12.00 – 12.30 Arrival of participants at Erasmus University Rotterdam

12.30 – 13.00 Opening and welcome address
Prof. Madeleine Merkx and Rakesh Ghirah

13.15 – 14.15 Update European Commission on future of VAT
Matthew Snoding

14.15 – 15.15 E-invoicing and digital reporting – state of play
John Gruson

15.15 – 15.45 Coffee/tea break

15.45 – 16.45 Trends in VAT audits
Aaron Meneghin

16.45 – 17.45 Navigating the risks of the use of fraud detection systems
Madeleine Merkx

19.30 Dinner

Day 2: Thursday 24 September 2026

09.00 – 10.30 Holding companies and intercompany transactions
Herman van Kesteren

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee/tea break

11.00 – 12.30 Administrative cooperation in cross-border e-commerce: theory and practice
Mathijs Klemm

12:30 – 13.30 Lunch at ‘Erasmus Paviljoen’

13.30 – 15.00 How to determine the status of your customer (B2B or B2C)?
Raymond Feen 

15.00 – 15.30 Coffee/tea break

15.30 – 17.00  Panel session on the impact of AI on the work of the VAT specialist 
Albert Bomer 

Panel members:
Aleksandra Bal, Roderick Lucas, Paweł Selera, Ismail Agarmis

18.30 Boat trip in the port of Rotterdam for drinks and dinner with speakers

Day 3: Friday 25 September 2026

09.00 – 10.00 Functioning of the CJEU; ‘How to read the CJEU case law and the conclusions of the Advocate General
Gabrielle Steinfatt

10.00 – 10.30 Coffee/tea break

10.30 – 12.00 The Court of Justice and VAT: recent judgments, opinions and pending cases (I)
Prof. Madeleine Merkx and Prof. Marie Lamensch

12.00 – 13.00 Lunch at ‘Erasmus Paviljoen’

13.oo – 15.00 The Court of Justice and VAT: recent judgments, opinions and pending cases (II)
Prof. Madeleine Merkx and Prof. Marie Lamensch

15.00 – 15.00 Certificates awarded to participants
Prof. Madeleine Merkx and mr. John Gruson MA

15.30  Closing and drinks at ‘Erasmus Paviljoen’