E-Commerce associations from all over the world will discuss on current hot topics and share their experience and challenges.
These associations play a critical role in fostering e-commerce and associated development gains.
How to better benefit from closer relations among nations and get precious insights from different cultures will be the focus of the day.
Moderator: Mr. Carlo Terreni, Director, NetComm Suisse Association
15.00-16.15 Opening session
Mr. Torbjörn Fredriksson, Chief ICT Policy Section, UNCTAD, Welcome remarks
Mr. Luca Cassetti, Director of EU Public Affairs, Ecommerce Europe, Current and upcoming EU regulatory challenges in the e-commerce sector
Mr. Alan Rhode, CEO, Taxmen, Current trends in the taxation of international digital activities
Mr. Jorij Abraham, General Manager, Ecommerce Foundation, Highlights of NRF 2018 Retail’s Big Show
16.15-16.40 Coffee Break
16.40-17.10 Interactive panel on “the role an e-Commerce association plays in developing the sales channel nationally and internationally”
Ms. Lorraine Higgins, Deputy CEO, Retail Excellence
Mr. Martin Svoboda, Project manager, APEK
Mr. Caio Colagrande and Ms. Alice Pinha Wakai, Editors, E-Commerce Brasil
Ms. Nina Angelovska, President & General Director, Macedonian E-Commerce Association
Mr. Florinel Chis, Director, ARMO Romanian E-Commerce Association
17.10-17.50 Interactive panel on “different cultures, the same challenges, one market… opportunities for sharing”
Mr. Ibrahima Nour Eddine Diagne, Chair, African Performance Institute - E-Commerce & E-Gov
Mr. Alexander Gansel, CEO/Co-Founder, DutyPay Gmbh
Mr. Mostafizur Rahaman Sohel, Convener of BASIS E-commerce Alliance of Bangladesh
Mr. Saifullah Khan, Managing Partner, S.U.Khan Associates Corporate & Legal Consultants
Mr. Alastair Tempest, CEO, Ecommerce Forum Africa
