Virtual - International Corporate Tax Symposium 2026
Program
09:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
OECD – State of Play
09:15 Update from the OECD
• John Vella, Professor of Law, University of Oxford, Oxford
09:35 Pillar Two, the U.S. Tax System and Switzerland: Side-by-Side Treatment and the Equivalence Debate
• Peter Hongler, Professor of Tax Law, University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen
EU - Competitiveness and Simplification
10:00 Update on EU Policy - International Taxation in Europe: How Geopolitical Developments. Create Challenges
for Competitiveness and the Prevention of Double Taxation
• Maikel Evers, EU Tax Policy Hub Leader, EY, Brussels
10:20 EU Direct Taxation: Towards a Simpler and More Competitive Framework
• Bernardus Zuijdendorp, Head of Unit, Legal Affairs - Direct Taxation, DG Taxation and Customs Union,
European Commission, Brussels
10:45 Coffee Break
Switzerland – Leeway and Limits
11:15 Switzerland’s Response to U.S. and OECD Tax Developments
• Tamara Pfammatter, Director, Federal Tax Administration, Bern
11:45 Update on Swiss-U.S. Income Tax Treaty Revision and Taxation of the Digital Economy
• Urs Duttweiler, Senior Policy Advisor, State Secretariat for International Finance,
Vice-Chair OECD Task Force of the Digitalized Economy, Bern
12:15 Lunch Break
United States - Tax Policy, Pillar Two and the Midterm Outlook
13:30 A Democratic Perspective on the Future of U.S. Tax Policy
(virtual conversation)
• Rep. Don Beyer (D-Virginia), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, member of U.S. Congress' Joint Economic
Commission, former U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Alexandria, Virginia
14:00 A Republican Perspective on the Future of U.S. Tax Policy
(virtual conversation)
• Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, member of the House Committee on Ways and
Means and the Joint Economic Committee, Chair of the Social Security Subcommittee, Wichita, Kansas
14:30 U.S. Midterm Outlook: Three Tax Policy Scenarios: A discussion of the implications for corporae and international taxation,
investment incentives, regulation, and cross-border operations.
• Jonathan Samford, CEO and President, Global Business Alliance, Washington
• Andrew Prior, Managing Director, PwC, Washington
• Brooks Stewart, Tax Partner, PwC, Greensboro
• Jamie Harvey, Tax Partner, PwC, Sterling
15:00 Coffee Break
Impact on Swiss-Based Companies
15:30 Panel Discussion: How International Tax Developments Affect Swiss-Based Companies
• Andreas Risi, Head of Tax Switzerland, UBS AG, Zurich
• Peter Schreiner, Head Global Tax and Insurance, Novartis International, Basel
• René Röthlisberger, Group Tax Director, Zurich Insurance, Zurich
16:15 Panel Discussion: Switzerland as a Business Location for U.S.-Headquartered Groups
• Andreea Rolea, Senior Manager, Tax & Transfer Pricing, FMC Corporation, Schaffhausen
• Monika Dietrich, Senior Director International Taxes, Mondelez Europe, Zurich (to be confirmed)
17:00 Closing Remarks
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Supported by Zurich Insurance, EY, Altenburger and PMI