Public Roundtable on
Dispute Resolution for
Online Business-to-Consumer Contracts
AGENDA
9:00 - 9:30 Registration
9:30 - 9:40 Introduction and Welcome
- Jodie Bernstein, Director of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
9:40 - 12:00 Session on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
- 9:40 - 9:55
Presentation of TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) Recommendation on ADR -
- Susan Grant, National Consumers League
- 9:55 - 10:10
Presentation of Global Business Dialogue on Electronic Commerce (GBDe) Recommendation on ADR -
- Scott Cooper, Hewlett-Packard
- 10:10 - 11:00
Moderated Discussion on ADR - 11:00 - 11:10 Break
- 11:10 - 12:10
Moderated Discussion (cont'd) - Moderators:
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- Hugh Stevenson, Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC
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- Michael Donohue, Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC
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- Maneesha Mithal, Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC
- Panelists:
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- Lorraine Brennan, International Chamber of Commerce
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- Scott Cooper, Hewlett-Packard
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- Joanne Doroshow, Center for Justice & Democracy
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- Naja Felter, Consumer International, UK
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- Susan Grant, National Consumer League
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- Philippa Lawson, Public Interest Advocacy Centre
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- Paul Alan Levy, Public Citizen Litigation Group
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- Ed Mierzwinski, U.S. Public Interest Research Group
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- Constanze Picking, Daimler-Chrysler
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- Ron Plesser, Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe LLP
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- Margot Saunders, National Consumer Law Center
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- Russell Schrader, Visa
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- Professor Beth Thornburg, SMU School of Law
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- Bob Tritt, Bell Canada
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- Charles Underhill, Better Business Bureau
- Barbara Wellbery, Morrison & Foerster
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- Katsu Yamanka, NEC
12:10 - 12:30 Presentation on Draft Proposed Hague Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments (Hague Convention)
- Jeff Kovar, U.S. Department of State
12:30 - 2:00 Lunch(1)
2:00 - 4:20 Session on Consumer Contract Provisions of Hague Convention
- 2:00 - 2:15
Consumer Perspective on Hague Convention -
- Jamie Love, Consumer Project on Technology
- 2:15 - 2:30
Business Perspective on Hague Convention -
- Barbara Wellbery, Morrison & Foerster
- 2:30 - 3:30
Moderated Discussion on the Hague Convention Provisions Relating to Consumer Contracts in E-Commerce - 3:30 - 3:40 Break
- 3:40 - 4:50
Moderated Discussion (cont'd) - Moderators:
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- Hugh Stevenson, Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC
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- Michael Donohue, Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC
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- Maneesha Mithal, Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC
- Panelists:
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- Sarah Andrews, Electronic Privacy Information Center
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- Mark Bohannon, Software & Information Industry Association
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- Ron Brand, University of Pittsburgh Law School
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- Ruth Day, Internet Law and Policy Forum
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- Troy Dow, Motion Picture Association of America
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- David Fares, U.S. Council on International Business
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- Jean Ann Fox, Consumer Federation of America
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- Anette Højrup, FBR, Denmark
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- James Love, Consumer Project on Technology
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- Odile Nicolas-Etienne, UFC, France
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- Marc Pearl, Shaw Pittman
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- Karen Corbett Sanders, Verizon
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- Bernie Sorkin, AOL/Time Warner
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- Barry Steinhart, American Civil Liberties Union
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- Frank Torres, Consumers Union
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- John Vail, American Trial Lawyers' Association
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- Machiel van de Velde, BEUC
- Rick Weingarten, American Libraries Association
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- Barbara Wellbery, Morrison & Foerster
4:50 - 5:00 Concluding Remarks
- FTC Staff
1. Panelists for the afternoon session may wish to review discussion papers during lunch, after having heard the opening presentation(s) on the Hague Convention.