December 2, 2025 marks the inaugural edition of our Tax & Circular Economy Symposium. In collaboration with European Business Tax Forum (EBTF), KPMG and Plus Us, we will delve into the megatrends and corporate tax contributions of today, and examine how taxes should evolve to foster resilient supply chains and competitive circular business models.
We’re privileged to host representatives from the European Commission, European Parliament, the OECD, and tax leaders from global corporations. Each speaker brings extensive experience in tax, sustainability, and/or finance:
- Gerassimos Thomas (Director-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission)
- Pasquale Tridico (Member of the European Parliament and Chair of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC))
- Kurt Van Dender (Head of the Tax and Environment Unit, OECD – OCDE)
- Mai Trinh (Head of Tax Risk, Reporting & Reputation at RELX)
- Giorgia Maffini (Special Advisor on Tax Policy at PwC)
- Jaime de Bourbon de Parme (Climate Envoy of the Netherlands and as of January: Director of the OECD’s Environment Directorate)
- Ruth Guerra (Global ESG Tax and Legal Leader at KPMG)
- Marie Louise Hede (Director Environmental Optimisation & Production Continuity at Novo Nordisk)
- Jerianne Gomez (Group Tax Leader at Inter IKEA Group)
- Benoit Desirotte (Head of Tax Europe at CHANEL)
- Fiaz Darshan (International Trade Manager at SKF Group)
- Joost van Dun (Director Sustainable Solutions Group & Circular Economy Lead at ING)
- Dennis Beyers (Head of Tax at UCB)
- Astrid Ladefoged (Deputy to the Director & Head of Unit, Green Transitions at the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission)
- Marie Goppelsroeder (Deputy Head of Unit, Economic Analysis, Evaluation & Impact Assessment Support at the Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission)
- Wim Wuyts (Head International Development at Svalner Atlas | Advisors & Tiberghien Lawyers and founder of Plus Us)
Tuesday, 2 December 
12:30-17:30 CET 
Register here (hybrid event)
