Agenda
Wednesday 2 June, 2010
Afternoon
13:30 – 14:00
Registration of participants
14:00 – 15:45
Conference Chair
Virginie Alloo
,
Senior Analyst,
Cullen International
14:00 – 14:40
Keynote Speeches
14:00 – 14:15
The View from the Parliament
Evelyne Gebhardt
,
Shadow Rapporteur Consumer Rights Directive,
Member, European Parliament
14:15 – 14:40
Contract and Marketing Law Fundamental to Citizen’s Rights
Viviane Reding
,
Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship,
European Commission
14:40 – 15:30
Session 1: Will the final Consumer Rights Directive meet stakeholder expectations?
Panellists to include:
Monique Goyens
,
Director General,
BEUC
Guillaume Delvallée
,
Conseiller en charge de la protection juridique des consommateurs, Représentation permanente française auprès de l'UE,
French Permanent Representation to the EU
Michael Meissner
,
Vice President Corporate Affairs Europe,
Amway
Patrice Pellegrino
,
Senior Adviser on Internal Market & Consumer Affairs and Fiscal Affairs ,
Eurocommerce
15:30 – 15:45
Coffee Break
15:45 – 16:05
Session 2: Keynote Speech
The Consumer Rights Directive: what is achievable?
16:05 – 17:00
Session 2: Harmonisation of contract and marketing law: necessary or a step too far?
Panellists to include:
Ursula Pachl
,
Deputy Director General,
BEUC
Michael Aendenhof
,
Counsellor for Consumer Affairs,
Permanent Representation of Belgium to the EU
Jens Karsten
,
Director European Regulatory Affairs,
FEDSA
Cornelia Kutterer
,
Senior Manager - EU Regulatory Policy Corporate Affairs, LCA,
Microsoft