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15th April, 2026
Abu Dhabi , UAE
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Driving Digital Tax Transformation in the UAE’s Capital
The Tax Innovation Summit arrives in Abu Dhabi this April, convening policymakers, tax authorities, technology leaders and senior finance executives for the UAE’s most forward-looking discussion on tax modernisation. As the nation accelerates toward a digitally enabled fiscal ecosystem—powered by e-invoicing, real-time reporting and advanced compliance frameworks—Abu Dhabi stands as the perfect venue for this high-impact gathering.
A Defining Moment: The UAE’s E-Invoicing Era Has Arrived
The UAE has announced a landmark shift: the launch of a voluntary e-invoicing pilot program on July 1, 2026. The Tax Innovation Summit Abu Dhabi will serve as one of the earliest platforms to decode the requirements, timelines and technological impacts of this nationwide transformation.
Driving Digital Tax Transformation in the UAE’s Capital
The Tax Innovation Summit arrives in Abu Dhabi this April, convening policymakers, tax authorities, technology leaders and senior finance executives for the UAE’s most forward-looking discussion on tax modernisation. As the nation accelerates toward a digitally enabled fiscal ecosystem—powered by e-invoicing, real-time reporting and advanced compliance frameworks—Abu Dhabi stands as the perfect venue for this high-impact gathering.
A Defining Moment: The UAE’s E-Invoicing Era Has Arrived
The UAE has announced a landmark shift: the launch of a voluntary e-invoicing pilot program on July 1, 2026. The Tax Innovation Summit Abu Dhabi will serve as one of the earliest platforms to decode the requirements, timelines and technological impacts of this nationwide transformation.
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As the Tax Innovation Summit takes place on 15th April, the newly released UAE Electronic Invoicing Guidelines (V1.0) from the UAE Ministry of Finance are especially timely. The framework outlines a clear roadmap for e-invoicing adoption, interoperability and compliance — from phased implementation and PEPPOL-aligned architecture to defined roles, responsibilities and penalties. In the context of conversations set to shape the future of tax at the upcoming summit, these guidelines signal the UAE’s shift towards a real-time, data-driven and digitally trusted tax ecosystem.
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These changes signify one of the most ambitious digital tax transitions in the region—making this summit a must-attend event for organisations aiming to stay ahead of regulatory expectations.
Why Abu Dhabi?
As the capital of the UAE, Abu Dhabi is the strategic center of national policy, regulation and long-term economic planning, making it the ideal host for a summit focused on tax transformation. Its close proximity to the Ministry of Finance and Federal Tax Authority ensures direct alignment with the country’s evolving fiscal direction, while its rapidly advancing digital infrastructure and innovation-driven economy provide the perfect backdrop for discussions on AI-powered compliance, e-invoicing and next-generation tax systems. With its global connectivity, thriving financial ecosystem and pivotal role in shaping the UAE’s regulatory landscape, Abu Dhabi offers an unparalleled environment for uniting policymakers, industry leaders and technology experts to define the future of tax in the UAE.
WHO WILL ATTEND?
The event is designed for professionals shaping the UAE’s compliance and finance transformation journey, including:
- C-Suite Leaders: CFOs, CTOs, CDOs, CIOs, and COOs leading digital transformation initiatives
- Finance & Tax Experts: Heads of Taxation, Compliance, and Financial Reporting
- Government & Regulators: Representatives from the Federal Tax Authority, Ministry of Finance, and Customs
- Technology Leaders: ERP and finance automation heads from major enterprises
- Accounts Payable & Receivable Managers: Professionals managing large-scale invoicing operations
- Legal & Regulatory Advisors: Experts in digital taxation, data privacy and international compliance
- Accredited Service Providers (ASPs): Solution providers driving digital invoicing connectivity and compliance technology
- System Integrators & Solution Architects: Enabling enterprise transition to structured e-invoicing formats
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What to Expect
The Abu Dhabi edition will bring together regional leaders and global specialists for a series of executive panels, technical deep-dives and practical case studies.
Attendees will gain insights into
Speakers
Dr. Zahra Al Dahmani
Director of Taxpayer Services,
Federal Tax Authority
Federal Tax Authority
Dr. Ahmed Allam
Senior Financial Expert,
HH Ruler’s Court of Dubai
HH Ruler’s Court of Dubai
Shereen Chalak Maalouf
CFO,
Microsoft UAE
Microsoft UAE
Mohamed Sobhy
Head-Internal Audit,
Fujairah Government
Fujairah Government
Arun
Agrawal
Chief Tax Specialist,
Department of Finance, Dubai Govt.
Department of Finance, Dubai Govt.
Khattab Abu Qaoud
Chief Financial Officer,
Parkin
Parkin
Tiago Albuquerque Dias
Head of Tax,
Emirates Water & Electricity Company (EWEC)
Emirates Water & Electricity Company (EWEC)
Snehal
Kulthe
Advisor, Chairman Office – Digital Strategy & Transformation, Dept of Municipalities & Transport
Nameer
Khan
Chairman,
MENA Fintech Association
MENA Fintech Association
Aparana Gadve
Head of Tax,
Al Nowais Investments
Al Nowais Investments
Tarun
Narang
Head-Tax Transformation,
DAMAC Group
DAMAC Group
Vaibhav Javaria
Group Director-Audit,
Ghassan Aboud Group
Ghassan Aboud Group
Kalaiarasan Manoharan
Group Tax Director,
Noon
Noon
Jai Prakash Agarwal
Chairman,
ICAI UAE Dubai
ICAI UAE Dubai
Rahul
Dinodia
Head of Group Tax,
Al Naboodah
Al Naboodah
Haroon Rasheed
Group Tax Manager,
Ali & Sons Holding
Ali & Sons Holding
Carl de
Lange
SVP Sales,
VAT IT Group
VAT IT Group
Abdullah Javaid
Skill Quotient Technologies
SQ
SQ
Himanshu Tanna
Head of Group Tax,
Imtiaz Developments
Imtiaz Developments
Amitava
Saha
Delivery Head of SAP Finance & Treasury,
Al Futtaim
Al Futtaim
Joe
Musolino
Sales Director APAC/ME,
IVIX
IVIX
Naveen Sharma
Director,
Taxation-Al Shirawi Group
Taxation-Al Shirawi Group
Alex Pavel
Managing Director APAC & Middle East
Sovos
Sovos
Sanju Sangameswaran
Business Head – Middle East
Skill Quotient Technologies
Sponsors
Official e-Invoicing Cyber Security Partner
Silver Sponsors
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Company Profile
Sovos is the Always-On global compliance company capable of meeting your tax and regulatory needs anywhere you do business. We believe that compliance should never be an obstacle to business success. Whether your goal is business growth or greater organizational efficiency, we provide you with the solutions, services and transparency needed to meet your objectives.
Sovos is transforming tax compliance from a business requirement to a force for growth. Our flagship product, the Sovos Tax Compliance Cloud platform, enables businesses to identify, determine, and report on every tax obligation across the globe. Sovos processes 16 billion+ transactions per year, helping companies scale their compliance strategy in almost 200 countries.
More than 100,000 customers – including half the Fortune 500 – trust Sovos’ tax and regulatory expertise and unparalleled integration with their business applications.
Bronze Sponsor
Exhibitors
Lanyard Sponsor
Associate Sponsor
Series Sponsors
×
Company Profile
ClearTax is a global leader in tax compliance and e-invoicing solutions with a robust presence spanning India, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the USA. At the heart of India’s compliance ecosystem, we process 1 in 10 e-invoices within the country’s $2.4 trillion economy. Our AI-native platform delivers cutting-edge VAT, AP/AR, and vendor management capabilities, ensuring seamless compliance across over 50 countries.
We proudly serve Fortune 500 companies and have 5000+ clients globally. Our unified global e-invoicing platform is tailored for multinational taxpayers, featuring localized offerings, multi-lingual support, and live integrations with Peppol and all major ERP solutions. With over $500 billion worth of invoices processed and more than 1 billion e-invoices generated annually, ClearTax empowers the CFO office and finance teams with on-time, error-free e-invoicing and VAT automation that boosts productivity tenfold.
ClearTax leverages advanced AI and automation to power its next-generation compliance platform. Our AI-driven E-invoicing and VAT automation engine intelligently generates e-invoices, detects errors, and automates corrections to ensure perfect accuracy. Key product features include a unified API-first platform that supports real-time e-invoice validation, multi-country VAT compliance, automated tax filing, and customizable dashboards for actionable insights. This technology stack not only reduces manual workloads and human error but also enables proactive compliance monitoring, making ClearTax a vital partner in the UAE’s digital tax journey.
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Company Profile
Esal Tech is a joint venture between Oxinus Holdings – a UAE-based sovereign technology company under Infinia Technologies, and Dhruva Consultants, one of the region’s leading tax and regulatory advisory firms.
This is where Tax meets Tech. We combine Dhruva’s regulatory and tax expertise with Oxinus’ proven, Peppol-certified eInvoicing platform, Verinvo, delivered on sovereign UAE cloud infrastructure with blockchain-backed security.
We help UAE entities prepare for the upcoming national eInvoicing mandate from the Ministry of Finance and the Federal Tax Authority – from readiness assessment and advisory, to implementation, integration with your ERP and ongoing compliance support.
Our role is simple:
- Get you compliant.
- Keep your data in-country.
- Make the transition to eInvoicing smooth, not painful.
×
Company Profile
Sovos is the Always-On global compliance company capable of meeting your tax and regulatory needs anywhere you do business. We believe that compliance should never be an obstacle to business success. Whether your goal is business growth or greater organizational efficiency, we provide you with the solutions, services and transparency needed to meet your objectives.
Sovos is transforming tax compliance from a business requirement to a force for growth. Our flagship product, the Sovos Tax Compliance Cloud platform, enables businesses to identify, determine, and report on every tax obligation across the globe. Sovos processes 16 billion+ transactions per year, helping companies scale their compliance strategy in almost 200 countries.
More than 100,000 customers – including half the Fortune 500 – trust Sovos’ tax and regulatory expertise and unparalleled integration with their business applications.
Sponsors
Official e-Invoicing Cyber Security Partner
Silver Sponsors
×
Company Profile
Sovos is the Always-On global compliance company capable of meeting your tax and regulatory needs anywhere you do business. We believe that compliance should never be an obstacle to business success. Whether your goal is business growth or greater organizational efficiency, we provide you with the solutions, services and transparency needed to meet your objectives.
Sovos is transforming tax compliance from a business requirement to a force for growth. Our flagship product, the Sovos Tax Compliance Cloud platform, enables businesses to identify, determine, and report on every tax obligation across the globe. Sovos processes 16 billion+ transactions per year, helping companies scale their compliance strategy in almost 200 countries.
More than 100,000 customers – including half the Fortune 500 – trust Sovos’ tax and regulatory expertise and unparalleled integration with their business applications.
Associate Sponsor
Bronze Sponsor
Exhibitor
Lanyard Sponsor
Series Sponsors
×
Company Profile
ClearTax is a global leader in tax compliance and e-invoicing solutions with a robust presence spanning India, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the USA. At the heart of India’s compliance ecosystem, we process 1 in 10 e-invoices within the country’s $2.4 trillion economy. Our AI-native platform delivers cutting-edge VAT, AP/AR, and vendor management capabilities, ensuring seamless compliance across over 50 countries.
We proudly serve Fortune 500 companies and have 5000+ clients globally. Our unified global e-invoicing platform is tailored for multinational taxpayers, featuring localized offerings, multi-lingual support, and live integrations with Peppol and all major ERP solutions. With over $500 billion worth of invoices processed and more than 1 billion e-invoices generated annually, ClearTax empowers the CFO office and finance teams with on-time, error-free e-invoicing and VAT automation that boosts productivity tenfold.
ClearTax leverages advanced AI and automation to power its next-generation compliance platform. Our AI-driven E-invoicing and VAT automation engine intelligently generates e-invoices, detects errors, and automates corrections to ensure perfect accuracy. Key product features include a unified API-first platform that supports real-time e-invoice validation, multi-country VAT compliance, automated tax filing, and customizable dashboards for actionable insights. This technology stack not only reduces manual workloads and human error but also enables proactive compliance monitoring, making ClearTax a vital partner in the UAE’s digital tax journey.
×
Company Profile
Esal Tech is a joint venture between Oxinus Holdings – a UAE-based sovereign technology company under Infinia Technologies, and Dhruva Consultants, one of the region’s leading tax and regulatory advisory firms.
This is where Tax meets Tech. We combine Dhruva’s regulatory and tax expertise with Oxinus’ proven, Peppol-certified eInvoicing platform, Verinvo, delivered on sovereign UAE cloud infrastructure with blockchain-backed security.
We help UAE entities prepare for the upcoming national eInvoicing mandate from the Ministry of Finance and the Federal Tax Authority – from readiness assessment and advisory, to implementation, integration with your ERP and ongoing compliance support.
Our role is simple:
- Get you compliant.
- Keep your data in-country.
- Make the transition to eInvoicing smooth, not painful.
×
Company Profile
Sovos is the Always-On global compliance company capable of meeting your tax and regulatory needs anywhere you do business. We believe that compliance should never be an obstacle to business success. Whether your goal is business growth or greater organizational efficiency, we provide you with the solutions, services and transparency needed to meet your objectives.
Sovos is transforming tax compliance from a business requirement to a force for growth. Our flagship product, the Sovos Tax Compliance Cloud platform, enables businesses to identify, determine, and report on every tax obligation across the globe. Sovos processes 16 billion+ transactions per year, helping companies scale their compliance strategy in almost 200 countries.
More than 100,000 customers – including half the Fortune 500 – trust Sovos’ tax and regulatory expertise and unparalleled integration with their business applications.
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Why Sponsor?
Sponsoring the Tax Innovation Summit in Abu Dhabi places your brand at the center of one of the UAE’s most important fiscal and digital transformation conversations. As the nation moves toward e-invoicing, AI-enabled compliance and real-time tax reporting, this summit brings together the exact audience shaping these changes—regulators, enterprise leaders, finance executives and technology innovators. Aligning your brand with this high-level dialogue not only elevates your visibility but positions you as a trusted partner in the UAE’s next major regulatory shift, at a moment when businesses are actively seeking guidance, solutions and strategic alliances.
Sponsorship Benefits:
Sponsorship Benefits:
- Unmatched exposure to senior decision-makers driving tax, finance, digital transformation and governance initiatives across the UAE.
- Direct engagement with policymakers and regulatory executives as the country prepares for e-invoicing and next-generation compliance frameworks.
- Thought leadership opportunities through panels, keynote slots or workshops that showcase your expertise and solutions.
- High-value networking with large corporates, government entities and multinational companies preparing for major regulatory transitions.
- Brand association with a future-focused summit hosted in Abu Dhabi, the UAE’s center of policy development and digital innovation.
- Lead generation at scale, with access to organisations actively investing in tax technology, automation and compliance modernisation.
Agenda
A Day of Insights, Innovation, and Interactive Learning
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09:00 – 10:00
Registration & Coffee
10:00 – 10:15
Keynote 1: Don’t Automate Yesterday – Design Tax for Tomorrow: UAE’s Journey from E-Invoicing to Intelligent Tax Ecosystems
Speaker: Nimish Makvana, President – Taxation Society
10:15 – 10:30
Keynote 2: e-Invoicing and Tax Technology – An Evolving Industry
Speaker: Alex Pavel, Managing Director – APAC & Middle East, Sovos
10:30 – 11:15
Panel 1: Building a Future-Proof E-Invoicing Architecture for the UAE and Beyond
With UAE e-invoicing mandates approaching and global interoperability becoming critical, how can enterprises design systems that can scale across jurisdictions without repeated rework?
Discussion points:
- UAE e-invoicing data models vs. global standards (PEPPOL, EN 16931, Latin American CTC models)
- Master data governance (customers, VAT IDs, tax codes) as a compliance risk
- Designing for regulatory change without disrupting core finance operations.
Panelists:
- Jai Prakash Agarwal, Immediate Past Chairman, ICAI Dubai Chapter
- Arun Agrawal, Finance and Tax Policies Expert, Department of Finance, Dubai Govt.
- Tiago Albuquerque Dias, Head of Tax-Emirates Water & Electricity Company (EWEC)
- Rahul Dinodia, Group Head of Tax, Al Naboodah Group
- Naveen Sharma-Director, Taxation-Al Shirawi Group
Moderator: Himanshu Tanna, Head of Group Tax-Imtiaz Developments
11:15 – 11:30
Keynote 3:Reimagining Tax in the Age of Intelligence
Speaker: Dr Ahmed Allam, Senior Financial Expert, HH The Ruler’s Court of Dubai
Speaker: Dr Ahmed Allam, Senior Financial Expert, HH The Ruler’s Court of Dubai
11:30 – 11:45
Networking/Coffee Break
11:45 – 12:30
Panel 2: From Periodic Filing to Continuous Transaction Controls: The New Reality of VAT & Corporate Tax
Tax authorities are shifting from post-facto audits to real-time and near-real-time oversight, fundamentally changing how VAT and Corporate Tax compliance must operate.
Key discussion points:
- Transition from return-based VAT compliance to transaction-level validation
- Continuous controls vs. traditional reconciliations (GL, sub-ledger, tax engine)
- How tax authorities may use invoice-level data for risk scoring and audits
Panelists:
- Tarun Narang-Head, Tax Transformation- DAMAC Group
- Ali Asgar, Group Tax Manager, Ducab
- Amitava Saha, Delivery Head-SAP Finance & Treasury, Al Futtaim
- Purvi Mehta-Associate Director Tax-CLA Emirates
- Harsh Kedia-Head of Tax, United Arab Bank
- Akash Hapse, AGM Group Tax-Emirates Shipping Line
Moderator: Jai Prakash Agarwal, Immediate Past Chairman, ICAI Dubai Chapter
12:30 – 12:45
Keynote 4: Beyond the Mandate: What happens after January 2027?
Speaker: Sanju Sangameswaran, Business Head – Middle East, Skill Quotient Technologies
12:45 – 13:30
Panel 3: AI, Automation & Advanced Analytics in Digital Tax Compliance
As data volumes explode under e-invoicing, AI is becoming essential—not optional—for accuracy, speed and proactive compliance.
Key discussion points:
- AI-driven anomaly detection in invoices and tax calculations
- Automated VAT and Corporate Tax reconciliations across systems
- Human-in-the-loop governance for AI-based tax decisions
Panelists:
- Snehal Kulthe, Advisor, Chairman Office – Digital Strategy & Transformation, Dept of Municipalities & Transport
- Kalaiarasan Manoharan-Group Tax Director-Noon
- Himanshu Tanna-Head of Group Tax-Imtiaz Developments
- Joseph (Joe) Musolino, Sales Director APAC/ME
Moderator: Purvi Mehta-Associate Director Tax, CLA Emirates
13:30 – 13:45
Quiz Competition & Closing Remarks
13.45 – 15.00
Networking Lunch
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The Tax Innovation Summit Abu Dhabi 2026 is more than an event—it’s a platform designed to guide organisations through the UAE’s most significant tax evolution to date. As the nation advances toward full digital integration, Abu Dhabi stands at the forefront of shaping the policies and innovations that will define the future.
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