Agenda Day 1, March 11th, 2026: (see Agenda Day 2) (back to Event Summary)
08.30 – Registration and Coffee
09.00 – Opening Remarks from the Chair
09.20 – Closing the Loop: Reconciling VAT Returns with E-Invoicing Data and the role of Technology and Automation
· Why Reconciliation Matters More Now
· Typical Breaks Between E-Invoice and VAT Return Data
· How Technology and Automation Can Help
· Preparing Now – Practical Tips
· Beyond Compliance – Business Benefits
Lisa Dowling, Chief Tax & Compliance Officer, Fintua
09.50 – Experience Implementing E-Invoicing Mandates
· IT infrastructure of the tax authorities
· Solution assessments ( New tool, AI applications and empowering enterprises current ERP systems)
· e-invoicing for Intercompany invoices
· Progress of experiences with implementing e-invoicing
· Structuring your indirect tax teams towards e-invoicing
Baran Sari, Cross Functional Lead – Tax - IT, Dell Technologies
Reka Okros, Director, Global Indirect Tax Counsel, Dover Corporation
Marta Pankiv, Head of Global Tax, Tricentis
Ellen van Daal, Sales Engineer Principal, Vertex(moderator)
10.30 – Cycling Compliance Forward: Transforming Indirect Tax Through Automation
In an era of accelerating regulatory change and expanding digital mandates, indirect tax leaders face a choice: react to deadlines—or be leaders in digital transformation for the business.
This session explores how combining tax technology with e-invoicing automation can elevate the indirect tax function into a strategic driver of accuracy and efficiency. Along the way, we'll borrow lessons from training for an Ironman to build endurance, structure, and feedback loops.
You'll leave with practical best practices to:
· Choose a North Star before a tool to define baseline and target state
· Select the right-fit approach so that your technology choices match your data and systems
· Track the metrics that matter to monitor key KPIs and adjust quickly
· Train for adoption to win—adoption is the ROI multiplier
Walk away with actionable insights to evolve the tax department to be leaders in digital transformation.
Lianne Bowker, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Indirect Tax, Thomson Reuters
11.10 – Morning Coffee and Networking
11.40 – Improving Indirect Tax’s Visibility and Relationships with its Stakeholders
• How to become a valuable partner to the business
• Managing relationships with tax authorities
• Improving relationships with other stakeholders
• Improving visibility and trust with dashboards and AI
• Dealing with poor visibility inside the organisation
Sabine Prechtl, Head of Indirect Tax, BASF
Simone van Rheenen, VP Product Management, RTC
Oleh Fedusiv, Senior Manager EMEA Tax, Uber
Heidi Pohl, Global Head Indirect Taxes & Business Partnering, SGS
Moderator: Ahu Çağlayan, CXO, RTC
12.10 – Keeping up with Legislative Changes and Shifting Local Reporting Requirements
· Dealing with increased demand on transactional and master data in near real-time
· Managing localized non-standardised e-invoicing requirements
Kelly Muniz, Senior Regulatory Counsel, Sovos
12.50 - Using AI in a Corporate (Tax) Environment – Use Cases
· Current status of AI
· Practical examples of usage in your day-to-day work
Manus Mens, Senior Director Indirect Tax, Cisco
Marta Pankiv, Head of Global Tax, Tricentis
Oleh Fedusiv, Senior Manager EMEA Tax, Uber
Ha Pham, Tax Manager – Data & Tech Strategy, Booking.com
13.30 – Lunch Break
14.30 – The Future of Tax Reporting - How to Prepare for 2026 and Beyond
· How Meridian and BASF are co-innovating in SAP BTP to improve data quality for all E-invoicing and digital reporting requirements
· Why is a determination solution and a compliance solution more important now than ever
Helena Crombez, Indirect Tax-Global Product Owner, BASF
John Dingle, Director Product Management (Tax Technology), Meridian
Eoghan Rogers, Director Product Management (Tax Technology), Meridian
15.10 – Using AI in your Processes – Trends & Possibilities
· Adoption of AI in corporate environments
· AI and contracting
Remco Dewaerheijt, VP Tax Operations, Blue dot
15.50 – Implementing a Data Monitoring System to Prepare for Real-Time Transaction Reporting
· Path to a better transaction data in our ERP
· Tools evaluated and POC to rollout - Power BI, Alteryx, Celonis
· Internal resources used for the project and people profile
· Challenges in Master Data
· Current progress and next steps
Keiko Iwakawa, Global Indirect Tax Practice Lead, Hitachi Energy
16.50 – Afternoon Coffee and Networking
17.20 – Marosa Session
17.50 – Avalara Session
18.30 – Navigating Green Taxes
· Evolution of Green Taxes
· How sustainability is shaping the world – a guide to green taxes
· Engaging with stakeholders
· Managing risk and compliance challenge
Samir Ulfati, Head of Indirect Tax, TPV Technology
19.10 - Closing Remarks and End of Day 1
Reception
19.45 - 3 Course Dinner (included for all attendees)