Agenda
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07:30 - 08:40
Registration and breakfast
08:40 - 08:45
Welcome address
Margaret Sanderson
Vice President and Global Practice Leader of Antitrust and Competition Economics, Charles River Associates
08:45 - 09:30
Keynote address
Teresa Ribera
Executive Vice-President, European Commission
Raphaël De Coninck
Vice President, Charles River Associates
09:30 - 10:45
Session 1: Regaining competitiveness—boom or bust for competition policy?
Is it time to upgrade the competition regulatory regime to combat the slowing economic growth in Europe? Are there new factors that should be taken into account when designing and implementing competition policy and enforcement? Should competition policy change to support a new Industrial Deal, as suggested by the Draghi Report?
Jan De Loecker
Professor of Economics at the KU Leuven, a Fellow of the Econometric Society, Research Associate at the NBER, and a Research Fellow at the CEPR
Elisabetta Iossa
Commissioner, Italian Antitrust Authority
Nathan Miller
Chief Economist Antitrust Division, US Department of Justice
Andreas Mundt
President, Bundeskartellamt
Andrea Wechsler
Committee Member on Industry, Research and Energy, European Parliament
Dan Donath - Moderator
Vice President, Charles River Associates
10:45 - 11:00
Break
11:00 - 11:30
Spotlight with Olivier Guersent: Tech Titans with Antitrust 2.0?
Over the past five years, antitrust enforcement in Europe has evolved to address Tech Titans. Hear from Olivier Guersent on past, present, and future goals. What are the implications for tech firms? Are there signs of improved enforcement? Has over-enforcement caused issues, or is more action needed? Which strategies and bodies are most effective?
Olivier Guersent
Director-General, Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Fiona Scott Morton
Theodore Nierenberg Professor of Economics at the Yale University School of Management, Senior Consultant at Charles River Associates
11:30 - 12:45
Session 2: Digital Regulation and ‘Growth Mission’: is the DMA meeting its goals? Can Europe regulate itself to boost productivity?
The DMA aims to boost Europe’s competitiveness and economic growth, complementing antitrust and industrial policies. In practice it faces complex issues: what is effective compliance? How to deal with new technologies? How to improve Europe’s productivity? Is a ‘New Competition Tool’ needed? Nearly two years later, is the DMA on track to meet its objectives or should it adjust its course?
Lucia Bonova
Head of Unit – Digital Platforms, DG COMP, European Commission
Axel Desmedt
President, Belgian Competition Authority
Ariel Ezrachi
Slaughter and May Professor of Competition Law, The University of Oxford