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Indirect Tax Forum 2020

November 24, virtual event

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The ITR Indirect Tax Forum 2020 is now a virtual event

The ITR Indirect Tax Forum is now a virtual event taking place on November 24. Indirect tax and VAT professionals from across Europe will come together online to gain critical insight and advice on key indirect tax issues facing today's taxpayers.

Key topics to discuss will inevitably include the impact of Covid-19 on tax regimes, but there will also be focus on the increasing need for new technologies, digitalisation and automation of the tax department, as well as VAT regime changes. All of these aspects make for a challenging environment so join this one-day virtual event to deep-dive into these topics and gain actionable insights.


WHAT IS A VIRTUAL FORUM?

Virtual platform
Much like an in-person conference, a virtual conference is an online event that brings together top industry experts and industry peers. Through the use of a specially designed events platform, all content, presentations, panel discussions and participation in breakout sessions and networking groups, can be viewed live from a desktop computer or mobile device. You can also view all sessions on demand at a time that suits you.
Global audience

Valuable networking through AI matchmaking

Our event platform will suggest the best connections for you to meet with based on your profile interests that you input and through AI powered matchmaking. Growing your network with the right people has never been more efficient.
Content on demand

Content on demand

Join live panel discussions, presentations and a variety of digital formats or watch at a more convenient time to suit your needs. Engage with our speakers in live Q&A and polling to get insights and answers to your questions like never before.
Sustainable conference

Same event, online venue

The online event platform means you can do all the things you would expect at an in-person event. Get full interaction from joining panel discussions with live Q&A and polling, taking part in breakout sessions, and downloading resources. Alternatively, watch all the content at a more convenient time to suit your needs.

HOW DO I ATTEND A VIRTUAL FORUM?

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VIRTUAL AGENDA 2020

Keynote addresses, panel discussions, presentations and breakout sessions will be hosted over two days. All session times are in CET unless stated otherwise.

November 24

Tuesday, November 24

Chair's opening comments
9.30 - 9.35 CET

Opening keynote: trends and developments in the VAT world

9.35 - 10.05 CET
David Hummel
Prof. David Hummel
European Court of Justice
Errol Bong

Errol Bong

Head of compliance & legal counsel, Noble Group
Martin Rock

Martin Rock

Director M&A, Commerzbank
Peter Wittman

Peter Wittmann

Managing director, Asia-IO
Eric Xin

Eric Xin

Senior managing director, managing partner, private equity, CITIC Capital
Networking break
10.05 - 10.20 CET

Regulation - international VAT regime changes

10.20 -11.20 CET
  • Update on VAT related actions in recent commission tax action plan and ongoing VAT reforms
  • Challenges of recent changes and compliance requirements for industry
  • The EU after quick fixes
  • Global updates on VAT regimes
Iman Deschatres
Iman Deschâtres
Head of tax, Taxamo (moderator)
Aicha Nianzou
Aicha Nianzou
Global indirect tax director, WABCO
Patrice Pillet
Patrice Pillet
Head of unit – VAT unit, European Commission
Ruud van der Hoeven
Ruud van der Hoeven
head of tax Europe and Middle East, Johnson Electric
Errol Bong

Errol Bong

Head of compliance & legal counsel, Noble Group
Martin Rock

Martin Rock

Director M&A, Commerzbank
Peter Wittman

Peter Wittmann

Managing director, Asia-IO
Eric Xin

Eric Xin

Senior managing director, managing partner, private equity, CITIC Capital
Networking break
11.20 - 11.35 CET

Presentation: indirect tax digitalisation

11.35 - 12.10 CET
  • Trends in indirect tax technologies and digitalisation
  • Difficulties - how to estimate the future development, complexity of planning procedures
  • Real time reporting requirements and the future of the in-house indirect tax function
  • Country specific measures on the implementation of e-invoicing and/or e-reporting
Errol Bong

Errol Bong

Head of compliance & legal counsel, Noble Group
Martin Rock

Martin Rock

Director M&A, Commerzbank
Peter Wittman

Peter Wittmann

Managing director, Asia-IO
Eric Xin

Eric Xin

Senior managing director, managing partner, private equity, CITIC Capital
Reece Duncan
Reece Duncan
Indirect tax technology specialist – enterprise EMEA, Avalara
Lunch and networking 
12.10 - 13.10 CET

VAT challenges for the digital economy

13.10 - 14.00 CET
  • Digital service tax developments
  • VAT challenges with development of digital economies
  • The new rules for payment service providers
  • VAT liability regimes for online platforms
  • e-Commerce regulation effective 2021
Errol Bong

Errol Bong

Head of compliance & legal counsel, Noble Group
Martin Rock

Martin Rock

Director M&A, Commerzbank
Peter Wittman

Peter Wittmann

Managing director, Asia-IO
Eric Xin

Eric Xin

Senior managing director, managing partner, private equity, CITIC Capital
Peter Boerhof
Peter Boerhof
VAT director, Vertex
StephenHodgson
Stephan Hodgson
head of indirect tax, GVC Group
Gorka Echeverria
Gorka Echevarria
global VAT leader, Lexmark
Erik Stessens
Erik Stessens
senior vice president, tax – Europe/APMEA, Mastercard
Networking break 
14.00 - 14.15 CET

Challenges for in-house VAT functions

14.15 - 15.05 CET
  • Focusing on the right priorities under heavy IDT regulation
  • Recent trends related to limited VAT deductions
  • VAT impact on bad debts or warranties
  • How will Brexit be managed?
  • Positive outcome for businesses from recent ECJ cases
Errol Bong

Errol Bong

Head of compliance & legal counsel, Noble Group
Martin Rock

Martin Rock

Director M&A, Commerzbank
Peter Wittman

Peter Wittmann

Managing director, Asia-IO
Eric Xin

Eric Xin

Senior managing director, managing partner, private equity, CITIC Capital
Claude Seynhaeve
Claude Seynhaeve
Group indirect tax manager, international tax manager Europe, Bekaert (moderator)
Torsten Sandkuhler
Torsten Sandkühler
Head of tax, Provinzial
Gunjan Tripathi
Gunjan Tripathi
Senior proposition manager, indirect tax, Thomson Reuters
CecileFournis
Cécile Fournis
global indirect tax specialist, ION Group
Closing remarks
15.05 - 15.10 CET
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ATTENDEE PROFILE

With more opportunities to connect than ever before, this will be one of Europe's largest virtual meetings of indirect tax professionals.
200+ tax professionals
tax executive audience
Industries
"The ability to network and speak with so many smart and talented women
"Course content, ability to network and emphasis on woman leaders
"Open discussion among stakeholders with different perspectives: regulators, corporates and advisors
"The substance and speakers were excellent
"Knowledgeable speakers and topics that keep us current.

SPEAKERS

If you feel you have something to contribute or would like to position yourself as an expert in your field, please get in touch with Lucy Huckle for corporate speaking enquiries or Jamil Ahad for tax advisories or service provider opportunities.
Nihan Mert-Beydilli
NERA
Nihan Mert-Beydilli
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Nihan Mert-Beydilli

Associate director – transfer pricing, NERA


 

Biogrpahy coming soon.

 

 Speaking session 

Assessing the OECD’s ‘Unified Approach’

Tuesday, December 1 - 10.30-11.15 CT

Niraja Srinivasan
Dell
Niraja Srinivasan
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Niraja Srinivasan

VP global transfer pricing, Dell


 

Biogrpahy coming soon.

 

 Speaking session 

Assessing the OECD’s ‘Unified Approach’

Tuesday, December 1 - 10.30-11.15 CT

Harlow Higinbotham
NERA
Harlow Higinbotham
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Harlow Higinbotham

Managing director;NERA



Biogrpahy coming soon.


 Speaking session 

Assessing the OECD’s ‘Unified Approach’

Tuesday, December 1 - 10.30-11.15 CT

Lorraine Eden
Texas A&M University
Lorraine Eden
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Lorraine Eden

Research professor of law and professor emerita of management, Texas A&M University


 

Lorraine Eden, Ph.D. Dr. Eden is Professor Emerita of Management and Research Professor of Law at Texas A&M University (USA). She is a founding scholar in the field of transfer pricing economics. Her current research interests include transfer pricing, strategic responses of multinational enterprises (MNEs) to exogenous shocks, and digital economy business models. She served as 2008-2010 Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of International Business Studies and 2017-2018 President of the Academy of International Business (AIB); she will be Dean of the AIB Fellows for 2020-2023. Dr. Eden has more than 30 years consulting experience on transfer pricing and MNE strategies and structures. She consults on transfer pricing controversy with the Analysis Group, where she has been an expert witness in two major transfer pricing cases. She can be reached at leden@tamu.edu.

 

 Speaking session 

Assessing the OECD’s ‘Unified Approach’

Tuesday, December 1 - 10.30-11.15 CT

Dara Kasouaher
Mondelez International
Mondelez International
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Dara Kasouaher

Director of transfer pricing, Mondelez International


 

Biogrpahy coming soon.

 

 Speaking session 

Transfer pricing implications of US Tax Reform

Tuesday, December 1 - 11.30-12.15 CT

Keith Brockman
Welbilt
Keith Brockman
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Keith Brockman

Welbilt



Biogrpahy coming soon.


 Speaking session 

Transfer pricing implications of US Tax Reform

Tuesday, December 1 - 11.30-12.15 CT

Dasantila Maksutaj
Terumo Medical
Dasantila Maksutaj
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Dasantila Maksutaj

Group tax director, Terumo Medical Corporation


 

Dasantila (Lila) Maksutaj is the group tax director - head of tax of Terumo Medical Device Corporation. With over two decades of tax and accounting experience, her areas of expertise include domestic and foreign tax compliance and tax accounting ASC740, transfer pricing, income tax audits, research, and planning. She has an extensive experience in Advance Pricing Agreements (APA) and in-house transfer pricing documentation and planning for multinationals with manufacturing, distribution and service transactions. Previously, Lila served as the director of tax at Panasonic Corporation of North America and Aeropostale Inc.

Lila is highly committed to fostering productive and efficient organisations. Her experience as director of tax across multiple organizations has demonstrated pro-active efforts to develop tax efficient transfer pricing policies and procedures by optimizing the tax department functions, and leading initiatives to automate cumbersome tax accounting and finance processes. These efforts have resulted in greater accuracy in reporting, risk mitigation, cost savings, and ultimately enabled her staff to gain capacity to contribute to higher value strategic activities.

Lila earned her Economics degree at the State University of Science and Economics in Tirana, Albania. After moving to the United States with her family, she attended the University of Phoenix where she earned her MBA in Accounting. She is a CPA licensed in New Jersey. Lila was honored as one of the top 100 international Albanian professionals by Albanian Excellence. She is on the leadership committee of Women in Tax, New Jersey Chapter organization and a frequent presenter and organizer of various domestic tax conferences.

 

 Speaking session 

Transfer pricing implications of US Tax Reform

Tuesday, December 1 - 11.30-12.15 CT

Pat Dervin
Aon
Pat Dervin
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Pat Dervin

Director of transfer pricing, Aon


 

Biography coming soon.

 

 Speaking session 

Operational TP and digitalisation

Tuesday, December 1 - 13.15-14.00 CT

George Stasny
Halliburton
George Stasny
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George Stasny

Manager – transfer pricing, Halliburton


 

Biography coming soon.

 

 Speaking session 

Operational TP and digitalisation

Tuesday, December 1 - 13.15-14.00 CT

Carmen White
Microsoft
Carmen White
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Carmen White

Director – tax technology, Microsoft


 

Carmen White is a Tax and Trade Process and Technology Director at Microsoft, where she oversees Tax operational activities, process improvements and technology deployments across all Tax functions. She has 20 years of Operational Transfer Pricing experience, having established this function at Microsoft in 2016 after managing operational transfer pricing activities at Hewlett Packard.  Carmen received her MBA and her BS in Finance and Management from the University of Oregon.

 

 Speaking session 

Operational TP and digitalisation

Tuesday, December 1 - 13.15-14.00 CT

Nicole Williams
Celanese
Nicole Williams
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Nicole Williams

Senior manager – global transfer pricing, Celanese


 

Nicole Williams is the Senior Manager of Global Transfer Pricing at Celanese Corporation, a $7B industry-leading chemical and specialty materials company.  Nicole joined Celanese in 2009 and has held various roles within the company.  Her current responsibilities include the implementation, management, and documentation of transfer pricing policies, models, and processes related to intercompany tangibles, intangibles, services, and intercompany financing.  In addition, Nicole has extensive experience in both US and foreign tax audits.  Prior to joining Celanese, Nicole held various positions at PwC.  Nicole received her Bachelor of Science in Accounting and her Masters of Accounting in Taxation from the University of Texas at Dallas.

 

 Speaking session 

Operational TP and digitalisation

Tuesday, December 1 - 13.15-14.00 CT

Yoshio Uehara
Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
Yoshio Uehara
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Yoshio Uehara

Partner, Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa


Biography comoing soon.

 

 Speaking session 

TP documentation and CbCR

Tuesday, December 1 - 14.15-15.00 CT

Amy Pinson
Bayer
Amy Pinson
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Amy Pinson

Senior manager – transfer pricing, Bayer


Biography coming soon.

 

 Speaking session 

TP documentation and CbCR

Tuesday, December 1 - 14.15-15.00 CT

Tosin Akande
Citi
Tosin Akande
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Tosin Akande

Senior vice president – transfer pricing, Citi


Biography coming soon.

 

 Speaking session 

TP documentation and CbCR

Tuesday, December 1 - 14.15-15.00 CT

Jason Wiegand
Procter & Gamble
Jason Wiegand
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Jason Wiegand

Associate director – global transfer pricing, Procter & Gamble


 

 

13.5 years in Procter & Gamble’s tax organization, including roles in P&G’s US federal, planning, and transfer pricing groups as well as two assignments outside of the U.S.

 

Total of 5 years outside of U.S. – 3 in Johannesburg, South Africa as Sub Sahara Group Tax Manager and 2 in Geneva, Switzerland as Europe, India, Middle East and Africa Transfer Pricing Group Manager.

 

For past 2 years, served as Associate Director – Global Taxes, Transfer Pricing located in Cincinnati

 

Current role has a broad portfolio of TP focused responsibilities including overseeing P&G’s transfer pricing operations group, TP related tax controversy support (including APA negotiations), and tax policy matters. 

 

Prior to P&G, spent 6 years at Deloitte in Cincinnati focused on federal tax and tax accounting matters for large MNEs

 

 Speaking session 

TP documentation and CbCR

Tuesday, December 1 - 14.15-15.00 CT

Sadia Nazir
Clarios
Sadia Nazir
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Sadia Nazir

Director – global transfer pricing, Clarios


Biography coming soon.

 

 Speaking session 

TP documentation and CbCR

Tuesday, December 1 - 14.15-15.00 CT

Oscar Campero
Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
Oscar Campero
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Oscar Campero

Partner, Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa


Biography coming soon.

 

 Speaking session 

TP documentation and CbCR

Tuesday, December 1 - 14.15-15.00 CT

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