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The 4th Annual European E-Commerce Conference 2012
E-Commerce & Online Services: The Drive for Confidence & Growth
14th November 2012. Renaissance Hotel. Brussels.
REGISTER ONLINE TODAY at www.eCommerce-Conference.eu
Alternatively contact +44 (0) 2920 783 022 / james.wilmott@forum-europe.com for more information.
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According to the European Commission, the Internet economy is responsible for around "21% of the growth in GDP in the last five years" and adds "2.6 jobs for every job cut".
With the emphasis across Europe turning towards growth, how can policy-makers and stakeholders alike ensure that the potential for e-commerce in Europe is maximised, given that the cost of failure to complete the Digital Single Market before 2020 has been estimated at around €500 billion? Is such a completion likely in this time-scale given the continuing patchwork of national laws and rules? What are the major barriers that need to be overcome and how can a step-change in the development of e-commerce be achieved?
This year’s European E-Commerce Conference hosted by EDiMA and EMOTA in partnership with Forum Europe, will focus on how policymakers and e-commerce businesses can increase consumer confidence in the online/digital retail space as a means of increasing competition and driving growth. |
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Speakers Include
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- Pat Rabbitte, Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources, Forthcoming Irish Presidency of the EU
- William E. Kennard, US Ambassador to the European Union
- Hein Pretorius, CEO, MIH Allegro
- Pierre Delsaux, Deputy Director General, DG MARKT, European Commission
- Jan Philipp Albrecht MEP, Rapporteur on Data Regulation, European Greens
- Marie-Hélène Boulanger, Head of Unit, Data Protection, European Commission
- Peter Hustinx, European Data Protection Supervisor
- Werner Stengg, Head of Unit "Online and postal services", DG MARKT, European Commission
- Walter Devenuto, EMOTA President and Managing Director, Bakker
- Sampo Terho MEP, Rapporteur “Towards an integrated European Market for card, internet & mobile payments", European Parliament
- Dan Dionisie, Head of Unit, Health and Consumers, DG SANCO, European Commission
- Thomas Carroux, General Manager, Bon Prix
- Jean Gonié, Director of Privacy, EU Affairs, Microsoft Europe
- Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein, Member, European Parliament
- Thomas Carroux, General Manager, Bon Prix
- Stefan Krawczyk, Senior Director and Counsel Government Relations Europe, eBay
- Marisa Jimenez, European Privacy Policy Counsel, Google
- Giulio Montemagno, General Manager for Western Europe, PayPal
- Steven Pope, Vice President Customs & Regulatory Affairs, DHL Express
- Danilo Labovic, Managing Director EMEA, TRUSTe |
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- Realising the potential for e-commerce in Europe
- Payments and Logistics
- Implications of the new data protection rules for e-commerce.
There will be a post conference cocktail to which all delegates are invited.
Visit www.eCommerce-Conference.eu for a full conference program and more information
or REGISTER NOW to guarantee your place.
To discuss this year's event, please contact James Wilmott on +44 (0) 2920 783 022
or email james.wilmott@forum-europe.com
The Annual European E-Commerce Awards will also take place this year as part of the conference. Further information will be made available shortly. Previous winners have included Pablo Arias Echeverría MEP and Jean Bergevin, Head of Unit at the European Commission.
Participation costs (excluding VAT):
- Full: €125.00
- Press: FREE (Journalist and other members of the press)
- EU Organisations: FREE (EU Commission, EU Parliament, EU Council, EU Member State, Perm Rep to the EU)
For more information on how to reserve a sponsorship or exhibition space or any aspect of this year's conference, please contact James Wilmott on +44 (0) 2920 783 022 or by email james.wilmott@forum-europe.com
About EU Internet WeekTM - “The first Internet policy focused week in Brussels”:
This event is being held as part of EU Internet WeekTM.
EU Internet Week TM has been created by Forum Europe and EDiMA with the aim of enabling policy-makers and stakeholders to engage on the key issues affecting the Internet’s development.
The power of the Internet, and the role online services can play in facilitating creativity and innovation, while boosting economic growth, is broadly acknowledged. The big question now is how EU policy can bring together member states to capitalise on the potential of the digital environment and the EU’s Single Market. And although there is clearly great potential for stimulating the European economy, online markets in the EU continue to contend with barriers to the growth of online goods and services.
Other highlighted events taking place as part of the week include:
The 4th Annual Internet of Things Europe
12th & 13th November 2012, The Management Centre Europe, Brussels www.iotconference.eu
The European Child Safety Online Conference 2012
15th November, Renaissance Hotel, Brussels www.childsafety-conference.eu
For more information on EU Internet WeekTM and the events confirmed so far, please visit www.euinternetweek.eu
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