CLA London edition

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

This 5th edition of the CLA focused 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 explored how we can empower consumers to navigate these evolving challenges and opportunities.

Overview

The Consumer Leadership Academy London 2024 – Recap video

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Here’s a recap of our latest Consumer Leadership Academy, held from April 16-18 at King’s College in London. The fifth edition focused on “Post-Brexit Overview in Consumer Empowerment,” covering key topics such as the latest digital consumer laws in the UK, AI regulation, and sustainability. Here are insights from participants and speakers reflecting on this pivotal event, marking the first CLA held outside the European Union.

Snapshots

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