Speaking & Policy
I speak to fellow academics, policymakers, corporate leaders, and students about how tax policy and related regulation actually change firm behaviour. My talks are grounded in evidence, not opinions. I draw on established and the most recent empirical research insights, produced by myself and others. Through my regular interactions with corporate leaders, journalists as well as social media influencers, I always aim to make my research accessible and actionable for a broad audience.
Core Topics
Tax policy and business
Evidence from my own and surveyed research, paired with timely data analyses of tax reforms and firms' tax sensitivity across countries.
The global tax reform and what it means for business
The OECD's Pillar Two minimum tax is the biggest change to corporate taxation in a century. What the evidence says about who bears it, how markets priced it, and how firms are responding.
Tax policy for sustainability
Carbon taxes, green incentives, and the risk of carbon leakage — what works, what backfires, and what the data from European firms shows.
ESG disclosure — talk versus walk
Evidence from the private equity industry on whether ESG claims translate into real changes in portfolio companies, and what regulators should take from it.
Transparency regulation and multinational firms
Country-by-country reporting, public disclosure mandates, and their real effects on investment, employment, and tax planning.
AI for research, tax, and the finance function
How AI agents are changing empirical research and corporate tax and finance work — a practitioner-oriented view from the frontier.
Formats
- Keynotes and conference talks
- Executive education sessions and workshops
- Panel discussions and moderation
- Policy briefings and expert testimony
- Media commentary (English and German)
Selected engagements
Invite me to speak
Keynotes, panels, executive sessions, and policy briefings — in English or German.