Tuesday, November 24
Chair's opening comments
9.30 - 9.35 CET
Opening keynote: trends and developments in the VAT world

Prof. David Hummel
European Court of Justice

Head of compliance & legal counsel, Noble Group

Director M&A, Commerzbank

Managing director, Asia-IO

Senior managing director, managing partner, private equity, CITIC Capital
Networking break
10.05 - 10.20 CET
Regulation - international VAT regime changes
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 Deschâtres
Head of tax, Taxamo (moderator)

Aicha Nianzou
Global indirect tax director, WABCO

Patrice Pillet
Head of unit – VAT unit, European Commission

Ruud van der Hoeven
head of tax Europe and Middle East, Johnson Electric

Head of compliance & legal counsel, Noble Group

Director M&A, Commerzbank

Managing director, Asia-IO

Senior managing director, managing partner, private equity, CITIC Capital
Networking break
11.20 - 11.35 CET
Presentation: indirect tax digitalisation
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Trends in indirect tax technologies and digitalisation
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Difficulties - how to estimate the future development, complexity of planning procedures
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Real time reporting requirements and the future of the in-house indirect tax function
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Country specific measures on the implementation of e-invoicing and/or e-reporting

Head of compliance & legal counsel, Noble Group

Director M&A, Commerzbank

Managing director, Asia-IO

Senior managing director, managing partner, private equity, CITIC Capital

Reece Duncan
Indirect tax technology specialist – enterprise EMEA, Avalara
Lunch and networking
12.10 - 13.10 CET
VAT challenges for the digital economy
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Digital service tax developments
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VAT challenges with development of digital economies
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The new rules for payment service providers
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VAT liability regimes for online platforms
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e-Commerce regulation effective 2021

Head of compliance & legal counsel, Noble Group

Director M&A, Commerzbank

Managing director, Asia-IO

Senior managing director, managing partner, private equity, CITIC Capital

Peter Boerhof
VAT director, Vertex

Stephan Hodgson
head of indirect tax, GVC Group

Gorka Echevarria
global VAT leader, Lexmark

Erik Stessens
senior vice president, tax – Europe/APMEA, Mastercard
Networking break
14.00 - 14.15 CET
Challenges for in-house VAT functions
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Focusing on the right priorities under heavy IDT regulation
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Recent trends related to limited VAT deductions
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VAT impact on bad debts or warranties
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How will Brexit be managed?
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Positive outcome for businesses from recent ECJ cases

Head of compliance & legal counsel, Noble Group

Director M&A, Commerzbank

Managing director, Asia-IO

Senior managing director, managing partner, private equity, CITIC Capital

Claude Seynhaeve
Group indirect tax manager, international tax manager Europe, Bekaert (moderator)

Torsten Sandkühler
Head of tax, Provinzial

Gunjan Tripathi
Senior proposition manager, indirect tax, Thomson Reuters

Cécile Fournis
global indirect tax specialist, ION Group
Closing remarks
15.05 - 15.10 CET
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