Arno METZLER, president of group III Diversity Europe and member of the liberal professions category
PRELIMINARY INTRODUCTION – From Rome to Brussels: summary of achievements and future actions
Marina Elvira CALDERONE, spokesperson for the liberal professions category
Panel 1: Moving away from the cliché of “protectionism” and adapting the definition of “public interest” to societal developments
Moderator: Ágnes CSER, member of the liberal professions category
Definitions of liberal professions
Carlos MATIAS RAMOS, member of the liberal professions category
The liberal professions as important representatives of the values of European society
Victoria ORTEGA BENITO, president of Unión Profesional, Vice-President of the European Council of the Liberal Professions (CEPLIS)
“Public interest” in a digitalised world: the impact of liberal professional services on human life and the scope and limits of the proportionality test
Professor Giuseppe COLAVITTI, University of L’Aquila
The relationship between the quality of and payment for professional services
Marina CHIARELLI, PhD University of Aquila
Role and diversity of liberal professions in industry
Bernd DITTMANN, member of the liberal professions category
Debate (15 minutes)
Panel 2: Does digitalisation change the essential needs of mankind and how does this affect the liberal professions?
Moderator: Tommaso DI FAZIO, member of the liberal professions category
Digitalisation of services and public administration: the consequences for skills and professional services
Alessandro MUSUMECI, president of the Italian association of computer scientists
Dirk G. BOCHAR, Secretary General of the European federation of professional engineers (FEANI)
Collaborative platforms, artificial intelligence and the transparency of the relationship with clients/patients : the consequences for professional ethical obligations and professional responsibility
Alex TALLON, Partner of the law firm Praetica, member of the Belgian Delegation to the CCBE (Council of European Bars) and member of the board of the OVB (Flemish Bar Organisation of Belgium)
François BLANCHECOTTE, president of European affairs, National Union of Liberal Professionals (UNAPL) and Vice-President of the European Council of the Liberal Professions (CEPLIS)
Impact of societal changes on gender equality in liberal professions
Birgit KURZ, Director of the- Research Institute for Liberal Professions at the Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Debate (15 minutes)
Panel 3: Restrictions on equity participation: no longer required or more necessary than ever? Investor interests versus professional requirements
Moderator: Arno METZLER, president of group III Diversity Europe
Potential impacts of investor buy-outs of liberal professional companies
Dr Peter ENGEL, president of the German federal states' dental chambers
Aggregation opportunities and society between professionals
Giovanni MARCANTONIO, national councillor at the National Council of Labour Consultants
Restriction of equity participation: proportionality test, regulations and quality
Martin FROHN, European Commission, DG GROW, head of unit responsible for professional qualifications and skills
Enhancing grassroots movements against astroturfing
Brieuc LITS, PhD candidate and teaching assistant at the Free University of Brussels
Debate (15 minutes)
CONCLUSIONS by Rudolf KOLBE, spokesperson for the liberal professions category
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