EuroCommerce will take part in the EuCML Annual Conference on Private and Public Enforcement of Consumer and Market Law, taking place on 10–11 September 2026 at the University of Ferrara, Italy.

Ilya Bruggeman, Director for Digital, Single Market and Consumer Policy at EuroCommerce, will participate as an industry representative in the conference discussions, contributing the retail and wholesale perspective on key developments in consumer and market law.

Organised by the European Review of Consumer and Market Law (EuCML), the conference will bring together leading experts from academia, legal practice, enforcement authorities, EU institutions and consumer organisations. The programme will focus on the evolving framework for private and public enforcement, with particular attention to digitalisation and sustainability.

The event will be held in person in Ferrara and will also be accessible online via Google Meet.

Event details:

📅 10–11 September 2026

📍 University of Ferrara, Italy

💻 Online participation available

Registration for in-person participation: eucml.editors@unife.it

Ilya Bruggeman

Director, Digital, Single Market, and Consumer Policy

Ilya and his team deal with digital, payments, single market and consumer policy. They run the IMCO and Payments committees. He worked previously for the Dutch Retail Association and as a public affairs consultant. Ilya is a Dutch national and studied Public Administration at Leiden University in the Netherlands.