Digitalisation and Company Law

PROGRAMME – BRUSSELS, 21 SEPTEMBER 2023

Hybrid format - Interpretation will be available in French and English

  • 12.00 – 13.00

    Welcome of participants and lunch
  • 13.00 – 13.15

    Keynote Speeches

    PETER STELMASZCZYK

    President, Council of the Notariats of the European Union

    RALF SAUER

    Deputy Head of Unit “Company Law”, European Commission

  • 13.15 – 14.45

    Panel I

    New Initiative on Upgrading Digital Company Law
    Discussion of the new Commission proposal

    Moderator

    PETER STELMASZCZYK

    President, Council of the Notariats of the European Union

    speakers

    Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques

    Member of the European Parliament

    RALF SAUER

    Deputy Head of Unit “Company Law”, European Commission

    Amanda Cohen Benchetrit

    Commercial Magistrate, Adviser to the Spanish Ministry of Justice

    CORRADO MALBERTI

    Notary and Chair of the CNUE Company Law Working Group

    Sebastian Sick

    Hans Boeckler Foundation

  • 15.00 – 16.30

    Panel II

    Opportunities & Challenges for the EU‘s Digital Age
    Past and current EU projects on digitalisation

    Moderator

    FRÉDÉRIC SIMON

    Editor, Euractiv

    speakers

    Andreas Schwab

    Member of the European Parliament

    SIMONA CONSTANTIN

    Deputy Head of Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová, European Commission

    JENS BORMANN

    President, German Federal Chamber of Notaries (Bundesnotarkammer)

    Ramón Franco Cerame

    CEO of Mr. Houston Tech Solutions

    Tianyu Yuan

    CEO of Codefy

  • 16.30 – 17.00

    Discussion and Closing Speech
  • 12.30 – 13.00
    Welcome of participants
  • 13.00 – 13.15
    Keynote Speech
  • 13.15 – 14.45
    1st Panel
    New Initiative on Upgrading Digital Company Law
    Discussion of the new Commission proposal
  • 14.45 – 15.00
    Coffee Break
  • 15.00 – 16.30
    2nd Panel
    Opportunities & Challenges for the EU‘s Digital Age
    Past and current EU projects on digitalisation
  • 16.30 – 17.00
    Discussion and Closing Speech
  • From 17.00
    Reception

N.B. The participation of proposed European personalities and dignitaries is subject to confirmation and may require changes and adaptations to the program.