Agenda
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08:30 - 09:00
Registration and breakfast
09:00 - 09:05
Welcome address
Margaret Sanderson
Vice President and Practice Leader, Charles River Associates
09:05 - 09:30
Keynote address
Teresa Ribera
Executive Vice-President, European Commission
Raphaël De Coninck - Discussant
Vice President, Charles River Associates
09:30 - 10:45
Session 1: Competition and Trade: Partners for Growth in a Global Economy?
As tariffs rise and trade agreements take center stage, the connection between competition and trade has never been more intriguing. How are new trade barriers shaking up competition policy, and what happens when trade objectives collide with antitrust enforcement – as illustrated in the Google ad-tech case? Are competition and trade still partners for global growth, or are they heading for a showdown?
Marcus Bokkerink
Pinsent Masons, former CMA
Benoît Coeuré
President, Autorité de la concurrence
Paola Conconi
BP Professor of Economics, University of Oxford and Professorial Fellow at New College
Denis Redonnet
Deputy Director-General, DG Trade, European Commission
Emanuele Tarantino
Chief Competition Economist, DG Competition, European Commission
Benno Buehler - Moderator
Vice President, Charles River Associates
10:45 - 11:15
Break
11:15 - 12:00
Spotlight on Merger Guidelines
The Commission's consultation on merger review raises questions about the role and scope of merger control. What are the emerging themes and how do they compare to the issues that animated the recent merger review guidelines in the UK and the US.
Joel Bamford
Executive Director for Mergers, Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Guillaume Loriot
Deputy Director-General for Mergers, DG Competition, European Commission
Fiona Scott Morton
Theodore Nierenberg Professor of Economics; Yale School of Management, Senior Consultant to CRA
12:00 - 13:15
Session 2: All points of the compass: What's Next for Merger Control Under the New Guidelines?
The Commission is consulting on how (and whether) to incorporate broader considerations from competitiveness and resilience, to decarbonization, into merger control and how to adapt to the realities of digitization and globalization. Meanwhile, case-by-case enforcement continues with renewed focus on portfolio effects. What will merger enforcement look like under the new guidelines, and will this update similarly last the test of time?
Daniele Calisti
Head of Unit, Mergers, DG Competition, European Commission
Fernando Castillo de la Torre
Director in the Legal Service, European Commission
Damien Gerard
Prosecutor General, Belgian Competition Authority
Elisabetta Iossa
Commissioner, Italian Competition Authority (AGCM)