMSB Division places �1441 withholding as a Tier I issue. Reporting and withholding issues also arise for mobile employees. David S. Kolb, President Global Tax Network US, LLC Lori Nichols, Director, International Compliance, Strategy and Policy Internal Revenue Service Carol Rutlen, Principal Rutlen Associates Faculty - San Jose State University
5:15 - 7:30	Hosted Social Hour Sponsored by Alvarez and Marsal Taxand, LLC