Your personal invitation to the tenth in our series of seminars Staying up-to-date: Current Developments in European and International Tax Law
Tax latest: Getting insights Building upon international tax expertise We look forward to welcoming you! Everybody is talking about global tax issues. But not every opinion which is articulated is based on a deep understanding of the underlying issues, which is why it is now more important than ever to build upon existing international tax expertise and get the leading experts of the field involved. This is your opportunity to receive the best possible updates. This series of seminars entitled Current Developments in European and International Tax Law is hosted by the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) Institute of Austrian and International Tax Law together with PwC. Individually held seminars will give you the opportunity to gain expert insights while also making it possible to exchange views on an informal level. In the course of the coming academic year we are happy to once again be able to present a number of internationally renowned speakers from a variety of different countries. Leading researchers as well as experts from the international PwC network will share their expertise and discuss current tax issues. The exact topics and programmes will be decided upon closer to the time of the event itself. This will enable us to focus on the latest relevant issues. Subject to your registration, you will of course receive details on the themes to be discussed prior to each individual seminar. Participation is free of charge. We cordially invite you to come along and meet top international tax experts at these exciting lectures. Professor Michael Lang Head of the WU Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law Christine Weinzierl Partner, PwC Austria
Contact WU Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law Lisa Steiner Tel.: +43 1 31 336-4644 Fax: +43 1 31 336-730 E-mail: lisa.steiner@wu.ac.at PwC Austria Mark Joainig Tel.: +43 1 501 88-5111 Fax: +43 1 501 88-75111 E-mail: mark.joainig@at.pwc.com Simply register by sending an e-mail to one of the above. You will receive a reminder as well as details on what is to be discussed before each event. Seminar dates at a glance Date Monday, November 10, 2014 Monday, December 15, 2014 Monday, January 19, 2015 Monday, March 16, 2015 Monday, April 13, 2015 Monday, June 1, 2015 Location WU WU PwC WU WU PwC WU Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law Lecture Room Welthandelsplatz 1 Building D3 1020 Vienna, Austria PwC Erdbergstrasse 200, 1030 Vienna, Austria 16.30 until 19.30
Part 1 Monday, November 10, 2014, 16.30 19.30 WU Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law Lecture Room, Building D3 Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna, Austria Lecturers: Frans Vanistendael Prof. Dr. Frans Vanistendael studied law, economics and philosophy at KULeuven (Belgium), Chicago and Yale. He holds the academic degrees of Dr. Juris, Lic. Notarial Sciences, Bachelor in Philosophy, Master of Laws and Doctor (agrégé) in Higher Legal Education. He was professor for taxation at KULeuven, member of the Brussels bar and dean of the law faculty. He was also cabinet advisor to the Minister of Finance in Belgium, member of the High Council of Finance in Belgium and consultant to the OECD, the IMF and the EU. He has been a visiting professor in several tax programmes worldwide and was the founder of the European and International Tax Moot Court Competition. Manfred Mössner Manfred Mössner is Professor Emeritus for Corporate Tax Law and International Tax Law. He has been a guest professor at the Universities of Paris I/ II, Vienna, Stockholm, NYU, Cambridge, Tillburg, Leuven, Hamburg, Milan (Bocconi) and Beijing. Alongside his scientific career, he served as a judge at the Lower Saxony Finance Court. He is a member of the German Tax Code Commission under the umbrella of Stiftung Marktwirtschaft (Foundation of Market Economy) and Chairman of the German Municipal Finances Commission. 5
Part 2 Monday, December 15, 2014, 16.30 19.30 WU Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law Lecture Room, Building D3 Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna, Austria Lecturers: Christoph Schreuer Christoph Schreuer was Professor of Law at the University of Vienna, University of Salzburg and at the School of Advanced Internationals Studies (The Johns Hopkins University). He worked for Wolf Theiss Attorneys at Law and published over 100 articles on a variety of subjects of international law and numberous acticles on international investment law. Eelco Van der Enden Eelco van der Enden is a Partner for Tax and Human Resource Services at PwC Netherlands. He is Global Tax Function Effectiveness Leader and Global Tax Administration Policy Leader in the PwC network. He is co-founder and lecturer for tax strategy and tax management at the Nyenrode Business University, Center for Tax Management and Tax Assurance Academy. He is chief editor of the Tax Assurance Magazine. 6
Part 3 Monday, January 19, 2015, 16.30 19.30 PwC Austria Office Vienna Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor Erdbergstrasse 200, 1030 Vienna, Austria Lecturers: Bertil Wiman Bertil Wiman is Professor of tax law at the University of Uppsala in Sweden. Previously he worked as a Professor at the University of Economy in Stockholm and at the University of Umeå. He has been a guest professor at the Universities of Minnesota, Munich, Georgetown and Florida. Bertil Wiman published several articles on European and international Tax Law. Björn Bodewaldt Björn Bodewaldt is an attorney at law and tax advisor, working for PricewaterhouseCoopers AG in Hamburg. A law graduate from the Universities of Munich and Bordeaux IV (Montesquieu), he then completed a Master of International Taxation (M.I.Tax) programme at Hamburg University. He specialises in international tax law, including European tax law and tax litigation. 7
Part 4 Monday, March 16, 2015, 16.30 19.30 WU Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law Lecture Room, Building D3 Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna, Austria Lecturers: Peter Essers Peter Essers works as a Professor of Tax Law at Tilburg University, the Netherlands. He is a member of the Senate of the Netherlands and Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Senate of the Netherlands. He specialises in personal and corporate income tax and in comparative taxation. He also works as a Director of the European Tax College and as a visiting professor at the Vienna University of Economics and Business as well as the University of Bologna. Carlo Romano Carlo Romano is a partner of PwC s tax practice and he is the Tax Controversy and Dispute Resolution leader. He has extensive experience in managing tax audits, tax litigation cases, negotiating settlements and advising multinational clients on defensive and tax dispute strategies. Carlo is a Professor at the Scuola Superiore dell Economia e delle Finanze (SSEF) and scientific Director of the LLM in International tax law. Doctor in International and Comparative Tax Law (Ph.D. cum laude from the University of Groningen - NL) and formerly Visiting Scholar at New York University (NYU). 8
Part 5 Monday, April 13, 2015, 16.30 19.30 WU Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law Lecture Room, Building D3 Welthandelsplatz 1, 1020 Vienna, Austria Lecturers: Christopher Phillip Orchard Christopher Phillip Orchard is a Partner with PwC in the Tax Knowledge and Innovation group based in London, UK. He holds a Bachelor Degree of Education (Hons) from the University of Warwick. He specialises in VAT and has gained additional experience of other indirect taxes such as betting and gaming duties. He is currently responsible for ongoing litigation on reimbursement of VAT levied in breach of EU law on investment trust companies which involves barristers from three separate chambers. Andrew Dawson An economist by background, Andrew is the Head of the Tax Treaty Team in the UK s Revenue & Customs Department, responsible for the negotiation of the UK s double taxation treaties. Previously he worked at the British Embassy in Washington DC. Andrew has held several tax policy jobs in the Inland Revenue and HM Treasury. Andrew is Chairman of the OECD Committee of Fiscal Affairs Working Party 1 on Tax Treaties, and is a member of the UN s Committee of Experts on International Tax Cooperation in Tax Matters. 9
Part 6 Monday, June 1, 2015, 16.30 19.30 PwC Austria Office Vienna Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor Erdbergstrasse 200, 1030 Vienna, Austria Lecturers: Aline Kapp Aline Kapp has been with the Human Resource Services department at PwC for more than 16 years. Her professional focus is on consulting services concerning legal matters in connection with international staff deployment. She has gained considerable experience in dealing with deployment programmes. After graduating in Business Administration from Bayreuth University, she started her career in the tax department of PwC Frankfurt in 1998. Aline Kapp is a German tax advisor. She has been a Partner and Head of Human Resource Services with PwC Austria since 2012. Claudine Devillet Claudine Devillet holds a Law Degree and Master s Degree in Business Law from the Université libre de Bruxelles. As negotiator of double tax treaties for Belgium, Claudine Devillet is responsible for developing the tax treaty policy and negotiating and implementing Belgium s tax treaties. With more than 25 years of experience in this area, she has a long history of involvement in the drafting and interpretation of Belgian tax treaties as well as in the policy development and interpretation of the OECD Model Tax Convention and the UN Model Double Taxation Convention between Developed and Developing Countries. 10
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