| 4 March - Wednesday |
| 17:30 - 19:00 |
Registration open |
| 18:00 - 19:00 |
Welcome Reception |
| 19:00 - 20:00 |
Social event walking tour |
| 20:00 - 22:00 |
Delegate free time for dinner (not provided as part of the event) |
| 22:00 - 00:00 |
Late night drinks at PRINSE HOTEL |
| 5 March - Thursday |
| 08.30 |
REGISTRATION & COFFEE |
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| 09.00 |
WELCOME TO THE CONFERENCE |
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| 09.10 |
DEAN’S ADDRESS by Prof Gert Straetmans, University of Antwerp |
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| 09.25 |
KEYNOTE SPEECH by Prof Gert Straetmans, University of Antwerp |
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| 09.45 |
Corporate Social Responsibility |
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The environmental policy agenda, challenges and opportunities - Herbert Aichinger, European Commission |
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Legal Nature of CSR – can you really ignore it? - Prof Philippe Ernst, University of Antwerp |
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Code of Ethics and anticorruption laws: EU/US what benchmark? - Françoise Lefevre, Linklaters |
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| 11.00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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BREAK-OUT SESSIONS: |
| 11.20 |
Product Liability and Consumer Protection: European Accomplishments |
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Product Guarantees
- Professor Bart Volders, University of Antwerp |
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Network of European Consumer Centres |
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Product Safety and Rapid Alert Systems - Dr Vince Shiers, RQA Europe Ltd |
| 11.20 |
Data Protection |
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Tension between Data Protection in Europe and compliance with SOX - Sally March, Nortel |
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Privacy and Electronic Communications - Tanguy Van Overstraeten, Linklaters |
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Transfer of Personal Data to 3rd Countries - Orijit Das, Genpact |
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| 13.10 |
LUNCH |
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| 14.30 |
WORKSHOPS (break-out) |
| Drafting and Introducing a Code of Business Ethics - Wolter Kymmell and Ruth Steinholtz, Borealis Group |
| Product Recall: role play - Dr Vince Shiers, RQA Europe Ltd |
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| 15.45 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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BREAK-OUT SESSIONS: |
| 16.00 |
Pursuing & Developing an International Career in Law |
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The Law Firm Perspective - James Bellerjeau, Mettler-Toledo International |
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The In House Perspective - Marten Bezemer, Plantronics Inc |
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Head Hunter’s Tips - Elizabeth Wall, Elizabeth Wall International |
| 16.00 |
The University of Antwerp and the city |
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The Law School – LLM & more - Professor Koen De Feyter, University of Antwerp |
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Antwerp: culture, history & diamonds… - Roger van der Linden, Borealis Group |
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| 17.15 |
Day close |
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| 18:30 - 19:30 |
Social event (activity) at Antwerp Diamond Museum |
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| 20:00 - 22:00 |
Dinner (food for thought) |
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| 22:00 - 00:00 |
Late night drinks |
| 6 March - Friday |
| 08.30 |
REGISTRATION & COFFEE |
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| 09.00 |
European Leadership Driving Environmental Protection & Sustainable Development |
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EU – Green-House Gas Emissions Trading Scheme: Europe’s bold vision -
Professor Aviel Verbruggen, University of Antwerp |
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Europe's Green Agenda: Transformational market changes on the horizon - Munir Hassan, CMS |
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The … Far-Reaching Global Effects of R.E.A.C.H. - Yves Heijmans, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company |
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| 11.00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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BREAK-OUT SESSIONS: |
| 11.20 |
Doing Business Fairly |
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Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts - Dirk Tirez, Belgium Post |
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Unfair Commercial Practices: B to C - Tom Heremans, CMS |
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Comparative Advertising - Axel Viaene, Starbucks |
| 11.20 |
e-Commerce: at the Crossroad of Competition, IP and Consumer law; Brands at Risk? |
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The Legal Framework on e-commerce explained - Katerina Galanopoulou, Microsoft |
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Vertical Restraints: Restrictions on e-Distributors Revisited - Bill Batchelor |
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Auction Sites: Is the law any clearer? |
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| 13.10 |
LUNCH |
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| 14.30 |
WORKSHOPS (break-out) |
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Your company is launching a new Website: you have been asked to contribute the “legal pages” -
Joren De Wachter, FRSGlobal |
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Your Company is introducing a new Customer Loyalty Scheme and needs your expert advice. - María Jesús Alonso Fernández - ACC Country Representative – Spain |
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| 15.50 |
CHAIR’S CLOSING REMARKS |
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| 16.00 - 17:00 |
Closing Drinks |
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| 17.00 |
Event end |
| ACC Europe wishes to thank the Advisory Panel for developing the program and organising this Corporate Counsel Symposium: |
Panagiotis Perysinakis, Chair - Group Commercial Counsel - The Body Shop International Plc
Axel Viaene - EMEA Legal Director – Starbucks
Wolter Kymmell –
Alexander Coelho - Legal Counsel EMEA Company Markets – The Body Shop International Plc
Dirk Tirez – General Counsel – Belgium Post
Dr Annette Schuller – Legal Director - Tetra Laval International S.A.
Sally March – Compliance Director - EMEA - Nortel
Dr Koen De Feyter – University of Antwerp |
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