2nd Annual Conference of the NOVA Tax Research Lab

Taxation and sustainability

31 May and 1 June

NOVA Tax Research Lab, knowledge centre part of the Center for Research & Development on Law and Society (CEDIS) of NOVA School of Law, will hold its 2nd Annual Conference of the NOVA Tax Research Lab, to take place in Lisbon, from 31st of May to 1st of June.

This hybrid event (online and face-to-face) will take place in room 007 of NOVA School of Law, from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm (Lisbon time), with the financial support of the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through CEDIS.

The conference will be dedicated to the theme “Taxation and Sustainability”. To this end, the panels will be composed of specialists in the areas of tax and other areas related to sustainability. 

The event has two objectives: (i) promoting reflection on some of the most pressing issues in the universe of public and fiscal policies and (ii) strengthening ties for potential collaborative research between researchers, collaborators and lines of research related to the theme.

The official conference languages are English and Portuguese.

To register as a listener, go to the event page here.

Scientific coordination

  • Diogo Feio, Assistant Professor at Academia Militar – IUM/ Guest Professor at NOVA School of Law/ NOVA Tax Research Lab Board Member
  • Rita Calçada Pires, Associate Professor NOVA School of Law/ NOVA Tax Research Lab Director
  • Mariana Passos Beraldo, NOVA School of Law PhD Candidate / FCT Research Fellow/ NOVA Tax Research Lab Board Member

Programme

31 May

10h00 | Opening Session

  • Nuno Santos Félix, Secretary of State for Fiscal Affairs
  • Margarida Lima Rego, NOVA School of Law Full Professor and Dean
    Rita Calçada Pires, NOVA School of Law Associate Professor and President of the Pedagogical Council and NOVA Tax Research Lab Director
  • Diogo Feio, Academia Militar – IUM Assistant Professor, NOVA School of Law Guest Professor and NOVA Tax Research Lab Board Member

10h30 | 11h30

Panel 1: Development of sustainable tax policies

Moderator: Luís Castilho, NOVA Tax Research Lab Researcher and Lawyer at Belim Castilho Law Firm

  • Assunção Cristas, NOVA School of Law Associate Professor and NOVA Ocean Director
  • Afonso Arnaldo, Indirect Tax Partner at Deloitte Portugal

11h30 | 12h30

Panel 2: Challenges of Integrating Sustainability into International Taxation

Moderator: Joana Tavares de Oliveira, NOVA Tax Research Lab Researcher and Sonae MC Tax Lawyer

  • Francisco da Cunha, Tax Partner at Deloitte Luxembourg
  • Tatiana Falcão, Member of the UN Committee of Experts’ Subcommittee on environmental taxation

12h30 | 14h30

Lunch Break

14h30 | 17h00

Working Groups – Speakers’ presentation of the submitted and approved abstracts

1 June

10h00 | 12h30

Working Groups – Speakers’ presentation of the submitted and approved abstracts

12h30 | 14h30

Lunch Break

14h30 | 15h30

Panel 3: Digital economy and sustainable business models

Moderator: Pedro Costa Monteiro, NOVA Tax Research Lab Researcher and Portuguese Tax Administration Legal Advisor

  • Diogo Feio, Academia Militar – IUM Assistant Professor, NOVA School of Law Guest Professor and NOVA Tax Research Lab Board Member
  • Inês Santos, IBM Consulting Portugal Sustainability Lead

16h00 | 17h00

Panel 4: Alignment of taxation with sustainable development goals

Moderator: Marta Carmo, NOVA Tax Research Lab Board Member and BPI S.A. Tax Lawyer

  • Denise Lucena Cavalcante, Universidade Federal do Ceará/Br – UFC Full Professor
  • Mariana Gouveia de Oliveira, Professional Partner at Abreu Advogados

17h10 – Closing Session

  • Joana Farrajota, NOVA School of Law Assistant Professor and Vice Dean
  • Diogo Feio, Academia Militar – IUM Assistant Professor, NOVA School of Law Guest Professor and NOVA Tax Research Lab Board Member