The legal issues raised by electronic commerce are nowadays mainly settled.
The conference will focus only on some new and still open issues of electronic commerce, as the digital identity.
The speakers will address the theme from different perspectives, with a speech of 20 minutes each.
A space for the discussion will be left at the end of each session.

Registration
h. 8.30 a.m.

Opening Addresses
h. 9.00-9.30 a.m.
Ivano Dionigi - Rector of the University of Bologna
Giovanni Berti Arnoaldi Veli - President of the Bologna Bar Association
Nicoletta Sarti - President of the Bologna University Law School
Giovanni Luchetti - Director of the Bologna University Department of Legal Studies
Massimo Franzoni - Director of the Specialization School for Legal Professions of Bologna

Introduction
h. 9.30-10.00 a.m.
Giusella Finocchiaro - Full Professor of Private Law and Internet Law at the University of Bologna, Chair of the UNCITRAL Working Group on Electronic Commerce

The Digital Identity: the European Prospective
h. 10.00-11.00 a.m.
Speakers:
Eric A. Caprioli - Avocat à la Cour de Paris - Ph.D, Member of the French delegation at the UNCITRAL Working Group on Electronic Commerce
Andrea Servida - Head of Task Force Legislation Team (eIDAS), European Commission
Discussion
Chair:
Didier Gobert - Head of the Electronic commerce service, Public Federal Service Economy and trainer in ICT law - Belgium

The Digital Identity: the Global Prospective
h. 11.00-12.00 a.m.
Speakers:
Thomas J. Smedinghoff - Of Counsel in the Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice Group in the Chicago office of Locke Lord LLP; Chair of the Identity Management Legal Task Force of the American Bar Association
Hong Xue - Full Professor of Law at Beijing Normal University (BNU), Director of BNU Institute for Internet Policy & Law (IIPL) and Co-Director of UNCITRAL-BNU Joint Certificate Program on International E-Commerce Law (JCP)
Discussion
Chair:
Francesco Delfini - Full Professor of Private Law at the University of Milan

Open Issues on Electronic Commerce
h. 12.00 a.m.-1.00 p.m.
Speakers
Andrea Stazi - Public Policy and Government Relations Manager at Google
Discussion
Ala Musi - China Electronic Commerce Association Policy & Law Committee Deputy Director, Alibaba
Discussion
Chair:
Alberto M. Gambino - President of the Italian Academy of the Internet Code (IAIC), Full Professor of Private Law at the European University of Rome

Closing remarks
h. 1.00 p.m.-1.30 p.m.
Luca Castellani - Secretary of the Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) UNCITRAL

Scientific Organizing Committee:
Giusella Finocchiaro, giusella.finocchiaro@unibo.it
Matilde Ratti, matilde.ratti2@unibo.it

Please note that the room capacity is limited. The conference is recognised by Consiglio dell’Ordine degli Avvocati of Bologna with 4 credits in civil law. If you are interested in the credits, please register your participation on the website www.fondazioneforensebolognese.it.
The conference is carried out within the scientific Project PRIN 2011: “Le tecnologie dell’informazione e della comunicazione come strumento di abbattimento delle barriere economiche, sociali e culturali”, available at http://www.dimt.it/category/prin/.