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
Logistics
When
Wednesday 2 June, 2010
13.30 to 17.10
CET
Where
Stanhope Hotel
Rue du Commerce 9
B-1000 Brussels
Tel: 32 2 506 91 11
Fax: 32 2 512 1708
Downloads
Download the conference report here
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