Our fifth event was organized in 2023 in Mallorca. Five panels of outstanding speakers debated on the following subjects: Interview: The Foreign Subsidies Regulation from a transactional perspective Moderator: Judith Feldner – E+H Rechtsanwälte – Austria Speaker: Andrea Usai – European Commission, DG Competition (Mergers) – Belgium Current challenges in competition law in M&A transactions – How to deal with (even) more notification obligations? Moderator: Judith Feldner – E+H Rechtsanwälte – Austria Speakers : Emma Johansson – Roschier – Sweden Silke Möller – Glade Michel Wirtz – Germany Anna Escrigas Cañameras – Latham & Watkins – Belgium Dominance decisions: daring, daunting and dynamic? Moderator: Andrea Pomana – Mayer Brown – Belgium/Germany Speakers: Elisabeth Eklund – Delphi – Sweden Johanna Kübler – Commeo – Germany Isabelle Innerhofer – Binder Grösswang – Austria Max Kadar – European Commission – Belgium Competition Damages Litigation: What else will be disclosed in 2023 and beyond? Moderator: Rick Cornelissen – Houthoff – Netherlands Speakers: Anna Morfey – Ashurst – United Kingdom Rob Vossen – CEG Competition Economists Group – Netherlands Beatrice Stange – Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek – Germany Maroš Kravec – LitFin – Czech Republic Pablo Gonzalez – Ramón y Cajal Abogados – Spain Fair play v. fair competition. Application of competition law to professional sports Moderator: Aleksander Stawicki – WKB Lawyers – Poland Speakers: Sarah Long – Euclid – United Kingdom Grégoire Ryelandt – deprevernet – Belgium Yolanda Martinez – Marimon Abogados – Spain Ruben Elkerbout – Stek – Netherlands Welcome to the FDI Jungle – How to navigate through the regimes? Moderator: Asko Lindqvist – Borenius – Finland Speakers: Pedro Callol – Callol, Coca & Asociados – Spain Ingrid Hodgskiss – Travers Smith – United Kingdom Philipp Pichler – Gleiss Lutz – Germany Simone Gambuto – Nunziante Magrone – Italy |
Our fourth event was organized in 2022 in Stockholm.Five panels of outstanding speakers debated on the following subjects: Distribution: Ready for the next generation – Moderator: Silke Möller, Glade Michel Wirtz (Germany) Speakers: Ami Paanajärvi, Roschier (Finland), Alia Schweiger, E.CA Economics (Germany), Frank Wijckmans, Contrast (Belgium), Kim-Simone Janutta, Otto Group (Germany)
Fiction or Reality: Who cares about effects in competition law? Moderator: Nicolas Birkhäuser, Niederer Kraft Frey (Switzerland) Speakers: Henri Piffaut, French Competition Authority (France), Donald Slater, Ashurst (Belgium), Matthias Eisenbarth, Anheuser-Busch InBev (Sweden), Thomas Graf, Cleary Gottlieb (Belgium) Knock, knock – Can you handle your dawn raids? Moderator: Elisabeth Eklund, Delphi (Sweden) Speakers: Sarah Beeston, Van Doorne (Netherlands), Kaarli Eichhorn, Jones Day (Belgium), Dirk Van Erps, European Commission (Belgium), Helene Andersson, Delphi (Sweden) Competition law is a barrier for sustainability – Myth or Fact? Moderator: Liga Merwin, Ellex, Riga (Latvia) Speakers: Alexander Gaigl, Oxera (Germany), Jussi Koivusalo, Dittmar & Indrenius (Finland), Mariska van de Sanden, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (Netherlands), Laurits Schmidt Christensen, Ramboll (Denmark) |
In addition, we had the pleasure to host Prof. Philip Marsden (College of Europe) as a keynote speaker during this event. |
Our fourth event was organized in 2022 in Stockholm. Five panels of outstanding speakers debated on the following subjects: Distribution: Ready for the next generation Moderator: Silke Möller – Glade Michel Wirtz – Germany Speakers: Ami Paanajärvi – Roschier – Finland Alia Schweiger – E.CA Economics – Germany Frank Wijckmans – Contrast – Belgium Kim-Simone Janutta – Otto Group – Germany Event Horizon – The future of horizontals Moderator: Soledad Blanco–Thomas – European Commission – Belgium Speakers: Elvira Aliende – Shearman & Sterling – Belgium Pablo Figueroa – Perez Llorca – Spain Stefan Thomas – Eberhard Karls University – Germany Albert Pereda – Lonza – Switzerland Fiction or Reality: Who cares about effects in competition law? Moderator: Nicolas Birkhäuser – Niederer Kraft Frey – Switzerland Speakers: Henri Piffaut – French Competition Authority – France Donald Slater – Ashurst – Belgium Matthias Eisenbarth – Anheuser-Busch InBev – Sweden Thomas Graf – Cleary Gottlieb – Belgium Knock, knock – Can you handle your dawn raids? Moderator: Elisabeth Eklund – Delphi – Sweden Speakers: Sarah Beeston – Van Doorne – Netherlands Kaarli Eichhorn – Jones Day – Belgium Dirk Van Erps – European Commission – Belgium Helene Andersson – Delphi – Sweden Competition law is a barrier for sustainability – Myth or Fact? Moderator: Liga Merwin – Ellex – Latvia Speakers: Alexander Gaigl – Oxera – Germany Jussi Koivusalo – Dittmar & Indrenius – Finland Mariska van de Sanden – the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets – Netherlands Laurits Schmidt Christensen – Ramboll – Denmark |
In addition, we had the pleasure to host Prof. Philip Marsden (College of Europe) as a keynote speaker during this event. |
Our third event was organized in 2021 in Madrid. Five panels of outstanding speakers debated on the following subjects: Protect the consumers, fairness in competition, a new paradigm? Moderator: Simone Gambuto – Nunziante Magrone – Italy Speakers: Guillaume Teissonière – eDreams ODIGEO – Spain Zoltan Marosi – Oppenheim – Hungary Ana Perdigao – Expedia Group Claudio Calcagno – GMT Economics – UK Regulate the techies Moderator: Ricardo Celli – O’Melveny & Myers – Brussels/Belgium Speakers: Andrew Ward – Cuatrecasas – Spain Annemiek Wilpshaar – European Commission – Belgium Marixenia Davilla – Quinn Emanuel – Belgium Miguel Perez Guerra – Google – United Kingdom Keep them merging Moderator: Satu-Anneli Kauranen – Merilampi Attorneys – Helsinki/Finland Speakers: Maurice de Valois Turk – Oxera – Netherlands Natura Gracia – Linklaters – United Kingdom Robert Hardy – Simmons & Simmons – Belgium Zoya Todorova – Dimitrov, Petrov & Co – Bulgaria Damages litigation galore Moderator: Joost Fanoy, BarentsKrans, The Hague/Netherlands Speakers: Lesley Hannah – Hausfeld – United Kingdom Toni Kallikoski – Dittmar & Indrenius – Finland Pedro Callol – Callol, Coca & Asociados – Spain Till Schreiber – Cartel Damage Claims Consulting – Belgium Horizontals are hot again Moderator: Christine Dietz – Binder Grösswang – Austria Speakers: Aleko Bogdanov – European Commission – Belgium Liga Merwin – Ellex Klavins – Latvia Mette Alfter – Frontier Economics – Belgium Sebastian Hack – Osborne Clarke – Germany Tamar Dolev -Green – MSD – Israel Soledad Blanco Thomas – European Commission – Belgium |
In addition, we had the pleasure to host Prof. Philip Marsden (College of Europe) as a keynote speaker during this event. |
Our second event was organized in May 2019 in Prague. Five panels of outstanding speakers debated on the following subjects: Verticals: The path towards 2022 Moderator: Ruben Elkerbout – Stek – Netherlands Speakers: Johanna Kübler – Commeo, Germany Radovan Kubáč – Nedelka Kubáč advokáti – Czech Republic Szilvia Szekely – European Commission – Belgium Theon van Dijk – E.CA Economics – Belgium Merger Control: What’s hot Moderator: Cormac Little – William Fry – Ireland Speakers: Asko Lindqvist – Borenius Attorneys – Finland Barbara Veronese – CEG Europe – Italy Diarmuid Ryan – Squire Patton Boggs – UK and Belgium Silke Möller – Glade Michel Wirtz – Germany Volker Weiss – Schönherr – Belgium Political dimensions of merger control Moderator: Sarah Biontino – Biontino Europe – Belgium Speakers: Joséphine Fourquet – Paul Hastings – France Jürgen Schindler – Allen & Overy – Belgium Nathalie McNelis – MLex – Belgium Sara Ashall – Solicitor – Belgium Abuses of dominance Moderator: Sarah Biontino – Biontino Europe – Belgium Speakers: Joséphine Fourquet – Paul Hastings – France Jürgen Schindler – Allen & Overy – Belgium Nathalie McNelis – MLex – Belgium Sara Ashall – Solicitor – Belgium Antitrust compliance Moderator: Elena Garcia – ThyssenKrupp Elevator – Germany Speakers: Marie Leppard – Euclid Law – UK Nikiforos Iatrou – McCarthy Tétrault – Canada Sebastian Brack – Deutsche Bahn – Germany |
In addition, we had the pleasure to host Prof. Philip Marsden (College of Europe) as a keynote speaker during this event, for a debate session on Digital Competition and Pro-Competitive Regulation, moderated by Prof. Peter Georg Picht (University of Zurich). |
Our first event was organized in May 2018 in Lisbon. Five panels of outstanding speakers debated on the following subjects: Collusion through third parties Moderator: Kristian Hugmark – Roschier – Sweden Speakers: Alexander Birnstiel – Noerr – Germany Camilla Holtse – Maersk – Denmark Adrian Majumdar – RBB – UK Miguel Rato – Quinn Emanuel – Belgium Grégoire Ryelandt – Deprevernet – Belgium Practical challenges of dominance cases Moderator: Stephen Whitfield – Travers Smith – UK Speakers: Daniel Colgan – DLA Piper – Belgium David Hull – Van Bael & Bellis – Belgium Tero Louko – Google – Belgium Andrea Pomana – Debevoise & Plimpton – Germany Elena Zoido – Compass Lexecon – Spain Litigation: What works when appealing decisions? Moderator: Aleksander Stawicki – WKB Lawyers – Poland Speakers: Astrid Ablasser-Neuhuber, bpv Hügel, Austria Aleksandra Boutin – Compass Lexecon – Belgium Martin André Dittmer – Gorrisen Federspiel – Denmark Robert Neruda – Havel & Partners – Czech Republic Inês Sequeira Mendes – Abreu Advogados – Portugal Damage claims: Hot issues and trends Moderator: Pedro Callol – Callol, Coca & Asociados – Spain Speakers: Rick Cornelissen – Houthoff – Netherlands Nadine Hermann – Quinn Emanuel – Germany Anne Morfey – Hausfeld – UK Florian Neumayr – bpv Hügel – Austria Ricardo Oliveira – PLMJ Advogados – Portugal Stephen Smith – Bristows – UK Online world: from platforms to algorithms Moderator: Sebastian Janka – Noerr – Germany Speakers: Aurélien Condomines – Aramis – France Yusuke Kaeriyama – Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu – Japan John Snyder – Alston & Bird – USA Lars Wiethaus – Charles River Associates – Belgium |