CLA London edition

King’s College – London, 16 – 18 October 2024

This 5th edition of the CLA focuses on the theme “Post-Brexit Overview in Consumer Empowerment,” addressing the latest digital consumer law rules in the UK, AI regulation, and sustainability. In the post-Brexit landscape, these areas have taken on new significance, and our program will explore how we can empower consumers to navigate these evolving challenges and opportunities.

Program

16-18 October 2024

DAY 1 | CONSUMERS AND COMPETITION

  • 01
    // 9:30 WELCOME ADDRESS / INSTITUTIONAL REMARKS

    – Dan Hunter, Executive Dean, The Dickson Poon School of Law
    – Marco Scialdone, CEP Director
    – Niccolò Ridi, Senior Lecturer, King’s College
    – Dionysia Katelouzou, Reader in Corporate Law, King’s College

  • 02
    // 09:45 New Consumer Enforcement Rules in the UK

    – Jason Freeman, Director, Consumer Law, Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)

  • 03
    // 11:00 Competition and contestability in the digital markets: the EU perspective vs the UK perspective

    – Vanessa Turner, Senior Advisor, BEUC
    – Andriani Kalintiri, Senior Lecturer in Competition Law, King’s College

  • 04
    // 13:30 Workshop: User experience and competition “Choice Design – A user centric and data-driven approach”

    – Esra Ozkan, UX Research and Strategy Lead, Alphabet

DAY 2 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

  • 01
    // 9:30 AI Regulation – a global perspective

    – Sylvie Delacroix, Inaugural Jeff Price Chair in Digital Law, King’s College

  • 02
    // 11:00 Challenges of AI Regulation in the UK

    – Roger Brownsword, Professor of Law, King’s College

  • 03
    // 13:45 Workshop: “Using AI to prevent and uncover consumer harm”

    – Rocio Concha, Director of Policy and Advocacy, Chief Economist, Which?
    – Josh Smith, Senior Data Scientist, Which?
    – Adam Davison, Head of Data Science, Advertising Standard Authority

  • 04
    Workshop: Content moderation & AI

    – Aurora Morales, Trust & Safety Global Engagements, Google

DAY 3 | SUSTAINABILITY

  • 01
    // 9:15 Consumer law and sustainability

    – Evelyne Terryn, Professor, KU Leuven

  • 02
    // 11:00 Right to repair & planned obsolescence

    Right to repair in the EU:
    – Els Bruggeman, Head Policy and Enforcement, Euroconsumers

    Right to repair in the UK:
    – Fiona Dear, Co Director, The Restart Project

  • 03
    // 12:30 Closing ceremony

    Delivery of Academy certificates, group picture

Faculty

Our confirmed speakers