The only truly international Tax Conference in Europe

We are pleased to invite you to our International Tax Conference Munich (ITC Munich), jointly organized in co-operation between the International Chamber of Commerce, Business at OECD and BusinessEurope. Scheduled for the 10th and 11th of July, this year’s „ITC Munich“ presents a timely opportunity to discuss the “hot of the press” developments and ongoing discussions at the international level in the UN, the OECD and the EU. The conference will provide a platform for an exchange between business representatives, key officials from the public sector from UN, OECD and EU as well as from national Governments.

*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

Welcome Address
Georg Geberth, Director Global Tax Policy, Siemens

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

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

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

Lunch Break

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

Coffee Break

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

Social event evening in the Seehaus (English Garden)

DAY 2

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


Coffee Break

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

Lunch Break

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

Wrap Up

Closing Coffee

*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