<p><p><p><p><p><p><b>Speakers and topics include:</b><ul><li> Julian Alworth and Giampaolo Arachi, Bocconi University, Milan<br> Taxes and the financial crisis<li> Wiji Arulampalam, University of Warwick, Michael Devereux, University of Oxford and Federica Liberini, University of Warwick<br> Expansion through cross-border acquisition: the role of taxes<li>Walter Deffaa, Director General at the Taxation and Customs Union DG of the European Commission<br>Challenges ahead for tax policy from an EU perspective <li>Chris Heady, University of Kent<br>Allocating profits and the OECD's approach to business restructuring<li> Martin Zagler, University of Vienna<br> Does uncertainty over tax policy affect foreign direct investment? </ul></p></p></p></p></p></p>