Agenda

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