Exchange Summit 2019: What’s next for eInvoicing and CEF Workshop
The Exchange Summit 2019 will take place from 30 September – 2 October 2019 in Vienna, Austria.
The Exchange Summit provides a platform to get in-depth information about recent developments and future trends where benefit from cutting edge keynote speeches, panels and round tables covering interoperability and public procurement and discuss with global thought leaders.
This event will include discussions and a workshop on the European standard on eInvoicing and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) eInvoicing Building Block – the tool with which the Commission is supporting adoption of the standard in the European economy.Two of the event's highlights look at Europe's eInvoicing and eProcurement policies.
On Tuesday 1 October 2019 (14:15 - 14:35), Charles Bryant, Secretary General of the European E-Invoicing Service Providers Association (EESPA) will interview David Blanchard, Head of Unit (Acting) for Innovative and E-Procurement, DG GROW, European Commission. “What´s Next on the EC´s Agenda Regarding E-Invoicing and E-Procurement?” presents a great opportunity for participants to learn how European eInvoicing and eProcurement policies are set to evolve. You can get an idea of what will be discussed in David Blanchard’s article in agendaNi, a leading Northern Irish business and public policy magazine.
On Wednesday 2 October 2019 (09:00 - 16:00), experts from the European Commission's CEF eInvoicing team will facilitate an eInvoicing implementation workshop. Participants will learn about implementation roadmaps for the European standard, best practice for handling of eInvoices and get first-hand knowledge on the latest development in EU Members States and much more. The agenda includes:
- Introduction to CEF, tools and supporting service
- Methods for exchange electronic invoices
- Ways of implementing the European standard (EN)
- Taking eInvoicing to the next level
- Next steps, Q&A
The European Commission currently supports the uptake of eInvoicing respecting the European standard and Directive 2014/55/EU (on eInvoicing in public procurement) with the CEF eInvoicing Building Block . CEF eInvoicing currently offers public and private sectors on-site eInvoicing Trainings and Workshops; supporting webinars; a User Community hosting online discussions, a Registry of supporting artefacts to implement European standard and a dedicated Conformance Testing Service.