Sicily For Consumers: The Opening Conference

A conference, introducing the General Program of the Region of Sicily 2009/2010, entitled, “Sicily for consumers”, was organized by the Presidency of the Region of Sicily, in Palermo on October 22, 2009.

The speakers of the conference were comprised of experts, lawyers and university professors, specialising in consumer rights protection, including the lawyer Maria Castri, the Head of the Consumer Rights Protection Department for the Region of Sicily, the lawyer Alessandro Palmigiano, an expert in consumer law and a member of the Common Frame of Reference of the Region of Sicily, Dr. Anna Bartolini, Representative for the Rights of Consumers in Italy at the European Commission, Prof. Ernesto Cesaro, the Professor of the University Federico II of Naples, Prof. Antonello Miranda, the Dean of the Faculty of Political Science of the University of Palermo.