Agenda:

9:15 Welcome remarks

  • Maria Jaspers, Director Policy & Strategy, European Commission
  • Dirk Middelschulte

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 (Chair)

10:05 Plaintiff vs. Defence: What’s the Winning Strategy in Private Enforcement Cases?

  • Sylvia Sokol, Partner, Scott & Scott
  • Tilman Makatsch, Head of Competition Litigation & Antitrust Economics DB AG
  • Dirk Middelschulte, (Chair)

11:00 Break

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

  • Lady Vivien Rose, Justice at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
  • 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)

13:10 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
Umberto Berkani, Rapporteur General, French L'Autorité de la concurrence

Umberto Berkani

Rapporteur General, French L'Autorité de la concurrence
Lady Vivien Rose, Judge at The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Lady Vivien Rose

Judge at The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Johannes Laitenberger, Judge, General Court of the European Union

Johannes Laitenberger

Judge, General Court of the European Union
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

Dirk Middelschulte

VP Global General Counsel Competition, Unilever