Tax Compliance Summit Sovos Always On: Paris

8:00 – 9:00 Registration & Breakfast

9:00 – 9:20 Welcome Session

– Christiaan Van der Valk, General Manager Indirect TaxTech at Sovos

– Elcim Sirek, EMEA VP Sales at Sovos

9:20 – 9:50 – Session 1

Setting the Scene: Understanding the Major Shifts Ahead This opening session will provide a clear and practical overview of the ongoing transformations in France, across Europe, and worldwide focusing on e-invoicing, real-time reporting, and the digitalisation of business processes. High-level experts from both French and European administrations as well as the private sector will share their insights on how emerging technologies — particularly artificial intelligence — are redefining compliance, enterprise systems, and interactions across the digital economy.

Moderator:

– Marcus Laube, General Manager Indirect TaxTech at billentis

Panellists:

– Cyrille Sautereau, FNFE-MPE President & Admarel Conseil CEO

– Giacomo Luchetta, Founding Partner at Syntesia

– Lefteris Leontaridis, Operation Manager at Peppol

09:50 – 10:20 – Session 2

A 360° View of the Enterprise Ecosystem This session will offer a structured, high-level overview of enterprise ecosystems and the tools shaping them and will cover supplier and buyer environments across all industries. It will highlight how e-invoicing and e-reporting reforms, along with continuous tax controls, fit strategically into these ecosystems. This presentation will set the stage for the expert panels that follow, each exploring specific processes and technologies.

Moderator:

– Christiaan Van der Valk, General Manager Indirect TaxTech at Sovos

Panellists:

– Jurgen Jaffré, Project Manager Global Indirect Taxes at P&G

– Stéphane Mermet, VP Sales at Arrow

10:20 – 10:50 – Session 3

ERP & Financial Transformation: From Modernisation to Real-Time Compliance As companies move their ERP and accounting systems to the cloud, they also face a new regulatory landscape of e-invoicing, real-time reporting, and automated controls. This session will show how to turn this financial transformation into an opportunity for innovation by embedding compliance, audit, and tax directly into digital processes.

Moderator:

– Jean-Charles Orsini, Avocat & Partner Indirect Tax at Deloitte Société d’Avocats

Panellists:

– Eladi Minguez, Director Product Manager at QAD

10:50 – 11:10 – Keynote 1

– François Micheau, Managing Director at Accenture Strategy

11:10 – 11:35 – Coffee Break

11:35 – 12:05 – Session 4

Rethinking EDI for the Modern Digital Landscape EDI remains a cornerstone of B2B automation across industries such as trade and manufacturing. But with new e-invoicing and real-time reporting requirements, traditional EDI models are being challenged. This session explores how to evolve EDI to meet these demands, optimising data quality, avoiding dual flows, and integrating seamlessly with national platforms without compromising performance.

Panellists:

– Sébastien Vugier, Transformation & Offering Strategy Director at Cegedim

12:05 – 12:20 – Keynote 2

– Carmen Ciciriello, CEO at Celeris

12:20 – 13:00 – Session 5

Procure-to-Pay (P2P) & AP Automation: Collision or Convergence with E-Invoicing? P2P and AP automation solutions now include advanced features such as supplier management, automated matching, and intelligent validation often powered by AI and hosted in the cloud. The rise of real-time e-invoicing introduces both new compliance challenges and unprecedented opportunities for automation. This session examines how automation systems and P2P networks can align with open interoperability models whether centralised or PEPPOL-based to turn mandatory data exchanges into drivers of transparency and efficiency.

Panellists:

– Alexander Pham, Senior Director, Strategic Value Advisory, EMEA

– Ahmadou Yves Monfopa, SVP Partner Ecosystem & MD France at Serrala

– Claire Goad, Sr. Vice President, Invoice Automation Sales & Delivery at Tungsten

– Yann Ravel-Sibillot, PDG & Founder at Flowie

13:00 – 14:10 – Lunch Break

14:10 – 14:30 – Session 6

T&E in the E-Invoicing Era: When Receipts Are No Longer Enough Travel and expense management connects employee behaviour with corporate accountability. With the rise of real-time e-invoicing, traditional use of scanned receipts for VAT recovery or tax deductions is being challenged. This session explores how T&E platforms can balance employee convenience, accurate reimbursement, and regulatory compliance in a world where every business expense must now generate a compliant electronic invoice.

Moderator:

– Gwenaëlle Bernier, Partner & Avocate Associée G56, Tax Technology & Transformation at EY

Panellists:

– Damien Moras, Founder and Managing Director at VAT4U

– Jurgen Jaffré, Project Manager Global Indirect Taxes at P&G

14:30 – 15:10 – Session 7

Reinventing O2C: When Getting Paid Becomes Regulated Order-to-Cash (O2C) covers the entire customer journey from order and invoicing to payment and satisfaction. As e-invoicing and real-time controls expand, suppliers must integrate billing and compliance seamlessly. This session shows how to turn regulatory requirements into a competitive advantage connecting invoicing networks with O2C systems to improve visibility, accelerate payments, and strengthen customer trust.

Moderator:

– Jenny Nittmann, Founder and Managing Director of Nitt & Huff

Panellists:

– Anna Mevellec, Interoperability & Compliance Product Manager at Esker

– Romaric Casabielhe, Architect Salesforce Revenue Cloud at 2Pace

15:10– 15:30 – Keynote 3

– Clara Durodié, CEO at Cognitive Finance

15:55 – 16:25 – Session 8

Symmetry Between Business and Tax Authorities: Using AI to Maintain Compliance Tax authorities now have real-time access to corporate data through systems such as CTC, SAF-T, banking, and customs. Thanks to AI, they can analyse and interpret this data before companies even see it themselves. This session introduces the concept of Mirror Visibility: enabling companies to view their data as the authorities do through AI-powered analytics. This restores transparency, prevents disputes, and fosters a more balanced compliance dialogue.

Moderator:

– Gwenaëlle Bernier, Partner & Avocate Associée G56, Tax Technology & Transformation at EY

Panellists:

– Jonathan Jenkyn (JJ), Senior Security Assurance Solution Architect at Amazon Web Services

– Jorge Ribeiro, Director Product Management R&D at Sovos

– Maria Aida Cavalera, Researcher at Osservatori Digital Innovation at Politecnico di Milano

16:25 – 16:55 – Session 9

Final Perspectives: Shaping the Future of France’s Digital Tax Landscape This closing session will bring together key insights from throughout the day. Speakers will discuss the practical evolution of France’s e-invoicing and e-reporting landscape, early implementation lessons, and how these developments align with global trends. The discussion will outline a forward-looking vision for France’s role in the global shift toward real-time, data-driven tax and business ecosystems.

Moderator:

– Asia Jane Leigh, Researcher Analyst at Osservatori Digital Innovation at Politecnico di Milano

Pannelists:

– Celestyna Piech, Senior Principal at Accenture

– Nicolas Brusset, Finance Director at Tarkett

16:55 – 17:00 – Close of the Summit

– Christiaan Van der Valk, General Manager Indirect TaxTech at Sovos

17:00 – 18:00 – Networking & Happy Hour