Events

The Children's Advertising Review Unit (CARU) annual conference, CARU 2023, the only event dedicated to children’s advertising and privacy law, will take place on May 16, 2023. Register to join us this year in Arlington, VA at Convene (1201 Wilson Blvd). Complete the form below to subscribe to stay up to date on news and announcements related to this year’s conference.

Collaborate with mediation and arbitration professionals to shape the future of our business-to-business and business-to-consumer dispute resolution programs. Please note: This meeting is only open to current BBB National Programs National Partners.

Register today for the National Advertising Division (NAD) annual conference, NAD 2022, which will focus on the evolving nature of the intangible contract that exists between brands and consumers. The agenda includes sessions addressing hot topics in advertising law including environmental sustainability, advertising issues raised by the metaverse and e-commerce as well as practical advice on the day-to-day issues that an increasingly competitive environment can raise.

The annual Direct Selling Summit is an educational event designed to provide direct selling industry business leaders, legal and advertising professionals, and salesforce members with insider knowledge on how to increase brand trust through a truthful, transparent approach to marketing and advertising campaigns. The 2022 Direct Selling Summit, a half-day virtual event taking place on July 27, 2022, provides attendees with an exclusive inside look at how social media and digital advertising is monitored for truth and transparency.

The simple reality is that kids live online. What is much less simple is finding the right recipe of regulation and standards to protect them in that dynamic environment. As algorithms and platforms rapidly change in response to this monumental challenge, advertisers and privacy experts are working overtime to keep up. Through our line-up of expert speakers and panelists, attendees will gain exclusive insight into how CARU's Advertising Guidelines are being enforced, the regulatory focus of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and discuss best practices for tackling the challenges facing advertisers, marketers, developers, and legal professionals in the children’s space today.

Register now for this year’s PrivacyCollective, where attendees will discuss whether AI can build consumer trust, ethical design and human-first privacy, and explore today's pressing privacy challenges. Our roundtable discussions embrace the Chatham House Rule to encourage open dialogue about the challenges we face interpreting and implementing new privacy practices while pivoting compliance operations to reflect these unprecedented times.

Kidvertising 101 is a one-day workshop providing attendees with hands-on education. This year the event is dedicated to the new Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU) Advertising Guidelines, recently discussed at the CARU 2021 annual conference. These guidelines apply to all child-directed advertising and marketing and go into effect on January 1, 2022.

Register for NAD 2021 to celebrate 50 years of advertising industry self-regulation and high standards of truth and accuracy in national advertising. Industry, government, agency, and legal professional thought leaders will discuss the critical trust and technology challenges facing the advertising industry today and share practical advice on the day-to-day issues that new and evolving platforms and an increasingly competitive environment can raise.

In the midst of a dynamic year in the direct selling industry, business leaders, advertising experts, and salesforce members will convene at the Direct Selling Summit to discuss the biggest advertising and marketing challenges faced by direct selling companies and their salesforce members over the last year. Attendees will learn critical tips and best practices for building brand strength, increasing consumer trust, and staying compliant in the year ahead.

The CARU 2021 Virtual Conference, hosted by BBB National Programs’ Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU), convenes child-directed advertising and children’s privacy experts to help you learn how to remain agile in this evolving landscape to protect children under 13. Through the conference’s line-up of expert speakers and panelists, attendees will gain a deep understanding of the challenges facing advertisers and marketers, developers, and legal professionals as you strive to protect children in the digital landscape.

On May 18, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the advertising industry’s system of self-regulation, join the founders of what former Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky calls “the best example of self-regulation that I am aware of in American industry,” for a free virtual event to talk about why this system works, the challenges faced by advertisers and regulators through the years, and the memorable moments in advertising’s history.