The Future of Productivity & AI: Kunal Guha – The Google Leader
Join Kunal Guha, Director of Platforms & Devices at Google. Kunal has spent his professional career building and leading organisations that stand at the intersection of technological innovations, trust & responsibility, and societal impact. At Google, Kunal leads diverse, multi-functional, global teams responsible for pioneering the next generation of the internet and the advancements into an agentic AI-driven digital economy.
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Edward Guest, Senior Operating Partner, DBay Advisors
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Kunal Guha, Director, Privacy – Chrome & Android, Google
Tax Controls, Governance and the Goldilocks principle: what is ‘just so’?
A young business on a rapid growth trajectory, driven perhaps by acquisitions or new market entry, will face the need for their risk and governance to play catch-up. Developing processes and controls is a natural feature of groups as they mature. Conversely, established groups can develop governance and risk frameworks which become disproportionate to the risk environment.
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Peter Mason, Group Tax Director, Advisory Member
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Ann Brennan, VP Tax, Anglo American | David Spencer, VP Tax, Anglo American
IPO activity in London has stalled in recent years, a consequence of economic and political uncertainties and access to deeper pools of capital in other markets, particularly the US. Accountancy firm MHA provided one of the exceptions generating hope that the growth in AIM listings in 2025 over the previous year will be sustained.
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Peter Presland, Non-Executive Chairman, Safe Computing Holdings
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Rakesh Shaunak, Managing Partner, Group Chairman, MHA
This troubleshooting workshop will focus on a range of indirect tax challenges submitted by attendees. Participants will be able to share perspectives with other in-house indirect tax specialists. Experts from our partners at MHA will be on hand to provide technical commentary and insights from experiences of their clients.
