Registration of participants

19:00

Welcoming address

Gert Lindemann, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV)

19:05

A Digitalised World: More Power for Consumers?!
Prof. Dr. Jo Groebel, Deutsches Digital Institut

19:30

Reception with musical accompaniment

21:30

End of opening ceremony

Welcome and Introduction

Horst Seehofer, Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection

10:00

Keynote address
Dr. Meglena Kuneva, Commissioner for Consumer Protection

10:30

Coffee break

Block 1: A Digitalised World in Perspective - Visions, Opportunities and Consumer Risks

11:00

„Innovations and Potential of Digitisation
(Applications): Industry‘s Viewpoint“
Prof. Michael Rotert, eco president

11:30

„Innovations and Potential of Digitisation:
Consumer‘s Viewpoint“
Jim Murray, Director of the European Consumers‘
Organisation

12:00

Lunch break

Block 2: Digital Technologies in Use

13:30

„Scoring - Data-based Credit Rating as an Asset for Consumers and Industry “   
Peter Schaar, Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information     
Rainer Neumann, Executive Officer of SCHUFA Holding AG

14:00

„RFID Chips - Do Industry and Consumers
Benefit from this Innovation“
Jörg Pretzel, GS1 Germany GmbH
Anna Fielder, National Consumer Council (UK)

14:30

Coffee break

15:00

„Security in a Networked World“
Prof. Dr. Gerald Spindler, Faculty of Law of the University of Göttingen

15:30

Panel discussion

Challenges and Opportunities in a Digitalised World. The Role of Consumer Policy
Dorothee Belz, Director Legal & Corporate Affairs, Microsoft Germany
Prof. Dr. Hans W. Micklitz, Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board at BMELV
Prof. Dr. Edda Müller, Executive Director Verbraucherzentrale  Bundesverband (vzbv)
David Mair, Directorate-General Health and Consumer Protection
Dr. Rainer Metz, Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
Manfred Zöllmer, Member of the German Bundestag

Facilitator: Petra Schwarz

16:50

Closing statement
Dr. Rainer Metz, Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection

17:00

End