Session Schedule - MLM Conference 2023

Session Schedule

Multilevel Marketing: The Consumer Protection Challenge 2023
^{Monday, March 13, 2023}
^{A virtual conference sponsored by The College of New Jersey School of Business}

*All times in ET

9:00-9:05	Welcome – William Keep
9:05-9:10	Greeting from Dr. Kathryn Jervis, Dean, TCNJ School of Business
9:10-10:30	Review of some recent MLM cases Peter Vander Nat, PhD (Federal Trade Commission, retired) Stacie Bosley, PhD (Associate Professor of Economics) William Keep, PhD (Professor of Marketing) Claire Wack (Federal Trade Commission)
10:30-10:45	Break
10:45-12:30	Social Media Activist: “Simmering since the early 2010s, an active and highly vocal anti-multi-level-marketing (MLM) movement has exploded in popularity over the past several years, and evidence that it is catching on in mainstream culture—especially with Gen Z—has industry leaders and executives worried.” – (Social Selling News, April 1, 2021) Roberta Blevins (Social Media Activist, Life After MLM Podcast) (she/her) Michelle Carpenter (Social Media Activist, OutOfMLM.info, MLMchange.org) (she/her) Mallory Grantz (Social Media Activist, Performer, Educator) (she/her) Alanda Carter (Social Media Activist) (she/her) Danielle Bolster, LMHC (Social Media Activist, From Huns to Humans Podcast) (she/they) Jenni Wild (Social Media Activist) (she/her)
12:30-1:15	Lunch
1:15-3:00	In Their Own Words: MLM industry documents, statements, and behaviors Douglas Brooks (Attorney) Paul Hanna (Deputy Director, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Ireland) Marco Moukhaiber (Social Media Activist) Jason Jones (Assistant Attorney General, District of Columbia) Stephen Barrett, MD (Consumer Advocate, Quackwatch)
3:00-3:15	Break
3:15-4:00	FTC’s ANPR re: Business Opportunity Rule and other recent news Kati Daffan (Federal Trade Commission) John Breyault (National Consumer League) Douglas Brooks (Attorney)
4:00-4:30	Discussion and Q&A

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