Roundtable: The Side-by-Side Agreement — Law, Politics, and the Future of Global Tax

Where international law meets geopolitical reality, who sets the rules — and who pays the price?

Roundtable 10 June 2026 14-17 CEST (Central European Summer Time) Online event

About

This high-level roundtable brings together academics, tax advisers, and policymakers from across four continents to examine the side-by-side agreement from every angle: its legal foundations, its impact on competitiveness, and its consequences for countries left negotiating from the margins.

Registration is free. Link to registration here

Venue Online via ZOOM. When registered, you will receive the zoom link.

Speakers

Moderator Irma Mosquera, Professor, GLOBTAXGOV– Leiden University, The Netherlands

14:00-14:15 Peter Hongler, Professor, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland An academic perspective

14:15-14:30 Edwin Visser, Deputy Global Tax Policy Leader, EMEA Tax Policy Leader at PwC Netherlands A tax adviser perspective

EU Dimension

14:30-14:45 Maarten de Wilde, Professor, Erasmus University, the Netherlands

14:45-15:00 Filip Debelva, Professor KU Leuven, Belgium

15:00-15:15 Q & A

The Future of tax incentives and QDMTT’s

15:15-15:30 Andrea Laura Riccardi Sacchi, Tax Advisor at the Uruguayan Tax Authority (participating in her personal capacity)

15:30-15:45 Jérôme Monsenego Professor of International Tax Law, Stockholm University

15:45-16:00  Suniel Pancham  Tax Adviser PanchamLegal

16:00-16:15 Q & A

Geopolitical balance: How will other large economies will react to Side by Side?

16:15-16:30 Suranjali Tandon, Associate Professor, National University of Public Finance and Policy, India

16:30-16:45 Ricardo André Galendi Júnior Tax Adviser Lacaz Martins, Pereira Neto, Gurevich & Schoueri Advogados, Brazil

16:45-:17:00 Q & A