Events for March 20, 2017 through June 20, 2018
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17th TACD Multi-Stakeholder Forum – “A consumer agenda for transatlantic markets”
This year’s TACD Multi-stakeholder Forum titled “A consumer agenda for transatlantic markets: safeguarding protections and making progress in times of political change” will once more bring together participants representing civil society, academics, researchers, as well government, legislators , regulatory authorities and business on both sides of the Atlantic to discuss a pro-consumer agenda for transatlantic markets. The meeting will focus on safeguarding consumer protections and making progress into the future, emphasizing regulatory and enforcement agencies’ necessary cooperation in a global world. Participants…
Find out more »TACD event: Empowering and Protecting Youth in the Big Data Era
BACKGROUND Young people are growing up in a digital world of constant connectivity – engaging 24/7 through social media, mobile devices, gaming platforms, and video streaming channels. While offering important opportunities for youth to express their creativity, explore and learn, interact with their peers, and participate in civic discourse, contemporary digital media can also pose threats to their privacy and can negatively impact their development. Children and teens spend or influence an estimated $1.2 trillion a year worldwide. Media companies,…
Find out more »TACD event: Consumer Health, Consumer Action and Antimicrobial Resistance
BACKGROUND The global spread of antibiotic resistance poses a major threat to both human and animal health. If current trends continue, drug-resistant infections could kill 10 million people per year globally by 2050 at a cumulative cost of 100 trillion USD. 8 So-called ‘superbugs’ are strains of bacteria that have become multi-drug resistant; their prevalence is largely fueled by inappropriate use of antibiotics. Increasing ‘superbug’ resistance to broad spectrum antibiotics is impeding the ability of medical professionals to treat human common…
Find out more »Ensuring Privacy for All
TACD event focused on the implementation of the EU General Data Protection laws, and what it means for individuals’ privacy rights both in the EU and the US New data protection legislation is due to be implemented in Europe no later than May 2018. Significantly, any US-based organisation that targets EU-based consumers and needs to access and transfer their personal information, will have to comply with the new General Data Protection Regulation. This half day workshop will bring together industry,…
Find out more »TACD Annual Public Forum – 19 June 2018
Registrations now open TACD public Forums generate important debates on issues of vital interest to all on both sides of the Atlantic. This year it will focus on the digitalisation of our markets and examine issues such as food, financial services, product safety and privacy through the lens of the connected world. This year, the event will start with a “fireside” discussion on current realities for consumers, featuring the Chair of the International Trade Committee in the European Parliament and…
Find out more »Joint TACD/BEUC event on Competition: all eyes on Big Data and Big Pharma – 20 June 2018
Following TACD’s 18th Annual meeting in June, TACD and BEUC will be organising a joint conference on Competition. The half-day conference, which will take place in Brussels on 20 June, will provide a platform for experts to look at the trans-Atlantic dimension of enforcement of competition law in two very important areas for consumers: privacy and competition law, and how antitrust can help ensure the affordability of medicines. You can register for this event here. The full programme can be found here.
Find out more »Joint TACD/BEUC event on The financial crisis 10 years later: lessons (un)learned – 20 June 2018
It’s been ten years since the beginning of the financial crisis. The meltdown had a severe impact on the stability of the financial system, the real economy, consumer protection and confidence on both sides of the Atlantic. That led to a number of regulatory and supervisory reforms being implemented in the EU and the U.S. But did these benefit the consumer? Has anything changed for the end-user? The conference will address these questions, the effectiveness of the financial reforms and…
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