Wednesday, October 23, 2024

18.30   Welcome Reception

Thursday, October 24, 2024

08.30 - 09.00   Registration

09.00 - 09.15   Welcome Address

09.15 - 10.45   Session 1: Transfer Pricing and Burden of Proof
                        • Dolce & Gabbana / Italy
                        • ERT Automotive Bohemia SRO / Czech Republic
                        • Lux Credit BV / Netherlands

10.45 - 11.15   Coffee Break

11.15 - 12.45   Session 2: Transfer Pricing and Non-Recognition
                        • LLC AB (Case No. 48125C) / Luxembourg
                        • Total Energies (Maersk Oil & Gas) / Denmark
                        • Watsons Personal Care Stores Holding Ltd. / Malaysia

12.45 - 14.00   Lunch Break

14.00 - 15.30   Session 3: Transfer Pricing and Anti-Abuse Rules
                        • BlackRock LLC / United Kingdom
                        • BV v. Staatssecretaris van Financiën (C-585/22) / Netherlands
                        • Sociedade Unipessoal LDA / Portugal
                        • Skechers USA Inc. / United States

15.30 - 16.00   Coffee Break

16.00 - 17.30   Session 4: Transfer Pricing and Intra-Group Losses
                        • Dart Sudamericana / Argentina
                        • ST Dupont / France
                        • Stora Enso Wood Products / Czech Republic

19.00   Heurigen Dinner

Friday, October 25, 2024

09.00 - 10.30   Session 5: Transfer Pricing and Profit Attribution to Permanent Establishments
                        • Compañía Española de Petróleos SA / Spain
                        • MEAT PE (Case No. 3K1940/17F) / Germany
                        • Z Pipeline / Germany

10.30 - 11.00   Coffee Break

11.00 - 12.30   Session 6: Transfer Pricing and Blocked Income
                        • Coca Cola / United States
                        • EAC Invest A/S / Denmark
                        • 3M and Subsidiaries / United States

12.30 - 14.00   Lunch Break

14.00 - 15.30   Session 7: Transfer Pricing and EU State Aid
                        • Amazon / Luxembourg
                        • Apple / Ireland
                        • Fiat Finance / Luxembourg

15.30 - 16.00   Coffee Break

16.00 - 17.30   Session 8: Key Takeaways and Conclusions

17.30 - 17.40   Closing Remarks

• MICHAEL LANG (Austria)
  Head of the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law, Professor of Tax Law, WU Vienna

• RAFFAELE PETRUZZI (Italy/Austria)
  Managing Director, WU Transfer Pricing Center, WU Vienna
  Founder and CEO, PETRUZZI Advisory

• JOSÈ MANUEL ALMUDÍ CID (Spain)
  Head of the School for Legal Practice, Professor of Financial and Tax Law, Universidad Complutense
  Madrid

• ALENA ANTOSHINA (The Netherlands)
  Sr. Manager Transfer Pricing Global Operations, SABIC

• RENATA ARDOUS (Hungary/United Kingdom)
  Head of Global Corporate Tax, CHANEL

• EDUARDO BAISTROCCHI (United Kingdom)
  Associate Professor of Law, London School of Economics

• RAJAT BANSAL (India)
  Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (International Taxation), Central Board of Direct Taxes,
  Department of Revenue, Government of India (Retired)

• MARCUS BAUR (Austria)
  Tax Director Transfer Pricing, IBM

• DANIEL BLUM (Austria)
  Visiting Professor, Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law, WU Vienna

• KAREL BRYCHTA (Czech Republic)
  Associate Professor, Brno University of Technology

• RICHARD COLLIER (United Kingdom)
  Associate Fellow, Said Business School, University of Oxford

• RITA DA CUNHA (Portugal/United Kingdom)
  Barrister, Field Court Tax Chambers

• EVA FREHNER (Switzerland)
  Head of Treasury, Group Tax and Global Real Estate, Sulzer Management Ltd

• SØREN FRIIS HANSEN (Denmark)
  Professor, Department of Business Humanities and Law, Copenhagen Business School

• DANIEL GUTMANN (France)
  Professor of Tax Law, Université Paris-1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

• GAVIN HALES (Canada)
  Associate Director, Finance Canada

• TRACY KAYE (United States)
  Professor of Law, Eric Byrne Research Fellow, Seton Hall University School of Law
  WU Fulbright Visiting Professor, WU Vienna

• GUGLIEMO MAISTO (Italy)
  Founding Partner, Maisto e Associati

• LEONARDO MARQUES DOS SANTOS (Portugal)
  Partner, MIRANDA & ASSOCIADOS

• CORO MUGICA URQUIZU (Spain)
  Global Transfer Pricing Manager, JTI (Japan Tobacco International)

• DORON NAROTZKI (United States)
  Associate Professor of Tax and Business Law, Director of the Master of Taxation Program, College of
  Business, The University of Akron

• FEDERICA PITRONE (Italy)
  Head of International Tax, Intesa Sanpaolo

• ALEXANDROS POLITIS (Greece/Luxembourg)
  PhD candidate in EU Law, University of Luxembourg

• ROBERT RISSE (Germany/Austria)
  Director, WU Tax Law Technology Center, WU Vienna

• ALEXANDER RUST (Germany/Austria)
  Professor of Tax Law, WU Vienna

• VERONIKA SOLILOVÁ (Czech Republic)
  Associate Professor, Prague University of Economics and Business

• THANNEERMALAI SOMASUNDARAM (Malaysia)
  Managing Director, Thannees Tax Consulting Services

• KAROLINE SPIES (Austria)
  Professor of Tax Law, WU Vienna

• CLAUS STARINGER (Austria)
  Professor of Tax Law, WU Vienna

• RICHARD STERN (United States/Austria)
  Director, WU Global Tax Policy Center, WU Vienna

• RITA SZUDOCZKY (Hungary/Austria)
  Professor of Tax Law, WU Vienna

• JEAN-PHILIPPE VAN WEST (Belgium)
  Professor, International and European Tax Law, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
  Senior Counsel, PwC Belgium

• DOMINIC VINES (United Kingdom)
  Team Leader, Transfer Pricing (APA & MAP) Team, UK Competent Authority, HM Revenue & Customs

• TSUI-LIEN WANG (Germany)
  Corporate Tax Director, Adler Pelzer Group

• PETER WATTEL (The Netherlands)
  Advocate-General, Netherlands Supreme Court
  Prof. Em., EU Tax Law, University of Amsterdam

• PER WESTVANG (Norway)
  Transfer Pricing Director, The Norwegian Tax Authority

Registration

Participation fee

The participation fee for this event is EUR 1,500.-

A 10% “early bird discount” is applicable to applications received by July 18, 2024.

A waiver on the registration fee can be granted to applications from researchers exclusively employed by an academic institution. To apply, please submit a short letter of motivation including the relevance for your research, together with your CV and a list of recent publications to transferpricingcenter@wu.ac.at.

The participation fee covers all materials, lunch, coffee breaks and refreshments. Costs of travel and accommodation are not included.

Payment

You will receive an invoice for the participation fee of EUR 1,500.- (or of EUR 1,350.- in case of the “early bird discount”). We kindly ask you to transfer your payment within three weeks from the date of the invoice.

Cancellation

Any notification of cancellation of registration must be sent in writing to: transferpricingcenter@wu.ac.at. In case of cancellation before October 9, 2024, the participation fee will be refunded. No refund can be made for cancellations received after this date.

Photos

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Venue

WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
Welthandelsplatz 1
1020 Vienna, Austria
Building LC, Ceremony Hall 1

Contact Details

WU Transfer Pricing Center

E   transferpricingcenter@wu.ac.at

T   +43-1-313 36-5813