EU Events: Problems & Solutions: A Two-Part Online Discussion Series on the App Ecosystem in the Context of the Digital Services Act

Event organised by ACT | The App Association

With the support of Dita Charanzová, Vice President of the European Parliament

The Digital Services Act package is intended to strengthen the Single Market for digital services by modernizing the legal framework of the E-Commerce Directive and introducing the possibility of new obligations for gatekeeper platforms. These changes will cause ripple effects throughout the platform ecosystem, from the largest stakeholders to the smallest micro-enterprise, across verticals as diverse as social media websites, e-commerce marketplaces and app stores.

To ensure all voices are heard in this important debate, this webinar will connect app developers with policymakers, legal professionals and academics to share the specific problems developers experience in the app economy and to discuss how effective the European Commission proposals may be in addressing these concerns. In the rapidly-growing and thriving app ecosystem, it is more important than ever to support the growth, competitiveness and innovation of European app developers.

Some of the questions that will be addressed in this discussion series include:

• How will new obligations on gatekeeper platforms affect small app developers?
• How can we enhance the innovation potential of smaller digital players in the European Union?
• What are the real problems European SMEs experience in the app economy and how can we help?

Register here for Part I of the discussion series

28 October – Part I: Problems in the App Economy

Time : 16:00 – 17:30 CET Online – Register here

Speaker Bios

Keynote: Dr. Armin Jungbluth, Head of Division, Legal framework for digital services, media industry, German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Panelists

• Stanislas Dewavrin, App developer, CEO & co-Founder, Oh Bibi
• Adina Claici, Director, Copenhagen Economics
• Philip Marsden, Professor of Law & Economics, College of Europe
• Nicolas Petit, Joint Chair in Competition Law, European University Institute

18 November – Part II: Solutions in the App Economy

Time: 15:00 – 16:30 CET 

Keynotes:

• Dita Charanzová, Vice President of the European Parliament
• Thomas Kramler, Head of Unit, Antitrust: Ecommerce & Data Economy, European Commission DG Competition

Panelists

• Kristian Nordahl, CTO, Kiloo
• Pinar Akman, Professor of Law, University of Leeds
• Alexandre de Streel, Professor of EU Law, University of Namur