Anuschka Bakker is Deputy Director of International Tax and Business Development at IBFD in Amsterdam, where she has spent over 20 years specialising in transfer pricing (TP) and tax risk management. She oversees IBFD's TP course offerings and lectures internationally on tax risk management and a broad range of TP topics. A prolific author, she has published over 40 articles and book chapters in her fields of expertise and is a regular speaker at international tax conferences worldwide. Prior to IBFD, she worked at E&Y and PwC. She holds a Master's in Tax Law from the University of Groningen and an MBA from Nyenrode Business University.

Paolo Valerio Barbantini is Head of Tax at Fincantieri Group, a leading Italian multinational in the shipbuilding industry. He previously served for 17 years at the Italian Revenue Agency, including as Deputy Director General and Director of the Italian APA programme. From 2015 to 2018 he worked at the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, helping launch the Inclusive Framework on BEPS. Paolo is a member of the IFA Supervisory Board and the IBFD Board of Trustees, and lectures at conferences and academic institutions internationally. 

Dr. Svitlana Buriak is Associate Professor at the University of Amsterdam, where she serves as Director of the Amsterdam Centre for Transfer Pricing and Income Allocation (ACTP) and Programme Director of the Advanced LLM in International Tax Law. In addition to her academic role, she advises businesses and provides expert opinions on international tax, EU tax law and transfer pricing. Her particular interest lies in the governance structures and business architectures of digitalised multinationals and the international tax frameworks — including transfer pricing and profit allocation rules — that apply to them. Her book on this topic was awarded the Frans Vanistendael Award in 2025.

Richard Collier, of Field Court Tax Chambers, London, is a tax lawyer and accountant, specializing in in international tax treaties, transfer pricing and financial instruments. Richard is an Associate Fellow at the University of Oxford Said Business School, a Research Fellow at the University of Amsterdam Centre for Transfer Pricing and he has also lectured at several other universities. Richard formerly worked at the OECD in the role of head of the transfer pricing, treaties, and financial transactions team. Richard has degrees in Philosophy and Law and completed academic research in international taxation at the University of Cambridge (LLM) and the University of London (PhD). He qualified as a barrister and chartered accountant.

Prof. dr. Sjoerd Douma is Professor of International and EU Tax Law at the University of Amsterdam and a Partner at Lubbers, Boer & Douma. He specialises in international and European tax law, including corporate income tax, tax treaties, fiscal state aid and administrative tax law. He has represented clients before the Dutch tax authorities, the European Commission, Dutch courts at all levels and the Court of Justice of the European Union. Prior to his current role, Sjoerd gained over 12 years of experience at a major international tax advisory firm. He is a member of the Permanent Scientific Committee of the IFA and received the biennial dissertation prize from the Association for Tax Law in 2012.

Prof. dr. Ditz is a Partner at Flick Gocke Schaumburg and a German certified tax advisor. He advises multinationals and family-owned companies on TP, PE taxation and international tax disputes, with extensive experience in tax audits, mutual agreement procedures and litigation before the German Federal Tax Court. Xaver is an Honorary Professor at the University of Trier and a lecturer at the universities of Zurich and Lausanne. He is co-editor of leading handbooks on international transfer pricing and permanent establishment taxation, Chairman of the German IFA branch and the German Institute of Tax Advisors, and is consistently recognised by JUVE and Best Lawyers as one of Germany's leading tax lawyers.

Rana Hachem-Boulahia is an Advisor at the OECD's Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAP) Forum, where she works on assessing jurisdictions’ implementation of the BEPS Action 14 Minimum Standard through peer reviews, supporting capacity-building initiatives, and contributing to international tax certainty projects.
With over eight years of experience in international tax dispute prevention and resolution, Rana previously served within the French Competent Authority, where she managed MAP and Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) cases and negotiated with foreign competent authorities on complex, high-profile cross-border tax disputes.

Prior to joining the MAP Forum, she was an Advisor in the OECD FTA, where she managed international co-operation projects involving tax administrations across the globe.
Rana holds a Master's Degree (DJCE) in Business and Tax Law from the University of Rennes (France), graduating with high honours. She also graduated at the top of her class from the French National School of Public Finance (ENFiP).

Hans van Egdom worked until recently as a transfer pricing specialist for the Dutch tax authorities (auditor) and the Ministry of Finance in the Netherlands. In that last role he was a delegate and the chair of Working Party 6 of the OECD and was responsible for Dutch transfer pricing policy. He worked and negotiated with several countries on mutual agreement procedures and BAPA’s. He is currently affiliated with the University of Amsterdam. He published a book about the theory of the arm’s-length principle. 

Mauro Faggion is a Tax Policy Adviser at the European Commission (DG TAXUD), specialising in international taxation and transfer pricing. He represents the European Commission at the OECD's WP 6 and is a member of the United Nations Subcommittee on Transfer Pricing.
Before joining the European Commission, Mauro spent 12 years at the Italian Revenue Agency, where he served as Team Leader in the Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) Office.
He holds a Law degree from the University of Padova, an LL.M. in International Business Taxation from Tilburg University, an Executive Master in Transfer Pricing from the University of Lausanne, and a PhD in European Tax Law from the University of Bologna.

Benjamin S. Hamnes is a lawyer with a master’s degree from the University of Bergen. He works as a Tax Director in Group Tax in Telenor, a leading telecommunications company headquartered in Norway, where he is responsible for handling transfer pricing matters in the group. Benjamin has previously worked for Norwegian law firms, gaining broad experience across Norwegian corporate taxation, international tax, and transfer pricing. He has particular experience in tax controversy, having assisted clients at all stages of the administrative appeals process and in tax litigation before the courts, as well as in mutual agreement procedures (MAP) with foreign states. He has also co-authored legal commentaries on the Norwegian Tax Administration Act. Today, he works extensively with transfer pricing policy, documentation, operational implementation, intercompany agreements, dispute prevention, and tax controversy matters in Telenor, focusing on translating transfer pricing principles into workable and defensible solutions for the businesses.

Federico Lo Bianco serves as postdoctoral researcher in tax law at the Kore University of Enna (UKE, Italy) and as research fellow at the University of Amsterdam (UvA, Netherlands). He holds a doctoral degree from UKE, has authored multiple publications in the field of tax law and is regularly involved in teaching activities.

Dr. Stefania Lotito Fedele is Lead for VAT and Other Indirect Taxes at NOEMA Global Tax and Policy, with over ten years of international experience across private practice, policy advisory and academia. Her expertise covers VAT, excise duties and environmental taxes, with a strong focus on EU tax policy and digital reporting developments. She has held positions at IBFD Amsterdam, as an Indirect Tax Attorney in Luxembourg, as a Policy Advisor at the Italian Bar Delegation in Brussels, and as a trainee at the European Commission (DG TAXUD). She holds a PhD and Doctor Europaeus in European Tax Law from the University of Bari and the Université Catholique de Louvain.

Aurelio Massimiano is a Partner at Maisto e Associati, a leading Italian tax law firm. He specialises in transfer pricing and international tax, with particular expertise in Advance Pricing Agreements, competent authority procedures and tax controversy resolution. Aurelio has developed deep experience in transfer pricing for the asset management and luxury industries and regularly resolves cross-border disputes across a broad range of international tax matters. He is a board member of the Italian IFA branch, a frequent speaker at international tax conferences and a lecturer at university level. He holds an LL.M. in International Tax Law from Leiden University.

Velio Moretti is Group Head of Transfer Pricing at Generali, one of Europe’s largest insurance groups. He is responsible for the design and implementation of the Group’s global transfer pricing framework, covering policy, controversy management, governance, financial transactions, intra-group services and business transformation projects across more than 60 countries. Velio has significant experience in aligning transfer pricing with business strategy, operational models and tax governance requirements. Velio is an active contributor to discussions on the future of transfer pricing, tax certainty and international tax policy.

Bie Van Roey is an experienced tax professional with expertise in international taxation and transfer pricing. With over two decades of experience at leading organizations such as Teledyne Technologies and Carrefour, Bie specializes in transforming complex fiscal challenges into strategic clarity. As Global Transfer Pricing Director, Bie advises multinational enterprises on critical initiatives across the America’s, Europe and Asia. The core expertise covers leading tax audits, developing global policies compliant with OECD guidelines, and guiding mergers, acquisitions, and supply chain restructurings.

Reijo Salo is former head of tax at Fortum, currently working as strategic adviser for finance with an experience over 40 years of taxation. Fortum has published a total tax contribution per country report since 2012. Reijo has been working among corporate structures, strategic M&A, responsible tax management, transparency and tax litigation. Prior Fortum Reijo has worked in Partek and Kone, both Finnish multinational companies. Reijo is specialized in corporate structures aligning group strategy, structural risk mitigation and responsible tax. Reijo has a Phd with a focus on taxpayers' legal protection post ATAD and BEPS.

Noor Sanders is director-general for tax and customs policy and legislation at the Dutch Ministry of Finance. In this capacity, she is responsible for both national and international tax policy. Amongst others, Noor is a member of the Bureau of the Committee on Fiscal Affairs as well as the Steering Group of the OECD Inclusive Framework on BEPS. The CFA Bureau and the Steering Group set the priorities and agendas and provide overall steering to the work of the Inclusive Framework and the OECD on tax matters. Before joining the Dutch Ministry of Finance, Noor was partner at PwC, with some 15 years of experience in transfer pricing. She started her professional career at the Ministry of Finance.

Prof. dr. Pötgens is a Partner at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek in Amsterdam, specialising in international and EU tax law. His practice centres on tax litigation — including expert opinions, second opinions and proceedings before Dutch tax courts — alongside targeted advisory work. Frank holds a PhD from Erasmus University Rotterdam on the tax aspects of cross-border employees and their remuneration (2007). He is a Professor of International and European Tax Law at VU University Amsterdam and serves as Vice-Chair of the Permanent Scientific Committee of the International Fiscal Association (IFA).

Dr. Achim Pross is Deputy Director within the OECD's Centre for Tax Policy and Administration (CTPA). In this role, he has overall responsibility for a number of key outputs including the Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax Matters (Common Reporting Standard or CRS), the OECD's work to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy, many of the BEPS actions, as well as the work on tax administration and tax certainty and on countering tax crimes and other financial crimes. He joined the OECD in 2001. Prior to joining the OECD, he worked in the tax department of a large US law firm working from offices in Washington D.C., Paris and London. Previously he was an assistant at Munich University's Research Centre for Foreign and International Tax and Financial Law. Dr. Pross is a lawyer by background. He received his legal training at the University of Munich, the London School of Economics and Georgetown Law Centre, Washington D.C. He holds a PhD (Summa cum laude) in international taxation and was the winner of the International Fiscal Association's Mitchell B. Carroll Prize in 1997.

Jolanda Schenk is Head of Tax for Acquisitions, Divestments and New Business Development at Shell, leading tax aspects of complex global dealmaking. She is a Board Member of the Shell Pension Fund and Vice Chair of its Investment Committee. Jolanda also serves on the United Nations Transfer Pricing Subcommittee, contributing to international tax policy and guidance.

Isabel Verlinden is a Partner at NOEMA Global, a boutique consulting firm specialising in international tax. She advises on the intersection of transfer pricing, corporate tax policy and strategic decision-making, working closely with senior executives at major multinationals and fast-growing startups alike. Isabel teaches at leading academic institutions and has co-authored numerous technical articles and books on international taxation. She actively engages with policy-setting institutions and is recognised for combining deep technical expertise with a strong professional network to help organisations navigate complexity with clarity and confidence.

Dennis Weber is Full Professor of European Corporate Tax Law at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). His teaching and research focus primarily on the interaction between European law and corporate tax law. He has published more than 70 academic articles and over 80 professional contributions, including case notes and blogposts. He has authored two books and edited more than 20 volumes, mainly in the field of European Corporate Tax Law. As a speaker and moderator, Weber has participated in more than 200 conferences and seminars worldwide. He has (co-)organised over 40 academic events on topics such as European tax integration, taxation of the financial sector, Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), the EU Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB), State aid, and the taxation of the digital economy. He has been visiting professor at various universities globally and is affiliated with Loyens & Loeff as of counsel in European tax law. In practice he is involved in numerous proceedings in the field of EU tax law in the Netherlands, other EU Member States, as well as before the Court of Justice and the General Court of the EU.