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Bo recently became Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog. Bo is the Head of the Danish Competent Authority since 2016, leading MAP and BAPA cases. He has nearly 40 years in corporate taxation, including more than 25 years focused on transfer pricing. Bo built and led Denmark’s first dedicated transfer pricing audit teams. He was the founder and long-time lead of the Danish TP case-finding network combining audit and data analytics. He has served as Project leader of large national TP initiatives, including a 60-FTE cross-functional project. Bo is the former head mediator in Denmark’s alternative dispute resolution pilot and former head of Denmark’s valuation team and still a key contributor on complex valuation cases.

Sami Koskinen has worked in taxation for close to 25 years. He has served the Finnish Tax Administration in differing expert, managerial and director positions. In addition, Sami Koskinen has also worked in the private sectore as a tax manager as well as for the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a fiscal attché at the Finnish Permanent Representation to the European Union. His work has mainly focused on domestic and international corporate taxation and in particular, transfer pricing. In his current position as a director for stakeholder relations Sami Koskinen is responsible for leading the work in advancing the key strategic goals of the Finnish Tax Administration vis-à-vis differing stakeholders. The strategic goals currently focus largely on digitalisation of taxation. He has also served as a delegate to the OECD Working Party 6 and has been engaged to capacity building work in Namibia and in Georgia

Piotr Piontkowski, based in Warsaw, PL, is currently a Head of Unit at Ministerstwo Finansów. Piotr Piontkowski brings experience from previous roles at Ministerstwo Finansów, Eu Joint Transfer Pricing Forum, Ministry of Finance of Poland and Polish Tax & Customs Academy.

Dominik Wellmann is the Global Head of Tax & Customs at Mercedes-Benz, driving digitalisation, cultural transformation and the acceptance of the tax function as a value-added business partner. With extensive experience across the corporate tax function, Dominik champions a mindset shift in tax, emphasising open leadership, continuous learning, and genuine networks to drive growth and innovation.

Julian Oldaker is based out of Winsley, England, United Kingdom and works at Medtronic as Chief Tax Officer.

Lukasz has more than 20 years of international tax experience in consultancy and in-house. Today, he is a Head of Group Tax at PE owned European group and before he headed tax function of listed global Swiss MNE. He has vast experience in tax planning, driving digital transformation in finance, growing shared-service centers, concluding dozen of APAs and MAPs, executing buy/sell-side M&A deals, restructuring and refinancing highly leverage targets. He is a member of ACCA and SwissHoldings. He holds MA in Corporate Finance, postgraduate in tax law and is frequent speaker and university lecturer.

Michael has led the Lloyd’s Tax Team for almost two years, following eight years as Global Head of Tax at Swiss Re, working across London and Zurich. He joined Lloyd’s to take on a uniquely challenging and highimpact role at the centre of the insurance market. Michael provides strategic tax leadership, shapes policy engagement, and supports the market on complex tax issues.

Jorge Ramirez Dorantes is a transfer pricing (TP) practitioner with over a decade of experience in international TP advisory and in-house tax roles. His professional career path includes several jurisdictions, namely Mexico, the U.S., and Germany.Jorge leads Henkel’s Operational Transfer Pricing (OTP) team, and his main focus is the implementation of TP strategies across all business segments and regions. He also ensures alignment in global TP controversies and contributes to the successful integration of Henkel’s acquisition projects. Prior to joining Henkel, Jorge was a tax associate at a global law firm and a TP manager in a Big Four accounting firm. He is also an active member of the AWV e.V. Working Group for Economic Administration (OTP Chapter), funded by Germany’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy.Jorge obtained his degree in Accounting and Finance from ITAM and completed his MBA at Peking University in China.

Ingeborg is currently a Global Tax Operations Lead, VP Tax at Cargill (Tax Process, Data and Technology) at Cargill. Ingeborg has a background in VAT Advisory and tax transformation for 13 years, first with EY and after that with KPMG. During her time at EY, she also followed the (Post Master) EFS European Indirect Taxes (Erasmus University).

With over 20 years’ experience in-house and advisory roles, Sandra is a strategic and results-driven tax professional dedicated to leading organizations through today's complex tax environment.

In her current role, as chief architect of Celonis global tax strategy, she doesn’t just manage compliance, she builds the tax foundations that enables the hyper-growth of Celonis global business. She is also a course instructor for the IBFD and a board member of TEI.

Ravid has been a tax executive at Teva since 2008. He is highly active in leading the tax function and is involved in many external tax forums and groups.

He previously worked at KPMG as a senior consultant. Ravid went to the University of Haifa.

Rishi started his career with the Big 4 as Indirect Tax consultant. In 2005, he joined Unilever in the Netherlands as Indirect Tax Manager for Europe. From 2008 until 2011, Rishi was relocated to Singapore to build the Indirect Tax and Customs function for Unilever in Asia. As from 2011, he headed the Global Indirect Tax and Customs team based out of the Netherlands. Currently, Rishi is currently driving Unilever's Global Tax Transformation and Technology agenda across all Tax areas and is part of Unilever's Tax Leadership Team.

Krishna Gupta has been the Global Head of Transfer Pricing at DSM Firmenich since 2018, based in the Netherlands, where he leads the TP functions (multiple business group), which includes strategic / operational TP / process improvement and optimisation. Key activities include business modelling / M&A / integration projects / litigation / benchmarking / TP monitoring / APA / TP documentation such as CBCR/ MF / LF. He started his career as Manager of Taxation at Suzlon Group in 2007.

Michel Maenen is Managing Director, Tax at FEDEX. His background reflects a strong focus on tax leadership and international tax expertise across diverse industries.

Prior to joining FEDEX, Michel served as International Tax Head at Amgen, a leading biotechnology company. His tenure at Amgen involved navigating the complexities of global tax regulations within the pharmaceuticals sector. Earlier in his career, Michel held the position of Tax Head (EMEA) at SABIC, where they oversaw tax strategies within the chemicals and manufacturing industry.

Massimo has many years of experience in managing tax both with primary MNEs and Big Four/law firms, in different industries and territories. He has been holding senior in-house tax positions at IMI (Head of Tax for IMI Hydronic Engineering till the end of 2023 and then for Life Tech platform), Monsanto (EMEA Tax Director), VF Corporation (Tax Manager with Europe-wide responsibilities at the European Headquarters located in Switzerland) and at Bayer (Tax Manager in charge of the Italian operations for the Healthcare, Cropscience and Materialscience business divisions, overviewing the tax affairs of one holding company and seven subsidiaries)

Aaron Meneghin has a robust career in finance and tax management, currently serving as the Head of Group Tax and Managing Director at Valentino since December 2009. Prior to this role, Aaron was the CFO and Group Head of Tax at VFG International NV from May 2008 to December 2009. Aaron also held the position of Tax Manager at Valentino Fashion Group SpA between September 2006 and April 2008 and worked as the Tax & Accounting Manager at ACN from March 2005 to August 2006. Educational qualifications include a degree in Economics with a focus on Financial Markets from Università Ca' Foscari Venezia (1996-2001) and completion of secondary education at Liceo Flaminio.

Guillermo De Alba holds a Master's in Law, an MBA, and the Advanced Diploma in International Taxation from CIOT UK. He is a seasoned tax and transfer pricing expert with over 20 years of international experience leading tax strategy for multinational companies across diverse industries, including consumer goods, healthcare, professional services, engineering, and construction.

Lina Staugaite is a Tax Technology Manager at Everllence (formerly MAN Energy Solutions), where responsibilities include supporting the Tax Team in developing and implementing a Tax technology strategy, enhancing Tax controls through technology, and managing Tax components in business system implementations. Prior experience includes roles as Senior VAT Compliance Specialist at Align Technology and Trinseo, focusing on VAT registrations, compliance, and automation projects, as well as a Tax Specialist at Avaloq, managing VAT compliance and SAP data mapping. Early career experience at EY involved consulting on indirect tax compliance and improving VAT processes. Educational qualifications include an Executive degree in Transfer Pricing and Criminal Tax Law from the University of Lausanne and a Master's degree in Corporate Finance from the University of Liverpool.

Rezan Ökten is a partner and head of Transfer Pricing at Dentons' Amsterdam office. He advises clients on business restructurings, intellectual property, headquarters cost allocation models, financial transactions and valuations, as well as assisting in dispute management and resolution. His deep and significant experience includes advance pricing agreements, tax audits, mutual agreement procedures and court proceedings.

Starting his career at a Big Four firm, Rezan went on to head the transfer pricing practice of an Amsterdam law firm. His experience also includes working as a global in-house transfer pricing specialist of leading telecommunications and technology companies. His exceptional blend of knowledge and experience, gained on both sides of the table, allows Rezan to provide a 360-degree perspective. This is at the heart of how he advises clients. With a clear vision and technically sound approach, he knows when to go the extra mile or be pragmatic to get the buy-in from stakeholders.

Sebastian is a managing counsel and head of Valuation Services in the Amsterdam Transfer Pricing practice. He specializes in economic (valuation) services for widespread tax and transfer-pricing purposes.

He supports clients with in-depth tax/transfer pricing valuation services, ranging from equity and (intangible) asset valuations to value-based management and financial/tax modelling services. In addition, he focuses on economic and financial analyses relating to profit allocation issues, business restructurings, financing transactions, supply-chain structuring and other transfer-pricing matters. By leveraging from extensive financial experience and broad industry knowledge, he assists clients navigating through complex strategic and financial challenges. Sebastian is a certified business valuator (RV), certified patent valuation analyst (CPVA) and a member of the Netherlands Institute for Business Valuators (NiRV).

Jurjen Bevers is a Tax partner in the Amsterdam office and Co-Head of the European Tax practice. He specializes in Dutch corporate tax law and international tax law.

Jurjen provides strategic tax advice for mainly multinational companies. He focuses on group restructuring, M&A, investment and financial structuring, tax treaty interpretation and transfer pricing. His clients consist primarily of companies in the oil & gas, construction and shipbuilding business. 

Tim is the Senior Director, International Tax at Electronic Arts (EA), based in Geneva, overseeing EA’s European and Asian tax operations. With 25 years of international tax experience, Tim has held roles in both practice and in-house across Germany, Luxembourg, the UK, and Switzerland.

At EA, a global leader in interactive entertainment, Tim combines his deep expertise in international tax with a strong interest in technology and operational efficiency. He is particularly focused on tax risk management and process improvement, continuously striving to align tax strategy with EA’s dynamic and fast-evolving business.

Before joining EA, Tim was a Senior Tax Manager at Omnicom, a global advertising and marketing communications firm. There, he was responsible for developing and implementing tax planning strategies, managing tax audits, and ensuring compliance with local transfer pricing rules. Tim holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Mannheim and is a certified German tax advisor.

Remco is currently responsible for running globally the Tax Operations within Blue dot. Blue dot is offering different AI driven Tax and audit solutions running on their online platform. The most known is the VATBox VAT recovery Solution, but Blue dot also offers solutions to analyse data for Employee Benefits (wage tax), Corporate Income Tax and Policy Audit on Employee expenses.

Before joining Blue dot, Remco worked as the EMEA VAT lead at PPG Industries and before that worked as a tax lawyer at Baker & McKenzie.  Remco is registered as a certified tax advisor in the Netherlands.

Karine has been an in-house tax practitioner for 30 years, advising multinationals in all areas of international taxation. She has most recently joined Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) as their Group Head of Tax after leading the tax team at their largest subsidiary, Booking.com. She is also a frequent speaker at international conferences and a former lecturer to master students at the University of Paris-Dauphine. She currently lives in the Netherlands.

My passions are tax and teaching. I love reading and understanding treaties, laws and directives; seeing how they are shaped in case law and then explaining all that in clear, simple terms with references to real life practical examples. I also work as an interim in-house tax specialist during several months of the year. Assignments differ, but are usually focussed on transfer pricing, sometimes in connection with tax audits.

Ralf has had a long career at Citco with roles including involving Transfer Pricing / Tax Risk, Head of Tax Banking and Custody Division, and Tax Lawyer. He was previously a Tax Lawywer at Baker & McKenzie and Deloitte Nederland.

Dalton Hirata is an experienced tax professional currently serving as Head of Corporate Tax Governance and M&A at RHI Magnesita since September 2019, where responsibilities include managing quarterly tax closings and group tax risk for audits and disclosures. Previously, Dalton worked as a Group Tax Expert at Baker McKenzie, assisting multinational companies with international taxation issues and drafting legal opinions related to corporate restructuring. Prior experiences include serving as an Associate in Tax Law at Trench Rossi Watanabe, a Teaching Assistant at the International Tax Center Leiden, and conducting research at Núcleo de Estudos Fiscais. Dalton holds a Master of Laws in International Taxation from Leiden University and a Master of Laws in Tax Law from FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas, complemented by a Law degree from FGV and an exchange program at Northwestern University.

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