Agenda:

8:30 Doors open

9:15 Welcome remarks

  • Maria Jaspers, Director Policy & Strategy, European Commission
  • Dirk Middelschulte, VP Global General Counsel Competition, Unilever

9:25 Adjudicating Competition (1): Insights from the EU Courts | In Conversation with:

  • Irmantas Jarukaitis, President of Chamber, Court of Justice of the European Union
  • Johannes Laitenberger, Judge, General Court of the European Union
  • Claire Simpson, Barrister, Van Bael & Bellis (Chair)

10:05 The Winning Strategy in Private Enforcement Cases

  • Sylvia Sokol, Partner, Scott & Scott
  • Anneli Howard KC, Barrister, Monckton Chambers
  • Jolling de Pree, Partner, De Brauw
  • Tilman Makatsch, Head of Competition Litigation & Antitrust Economics Deutsche Bahn AG; Managing Director, DB Competition Claims GmbH
  • Dirk Middelschulte, VP Global General Counsel Competition, Unilever (Chair)

11:00 Break

11:30 Adjudicating Competition (2): Shaping private enforcement and judicial review across Europe

  • Dame Vivien Rose, Justice at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
  • Mieke Dudok van Heel, Senior Judge, District Court of Amsterdam
  • Gustavo Andrés Martin Martin, Judge, Commercial Court n.1 of Alicante
  • Ulrich Egger, Presiding Judge, Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court
  • Fernando Castillo de la Torre, Legal Service, European Commission (Chair)

12:30 Leading the Charge: The Evolving Cartel Playbook | In Conversation with:

  • Maria Jaspers, Director Policy & Strategy, European Commission
  • Umberto Berkani, Rapporteur General, French L’Autorité de la concurrence
  • Marceline Tournier, Global Head of Antitrust, Nestlé (Chair)

13:15 Closing Remarks

Speakers:
Irmantas Jarukaitis, President of Chamber, Court of Justice of the European Union

Irmantas Jarukaitis

President of Chamber, Court of Justice of the European Union
Johannes Laitenberger, Judge, General Court of the European Union

Johannes Laitenberger

Judge, General Court of the European Union
Lady Vivien Rose, Judge at The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Lady Vivien Rose

Judge at The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Mieke Dudok van Heel

Senior Judge, District Court of Amsterdam

Ulrich Egger

Presiding Judge, Duesseldorf Higher Regional Court
Gustavo Andrés Martín Martín, Magistrate, Spanish Commercial Court n.1 Alicante

Gustavo Andrés Martín Martin

Magistrate, Spanish Commercial Court n.1 Alicante
Fernando Castillo de la Torre, Legal Service, European Commission

Fernando Castillo de la Torre

Legal Service, European Commission
Maria Jaspers, Director - Cartels, European Commission's DG COMP

Maria Jaspers

Director - Cartels, European Commission's DG COMP
Umberto Berkani, Rapporteur General, French L'Autorité de la concurrence

Umberto Berkani

Rapporteur General, French L'Autorité de la concurrence

Dirk Middelschulte

VP Global General Counsel Competition, Unilever

Anneli Howard

KC, Barrister, Monckton Chambers

Sylvia Sokol

Partner, Scott & Scott

Claire Simpson

Barrister, Van Bael & Bellis
Tilman Makatsch, Head of Competition Litigation & Antitrust Economics, Deutsche Bahn

Tilman Makatsch

Head of Competition Litigation & Antitrust Economics, Deutsche Bahn

Marceline Tournier

Global Head of Antitrust, Nestlé