TAX EVOLUTION SUMMIT +++ CONNECT • INNOVATE • TRANSFORM +++ 20.11.2025 | EUREF CAMPUS DÜSSELDORF +++
TAX EVOLUTION SUMMIT +++ CONNECT • INNOVATE • TRANSFORM +++ 20.11.2025 | EUREF CAMPUS DÜSSELDORF +++
Tax evolution summit 2025
Thursday 20 November 2025 euref campus dusseldorf germany
08:30 - 09:00
Registration
09:30 - 09:35
Opening Keynote
Moderated by
Danny Frietman, Co-founder of TES
09:35 - 09:45
Welcome & Global Framing
Moderated by
Brad Silver, Global Tax & Legal Services Leader, PwC US
09:45 - 10:05
The Evolution of Tax Transformation: From why, to what, to how
Moderated by
Sophia Weber, Partner Tax, PwC Germany 
Hans van der Leeden, Partner Tax, PwC Netherlands
10:05 - 10:25
Panel Session: Lessons from real-world practice
Moderated by
Sophia Weber, Partner Tax, PwC Germany & Guest
10:25 - 10:45
Alliance Spotlight: Ecosystem power
Moderated by
Klaus Schmidt, Global TLS Alliances Leader, PwC Germany
Saskia Hadewegg Scheffer, Partner Tax, PwC Netherlands
10:45 - 11:00
Wrap up opening session
Moderated by
Danny Frietman, Co-founder of TES
Sophia Weber, Partner Tax, PwC Germany 
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee break
11:30 - 12:00
Partner Sessions
- Lucanet - From Vision to Reality: The Merck Tax Transformation Journey | A Three-Way Partnership Success Story 
- Edicom - The Future of e-Invoicing Starts Here: Elevate Compliance into Strategy 
- Microsoft - From Potential to Performance - Leveraging PwC’s and Microsoft’s AI Capabilities to Revolutionise Tax 
Roundtable
- Vertex/SAP - E-Invoicing in Motion: Getting Indirect Tax Data Right 
Solution Forum
- Google - 11:30 - 11:45 
- ContractPodAI - 11:45 - 12:00 
PwC Presents
- AI Lab - Accelerate your data driven decision making 
12:05 - 12:35
Partner Sessions
- CCH Tagetik Wolters Kluwer - How to Unlock Value with CCH Tagetik: From Point Solutions to Tax-enabled EPM 
- Google - The Future of Tax: Transformation with Google 
- Avalara - From plan to production: what really happens in e-invoicing delivery 
Roundtable
- Lucanet - From Complexity to Control: A Roundtable on Tax Tech, Pillar 2 and ROI 
Solution Forum
- SOVOS - 12:05 - 12:20 
- Microsoft - 12:20 - 12:35 
PwC Presents
- AI Lab - Accelerate your data driven decision making 
12:35 - 13:55
Lunch & Opening Expo
14:00 - 14:30
Partner Sessions
- Vertex/SAP - Under the Hood of Tax Transformation: Daimler Truck’s Vertex Journey 
- ContractPod AI - Turning Trade Risk into Strategic Insight 
- OneStream - From Tax Silos to Unified Intelligence: How Pentland and Caldic Modernized tax accounting & reporting with PwC and OneStream 
Roundtable
- Fonoa 
Solution Forum
- Orbitax - 14:00 - 14:15 
- EDICOM - 14:15 - 14:30 
PwC Presents
- AI Lab - Accelerate your data driven decision making 
14:40 - 15:10
Partner Session
- Orbitax - A Day in the Life of a Tax Manager: From Notification to Filing with AI-Powered Compliance 
- SOVOS - VAT in the Digital Age: Insights from Sovos & ZF 
Roundtable
- Google - Open discussion 
Solution Forum
- Lucanet - 14:40 - 14:55 
- CCH Tagetik Wolters Kluwer - 14:55 - 15:10 
PwC Presents
- AI Lab - Accelerate your data driven decision making 
15:10 - 15:40
Coffee break
15:45 - 16:45
Session
- Women in Tax Tech - Moderated by 
 Sophia Weber - Partner Tax, PwC Germany
Solution Forum
- Vertex/SAP - 15:45 - 16:00 
- Avalara - 16:00 - 16:15 
- OneStream - 16:15 - 16:30 
PwC Presents
- AI Lab - Accelerate your data driven decision making 
17:00 - 17:45
Closing Keynote
Moderated by
Sven Gábor Jánszky, Futurist
17:45 - 17:55
Wrap up and closing
Moderated by
Klaus Schmidt, Global TLS Alliances Leader, PwC Germany
17:55
Closing Drinks & Music!
TES’25 program last updated 24.10.2025

