Taxation as a means and conditions of transformation: security, recovery, technology, responsibility
September 24, 2026
Kharkiv / hybrid
10:00 – 13:00 (EEST)
The panel discussion is dedicated to modern challenges and transformational processes in the field of taxation, which determine the stability of the state, its security capabilities, the potential for recovery and competitiveness of the economy. The focus is on the role of tax policy not only as a mechanism for generating public revenues, but also as a tool for economic transformation, stimulating investments, developing technologies and ensuring responsible business conduct.
Participants will discuss key areas of adapting the tax system to security challenges and structural changes in the economy, issues of tax incentives for recovery and modernization, digitalization and technological development, as well as new approaches to ensuring tax discipline, transparency, and accountability of the state and taxpayers. Particular attention will be paid to finding a balance between the fiscal needs of the state and creating a favorable environment for entrepreneurship, innovation and investment.
The discussion aims to outline practical guidelines for the development of the tax system as an important element of security, recovery and long-term transformation of the economy.
Moderators
Mykola Kucheryavenko
Member of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Law, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Professor, Honored Scientist and Engineer of Ukraine, recipient of the State Prize of Ukraine, senior officer of the Civil-Military Cooperation Division at the Headquarters of the 2nd Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine “Charter”
Dmytro Kobylnik
Doctor of Law, Professor, Chair of the Department of Tax Law at the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University
Speakers
Prominent legal experts and leaders of Ukraine and the world
Jörg Pudelka
Judge of the Administrative Court of Berlin (Germany), Ph.D.
Taxation in Germany: Current Challenges and Solutions
Lars Broker
President of the Higher Administrative Court of the Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate, President of the Constitutional Court of the Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate, Doctor of Law, Professor Emeritus at the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University
Soziale Gerechtigkeit als Verfassungsprinzip und Besteuerung
Vyacheslav Khokhulyak
Supreme Court Justice at the Administrative Court of Cassation, Doctor of Law, Associate Professor, Associate Professor in the Department of Tax Law
The State’s Sanctions Policy and the VAT Payer’s Right to Receive a Budgetary Refund of Negative Amounts: Specifics of Legal Regulation and Law Enforcement
Valentyna Yurchenko
Supreme Court Justice at the Administrative Court of Cassation (Judicial Chamber for Cases Concerning Taxes, Fees, and Other Mandatory Payments), Candidate of Legal Sciences. He has over 20 years of experience in the administration of justice. He specializes in issues related to the application of tax legislation, ensuring the consistency and uniformity of judicial practice, and shaping the Supreme Court’s legal positions on tax disputes
The Balance Between the State’s Fiscal Interests and the Protection of Property Rights: The Application of the Standards of Article 1 of the First Protocol to the Convention in Tax Disputes
Oleksandr Lukashev
Doctor of Law, Professor, Member of the Ukrainian Parliament (9th convocation)
The Beneficial Owner Doctrine in the Practice of the Supreme Court
Yevgen Logvinov
Attorney, Head of the “GarantNaftoGaz” Consulting Company, Mediator
Taxation During the Recovery: Balancing the Interests of the State and Business
Larisa Shvetsova
Retired judge of the Kharkiv Court of Appeals, mediator, graduate student in the Department of Tax Law
The Transformation of Mechanisms for Resolving Cross-Border Tax Disputes in the Context of Ukraine’s European Integration
Serhii Broyakov
Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Tax Law, expert for the ERASMUS-JMO-2023 project, member of the Advisory Council on Virtual Asset Regulation at the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, advisor on tax and accounting matters at Bona Lex
CRS: From Theoretical Concepts to Practical Case Studies
Nikita Plekhanov
Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate of the State Tax Service in Sumy Oblast
Taxation Issues in Frontline Regions
Roman Krokhmal
Graduate student in the Department of Tax Law at Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Director of ADO TAX
Beneficial Owner of Income: Criteria for Determination and Limitations