EU and e-commerce

The programme for the 3rd European Home Improvement Forum in Madrid at the beginning of June has been finalized. Special guests Pablo Zalba (MEP), Andreas Lippert (senior director merchant development, Ebay), Petri Kokko (sales director for retail, Google) and Matthias Setzer (senior director merchant services, Paypal) are all on the list of speakers unveiled by the organisers, Fediyma and Edra. In addition there will be other speakers as well, including Albrecht Hornbach (CEO Hornbach Holding), Régis Degelcke (VP Groupe Adeo and chairman of Edra), Paul Loft (managing director Homebase), Berndt Ringhofer (global sales director Henkel), Erwin van Osta (CEO Hubo and president Bricoalliance) and, finally, Pablo de la Torre (CEO Bricor – El Corte Inglès). “Mobile commerce – get intimate with the consumer” is the motto of the congress. Managers from companies such as the Ebeltoft Group, Butlers, Rakuten, OC&C, GfK, Javelin Group, Brand Trust, KPMG and Nexage will be giving their views on this subject.