2026 Tax Policy Summit

Unleashing Growth Through Tax Policy Stability at Home and Abroad

Tuesday, March 10

 The Great Hall

8:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.

Registration and (Hot) Breakfast

 

8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m.

Welcome Back

  • Watson M. McLeish, Senior Vice President, Tax Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

 

8:45 a.m.–9:30 a.m.

Opening Keynote Conversation – Tax Policy in the Trump Administration

  • Neil L. Bradley (Moderator), Executive Vice President, Chief Policy Officer, and Head of Strategic Advocacy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • The Honorable Kenneth J. Kies, Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury, and Acting Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service

 

9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

Tax Legislative Update – 119th Congress and Beyond

  • The Honorable Peter J. Roskam (Moderator), Partner and Leader, Federal Policy Team, Baker & Hostetler LLP
    • Former Chairman, Subcommittee on Tax Policy, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
  • Sean N. Clerget, Senior Principal, Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies
    • Former Chief Tax Counsel, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
  • Courtney L. Connell, Principal, Washington Council Ernst & Young, Ernst & Young LLP
    • Former Chief Tax Counsel, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate
  • Naveen Parmar, Principal, Mehlman Consulting Inc.
    • Former Policy Director and General Counsel, Committee on Small Business, U.S. House of Representatives
  • Russell W. Sullivan, Shareholder and Chair, National Tax Policy Group, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
    • Former Staff Director and Chief Tax Counsel, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate

 

10:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

Feeling the Growth – Showing the Real-World Benefits of Permanent, Pro-Growth Tax Policy

  • Timothy J. Monahan (Moderator), Vice President and Managing Director, Government Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
    • Former Director of House Operations, Office of the Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives
  • David W. Cole Jr., Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Majority Leader, U.S. Senate
  • James L. Goyer, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director, White House Office of Public Liaison, Executive Office of the President of the United States

 

11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Post-OBBBA Income Tax Disclosures and Reputation Management – Importance of Framing the Narrative

  • Sarah Hoyt Corrigan (Moderator), Tax Counsel, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • Daniel D. Bunn, President and CEO, Tax Foundation
    • Former Senior Policy Adviser, Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress
  • Angela Evans, Partner, Tax Accounting and Risk Advisory Services, Ernst & Young LLP
  • Darian A. Harnish, Partner and Leader, Washington National Tax ASC 740 Group, RSM US LLP

 

12:15 p.m.–12:45 p.m.

Lunch Service

 

12:45 p.m.–1:30 p.m.

Next Up in U.S. International Tax Policy – A Luncheon Conversation with Rebecca Burch

  • Watson M. McLeish (Moderator), Senior Vice President, Tax Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • Rebecca Oakes Burch, Deputy Assistant Secretary (International Tax Affairs), U.S. Department of the Treasury

 

1:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m.

Current and Emerging Global Tax Trends for U.S. Multinationals

  • Nicole Kaeding (Moderator), Senior Manager, Public Policy, Amazon.com, Inc.
    • Chairwoman, Taxation Committee, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • J. Brian Davis, Partner and Head, International Tax Group, Baker & Hostetler LLP
  • Danielle E. Rolfes, Partner in Charge, Washington National Tax, KPMG LLP
    • Former International Tax Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • R. Joshua Ruland, Principal and Leader, National Tax Department - International Tax and Transaction Services, Ernst & Young LLP

 

Updated 02/27/2026