Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, CONFERENCES: ABA schedules the 2015 Consumer Protection Conference, (Nov 24, 2014)
The American Bar Association will be hosting its Consumer Protection Conference on February 12, 2015, at the George Washington University Jack Morton Auditorium in Washington, D.C.
The conference will begin with opening remarks by ABA Section of Antitrust Law Chair Howard Feller, along with Conference Co-Chairs Pamela Jones Harbour and Thomas F. Zych. The keynote address will then be presented by FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez.
The remainder of the agenda will include the following topics and speakers: (1) Interactive Oxford Style Debates-Advertising Substantiation and Third Party Liability—FTC Assistant Director Serena Viswanathan, FTC Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Howard Beales, Dee Pridgen, Lydia B. Parnes, Randal M. Shaheen, and Assistant Attorney General Ryan Kriger; (2) Social Media Commentary in the Evolving Web 3.0 2014 in Review: Social Media Successes and Failures—Matt Silverman; (3) Consumer Protection Priorities Within the Offices of the Commissioners—John E. Villafranco, FTC Attorney Advisor Aaron Burstein, FTC Attorney Advisor Anna Holmquist Davis, FTC Attorney Advisor Elizabeth Delaney, FTC Attorney Advisor Christine Lee DeLorme, and FTC Attorney Advisor Shaundra Watson; (4) Ripples in the Pond: The Rise and Export of Globalized Privacy Norms—Yael Weinman, European Data Protection Supervisor Peter J. Hustinx, FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny, and C.M. Toke Vandervoort; (5) The Perfect Storm: Consumer Protection, Media, High Finance and the Direct Selling Industry—Barry Cutler, Peter C. Marinello, Linda Ferell, and Ron Kirk; (6) The Internet of Things: Big Data and You—FTC Commissioner Julie Brill, Harvey Jang, Sr., Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer Erika Brown Lee, Nuala Kelly O’Connor; and (7) The National Advertising Division at 35: Industry Self-Regulation—David G. Mallen.
Attendees may register online at www.AmBar.org/ATConsumer, or onsite at the Jack Morton Auditorium on February 12, 2015. For additional information, contact the American Bar Association at at-registrar@americanbar.org.
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