Católica TAX | International Congress: Protectionism and Customs Reform

Tuesday , 03 de June 2025 - 14:30
Protectonism and Customs Reforms | Católica TAX

The Católica Tax, and the Institute of Customs and International Trade Law , Münster University organize the international congress "Protectionism and Customs Reforms". The event will be held online next June 3rd at 2:30 pm (Lisbon time).


Congress Coordinators:

Hans-Michael Wolffgang (Professor of Customs and International Trade Law and Head of the Institute of Customs and International Trade Law, University of Münster)
Tânia Carvalhais Pereira (Coordinator of the Post-Graduate Programs in Customs Law)     


Program
 
Opening Remarks

Hans-Michael Wolffgang (Congress Coordinator)
Sérgio Vasques (Professor of Tax Law and Member of the Wise Persons Group on Challenges Facing the Customs Union)

Panel I: Tariff and Trade Policy Moderator

Moderator: Hans-Michael Wolffgang

  • Anna Jerzewska (PhD. Founder of Trade and Borders. EuroCommerce Rapporteur on Customs. Customs and International Trade Lead at Cbamboo, UK)
  • Bryce Blegen (PhD. CEO of Trusted Trade Alliance LLC. Associate Professor, Centre for Customs & Excise Studies, Charles Sturt University, Vancouver, USA) 
  • Juan David Barbosa (Partner at Legal B. Professor at Javeriana University and Universidad de los Andes, Colombia)
  • Leonardo Macedo (PhD. CARF Counsellor. Auditor of the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service. Former WCO Officer & Brazil’s Tax Attaché, Brazil) 
Panel II - EU Customs Reform in the Emerging Global Context Moderator

Moderator: Tânia Carvalhais Pereira

  • Massimo Fabio (Partner, Head of Trade & Customs at KPMG. Professor of Trade and Customs Law at Università Europea di Roma, Italy)
  • Pilar Jurado Borrego (Member of Spain’s Permanent Representation to the EU. Former Director General of Spanish Customs and Excise, Spain;
  • Sandra Rinnert (Editor in Chief Customs Law AW-Prax. Head of Customs Law, Professor at Hochschule des Bundes für öffentliche Verwaltung, Germany)
  • Tadeusz Senda (PL customs attaché in Brussels. Chair of the Customs Union Working Party. Permanent Representation of Poland to the EU. Kozminski University-Warsaw, Poland)
Key Take-Aways:

Miguel Correia (Católica Tax. Coordinator of the Post-Graduate Studies Programs)


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