CoRe is partnering up with our friends from across the Atlantic – Competition Policy International (CPI) – for the 1-day conference Dynamic Competition in Dynamic Markets: A Path Forward. You can attend for free but you have to register first. The event is on 24 October 2019, at The Hotel in Brussels. Last seats available so be quick – we’re closing registration soon because the conference is going to be packed! Big thanks to the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) for sponsoring the event so attendance can be made free of charge.
Check out the programme and stellar line up of speakers:
8:30 – 8:55 am Registration & Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15 am
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Marianela LÓPEZ-GALDOS, Global Competition Counsel, CCIA
9:15 – 10:30 am
MERGERS IN THE DIGITAL SPACE: IMPACT ON INNOVATION
Adina CLAICI, Director, Copenhagen Economics; Director, GCLC
Aleksandra BOUTIN, Founding Partner, Positive Competition
Pedro GONZAGA, Competition Expert, Competition Division, OECD
Robert KLOTZ, Partner, Antitrust & Competition, Sheppard Mullin
Moderator: Ben VAN ROMPUY, Assistant Professor of Competition Law, Europa Institute, Leiden Law School
10:30 – 10:45 am Coffee Break
10:45 am – 12:00 pm
BIG DATA: UNDERSTANDING AND ANALYZING ITS COMPETITIVE EFFECTS
Thomas KRAMLER, Head of Unit, e-Commerce & Data Economy, DG Comp, European Commission
Justus HAUCAP, Director, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics
Bill BATCHELOR, Partner, Antitrust/Competition, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Alexander ITALIANER, Senior International Policy Advisor, Arnold & Porter
Moderator: Marianela LÓPEZ-GALDOS, Global Competition Counsel, CCIA
12:00 – 1:00 pm
FIRESIDE CHAT WITH…
Jacques STEENBERGEN, President, Belgian Competition Authority
William E. KOVACIC, Director, The GWU Competition Law Center
Moderator: Lewis CROFTS, Editor-In-Chief, Mlex
1:00 – 1:45 pm Lunch
1:45 – 3:00 pm
REGULATION OR COMPETITION IN THE DIGITAL SPACE: WHAT’S BEST FOR CONSUMERS?
Rene AUGUSTINE, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, International and Policy, US DOJ
Jonathan BAKER, Research Professor of Law, Washington College of Law, American University
Georgios MAVROS, Public Policy & Government Relations EMEA, Google
Samuel LAURINKARI, Head of EU Affairs, eBay
Nicholas BANASEVIC, Head of Unit, IT, Internet & Consumer Electronics, DG Comp, European Commission
Moderator: Assimakis KOMNINOS, Partner, White & Case
3:00 – 3:15 pm Coffee Break
3:15 – 4:30 pm
ONGOING CONSULTATIONS
Maria COPPOLA, Counsel for International Antitrust, US FTC
Joaquín LÓPEZ VALLÉS, Director, Department for the Promotion of Competition, CNMC
Henri PIFFAUT, Vice President, French Competition Authority
Will HAYTER, Senior Director for Policy, Advocacy & International, CMA
Moderator: Jacques STEENBERGEN, President, Belgian Competition Authority
4:30 – 5:30 pm Cocktail Reception
Register via Eventbrite: HERE
If you can’t make it to the event (that’s a pity!), the CoRe Blog has you covered – we’ll make a post on the most interesting discussions that emerge from the conference so you don’t miss out.
Tip: While you’re at the event, take the opportunity to meet one of the CoRe Blog editors, Daniel Mandrescu. Or if you’re interested in reading or publishing in the CoRe journal, make sure to have a chat with its managing editors Ben van Rompuy and Robert Klotz.