U.S. Perspectives on Consumer Protection
in the Global Electronic Marketplace

June 8-9, 1999

Send your questions for the panelists to emarketplace@ftc.gov

The number of direct, international business-to-consumer transactions involving electronic commerce is expected to increase significantly in the future. Global networks have the potential to offer consumers substantial benefits, including convenience and access to a wide range of goods, services, and information at lower cost. But these benefits cannot be realized fully until consumers develop confidence in commercial activities conducted over global networks and businesses are assured of a stable and predictable commercial environment. Accordingly, the present challenge is to encourage the development of a global marketplace that offers safety, transparency, and legal certainty. The Federal Trade Commission, by seeking public comment and holding a public workshop, aims to facilitate an ongoing dialogue on how government, industry, and consumers can work together to meet this important challenge.

Conference Presentations

Tuesday, June 8, 1999

  • Edward Frankenberg, Director Web Products, PSINet, for Commercial Internet eXchange
  • Will N. Clurman,  Manager, eCommerce Services (Lycos)
  • Brad Handler, Associate General Counsel, Director of Law and Public Policy, eBay
  • Charles Prescott, Vice President, International Business Development and Global Affairs
  • Elizabeth Jacobs, Assistant Director for International Affairs, Securities & Exchange Commission
  • Hugh Stevenson, Associate Director, Division of Planning & Information
  • Lisa Rosenthal, Legal Advisor for International Consumer Protection
  • Michael Baum, Vice President, Practices & External Affairs, Verisign
  • Carl Ellison, Senior Security Architect, Intel Corporation
  • Russell Schrader, Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, VISA
  • Jim Wayman, Director, U.S. National Biometric Center

Wednesday, June 9, 1999

  • Vint Cerf, Senior Vice President for Internet Architecture and Technology, MCI WorldCom
  • Henry Perritt, Dean, Chicago-Kent College of Law

Transcripts

  • June 9, 1999 [PDF 464K]
  • June 8, 1999 Part 1 [PDF 411K]
  • June 8, 1999 Part 2 [PDF 151K]

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