Hearing on Digital Trade, Brussels - Main contents
| date | November 8, 2017 15:00 - 17:00 |
|---|---|
| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | Altiero Spinelli building (ASP) i  |
| attending | V. (Viviane) Reding i, (Christofer) Fjellner i, (Santiago) Fisas Ayxelà i, (Godelieve) Quisthoudt-Rowohl i et al. |
| organisation | European People's Party (EPP) i |
Event Timetable
Wednesday
15:00
Welcome and introduction
A European strategy on digital trade
Speakers
Viviane REDING, EPP Group Shadow Rapporteur on the INI Report 'Towards a European digital trade strategy'
15:05
Digital Trade in the EU’s trade agreements
What's included and what’s not? What should be included and what shouldn’t be?
Speakers
Christophe KIENER, Head of Unit, DG Trade, European Commission
15:30
Panel 1: Consumers’ perspective - Delivering tangible benefits
Speakers
Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Moderator
Monique GOYENS, Director-General, BEUC
Liam BENHAM, Vice-President, Government and Regulatory Affairs, IBM Europe
Q&A
16:10
Panel 2: Business perspective - Creating a global level-playing field
Speakers
Christofer FJELLNER, Moderator
Cecilia BONEFELD DAHL, Directeur-General, Digital Europe
Maryant FERNANDEZ PEREZ, Senior Policy Advisor, EDRi
Q&A
16:50
Summary and concluding remarks
Speakers
Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL, EPP Group Spokeswoman in the International Trade Committee of the European Parliament