
“The only truly international Tax Conference in Europe”

395€*
*excluding VAT
International Tax Conference
ITC Munich 2025
Tax Coordination vs Unilateralism – International Taxation in a fundamentally changed Environment?
10th July 9:30 am – 11th July 4:00 pm (CEST)
DAY 1
9:30 – 9:35
Welcome Address
Georg Geberth, Director Global Tax Policy, Siemens
9:35 – 10:30
Opening Speeches
Manal Corwin, virtual, Director CTPA, OECD
Nils Weith, Former Head of Tax Department, German Ministry of Finance
Daniel Smith, Co-Chair, Business at OECD Tax Committee
10:30 – 11:30
Session 1
“The Future of Tax Coordination at Global Level”
Panel Discussion (60 Minutes)
Moderator: Tim Zech, Partner at WTS
Michael Lennard, virtual, Chief Int. Tax Cooperation and Trade, Financing for Development Office, UN
Helen Pahapill, Tax Policy Adviser, Estonian Ministry of Finance
John Connors, Chair, Global ICC Taxation Commission
Tania Saulnier, Deputy Tax Director, Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF)
Wolfgang Schön, Director Max-Planck-Institut; Hon. Prof. at Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ., Munich
11:30 – 13:30
Session 2
“Pillar 2 – Latest Developments”
Presentation by Félicie Bonnet (15 – 20 Minutes)
Panel Discussion (70 – 75 Minutes)
Moderator: Gabriele Rautenstrauch, Partner at WTS
Félicie Bonnet, Adviser, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD
Benjamin Angel, Director Direct Taxation, EU-Commission
Thomas Quatrevalet, Group Head of Tax, Air Liquide
Daniel Smith, Co-Chair, Business at OECD Tax Comittee; Director Int. Tax Planning & Policy, Google
13:00 – 14:30
Lunch Break
14:30 – 16:00
Session 3
“Digitalization and Taxes”
Presentation by Paul Marsh (15 – 20 Minutes)
Panel Discussion (70 – 75 Minutes)
Moderator: Jenny Köppe-Karkutsch, Director at WTS
Paul Marsh, virtual, Advisor of FTA Secretariat at the OECD
Georg Geberth, Director Global Tax Policy, Siemens
Jens Schäperclaus, Vice Chair, Institute for Digitalization of Tax Law
Richard Stern, Director, Global Tax Policy Center Institute for Austrian and Int. Tax Law, WU Wien
Paul Jairath, Project Leader, Netherlands Tax Administration
16:00 – 16:30
Coffee Break
16:30 – 18:00
Session 4
“Decluttering and Simplification”
Presentation by Félicie Bonnet (15 – 20 Minutes)
Panel Discussion (70 – 75 Minutes)
Moderator: Klaus Dumser, Partner at WTS
Félicie Bonnet, Adviser, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD
Helen Pahapill, Tax Policy Adviser, Estonian Ministry of Finance
Krister Andersson, Vice President, Employers Group, European Economic and Social Committee
Mariella Caruana, Senior Adviser, Taxation Economics Department, BusinessEurope
19:00 –
Social event evening in the Seehaus (English Garden)
DAY 2
9:30 – 10:30
Session 5
“US Tax Policy – Points of View from two Continents”
Panel Discussion (60 Minutes)
Moderator: Thomas Schänzle, Partner at WTS
Benjamin Angel, Director Direct Taxation, EU-Commission
Kunka Petkova, Senior Advisor, International Tax Policy, German Ministry of Finance
Christian Kaeser, Co-Chair, Business at OECD Tax Committee; Global Head of Tax, Siemens
Rick Minor, Vice President and International Tax Counsel, USCIB
Karoline Kampermann, Head of Dep., Econ Policy, Foreign Trade & Customs, SME & Taxation
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30
Session 6
“Improving Tax Certainty”
Presentation by Sandra Knaepen (15 – 20 Minutes)
Panel Discussion (70 – 75 Minutes)
Moderator: Florian Gimmler, Partner at WTS
Sandra Knaepen, Acting Head of the Tax Treaty, TP & Financial Transactions Division, OECD
Giammarco Cottani, Founding Partner, NOEMA Global
Christian Kaeser, Co-Chair, Business at OECD Tax Committee; Global Head of Tax, Siemens
Luisa Scarcella, Global Tax Policy Lead – Taxation and Trade, ICC
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:25
Session 7
“Cross Border Mobile Working”
Presentation by Achim Pross (15 – 20 Minutes)
Panel Discussion (70 – 75 Minutes)
Moderator: David Villwock, Director at WTS
Achim Pross, Deputy Director, Center for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD
Fabian Baumer, Vice Director / Head of Tax Policy, Federal Tax Administration Switzerland
Tom Roesser, GM, Tax Policy Counsel, Microsoft
Werner Stuffer, SVP Tax, ZF Friedrichshafen Group
Monika Wünnemann, Head of Tax Department, BDI
15:25 – 15:30
Wrap Up
15:30
Closing Coffee
395€*
*excluding VAT
Venue for the conference
HBW ConferenceCenter
Max-Joseph-Straße 5,
80333 Munich (Germany)
The conference will be held in English
Participation in person or online