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Programme

Future in Tax and Economy

Thursday, 25 November 2021 (Day 2)

European Tax & Legal Forum pursues the topic of taxation from an economic perspective with an international focus. The conference combines interdisciplinary dependencies of economics and global technical developments with tax law. You will gain an insight into current tax law topics from German and international tax law as well as the areas of digitalisation, tax compliance and tax technology. Benefit from interdisciplinary and top-class discussion panels with academics, representatives from business, the tax authorities and the consulting community.

08:55 - 09:00

Opening

Oliver Holzinger of Tax & Legal Excellence Network

RA/StB Oliver Holzinger

CEO/Founder, Tax & Legal Excellence

09:00 - 09:20

Impulses

Germany as an investment location

boesinger-rolf

Dr Rolf Bösinger

State Secretary Federal Ministry of Finance, Berlin

09:20 - 09:50

Keynote

Public debt and need for fiscal reform After the Corona crisis

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Clemens Fuest - President of the ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, University of Munich

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Clemens Fuest

President of the ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich

09:50 – 11:00

panel discussion

Corporate tax law Challenges after the Federal election

Prof. Dr. Robert Risse

Moderation: Prof. Dr. Robert Risse

Institute for International Tax Law, WU Vienna and Head of Lounge Düsseldorf by Tax & Legal Excellence

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Clemens Fuest - President of the ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, University of Munich

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Clemens Fuest

President of the ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, University of Munich

Prof.in Dr. Johanna Hey - Director of the Institute for Tax Law, University of Cologne

Prof.in Dr. Johanna Hey

Director of the Institute for Tax Law, University of Cologne

Dr. Rolf Möhlenbrock

Dr. Rolf Möhlenbrock

Head of the Tax Department at the BMF

Dr. Monika Wünnemann

Dr. Monika Wünnemann

Head of the Taxes and and Fiscal Policy at the BDI

Kerstin Schulz Tax & Legal Excellence Forum

Kerstin Schulz

Global Head of Tax and Customs, Beiersdorf AG

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Olive walnut

Global Head of Tax, BASF AG

Christoph L. Rummel - Head of Tax, AXA Konzern AG

Christoph L. Rummel

Head of Tax of the AXA Group AG

11:00 - 11:15
Networking Break

11:15 - 11:40

Impulse Talk

Tax policy Challenges of the Global tax reform

Pascal Saint-Amans - Director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD

Pascal Saint-Amans

Director, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration OECD

Moritz Koch

Moritz Koch

Europe correspondent and Bureau Chief Handelsblatt

11:40 - 12:05

Keynote

Tax and trade policy Effects of the global tax reform

Robert B. Koopman

Robert B. Koopman

Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Research and Statistics Division, WTO

12:05 - 13:15

panel discussion

International tax law

Gerald Schachner

Moderation: Gerald Schachner

Partner bpv hills, Head of Lounge Vienna at Tax & Legal Excellence

Prof. DDr. Georg Kofler, LL.M.

Prof. DDr. Georg Kofler, LL.M,

Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law,
WU Vienna

Prof. DDr. Gunter Mayr

Prof. DDr. Gunter Mayr

Head of Taxes BMF Vienna

Dr. Achim Pross

Dr. Achim Pross

Head of Division International Cooperation, OECD

Prof. Dr. René Matteotti - Full Professor of Swiss, European and International Tax Law, University of Zurich

Prof. Dr René Matteotti

Full Professor for Swiss, European and International Tax Law, University of Zurich

Felix Hierstetter

Felix Hierstetter

International Tax Director, General Electric

Ulrike Schramm

Dr. Ulrike Schramm

Global Head of Tax,
Continental AG

13:15 - 14:00
Networking Break

14:00 – 14:10

Impulses

What needs to be done now in Europe; Germany's task in the new world

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Reinhard Müller

Managing Editor and Head of Department "Current Affairs and "State and Law", FAZ

14:10 – 14:35

Keynote

Case law of the Federal Constitutional Court on the Euro

Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Kirchhof

Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Kirchhof

Vice-President of the Federal Constitutional Court (ret.)

14:35 – 15:00

Keynote

Guarantee of the rule of law in the Member States According to Community law

Prof. Dr. Armin von Bogdandy - Director at the MPI for Comparative Public Law and International Law

Prof. Dr Armin von Bogdandy

Director at the MPI for Comparative Public Law and International Law

15:00 – 16:00

panel discussion

Tax and commercial law in the tension between EU and Member States

Prof. Jürgen Brandt - Judge in the VIII Senate at the Federal Fiscal Court (ret.)

Chair: Prof. Jürgen Brandt

RiBFH (retired), Chair of Taxation and Finance, Bergische Universität Wuppertal

Prof. Dr. Heribert M. Anzinger

Prof. Dr Heribert Anzinger

Institute for Accounting and Auditing, University of Ulm

Kirchhof-gregor

Prof. Dr Gregor Kirchhof

Director of the Institute for Business and Tax Law, University of Augsburg

Prof. Dr. Gregor Nöcker - Judge in the Xth Senate at the Federal Supreme Finance Court

Prof. Dr Gregor Nöcker

Judge in the X. Senate at the Federal Supreme Finance Court

Benno Scharpenberg - President of the Cologne Fiscal Court

Benno Scharpenberg

President of the Finance Court Cologne

Prof. Dr. René Niessen - Advocate General Hooge Raad, The Hague

Prof. Dr René Niessen

Advocate General Hooge Raad,
The Hague

Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Zorn - President of the Senate at the Administrative Court, Vienna

Prof. Dr Nikolaus Zorn

President of the Senate at the Administrative Court Vienna

16:00 – 16:15
Networking Break

"Future in Tax and Economy
DEEP DIVES

16:15 – 17:15

Session 1

Tax challenges for family businesses

Family businesses continue to form the backbone of the economy. The legal and taxation challenges are immense! Best practice scenarios for risk and opportunity assessment show the best way forward.

Pohl-edited

Dr. Dirk Pohl

Attorney and Partner, McDermott Will & Emery

Loosely edited

Prof. Dr Matthias Loose

Judge at the II. Senate of the BFH

Boehme-edited

Arndt Böhme

Tax consultant and lawyer, Wilh. Werhahn KG

16:15 – 17:15

Session 2

Posting of workers - what companies need to know about cross-border projects

Challenges in international employee assignments. In the session, you will receive recommendations for action and answers to practical questions regarding cross-border employee postings. 

Herrmann-edited

Dr Christoph Herrmann

Lawyer, notary, tax consultant and partner, Bluedex

Mueller-edited

Felix Müller

Lawyer, Bluedex

17:15 – 17:20

Closing

What remains of the day and outlook for next year!

Oliver Holzinger of Tax & Legal Excellence Network

RA/StB Oliver Holzinger

CEO/Founder, Tax & Legal Excellence