Thank you for your participation in our event on Consumer electronics retail – Facilitating the green and digital transition
The consumer electronic retail sector has a central role to play in the EU digital and sustainability transition. It connects people and electronics in a green circular economy model and helps to build skills through an inclusive approach.
Our event covered the key trends that are shaping the sector, including consumer empowerment and digital education. We discussed the Single Market and its current state and address the importance of the human touch – a people-centred approach.
The European Commission attended our discussions on the sustainability transition, and we engaged with the WEEE forum on the role of the consumer electronics retail sector in WEEE recycling.
Event pictures are available here.
Programme
14:00 Welcome coffee
14.30 – WELCOME
Retail and wholesale: a sector in transformation
• Christel Delberghe, Director General, EuroCommerce
Europe’s technical consumer goods market: key trends shaping the sector
• Enzo Frasio, GfK
Consumer electronics retailers response to market changes
• Hans Carpels, President Euronics and Chairman of EuCER
Delivering innovation in the Single Market – A panel debate
• EuCER; EuroCommerce; GfK; Géraldine Fages, DG GROW, European Commission
15.15 – OMNICHANNEL CONSUMER ELECTRONICS RETAIL
Driving change: the key to consumer empowerment
• Jens Stroemnes, Managing Director, Expert International
Driving change: the key to consumer empowerment
• Eric Millar, Managing Director, E-Square
The human touch: the importance of a people-centred approach
• Andrea Scozzoli, Chief Retail Development, Unieuro
16.00 – THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF BUSINESS IN THE SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITION
The view of the European Commission
• Nils Behrndt, Dep Director General, DG Just, European Commission
Empowering consumers for the sustainability transition
• Ana Jaime, Head Sustainability, Ceconomy
From waste to resource: the role of consumer electronics retailers in WEEE recycling
• Pascal Leroy, Director General, WEEE Forum
16.25 – PANEL DEBATE
Creating an enabling environment for the sustainability transition in consumer electronics – A panel debate
• Expert International; Ceconomy; WEEE Forum; European Commission
17.30 – CONCLUSIONS FOLLOWED BY NETWORKING COCKTAIL