Agenda

08:45 – 09:20

Registration of participants & welcome coffee

09:20 – 09:40

Opening Keynote Presentation

Jürgen Creutzmann , MEP, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection; Rapporteur for the Green Paper on Online Gambling, European Parliament

09:40 – 11:10

Session 1: The Green Paper on online gambling: Is Europe on the right track?

In light of the publication of the much-anticipated green paper, will national regulatory models ever be able to co-exist or is now the time for consensus on a harmonised EU-wide set of rules? With legal clarity remaining elusive and issues such as state aid rules and fair access to markets continuing to cause headaches for regulators and stakeholders alike, how should the EU proceed?

Moderator: Laurie Korpi , Legal and Research Director, International, GamblingCompliance

09:40 – 11:10

Panel Discussion

Jürgen Creutzmann , MEP, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection; Rapporteur for the Green Paper on Online Gambling, European Parliament
Pamela Brumter-Coret , Head of Unit, DG MARKT, European Commission
Sigrid Ligné , Secretary General, European Gaming and Betting Association
Annette Kok , President , Euromat
Peter Naessens , Head of Unit, Regulatory Advice, Research & Development, Belgian Gaming Commission

11:10 – 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 – 13:00

Session 2: Gambling, good causes and sports integrity - Are the current rules appropriate for the 21st Century?

How is gambling’s relationship with society evolving? Does gambling’s contribution to good causes and grass-root organisations go far enough? And how ‘involved’ can and should the gambling industry be with sporting events and other cultural activities? What precautions are in place to prevent corruption and maintain the integrity of sport? What impact does “match-fixing” have on citizens, operators and sports organisers alike?

Moderator: Andrew Gellatly , Editorial Director, GamblingCompliance

11:30 – 11:45

Keynote Presentation

Juan Carlos Alfonso Rubio , Deputy General Director. General Direction of Gambling, Spanish Ministry of Finance

11:45 – 13:00

Panel Discussion

Antonio Costanzo , Board Member, ESSA and Director of Sport Integrity and Regulation, Bwin.Party
Helen Day , Consultant, Helen Day Consulting and Head of European Policy, European Sponsorship Association
Tatiana van Lier , Executive Director, ACLEU
Pedro Velazquez , Deputy Head of the Sports Unit, DG for Education and Culture, European Commission

13:00 – 14:30

Lunch

14:30 – 16:00

Session 3: Has the right balance been reached between consumer choice and protection?

Though individuals retain the ultimate responsibility over gambling choices and level of participation, what provisions are necessary to protect the consumer? What constitutes “adequate consumer protection” and what characterises an environment that promotes responsible gaming? Given the EU-wide prevalence of problem gambling, what are stakeholders and regulators doing to tackle this issue? With regards to fraud and money-laundering, what are the best preventative practices? What are payment providers doing in this area and are further instruments needed in order to ensure optimal data protection?

Moderator: Daniel Macadam , Journalist, GamblingCompliance

14:30 – 16:00

Panel Discussion

Christel Schaldemose , MEP, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection; Shadow-rapporteur for the Green Paper on Online Gambling, European Parliament
Simon Busuttil , MEP, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Andrew Beveridge , Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, eCOGRA
Thaer Sabri , Chief Executive, Electronic Money Association
Geoffrey Godbold OBE , Director, The GREaT Foundation

16:00 – 16:10

Concluding remarks