This two-day conference on electronic invoicing in Europe was held in Madrid on April 27-28, 2010. It included welcome addresses, panel discussions on topics like facilitating SME adoption of e-invoicing and achieving interoperability, and presentations on the European e-invoicing framework and the perspective of the European Central Bank. The program covered regulatory issues, standards, and how different stakeholders can work together to advance the use of electronic invoicing. Over 100 people attended the event, which was organized by the European Commission to promote discussion and progress on e-invoicing initiatives across Europe.

1. Conference
Madrid, 27-28 April 2010
PROGRAMME
European Commission
DG Enterprise and Industry
DG Internal Market and Services

2. Tuesday 27 April 2010
09.30 Registration
10.30 Welcome address
Francisco Ros, Secretary of State for Telecommunications and the Information Society
10.50 The proposed European Electronic Invoicing Framework
Bo Harald, Chairman of the Expert Group on e-Invoicing
11.15 Introductory session: “Electronic invoicing: Setting the scene”
Moderator:
Salvador Soriano, Deputy Director-General of Information Society Services, Ministry of
Industry, Tourism and Trade
Electronic invoicing: models, integration level and benefits
Alessandro Perego, Scientific Director, Observatory on electronic invoicing and
dematerialisation, School of Management, Politecnico di Milano
Views of the High Level Group of Independent Stakeholders on
Administrative Burdens
Annika Fritsch, Member of the High Level Group of Independent Stakeholders on
Administrative Burdens, Senior Tax Expert, Swedish Federation of Business Owners
Electronic invoicing for the banking sector
Christian Luyten, Corporate communication officer, ISABEL NV/SA
13.00 Lunch

3. 14.30 Panel discussion: “How to facilitate the adoption of
electronic invoicing by SMEs?”
Moderator:
Gerhard Huemer, Director of Economics and Fiscal Policy at UEAPME (European Association
of Craft, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises)
Panellists:
Carlos Maza, Chief Information Officer, Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade
Robin Jarvis, Head of Small Business Affairs, Association of Chartered Accountants (ACCA)
Gerhard Laga, Head of E-Center Unit, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Sarianne Reinikkala, CEO of Finncontainers Oy Ltd
16.00 Coffee Break
16.30 Panel discussion: “How to achieve interoperability in a
multi-player environment?”
Moderator:
Charles Bryant, Senior Adviser, Euro Banking Association
Panellists:
André Hoddevik, Project Director for PEPPOL (Pan-European public procurement on-line)
Chiel Liezenberg, Partner, INNOPAY
Jean-Cyril Schütterlé, Business Development Manager, B-Process
18.00 Cocktail reception

4. Wednesday 28 April 2010
09.30 Registration
10.00 The perspective of the European Central Bank on
electronic invoicing
Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell, Member of the European Central Bank’s Executive Board
10.15 Panel discussion: “Is the UN/CEFACT Cross Industry Invoice
standard meeting user requirements?”
Moderator:
David Dobbing, Standards Business Manager, SWIFT
Panellists:
Jostein Frømyr, General Manager, EdiSys Consulting AS
Liliana Fratini Passi, Secretary General, CBI Consortium
John Ketchell, Director for Innovation and Business Development, CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre
11.30 Coffee Break
12.00 Panel discussion: “The VAT legislative framework for electronic
invoices”
Moderator:
Dr Rolf Diemer, Head of Unit “VAT and other turnover taxes”, European Commission
Panellists:
Santiago Segarra, Head of Unit, Assistance for large taxpayers, Spanish Public Agency for
Taxes Administration (Ministry of Finance)
Stefan Engel- Flechsig, Legal Counsel & Co-Chairman of the CEN/ISSS Workshop on
Electronic Invoices
Jean-Daniel Rouvinez, Chairman of the Indirect Tax Committee, Tax Executives Institute
- EMEA Chapter

5. Wednesday 28 April 2010
13.15 Closing address
Diego Canga Fano, Deputy Head of Cabinet of Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the
European Commission responsible for Industry and Entrepreneurship
13.30 Lunch
End of the conference

6. CONFERENCE  PROGRAMME
Electronic invoicing in Europe
Madrid, 27-28 April 2010
Venue:
State Secretariat of Telecommunications and the Information Society
Calle del Capitán Haya, 41 - C.P. 28071 - Madrid
Interpretation will be provided in English and Spanish
The Conference can be followed via web-stream on :
http://www.mityc.es/canalmityc/directo.aspx
If you wish to receive more information on the activities of the European Commission
on electronic invoicing please consult the following websites :
DG Enterprise and Industry
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/ict/e-invoicing/index_en.htm
DG Internal Market and Services
http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/payments/einvoicing/index_en.htm
European Commission
DG Enterprise and Industry
DG Internal Market and Services