The Era of Revised Merger Control Guidelines | In Conversation with
June 18
09:30
Thursday, 18 June
Speakers:
Daniele Calisti
Head of Unit for Merger Policy and Case Support, European Commission’s Directorate-General Competition
Anna Lyle Smythe
Partner, Slaughter and May
Welcome Remarks by Co-Chairs – Focus Forum on Merger Review
June 18
09:15
Thursday, 18 June
Speakers:
Anna Lyle Smythe
Partner, Slaughter and May
Kaarli Eichhorn
Partner, Jones Day
Andreas Mundt
President, German Bundeskartellamt
The Winning Strategy in Private Enforcement Cases
June 18
10:05
Thursday, 18 June
Speakers:
Sylvia Sokol
Partner, Scott & Scott
Anneli Howard
KC, Barrister, Monckton Chambers
Marieke Bredenoord-Spoek
Partner, De Brauw
Tilman Makatsch
Head of Competition Litigation & Antitrust Economics, Deutsche Bahn
Dirk Middelschulte
VP Global General Counsel Competition, Unilever
Welcome Remarks by Co-Chairs - Focus Forum on Competition Litigation
June 18
9:15
Thursday, 18 June
Speakers:
Maria Jaspers
Director - Cartels, European Commission's DG COMP
Dirk Middelschulte
VP Global General Counsel Competition, Unilever
Andreas Mundt
President, German Bundeskartellamt
Going Digital: Growth Lever or Problem to Police?
June 18
12:00
Thursday, 18 June
Speakers:
Cristina Volpin
Competition Policy Expert at the OECD
Anne-Claire Hoyng
Global Head of Competition Policy at Prosus Group
Nicholas Banasevic
Corporate Vice President, Global Head of Competition and Market Regulation, Microsoft
Market Power, Growth and Innovation
June 18
09:55
Thursday, 18 June
Speakers:
Rupprecht Podszun
Chair for Civil Law, German and European Competition Law, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Commissioner at the German Monopolkommission
Jörn Eickhoff
Head of Legal Competition & Regulatory, Siemens Energy (invited)
Vanessa Turner
Partner, O'Melveny & Myers
Double-Espresso Talk: The Long-Awaited Art. 102 TFEU Guideline
June 18
09:25
Thursday, 18 June
Speakers:
Massimiliano Kadar
Head of Unit, European Competition Network, European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition
Mette Alfter
Executive Director, Frontier Economics
Leading the Charge: The Evolving Cartel Playbook | In Conversation with:
June 18
12:30
Thursday, 18 June
Speakers:
Maria Jaspers
Director - Cartels, European Commission's DG COMP
Umberto Berkani
Rapporteur General, French L'Autorité de la concurrence
Marceline Tournier
Global Head of Antitrust, Nestlé
The Winning Strategy in Antitrust Damages Cases
June 18
10:05
Thursday, 18 June
Speakers:
Sylvia Sokol
Partner, Scott & Scott
Marieke Bredenoord-Spoek
Partner, De Brauw
Anneli Howard
KC, Barrister, Monckton Chambers
Tilman Makatsch
Head of Competition Litigation & Antitrust Economics, Deutsche Bahn
Dirk Middelschulte
VP Global General Counsel Competition, Unilever
Adjudicating Competition (1): Insights from the EU Courts | In Conversation with:
June 18
09:25
Thursday, 18 June
Speakers:
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






















