Celebrating its 10th anniversary year, The Annual European E-commerce Conference is a key forum for the discussion of European e-commerce policy. The past ten years has seen continual growth in the European e-commerce sector, with consumers instinctively turning to online markets places and platforms to purchase goods and services. Yet there remain huge opportunities for growth within the sector, particularly around cross-border e-commerce.​

There are challenges of course. Europe remains a market of national countries and this brings a variety of idiosyncrasies, such as market maturity, technology adoption, postal and delivery constraints, spending power and cultural specificities to name a few. This year’s conference will look at the technological trends shaping the future of e-commerce and will analyse the state of the e-commerce landscape across Europe and internationally, exploring the upcoming developments in the sector.

Speakers confirmed for the event include: 

- Věra Jourová, European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality

- Claire Bury, Deputy Director-General, DG CONNECT, European Commission

- Mehmet Kemal Bozay, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the European Union

- Werner Stengg, Head of Unit for E-Commerce and Platforms, DG CONNECT, European Commission

- Raphaël Goulet, Head of Unit, Public Interest Services, DG GROW, European Commission

- Justas Šireika, CEO, Blockchain Centre Vilnius