22 - 23 October, 2019
Hotel Palace Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Conference Day 2

MORNING MASTERCLASS C

7:45 am - 8:00 am Registration and welcome coffee for the Masterclass

8:00 am - 9:30 am Profit from the experience and know-how of different creative approaches to TP. Join this interactive session and discuss with Lukasz and Jonne your TP Journey


8:00 am - 8:40 am Case Study I: Transfer pricing documentation - automation by employing Microsoft tools

Detailed demonstration of a case study where Microsoft tools are used to automate
preparation of transfer pricing documentation. Several tools are configured in a concise
and comprehensive software environment. The output targets 100 reports every year with
a team of less than 3 FTE!
Lukasz Kubicki, Head of International Tax at OC Oerlikon

Lukasz Kubicki

Head of International Tax
OC Oerlikon

Sharing the use case of moving Teva, a highly decentralized company from desktop TPA’s
to a digital TP platform. The challenges, benefits and lessons learned.
• Setting a TP digitalization strategy
• Effectively implementing TP technology: Pitfalls & learnings
• Use Case for data and analytics in TP
Jonne Kregting, Senior Manager Transfer Pricing Processes and Technology at Teva Pharmaceuticals Europe BV

Jonne Kregting

Senior Manager Transfer Pricing Processes and Technology
Teva Pharmaceuticals Europe BV

Lukasz Kubicki, Head of International Tax at OC Oerlikon

Lukasz Kubicki

Head of International Tax
OC Oerlikon

Jonne Kregting, Senior Manager Transfer Pricing Processes and Technology at Teva Pharmaceuticals Europe BV

Jonne Kregting

Senior Manager Transfer Pricing Processes and Technology
Teva Pharmaceuticals Europe BV

Conference Day 2

9:15 am - 9:45 am Registration and welcome coffee

9:45 am - 9:50 am Opening of the 2nd conference day by IQPC

9:50 am - 10:00 am Chairperson's opening remarks

Sophia Weber, BD Tax Technology at Thomson Reuters

Sophia Weber

BD Tax Technology
Thomson Reuters

10:00 am - 10:30 am Keynote Disruption RPA

• Six levels of disruption
• Automation of routine processes vs automation of creative processes
Felix Hassine, VP Corporate Tax at Kühne + Nagel

Felix Hassine

VP Corporate Tax
Kühne + Nagel

10:30 am - 11:00 am Tax Plattform

Donata Koren, Head of Tax at Zalando

Donata Koren

Head of Tax
Zalando

11:00 am - 11:30 am Networking and refreshment break

11:30 am - 12:00 pm Interactive Forum: Robotic Process Automation in VAT

 IDG 30 Min Interactive Forum focused on specific challenges and solutions. You can open up and enquire about actual lessons learnt
Bruno Daenen, Global Superuser Tax Systems at Kühne + Nagel

Bruno Daenen

Global Superuser Tax Systems
Kühne + Nagel

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Perfectly controlled: Connection ERP system: Migration of S4 HANA

• Define taxable facts & represent them stably
• Align data hub or ERP systems to be tax-sensitive
• Definition of the interfaces from the ERP
• Enhanced VAT/TAX configuration check
• Creation of Central Tax of Data Analytics
• Interfaces
Sebastian Wenzel, Head of Indirect Tax at BASF – Global Shared Services Organization

Sebastian Wenzel

Head of Indirect Tax
BASF – Global Shared Services Organization

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Networking luncheon

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm PANEL DISCUSSION ROI: Cost efficiency through automation

• What does the actual savings potential depend on?
• Cost reduction in infrastructure planning
• A question of complexity
• Digitization measures that can be combined with automation
Donata Koren, Head of Tax at Zalando

Donata Koren

Head of Tax
Zalando

2:50 pm - 3:20 pm DAC 6: How to prepare for the new EU tax disclosure rule from the in-house perspective

• Overview of the current status of disclosure obligations
• Internal process to collect relevant data on reportable arrangements
• DAC 6 IT solutions
Patrycja Brzostowska, Lead International Tax and Transfer Pricing at Zalando

Patrycja Brzostowska

Lead International Tax and Transfer Pricing
Zalando

3:20 pm - 3:30 pm Chairperon's closing remarks and end of conference

Sophia Weber, BD Tax Technology at Thomson Reuters

Sophia Weber

BD Tax Technology
Thomson Reuters

Masterclass D

Machine learning – What does this buzzword mean for tax professionals? Machine learning is a subset of AI that uses algorithms which can learn from your data, without you having to explicitly set out the rules. How machine learning can be used for a global tax approach and what the experiences are will be discussed in this workshop.
Felix Hassine, VP Corporate Tax at Kühne + Nagel

Felix Hassine

VP Corporate Tax
Kühne + Nagel

Bruno Daenen, Global Superuser Tax Systems at Kühne + Nagel

Bruno Daenen

Global Superuser Tax Systems
Kühne + Nagel