Navigating Regulatory Change and Tax Compliance in Global Expansion

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May 14, 2026

Join Avalara and agroup of senior tax and finance leaders as we discuss practical strategies for simplifying tax compliance while supporting international growth. We’ll explore how organisations can stay ahead of evolving regulations, tariffs, and globaltrade shifts, protect margins in achanging landscape, and build tax and trade processes that can scale with global expansion.

Key topics

- How new tariffs,duties, and EU regulations are impacting business operations and profitability

- Practical approaches to managing margin pressure in a shifting regulatory and trade environment

- Strategies foradapting to cross-border trade changes and anticipating future globalpolicies

- Key tax and trade compliance challenges when entering new markets — and how leading teams areovercoming them

- Ways to streamline VAT, customs, and broader compliance processes through automation andsmarter operating models

6:30pm - 7pm

7pm - 7:30 pm

7:30 pm - 9:15 pm

9:15pm 9:30 pm

Arrival and Networking

Guests are welcomed and guided into a curated networking environment, designed to foster meaningful interactions. This session encourages ice-breaking and relationship-building before moving into in-depth, collaborative discussions.

Event welcome, introductions, thought leader remarks

Attendees transition to a structured roundtable discussion paired with drinks, promoting thoughtful dialogue around a pre-set agenda. This relaxed setting encourages collaboration, idea exchange, and deeper professional connections.

Three-Course Networking Dinner

The evening continues with a premium three-course meal, offering exceptional cuisine in an elegant atmosphere. This segment enhances networking opportunities while creating a memorable experience that strengthens professional relationships among attendees.

Wrap Up, Q&A, Drinks and Networking

The event concludes with a wrap-up session and Q&A, allowing sponsors and participants to address key takeaways. Followed by drinks and open networking, this final segment ensures actionable next steps and continued engagement in a collaborative environment.

Avalara

Avalara is the agentic tax and compliance leader. For more than two decades, Avalara has developed one of the most expansive libraries of tax content and integrations in the industry, supporting over 200,000 direct and indirect customers across more than 75 countries. The company's purpose-built AI agents automate end-to-end compliance processes with greater precision, from tax calculations and return filings to exemption certificate management and beyond.

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