Invitation: Register now and here!

International Tax Conference
(ITC Munich 2023)
“International Taxation between
Legacy and (R)evolution”


29th June 10:30 am – 30th June 4:00 pm (CEST)

DAY 1

10:30 – 10:35

Welcome Address
Georg Geberth, Director Global Tax Policy, Siemens

10:35 – 11:30

Opening Speeches
Nils Weith, Head of Tax Department, German Ministry of Finance
Achim Pross, Deputy Director CTPA, OECD
Alan McLean, Chair, Tax Committee, Business@OECD

11:30 – 12:30

Session 1 on “International Tax Policy beyond 2023”

Presentation by Rick Minor, USCIB

Panel Discussion
Gabriele Rautenstrauch, International Tax Partner, WTS Munich (Moderator)
Achim Pross, Deputy Director, Center for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD
Nils Weith, Head of Tax Department, German Ministry of Finance
Christian Kaeser, Chair, Global ICC Taxation Commission; Global Head of Tax, Siemens
Alan McLean, Chair, Tax Committee Business@OECD
Rick Minor, Vice President and International Tax Counsel

12:30 – 14:00

LUNCH

14:00 – 15:30

Session 2 on “Transfer Pricing in a Modern Tax Environment”

Presentation by Brigitte Baumgartner Garcia, Aibidia

Panel Discussion
Achim Roeder, Transfer Pricing Partner, WTS Stuttgart (Moderator)
Ingela Willfors, Director International Taxation, Swedish Ministry of Finance
Brigitte Baumgartner Garcia, Digital TP Advisor, Aibidia
Oliver Nussbaum, Global Head of Taxes and Duties, BASF
Catherine Harlow, Head of Transfer Pricing, AstraZeneca

15:30 – 16:00

COFFEE BREAK

16:00 – 17:30

Session 3 on “Pillar 2 – Dispute Resolution and Simplification”

Presentation by Achim Pross, OECD

Panel Discussion
Daniel Blöchle, International Tax Partner, WTS Frankfurt (Moderator)
Achim Pross, Deputy Director, Center for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD
Tania Saulnier, Deputy Tax Director, Mouvement des Enterprises de France, Medef
Christian Kaeser, Chair, Global ICC Taxation Commission; Global Head of Tax, Siemens
Fabian Baumer, Vice-Director, Head of Tax Policy Division, Swiss Federal Tax Administration
Uwe Ihli, Head of Section Corporate Tax Directives, EU-Commission

19:00

Social event in the evening @WTS!

DAY 2

9:00 – 10:30

Session 1 on “Pillar 2 – Legal and practical implementation issues”

Presentation by John Peterson, OECD

Panel Discussion
Christian Schießl, International Tax Partner, WTS Munich (Moderator)
John Peterson, Adviser, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD
Thomas Quatrevalet, Deputy Group Head of Tax, Air Liquide
Tom Roesser, GM Tax Policy Counsel, Microsoft
Falk Thörmer, Head of International Tax and Transparency, Amana
Monika Wünnemann, Head of Tax Department, BDI

10:30 – 11:00

COFFEE BREAK

11:00 – 13:00

Session 2 on “Data Management and Innovative Technologies”

Presentation by Jens Schäperclaus, IDSt
and by Thomas Hoppe, Schwarz-Group

Panel Discussion
Michel Braun, Digital Tax Partner, WTS Düsseldorf (Moderator)
Jochen Würges, Digital Tax Partner, WTS Frankfurt (Moderator)
Thomas Borchmann, Executive Partner, fwsb
Thomas Hoppe, Head of Indirect Taxes / Digitization, Schwarz-Group
Oliver Nussbaum, Global Head of Taxes and Duties, BASF
Jens Schäperclaus, Vice Chair, Institute for Digitalization of Tax Law
Georg Geberth, Director, Global Tax Policy, Siemens

13:00 – 14:30

LUNCH BREAK

14:30 – 15:55

Session 3 on “ICAP, Joint Audit and MAP”

Presentation by Sandra Knaepen, OECD

Panel Discussion
Axel Nientimp, Transfer Pricing Partner, WTS Düsseldorf (Moderator)
Sandra Knaepen, Acting Head of the Tax Treaty, TP & Financial Transactions Division
Reinhard Biebel, Head of Unit Corporate Tax Transparency, EU-Commission
Alessandro Bucchieri, Head of Tax Affairs, Enel
Sune Hein Bertelsen, Chair of Tax Policy Working Group, BusinessEurope
Rick Minor, Vice President and International Tax Counsel

15:55 – 16:00

WRAP UP

The venue for the conference is:

ConferenceCenter, House of Bavarian Businesses, Max-Joseph-Straße 5, 80333 Munich (Germany)

On Thursday evening, 29 June, we invite all guests (physical participants) to our Social Event at the new WTS headquarter: Friedenstr. 22, 81671 Munich.

Physical participation: free of charge

Online participation: 100 Euro (You will receive the payment details after registration and the link to the conference after payment.)

In the meantime, mark these dates on your calendar, start the travel planning and see you soon in Munich!