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
10.30 – Thomson Reuters Session
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
· Dealing with poor visibility inside the organisation
Sabine Prechtl, Head of Indirect Tax, BASF
Oleh Fedusiv, Senior Manager EMEA Tax, Uber
Heidi Pohl, Global Head for Indirect Taxes and Business Partnering, SGS
12.10 – Sponsor Session
12.50 - 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
13.30 – Lunch Break
14.30 – Practical Implications of a Move Toward e-compliance and Continuous Transaction Control (CTC) with Authorities Today
· Main barriers to compliance for tax teams with a changing taxation landscape
· The importance of data quality and accuracy in tax compliance
Rico Buess, Indirect Tax Process & Technology Manager, Syngenta
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 – 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
16.30 – Afternoon Coffee and Networking
17.10 – How Booking Leverages AI & Data Science in Tax – Actual Use Cases
· Agentic AI for tax research
· Working with Data using natural language processing
· Data Science & Master Data
Ha Pham, Tax Manager – Data & Tech Strategy, Booking.com
17.50 – 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
18.30 - Closing Remarks and End of Day 1
Networking Reception
19.30 - 3 Course Dinner (included for all attendees)