Previous events

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) 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, 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.
2022 Event in Stockholm
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 BlancoThomas – 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