ENCORE 2026:Customers in Action
Inaugural TaxCore Summit – ENCORE 2026: Customers in Action is an in-person conference bringing together TaxCore clients, tax administrations, government representatives, implementation teams, policy experts, and partners to exchange practical experience on fiscalization, e-invoicing, compliance, transparency, and public trust.
Through client stories, shared experiences, and forward-looking discussions, ENCORE 2026 showcases how TaxCore® supports digital tax transformation while promoting greater public understanding of the value of tax compliance.
Hosted in Fiji, where the foundations of TaxCore®'s Pacific success were first laid.
WHY ENCORE 2026 IS MORE THAN A SUMMIT
Turning compliance into participation
ENCORE 2026 brings together recognition, partnership, and public dialogue in one focused summit designed to strengthen connections, share practical experience, and move the TaxCore community forward.
Celebrating alliances
Every day, tax authorities, businesses, and implementation teams use TaxCore to solve challenges and deliver results. ENCORE 2026 celebrates their achievements and the impact they create across their communities.
Returning to partners
The Pacific region is a cornerstone of TaxCore's journey. ENCORE 2026 provides an opportunity to reconnect with partners, organizations, and individuals who helped shape that success and strengthen long-term relationships.
Fresh topics
ENCORE 2026 explores how tax administrations can turn compliance into participation. Through real-world experiences and innovative approaches, the summit highlights how TaxCore® helps engage customers, strengthen public trust, and encourage active involvement in tax initiatives.
PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
Three days of learning, recognition, and dialogue
The detailed agenda will be published closer to the event date. ENCORE 2026 is designed around three dedicated days that bring the TaxCore community together to exchange knowledge, celebrate achievements, and explore new ideas.
Day 0 (25 October) – Arrival and Welcome: participant arrivals, a welcome dinner, and informal social activities designed to help attendees connect before the summit begins.
Day 1 (26 October) – Opening, Vision, and Recognition: the summit officially opens with participant registration, keynote sessions, strategic discussions, and client recognition, complemented by networking breaks and an evening dinner.
Day 2 (27 October) – Learning, Exchange, and Collaboration: a full day of case studies, implementation experiences, workshops, and peer exchange, with dedicated time for networking and continued collaboration.
Day 3 (28 October) – Future Perspectives and Closing: forward-looking discussions, public engagement strategies, and closing sessions, followed by a networking activity or organized excursion before participant departures.
KEY TOPICS
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Meet the first announced speakers of ENCORE 2026
Learn from leaders, innovators, and practitioners whose work is shaping the future of tax administration, public engagement, and digital compliance.
Professor Richard Thompson Ainsworth
Professor Ainsworth, who has taught in BU Law’s tax program since 2005, is a comparative tax law specialist. His teaching and scholarship interests are in comparative transfer pricing, comparative VAT, and comparative income tax. He brings extensive transfer pricing and VAT experience to the role of director. He has published over 100 articles on various tax topics, and is considered a national expert on sales suppression in both the retail sales tax and the value added tax. He writes extensively on missing trader intra-community fraud (MTIC).
John McAlister
John McAlister is a global authority on digital business transformation and a veteran of the Australian Taxation Office, where he spent 14 years. In 2019, he co-founded AssetAccountant alongside Colin McEown and Mark Dally to automate complex fixed asset depreciation and lease accounting. He currently balances his advisory work with an assignment as an International Monetary Fund (IMF) Revenue Administration Advisor in Fiji.
Jan De Loddere
Jan De Loddere is the Head of the Geregistreerd Kassasysteem (GKS) division at the Belgian Ministry of Finance. With expertise in commercial and financial sciences, Jan transitioned from industrial construction to tax auditing and financial investigation. At the National Investigation Centre, he became a leading expert on electronic sales suppression, collaborating with EU and OECD working groups. He played a crucial role in multilateral fiscal audits, particularly targeting VAT avoidance schemes.
More Speakers to Be Announced
Additional keynote speakers, client representatives, government officials, and industry experts will be announced closer to the event.
About the Organizer
Shaping tax systems across the globe
Data Tech International (DTI) is the creator of TaxCore®, a platform that helps tax administrations modernize operations, strengthen compliance, and build greater transparency. Over the past decade, TaxCore® has grown from an ambitious idea into a solution supporting digital tax initiatives across multiple jurisdictions and continents.
Today, TaxCore® stands at the center of a growing ecosystem of tax authorities, technology partners, businesses, and the general public. ENCORE 2026 reflects that community - bringing together the people and organizations whose experience, collaboration, and innovation continue to shape its future.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Join the Inaugural TaxCore Summit in Fiji
Testimonials and client voices
Real stories. Real impact.
Insights, experiences, and success stories drawn from TaxCore® clients and partners that highlight real-world digital tax transformation journeys.
“We wanted businesses to see the system as a partner, not a threat.”
Udit Singh, CEO at Fiji Revenue and Customs Service
“The evidence is right there.”
Theresa Kyoto Amosa, Assistant CEO at Samoa Ministry of Customs and Revenue
“Electronic invoicing gave us visibility we never had.”
Fonoti Talaitupu Lia Taefu, ex CEO, Samoa Ministry of Customs and Revenue
“The biggest benefit is fairness.”
Sam Koim, ex Commissioner General, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea
“I commend the joint efforts of DTI and DCIR.”
Hon. Jotham Napat, Prime Minister of Vanuatu
“We can’t be everywhere. But the data can be.”
Kelerayani Dawai, Director of Compliance, Fiji Revenue & Customs Service