Constitution Center
400 7th St SW
Washington
DC
20024
Event Description
The workshop, first announced in October, was originally set to take place in March, but was rescheduled due to the extended government shutdown. It was live tweeted using the hashtag #FTCticket.
The workshop explored consumer protection issues in the online ticket marketplace for events, such as concerts and sporting events. Topics included practices that limit ticket availability on the primary market, mislead consumers about ticket prices or availability, and confuse consumers about the entity from which they are purchasing.
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9:30 am
Welcoming Remarks
Rebecca K. Slaughter
Commissioner
Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission9:45 am
Keynote Speaker
Eric Budish
Professor of Economics
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business10:15 am
Panel 1-A: Bots and the BOTS Act
Gary Adler
Executive Director and Counsel
National Association of Ticket BrokersRami Essaid
Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer
Distil NetworksDavid Marcus
Executive Vice President, Head of Ticketmaster Music
TicketmasterJeff Poirier
General Manager of Music, Theatre & Performing Arts
StubHubJoe Ridout
Manager of Consumer Services
Consumer ActionNoah Stein
Assistant Attorney General, Bureau of Internet & Technology
New York Attorney General’s OfficeModerator:
Mamie Kresses
Attorney
Division of Advertising Practices, Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission11:15 am
Break
11:30 am
Panel 1-B: Other Consumer Protection Issues Around Ticket Availability
Gary Adler
Executive Director and Counsel
National Association of Ticket BrokersRussell D’Souza
Co-Founder
SeatGeekDavid Marcus
Executive Vice President, Head of Ticketmaster Music
TicketmasterJeff Poirier
General Manager of Music, Theatre & Performing Arts
StubHubJoe Ridout
Manager of Consumer Services
Consumer ActionBob Roux
President of United States Concerts
Live Nation EntertainmentNoah Stein
Assistant Attorney General, Bureau of Internet & Technology
New York Attorney General’s OfficeModerators:
Mamie Kresses
Attorney
Division of Advertising Practices, Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade CommissionEric Budish
Professor of Economics
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business12:30 pm
Lunch Break
1:45 pm
Panel 2: The Adequacy of Ticket Price and Fee Disclosures
Laura Brett
Director
National Advertising Division of Better Business Bureau National ProgramsRussell D’Souza
Co-Founder
SeatGeekSara Fisher Ellison
Senior Lecturer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Economics DepartmentAnna Laitin
Director of Financial Policy
Consumer ReportsJohn Lawrence
Regulatory and Compliance Counsel
StubHubTamara Mendelsohn
Vice President and General Manager of Consumer
EventbritePatti-Anne Tarlton
Executive Vice President of Venues and Promoters
TicketmasterModerator:
Michael Ostheimer
Attorney
Division of Advertising Practices, Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission2:45 pm
Break
3:00 pm
Panel 3: Consumer Confusion: What and From Whom Am I Buying?
John Breyault
Vice President for Public Policy, Telecommunications, and Fraud
National Consumers LeagueGilbert Hoover
Vice President and General Counsel
The Shubert OrganizationKaty McCabe
Senior Policy Advisor
Global Product Policy Team, GoogleMichael Marion
Chairman
International Association of Venue ManagersMichael Newquist
Vice President of Event Marketing & Ticketing
Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipCarl Szabo
Vice President and General Counsel
NetChoiceParul Shah
Assistant Director
United Kingdom’s Competition & Markets AuthorityDon Vaccaro
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
TicketNetworkModerator:
Devin W. Domond
Attorney
Division of Advertising Practices, Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission4:00 pm
Closing Remarks
Mary K. Engle
Associate Director
Division of Advertising Practices, Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade CommissionFileAgenda (115.69 KB)
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