Public Trust in Tax: A Global and Regional Imperative for Fair and Effective Systems

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Cecile Bonino

IFAC Chief of Staff and Strategic Affairs

Cecile Bonino is IFAC Chief of Staff and Strategic Affairs, and also bridges global organizations' relationship, government affairs, policy support, event strategy, and brand visibility. A lawyer by education, Cecile has over 20 years of experience in public affairs and public relations. Prior to joining IFAC, Cecile worked for 13 years at ACCA, where she headed EU Affairs and the ACCA Brussels office, working with European decision and policymakers, global organizations, media and key influencers. In 2012, Cécile won the ‘Public Affairs Professional of the Year’ prize at the European Public Affairs Awards.

Scott Hanson

As IFAC's former Director, Policy & Global Engagement, Scott Hanson was responsible for coordinating IFAC’s engagement strategy with global organizations and non-accountancy stakeholders. Mr. Hanson also led IFAC’s policy and advocacy related to anti-corruption, anti-money laundering and economic crime, and oversaw IFAC’s engagement in donor-funded capacity building initiatives.

Mr. Hanson began his career in markets supervision roles at NYSE Regulation and FINRA (the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) in New York, before transitioning into international regulatory policy at FINRA in Washington, DC.

Mr. Hanson then worked in regulatory policy within the European System of Financial Supervision at the Central Bank of Ireland (Dublin), touching on diverse policy areas across the Bank and leading the establishment of the Central Bank of Ireland’s Innovation Hub.

Mr. Hanson holds a B.A. from the University of Chicago and a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School.

Jason Piper

Head of Tax and Business Law, ACCA

Jason is Head of Tax and Business Law in the Professional Insights team at ACCA, the global body for professional accountants, leading policy work on the two closely related fields. His research covers all aspects of business form and their regulation, how they interact with tax systems and the wider economic and social environment, including the influence of technological change on the regulatory and economic environments for business, their advisers and stakeholders. Jason represents ACCA on tax, business law and economic crime issues at UK, regional and international level.