Programme

Advertising through influencers and its impact on consumers

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9:30 - 9:45 | Opening remarks

  • Tomasz Andrzej Wróblewski, President of the study group
  • Bernardo Hernández Bataller, Rapporteur of the EESC opinion
  •  Stefano Palmieri, Co-rapporteur of the EESC opinion

9:45 – 10:05 | Keynote speech

  • Catalina Goanta, Associate Professor, Utrecht University School of Law

10:05 – 11:00 | Panel 1 – General overview by institutional stakeholders

  • Rafael Escudero Alday, Secretary General, Spanish Ministry for Consumer Affairs and Gambling
  • Claude Gruffat, MEP (Greens/European Free Alliance)

Questions and answers

11:00 – 12:55 | Panel 2 – Perspective of social partners and civil society organisations

  • Aurélie Van Daele, Influencer
  • Susanne Lackner, vice-chair of KommAustria and member of the ERGA Board (European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services)
  • Lucas Boudet, Director General, EASA (European Advertising Standards Alliance)
  • Rebecka Allén, Director of Consumer Policy, WFA (World Federation of Advertisers)
  • Steven Berger, Legal officer, BEUC (The European Consumer Organisation)
  • Alexis Bley, Public Affairs Manager, EACA (European Association Of Communications Agencies)
  • Miguel Herranz, Head of the Legal and Institutional Relations Department, IAB Spain (Interactive Advertising Bureau)

Questions and answers

12:55 – 13:00 | Closing remarks by Tomasz Andrzej Wróblewski, President of the study group

Participants may speak in Spanish, English, French or Italian. During the discussions, interpretation will be provided into Spanish, English, French or Italian.