Daniel Witt
President International Tax & Investment Center
Daniel A. Witt has been working to promote free markets and helping to lower the barriers to tax, trade, and investment in transition economies for over 35 years. Having worked with 87 countries, he has co-developed a unique neutral table to bring together the public sector, private sector, and academics to advance pro-investment economic policy reforms. Being among the first foreigners to discuss international tax and investment issues with the Russian Federation (1991), the Republic of Kazakhstan (1993), Vietnam (1996), Iraq (2004), Libya (2006), and Myanmar (2012), Mr. Witt is a recognized expert in newly opened, frontier markets. Mr. Witt is the President of the International Tax and Investment Center (ITIC), which he helped found in September 1993. ITIC is a global brand that is trusted as a reliable source of tax and investment policy and administration expertise. Mr. Witt is the co-founder of the Arab Regional Tax Forum, Asia-Pacific Tax Forum, Silk Road Tax Forum, and the Africa Tax Forum that regularly bring together hundreds of government officials and legislators with industry representatives, academics, and other experts to propose tax and investment climate reforms. His work has been published in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Tax, Tax Notes International, BRI Tax Journal, Jakarta Post, Bangkok Post, Washington Times, among others.
2026 Agenda Sessions
Tax reforms across Africa: New win-win approaches to spur mining sector investment and employment
The G-20/OECD international taxation reforms that most resource rich countries have agreed to represent the greatest disruption to international tax norms in over 100 years. These reforms, combined with the market disruptions related to the energy transition, will require new approaches to taxation by both taxpayers and governments.
The international alignment by the global minimum tax (Pillar Two of the OECD Reforms) will require countries to seek better ways to administer their tax systems for multi-national corporations. This panel will explore ways to improve compliance procedures and transparency to improve revenue collection and convergence with the new international norms.
Additionally, the panel will discuss the tax / revenue implications of the disruptions related to the energy transition. The rapidly growing need for critical minerals for electric vehicles and batteries represents great opportunities, but also high risks. There is uncertainty of market conditions and future technology and innovation that may make tomorrow’s batteries less reliant on critical minerals. How do investors/taxpayers and governments share the rewards and risks in such a way to attract more investments.
Wednesday 11 February 14:30 - 15:30 Serengeti Stage (CTICC2 - Level 3)
The G-20/OECD international taxation reforms that most resource rich countries have agreed to represent the greatest disruption to international tax norms in over 100 years. These reforms, combined with the market disruptions related to the energy transition, will require new approaches to taxation by both taxpayers and governments.
The international alignment by the global minimum tax (Pillar Two of the OECD Reforms) will require countries to seek better ways to administer their tax systems for multi-national corporations. This panel will explore ways to improve compliance procedures and transparency to improve revenue collection and convergence with the new international norms.
Additionally, the panel will discuss the tax / revenue implications of the disruptions related to the energy transition. The rapidly growing need for critical minerals for electric vehicles and batteries represents great opportunities, but also high risks. There is uncertainty of market conditions and future technology and innovation that may make tomorrow’s batteries less reliant on critical minerals. How do investors/taxpayers and governments share the rewards and risks in such a way to attract more investments.
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