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Consumers in the Green 30-31 January 2020 and Digital Transition: Challenges and Solutions for a New BRUSSELS Consumer Policy EUROPEAN CONSUMER SUMMIT List of Participants First Name Last Name Organisation Gints Aboltins Alternative Financial Services Association of Latvi Mareke Aden Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection Eduard Adler Council of Youth of Wuppertal Sinan Akdag The Swedish Consumers’ Association Arianna Albanese Johnson & Johnson Eleni Alevritou Consumer Assocaition the Quality of Life (EKPIZO) Emil Alexiev Ministry of Economy Sari Alho Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland Farid Aliyev BEUC, The European Consumer Organisation Helena Almeida Energy Services Regulatory Authority Marie-Luise Altmutter European Commission James Ankobia European Commission Katsiaryna Anoshka Sony Europe B.V. Razvan Antemir AIM European Brands Association Miroslav Antoňak Spotrebiteľské Centrum / Consumer Center Roderick Aquilina European Consumer Centre Malta Konstantin Arabadjiev Commission for Consumer Protection Peter Aranyi Ministry of Innovation and Technology Lars Arent European Consumer Centre Denmark Loucas Aristodemou Cyprus Consumers Union & Quality of Life José-Ignacio Arranz Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Coordination Pratiksha Ashok UC Louvain Marthe Austgulen Consumption Research Norway, Oslo Metropolitan University Andrew Austin Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Tryggvi Axelsson Neytendastofa - Consumer Agency Pauline Azzopardi Association for Consumer Rights Serban Badin Ernst & Young Raimonda Balniene European Consumer Center Lithuania Liene Balta European Commission Gyorgy Baranovszky Dr. National Associations for Consumer Protection Carla Barata Consumer Directorate General Mentré Barbara European Commission Karin Basenach European Consumer Centre Luxembourg Amber Bechrouri Amazon Imola Bedo European Commission Nils Behrndt European Commission Consumers in the Green 30-31 January 2020 and Digital Transition: Challenges and Solutions for a New BRUSSELS Consumer Policy EUROPEAN CONSUMER SUMMIT Marie-Paule Benassi European Commission Mirjana Benedeković Permanent Representation of the Republic of Croatia to the EU Isak Bengtzboe Eurofinas Iris Benohr Queen Mary University of London Lisbet Berg Oslo Metropolitan University Steven Berger BEUC Erwan Bertrand EUROCHAMBRES Anton Berwald Fraunhofer IZM Phyllis Bezzina Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority Alexandre Biard BEUC María Pilar Biesa Ministry for Health, Consumption and Social Affairs. Spain. Gerd Billen Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection Peter Bischoff-Everding European Commission Carlos Bispo UGC- General Consumer Union Laura Blanco Etsy Inger Lise Blyverket Norwegian Consumer Council Thomas Bobinger Federation of German Consumer Organisations Maria Bøegh-Lervang Danish Competition and Consumer Authority Emil Bojin Asociatia Pro Consumatori Janine Borg EESC Daniel Bornhöfer Permamemt Representation Xavier Bouton DGCCRF Darko Bozhinoski TU Delft Egelyn Braun European Commission Elena Brolis European Commission Lone Brose Danish Safety Technology Auhtority Els Bruggeman Test-Aankoop/Euroconsumers Christoph Busch University of Osnabrück Isabelle Buscke Federation of German Consumer Organisations (vzbv) Mireille Busson European Commission Cynthia Busuttil Association for Consumer Rights Kate Byrne European Travel Retail Confederation Alexandre Caget U.D.E.A. - UNION DEFENSE DES EXPERTS D’ASSURE Petra Cakovska Consumer Protection Assotiation S.O.S. Slovakia Giovanni Calabrò Italian Competition Authority (ICA) Michael Callens Christian Sickness Funds Monica Calu ASOCIATIA CONSUMERS UNITED Eva Calvelo Muino European Consumer Centre The Netherlands Joan Canton European Commission Brigit Carroll TransferWise Consumers in the Green 30-31 January 2020 and Digital Transition: Challenges and Solutions for a New BRUSSELS Consumer Policy EUROPEAN CONSUMER SUMMIT Maria Carvalho DECO - Portuguese Association for the Defense of the Consumer Luca Cassetti Ecommerce Europe Marina Catallozzi Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (Italian Competition Authority) Caroline Cauffman Maastricht University Peter Causton ProMediate (UK) Limited Ernani Cerasaro BEUC Pierre Chalancon Vorwerk / APPLiA Benoit Chantoin ECTAA -European Travel Agents and Tour Operators Association Anne Chauviré BNPP PF Mélissa Chevillard UFC-Que Choisir Irina Chiritoiu European Consumer Center Romania Monika Chojecka Office of Competition and Consumer Protection Rasa Ciceniene Bank of Lithuania Rían Claffey Jigsaw Ireland Raphael Coesme Permanent Representation of France to the EU Pinuccia Contino European Commission Tim Cooper Nottingham Trent University Marine Cornelis Next Energy Consumer Frederik Cousin DG for Economic Inspection Liana Cozigou Commission for Regulation of Electricity and Gas Carlos Crespo Permanent Representation of Spain Luisa Crisigiovanni Altroconsumo Bertrand Crosset Bureau Européen Union des Consommateurs Anastasia Crudele Ministry of economic development Orsolya Csorba European Commission Karen Dahl Nielsen Danish Safety Technology Auhtority Stephanie Darmanin European Commission Claire Darmon Apple Laurent De Barsy Ombudsman Insurance Belgium Mathilde De Becker Belgian association of research and expertise for the consumers oganisations Ariane De Bellefroid Food Service Europe Pieter-Jan De Koning Consumer Mediation Service Jasper De Meyer BEUC, European Consumer Organisation Petra De Sutter European Parliament Monika De Volder BEUC Eric Degerbeck European Commission Kristyna Deiberova European Commission Elisabrth Delahousse Nationale Federation for Crédit Agricole Chiara Dell’oro European Association of Co-operative Banks Maarten Depypere iFixit Gmbh Geert D’hollander European Commission Consumers in the Green 30-31 January 2020 and Digital Transition: Challenges and Solutions for a New BRUSSELS Consumer Policy EUROPEAN CONSUMER SUMMIT Paola Di Fabio Ministry of Economic Development Christophe Diercxsens Too Good To Go Dimitrios Dimitriadis Eesc Soultana Dimou European Commission Sebastien Doligé Eurelectric Lucie Domingo ANEC Elena Donnari Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) Nick Dornheim EuroCommerce Birgitta Dresp National Center for Scientific Research Fiona Dubernet Eurogas Jakub Dubjel Spotrebiteľské Centrum / Consumer Center Rossana Ducato UCLouvain Linda Duntava Permanent Representation of Latvia to the EU Mateja Durovic King’s College London Arno Ebner Federal Ministry for Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection Leonor Echevarría Pérez CaixaBank Bart Elewaut European Commission Millie Elsen CentERdata Michael Eslamian Huawei Technologies Fabrizio Esposito Universitè catolique de Louvain, PROSECO Project (Platform Regulation Ooperations in the Sharing Economy) Rainer Ettel Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection Georgios Evgenikos Wieclawska Ewelina European Commission Katelijne Exelmans Mediation service Postal sector Belgium / Consumer mediation service Belgium Benedicte Federspiel Danish Consumer Council Litsa Fidanidis European Commission Vedrana Filipović Grčić STATE INSPECTORATE Jonas Fittschen Association of German Banks Ana Catarina Fonseca Consumer Directorate General / Ministry of Economy and Digital Transition Alix Fontaine French Association of Large Companies Tue Fosdal European Commission Mark Foster Barclays Konstantina Fotiadou Synelixis Solutions S.A. Jason Freeman Competition and Markets Authority Rod Freeman Cooley Joachim Frislid Mission of Norway to the EU Steve Fritz Sofia Garrido European Mortgage Federation Heike Gehrke Federal Minitry of Justice and Consumer Protection Laetitia Ghebali Energy regulatory commission Consumers in the Green 30-31 January 2020 and Digital Transition: Challenges and Solutions for a New BRUSSELS Consumer Policy EUROPEAN CONSUMER SUMMIT Roxana Gheorghiu European Commission Karen Ghysels European Consumer Centre Belgium (ECC) Patrick Gibbels Gibbels Public Affairs Michelle Gibbons AIM European Brands Association Marie Gillouard Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance Chiara Giovannini ANEC Selina Glaap National Association of German Co-operative Banks Alicia Gonzalez Chaves European Commission Monique Goyens BEUC - The European Consumer Organisation Alessia Gramuglia Stenström Consulting Caitlin Grant National Youth council of Ireland Isabelle Guittard-Losay BNP Paribas PErsonal Finance Aija Gulbe European Consumer Centre Janusz Gwiazdowski Coordinator for negotiations to the President of the Energy Regulatory Office / National Energy Ombudsmen Network (NEON) Evripides Hadjinestoros Cyprus Consumer Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution Ivar Halldorsson ECC-Iceland Lasse Heidemann Danish Chamber of Commerce Luc Hendrickx SMEunited Jens Henriksson The Swedish Consumer’s Association Eoin Hester NetNeutrals EU Susanne Hohenauer Ministry of Social, Health and Consumer Affairs Darko Horvat Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts Eric Houtman energy ombudsman service James Hughes Aviva (member of the European Retail Financial Forum Gerhardus Huis In ‘T Veld Consumentenbond Brian Huxley CEER Diane Iannucci MACIF Gunstein Instefjord The Norwegian Consumer Council Tzonka Iotzova European Commission Todor Ivanov European Community of Consumer Co-operatives (Euro Coop) Ida Ivek University of Zagreb Ileana Izverniceanu Consumers and User Organization Hervé Jacquemin University of Namur Karolina Jacuk Office of Competition and Consumer Protection Maja Janicka Office of Competition and Consumer Protection
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