Agenda

Thursday 8 October, 2015

Evening

18:30 – 22:30

Congress Opening Reception

Location: Théatre du Vaudeville, Galerie de la Reine 13, 1000 Brussels
(In the historic centre of Brussels next to the Grand Place)
A map of the venue can be found https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Caf%C3%A9+du+Vaudeville/@50.84722,4.354677,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x739360135035b9c7here

19:00 – 19:10

Welcome Remarks

19:10 – 19:30

Keynote Address

Stefan Krawczyk , Associate General Counsel & Head Government Relations International, eBay

Friday 9 October, 2015

Morning

09:15 – 16:50

Conference Day

Location: Crowne Plaza Brussels Le Palace, 3 rue Gineste, B – 1210 Brussels

Moderator: Detlef Fechtner , EU Correspondent, Börsen-Zeitung

09:15 – 09:45

Registration of delegates

09:45 – 09:55

Welcome Remarks

Philippe Rambaud , President, RIAD

09:55 – 10:10

Keynote Address

Despina Spanou , Director for Consumers, DG Justice and Consumers, European Commission

10:10 – 10:25

Interview & Questions

https://eu-ems.com/speakers.asp?event_id=257&page_id=2299#s3964Despina Spanou interviewed by https://eu-ems.com/speakers.asp?event_id=257&page_id=2299#s3691Detlef Fechtner

10:25 – 11:05

Keynote Presentation

ODR – Its legal, philosophical, ethical, and practical repercussions seen from a legal perspective
Pablo Cortés , Senior Lecturer, University of Leicester

11:05 – 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:30

A practical example of ODR

Delegates will have the opportunity to experience online dispute settlement
Zbynek Loebl , Founder and CEO, Youstice

Afternoon

12:30 – 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 – 15:00

Interactive Discussion / Q&A

Delegates will respond to and ask important questions regarding ODR

15:00 – 15:30

Coffee Break

15:30 – 16:30

Panel Discussion: Getting (it) right online – Legal protection in the future


Pablo Cortés , Senior Lecturer, University of Leicester
Grégory Jemine , Generation Y, University of Liège
Karin Kuchelmeister , Project Officer, Stiftung Warentest
Pat Monks , Affiliate of the American Bar Association; Past President, 2014, Group Legal Service Association
Graham Ross , Mediator and Consultant in Technology and Dispute Resolution, Modria
Marnik Vanhaverbeke , CEO, Legal Assistance & Recovery Belgium (LAR)

16:30 – 16:50

Why is ODR important for legal protection insurers?

Philippe Rambaud , President, RIAD

Evening

19:00 – 23:00

Gala Dinner

Location: Aux Armes de Bruxelles, 13 rue des Bouchers, 1000 Brussels
A map of the venue can be found https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Aux+Armes+De+Bruxelles/@50.8481013,4.3539548,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xbf97a1c6aafad031?sa=X&ei=vACRVfavK4zA7Abs-ZyADQ&ved=0CJgBEPwSMA4here

We would like to welcome all participants and their accompanying partners to attend the evening dinner. To view the cost of attendance for this, please visit the link https://eu-ems.com/costs.asp?event_id=257&page_id=2327here