Speaker Profile

Julian Cheng
Julian Cheng
Tax Partner, Gilbert + Tobin
Gilbert + Tobin
Julian Cheng

Julian is a Partner in the Tax team of Gilbert + Tobin with over 25 years’ experience in providing tax advisory services to a range of clients including Australian and multinational corporate groups, private equity and venture capital funds, and start-ups. He assists clients on a wide range of matters including acquisitions and disposals, corporate structuring and restructures, capital management and financing, employee incentive plans, and audits and reviews by tax authorities.

Julian provides tax advice to digital asset and cryptocurrency businesses as a member of Gilbert + Tobin’s Payments, Fintech + Blockchain practice, which supports businesses that are participating in, innovating or disrupting the way in which payments, digital marketplaces and platforms, crypto assets, digital products and infrastructure are delivered, accessed and consumed.

Keynote

[Day 1] Wed 30 Nov 2022 -

11:25

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11:45

This session will cover recent Australian taxation developments relevant to participants in the cryptocurrency and digital assets sector including investors, founders and operators of digital asset businesses, and fund managers.

  • Expansion of regulatory focus of Australian government and Australian Taxation Office on digital assets
  • Key tax issues for different participants in the digital assets and cryptocurrencies sector
  • What to expect going forward in relation to the taxation of digital assets in Australia

Keynote

Tax Partner, Gilbert + Tobin

Speakers

Adj. Professor Warwick Powell

Adj. Professor Warwick Powell

Chair, Smart Trade Networks

Adj. Professor Warwick Powell
Aimee Maree Forsstrom

Aimee Maree Forsstrom

Board Member, Open Source Industry Australia

Aimee Maree Forsstrom
Akasha Rose

Akasha Rose

Growth Lead, Cosmic Champs

Akasha Rose
Alessio Bonti

Alessio Bonti

Cloud Architect & Blockchain Expert, IBM

Alessio Bonti
Alexander Baigent

Alexander Baigent

CTO & Co-Founder, Fluidity.Money

Alexander Baigent
Allan Endresz

Allan Endresz

Founder, Zucoins

Allan Endresz
Alyse Sue

Alyse Sue

Director of Metaverse, KPMG

Alyse Sue
Andrew Collins

Andrew Collins

Co-Founder & CEO, Nansen.io

Andrew Collins
Anouk Pinchetti

Anouk Pinchetti

COO - The Miner Network

Anouk Pinchetti
Ben Ford

Ben Ford

Head of Growth, Frollo

Ben Ford
Benjemen Elengovan

Benjemen Elengovan

Founder & CEO at MyGigsters, Winner Entrepreneur of the Year - Smallbiz Young Hero Award 2022

Benjemen Elengovan
Bill ASTA

Bill Angelidis

CEO & Founder, Asta

Bill Angelidis
Bobby Oparaocha

Bobby Oparaocha

CEO & Founder, Valyou X

Bobby Oparaocha
Caroline Bowler

Caroline Bowler

CEO - BTC Markets

Caroline Bowler
Clare Robson

Clare Robson

Director Solutions Marketing - APAC, Okta

Clare Robson
Dan McCarthy

Dan McCarthy

Regional Head, Wise

Dan McCarthy
Danielle Marie

Danielle Marie

CBO, Saltera Web 3 Learning

Danielle Marie
Donna McConnell

Donna McConnell

Founder and Director - Crypto Literacy Australia, Australasian Business Developer - The Defi Collective

Dr Aaron Lane

Dr Aaron Lane

Senior Research Fellow - RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub, Senior Lecturer in Law - RMIT University

Dr Aaron Lane
Dr Nataliya Ilyushina

Dr Nataliya Ilyushina

Research Fellow, Blockchain Innovation Hub RMIT University

Dr Nataliya Ilyushina