21.11.2018: Verbrauchergipfel 2018 in Brüssel
Am 28.11.2018 veranstaltet die Europäische Kommission gemeinsam mit dem Europäischen Wirtschafts- und Sozialausschuss in Brüssel den Kongress „Les Assises des consommateurs – Consumer Summit“.
Zum Abschluss der nationalen Verbraucherdialoge werden die Herausforderungen der Verbraucherpolitik in Europa und die Vorschläge der Kommission zur Modernisierung des Verbraucherrechts diskutiert.
Das Programm:
Welcome address
- Luca Jahier, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
- Sean Klein, Journalist & Broadcaster, moderator
Modernization of EU Consumer Rights and Enforcement - Adapting to Digitalization
- Ivana Soić, Assistant Minister, Croatian Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts
- Pascal Airmont, Member of the European Parliament, IMCO Committee Shadow Rapporteurs on the "Omnibus" Directive
Panel Discussion
- Giovanni Calabrò, Director General DG Consumer Protection, Italian Competition Authority (AGCM)
- Bob Boelema, Coordinating Inspector in the International Affairs Consumer Division Representative, Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM)
- Isabelle Buscke, Team Leader Brussels, Federation of German Consumer Organisations (vzbv)
- Els Bruggemann, Domain Head Advocacy & Enforcement, Belgian Consumer Organisation “Test-Achats/Test-Aankoop”
- Tõnu Väät, CEO, Estonian e-Commerce Association
- Antonio Longo, Italian Member of the Diversity Europe Group, EESC
Improving Consumer Redress - Individually and Collectively
- Gerd Billen, State Secretary in the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumers
- Geoffroy Didier, Member of the European Parliament, JURI Committee Rapporteur on the Representative Actions Directive
Panel Discussion
- Dorota Karczewska, Vice-President, Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK)
- Baiba Vītoliņa, Director, Latvian Consumer Rights Protection Centre (PTAC/CRPC)
- Petra Leupold, Head of the VKI Academy, Austrian Consumer Information Association (VKI)
- Bob Schmitz, EU Legal Counsel, Luxembourgish Union of Consumers (ULC)
- Ian Talbot, Chief Executive, Chief Executive, Chambers Ireland
- Colin Lustenhouwer, Dutch Member of the Employers' Group, EESC
Keynote speech
- Vera Jourová, European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality (tbc)
Trio Presidency interventions
- Bulgarian Presidency (name tbc)
- Austrian Presidency (name tbc)
- Marius Pirvu, President of the Romanian National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC)
Future priorities for European Consumer protection - Challenges ahead
- Virginie Beaumeunier, Director General, DG CCRF, French Ministry of Economy
- Member of the European Parliament (name tbc)
National Authorities’ Policy and Enforcement Perspective
- Ana Catarina Fonseca, Director-General, DG Consumers, Portuguese Ministry of Economy
- Fergal O’Leary, Member, Irish Competition and Consumer Commission (CCPC)
- Susanne Aamann, Deputy Head of Unit, Danish Competition and Consumer Authority (DCCA)
- Una Shortall, Deputy Secretary General, Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER)
Civil Society Perspective
- Luis Silveira Rodrigues, Vice-President, Portuguese Consumer Organisation “Defensa do Consumidor” (DECO)
- Jens Henriksson, International Affairs, The Swedish Consumers’ Association
- Baiba Miltoviča, International and EU Affairs Adviser of the Latvian National Association for Consumer Protection (LPIAA)
- Roberto Cerminara, Responsible Commerce and Company Legislation Section, Confcommercio (tbc)
- José Luis Zimmermann, Director-General, ADigital (tbc)
- additional Business organization
- Ferre Wyckmans, Belgian Member of the Workers' Group, EESC
European Perspective
- Monique Goyens, Director General, BEUC
- Chiara Giovannini, Senior Manager Policy & Innovation, ANEC
- Pedro Oliveira, Director of the Legal Affairs Department, BusinessEurope
- Joanna Lopatowska, Head of Digital and Consumer Policy, EuroCommerce
- Leon Mölenberg, Senior Policy Advisor, eCommerce Europe
- Luc Hendrickx, Director Enterprise Policy and External Relations, SMEunited (formerly UEAPME)
- Triin Saag, Director of government affairs, EMOTA
- Caroline Walczak, Policy Manger, Digital Europe
- Erwan Bertrand, Head of Single Market Policy, Eurochambres
Closing remarks
- Francisco Fonseca Morillo, Head of the European Commission Representation in Spain
- Ariane Rodert, President of the Section for the Single Market, Production and Consumption, EESC
- Tiina Astola, Director General, DG Justice and Consumers (tbc)
Nähere Informationen zur Veranstaltung finden Sie hier auf https://europa.eu/newsroom/events/new-deal-consumers-consumer-summit-2018_de