Objective

Private law in the European Union is currently undergoing fundamental changes to make it fit for the demands of digitalisation. This face-to-face conference will discuss how it is responding to the requirements of the data economy and the use of artificial intelligence.

Key topics

• Beyond the Digital Content and the Sale of Goods Directives: how should data as counter-performance be handled?
• Towards the EU Data Act and Data Governance Act
• Data in private law and the requirements of the data economy: who has access to data and under what conditions can data be used?
• Artificial intelligence (AI) and EU consumer law
• Liability for smart products and AI

Who should attend?

Lawyers practising in the field of online and onsite sales, e-commerce and supply of digital content; in-house-counsel; ministry officials; staff of EU institutions and permanent representations; representatives of consumer and business organisations as well as other stakeholders; academics.

Speakers

Cristina Amato, Full Professor at the University of Brescia

Hugh Beale QC, Emeritus Professor at the University of Warwick; Visiting Professor at the University of Oxford

Malte Beyer-Katzenberger, Team Leader – EU Policies, DG for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission, Luxembourg

Laurynas Didžiulis, Founding Partner, Attorney-at-Law, Confidence Law Office; Associate Professor at Vilnius University

Martin Ebers, Professor of IT Law at the University of Tartu; President of Robotics & AI Law Society (RAILS)

Ursula Pachl, Deputy Director, The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), Brussels

Iris Plöger, Member of the Executive Board, Federation of German Industries (BDI), Berlin

Elise Poillot, Professor; Director of the Consumer Law Clinic of the University of Luxembourg

Dirk Staudenmayer, Head of Unit, Contract Law, DG for Justice and Consumers, European Commission, Brussels

Sjef van Erp, Emeritus Professor at Maastricht University

Christiane Wendehorst, Professor at the University of Vienna; Scientific Director of the European Law Institute

Anne-Marie Witters, Judge, Court of Appeal (Market Court), Brussels; Secretary General of the Association of European Data Protection Judges