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22 MARCH 2018 - College of Europe - Dijver 9 – 11, Bruges

9th Bruges European Business Conference

Taxation for a seamless and competitive internal European market

8.45	Registration
9.15-9.35	Welcome address
	Prof. Dr. Jörg Monar	Rector College of Europe

9.35-10.45	Keynote speech: Taxation in the EU - Commission's Perspective
Chair	Prof. Phedon Nicolaides	Jan Tinbergen Professor of European Economics College of Europe

Prerecorded address	Pierre Moscovici, Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Union
	Q&A with Bernardus Zuijdendorp, Head of Unit, Company Taxation Initiatives, DG TAXUD

10:45-12:45	Tax systems in a borderless world: fir for purpose?
Chair	Gianmarco Monsellato	EU Tax Public Policy Leader Deloitte

Discussants	Prof. Marcel Gérard	Visiting Professor College of Europe

	Prof. Luc De Broe	Head of the Institute for Tax Law KU Leuven

	Andreas Strub	Head of Unit Council of the European Union

	Paul Tang	MEP, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats European Parliament

12:45-14:00	Lunch

14:00-16:00	Parallel workshops with regulators, private sector representatives and experts

	Workshop 1: Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base

Chair	Stephen Brunner	Partner Deloitte

Discussants	Valeska Gronert	Head of Sector European Commission, DG TAXUD

	Jefferson VanderWolk	Head of Division Center for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD

	Prof. Luc De Broe	Head of the Institute for Tax Law KU Leuven

	Henk Koller	CEO Dutch Association of Tax Advisers

	Worskshop 2: VAT Reform and VAT for e-commerce

Chair	Johan Van Der Paal	Partner Deloitte

Discussants	Eduard Folch-Sogas	Task Force on Digital Taxation European Commission, DG Taxud

	Fabiola Annacondia	Principal VAT Specialist International Bureau for Fiscal Documentation

	Prof. Andrea Renda	Google Chair in Digital Innovation College of Europe

	Donato Raponi	Partner TAJ/Deloitte

	William Echikson	Head of the Digital Forum Centre for European Policy Studies

16.00-16.15	Coffee break

16:30-17:30	Plenary Session: reporting by chairs and conclusion

17:30-18:30	Reception
Practical information: The registration, coffee break and reception will take place in the foyer of the Dijver building of the College of Europe. The Plenary Session and the CCCTB Parallel Workshop will take place in room E. The Parallel Workshop on VAT will take place in room D. The buffet lunch will take place in room A+B in the Dijver building of the College of Europe.