10TH ANNUAL MEETING

9 June 2009

Venue : NH Hotel du Grand Sablon, 2-4, Rue Bodenbroekstraat, 1000, Brussels

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Opening Plenary

"10 years of TACD – The importance of strong consumer participation in transatlantic trade relations. Key issues to address and the way forward"

Chair : Benedicte Federspiel – Current TACD chair
            
Speeches :

Meglena Kuneva , European Commissioner for Consumer Protection (delivered by John Bell, Head of Cabinet )

Christopher Murray , Chargé d'Affaires, US Mission to the EU

Joost Martens – Director General, Consumers International

James Guest - President and CEO, Consumers Union

Monique Goyens – Director General, BEUC, the European Consumers Organisation

          
Closing Plenary

"Conclusions from the day’s discussions & TACD going forward"

Chair : Jean Ann Fox, TACD incoming chair

Speakers :

Rhoda Karpatkin - President Emeritus, Consumers Union

Peter Chase – Minister-Counselor, US Mission to the EU

Marc Vanheukelen - Head of Unit, DG RELEX C1 'United States and Canada', European Commission