Where is DemoTrans Final Conference 2026 held?

DemoTrans Final Conference 2026 was held in Leuven, Belgium.

Who is speaking at DemoTrans Final Conference 2026?

ConferenceGrid lists 39 speakers, including Annelies Roggeman (Professor at Ghent University, Ghent University), Bel Germá and Ben Geys.

Who sponsors DemoTrans Final Conference 2026?

ConferenceGrid lists 21 sponsors, including 400/0028/96396 + name of the participant, AFTER, beforehand, Benny Geys and Deadlines.

Education & Training

DemoTrans Final Conference 2026

Name: DemoTrans Final Conference 2026
Start: 2026-05-07
End: 2026-05-08
Location: Leuven

This edition has ended

DemoTrans Final Conference 2026 ran May 7–8, 2026 in Leuven, Belgium. It is an Education & Training conference. ConferenceGrid lists 39 speakers, 21 sponsors and 13 sessions. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Lineup updated Oct 11, 2026 · dates verified May 5, 2026

The Final DemoTrans Conference 'Democracy, Globalisation, and the Future of Governance' is the culminating event of the Horizon Europe project DemoTrans. It gathers researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders to discuss how globalisation, financialization, and corporate influence shape democratic governance, social cohesion, and sustainability. The event pro…

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39Speakers

21Sponsors

13Sessions

29Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at DemoTrans, in alphabetical order.

Annelies Roggeman

Professor at Ghent University · Ghent University

Bel Germá

Ben Geys

Benny Geys

Professor in Economics, BI Norwegian Business School; Research Professor at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) · BI Norwegian Business School

Dieter Stiers

Emilie Wojcieszynski

Utrecht University · Utrecht University

Francesco Vidoli

Germá Bel

Universitat de Barcelona · Universitat de Barcelona

Giovanna D’Inverno

Italo Colantone

Full Professor of Economic Policy at Bocconi University, Milan

Javier Garcia-Bernado

Utrecht University · Utrecht University

Jihwan Ryu

Kristin Dilani Nadarajah

CORPTAX · CORPTAX

Kristof De Witte

KU Leuven · KU Leuven

Lorenzo Catalano

Lucian Cernat

Head of Global Regulatory Cooperation and International Procurement Negotiations · European Commission

Marc Hooghe

Marek Sedivy

Marek Šedivý

CORPTAX · CORPTAX

Miroslav Palanský

Head of Research at the Tax Justice Network; Assistant Professor of Economics at Charles University · Tax Justice Network / Charles University

Panagiotis Iliopoulos

Panagiotis (Takis) Iliopoulos

Agenda

Selected from 13 sessions.

16–17 December 2025
Workshop on unlocking the potential of tax administrative data for tax abuse research
Workshop convened by the Tax Justice Network and partners to address the use of administrative data in strengthening research–government collaboration on tax abuse by multinational…
January 24, 2024
Online Demotrans Workshop 'Local Government Politics: Fiscal Policy and Democracy'
Workshop focused on the political economy of local government, with papers on fiscal policy, sustainable budgeting, remunicipalization, and populistic voting, as well as a session …
Leuven, March 13-14, 2025
Conference on 'Democracy and Capitalism'
A DemoTrans two-day conference addressing how democratic governance and economic systems interact amid globalization and corporate power. The event explores pathways to strengtheni…
Leuven May 7-8, 2026
DemoTrans Final Conference: Democracy, Globalisation, and the Future of Governance
The final conference of the DemoTrans Horizon Europe project exploring the effects of globalisation, financialization, and corporate influence on democratic governance, cohesion, a…
Leuven, September 25th, 2026
DemoTrans Workshop - Democracy Under Pressure: Representation, Electoral Signals, and Local Governance
The DemoTrans project calls for a workshop focusing on democratic governance changes, political representation, and public-sector responsiveness, especially concerning local and mu…
March 14-15, 2024
Workshop 'Revitalizing democratic governance'
A two-day workshop exploring global minimum tax, corporate tax avoidance, procurement strategies, public service reforms, lobbying influences, and drivers of voting behavior in the…
March 16, 2023 - Leuven
DemoTrans seminar by Panagiotis Iliopoulos: 'Cluster Analysis of Budgetary Expenses in Local Governments: The Case of Flemish Municipalities'
March 9, 2023
CORPTAX Workshop: Inequalities in Corporate Taxation and Public Procurement
CORPTAX research workshop focused on economic research enabled by new transparency measures in corporate taxation and public procurement, as part of the DemoTrans project. Features…
November 3-4, 2022
Conference Transparency and Tax Avoidance
Conference on the impacts of Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR) on transparency in corporate taxation, bringing together stakeholders to evaluate the standard and its economic eff…

Quick answers

When is DemoTrans Final Conference 2026?: DemoTrans Final Conference 2026 ran May 7–8, 2026 in Leuven, Belgium.
Where is DemoTrans Final Conference 2026 held?: DemoTrans Final Conference 2026 was held in Leuven, Belgium.
Who is speaking at DemoTrans Final Conference 2026?: ConferenceGrid lists 39 speakers, including Annelies Roggeman (Professor at Ghent University, Ghent University), Bel Germá and Ben Geys.
Who sponsors DemoTrans Final Conference 2026?: ConferenceGrid lists 21 sponsors, including 400/0028/96396 + name of the participant, AFTER, beforehand, Benny Geys and Deadlines.

Company intelligence

An audience of 29 companies, parsed from the program.

29 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room

0All threespeak · spons · exh

21Sponsoringsponsor only

8Speakingspeaker only

Speakers by seniority

5% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

Director / Head of25%
Research / Science38%
Other roles3487%

Of 39 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies

#	Company	Roles	Speakers
1	CORPTAX		4
2	Utrecht University		4
3	400/0028/96396 + name of the participant	Sponsor · custom	-
4	AFTER	Sponsor · custom	-
5	beforehand	Sponsor · custom	-
6	Benny Geys	Sponsor · custom	-
7	Deadlines	Sponsor · custom	-
8	'Democracy, Globalisation, and the Future of Governance'	Sponsor · custom	-
9	DemoTrans Project	Sponsor · custom	-
10	Final Programme	Sponsor · custom	-
11	Friday, May 8	Sponsor · custom	-
12	INVOICE REQUIRED	Sponsor · custom	-
13	Keynotes	Sponsor · custom	-
14	Leuven May 7-8, 2026	Sponsor · custom	-

Sponsors by tier

custom21

100% of 21

DemoTrans Final Conference 2026

Workshop on unlocking the potential of tax administrative data for tax abuse research

Online Demotrans Workshop 'Local Government Politics: Fiscal Policy and Democracy'

Conference on 'Democracy and Capitalism'

DemoTrans Final Conference: Democracy, Globalisation, and the Future of Governance

DemoTrans Workshop - Democracy Under Pressure: Representation, Electoral Signals, and Local Governance

Workshop 'Revitalizing democratic governance'

DemoTrans seminar by Panagiotis Iliopoulos: 'Cluster Analysis of Budgetary Expenses in Local Governments: The Case of Flemish Municipalities'

CORPTAX Workshop: Inequalities in Corporate Taxation and Public Procurement

Conference Transparency and Tax Avoidance

29 companies in attendance.