This event is organised by the IIEA in partnership with Apple.

This event is in-person only and will take place under Chatham House rule.

As digitalisation has transformed opportunities for consumers, it has also exposed gaps in the consumer protection framework and facilitated the emergence of new unfair practices. Consumers in digital environments face challenges that can include manipulative design, dark patterns, detrimental personalisation, and lock-in effects amongst others.  To address these challenges the European Commission is planning to bring forward a proposal for a Digital Fairness Act to provide stronger protections for consumers.

This event will bring together officials, regulators, consumers advocates and industry to discuss how to optimally design a Digital Fairness Act that can protect and empower consumers in the digital age.

The panel for this event will include:

• Maria-Myrto Kanellopoulou, Head of Unit for Consumer law in the European Commission
• Úna Butler, Member of the Commission, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
• Una Fitzpatrick, Director, Technology Ireland 
• Gary Davis, Senior Director, Regulatory Legal, Apple