Digital Focus Day: 16 November 2026
Main Conference: 17 & 18 November 2026
DoubleTree by Hilton Brussels CityMain Conference: 17 & 18 November 2026
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Main Conference - Sycamore Ballroom, Ground Floor
08:30 - 09:00
Registration & Refreshments
09:00 - 09:05
Chair’s Welcome & Introduction
09:05 - 09:45
A View from the European Commission
- Linsey McCallum - Deputy Director General, DG Comp, European Commission
09:45 - 10:45
Major Events and Policy Issues in EU Competition Law 2025-2026
- Legislation – adopted and proposed:
- Technology Transfer Block Exemption and Guidelines
- Regulations 1/2003 and 773/2004 review
- ECJ/GC cases, including on:
- National enforcement procedures – Imballaggi Piedmontesi
- No-poaching in football during Covid-19 – CD Tondela and Others
- Cartel appeals – Airfreight
- Art. 102 TFEU
- ‘Naked’ restrictions, EC 2023 Decision - Intel
- Access to essential infrastructure - Lukoil Bulgaria
- Damages
- Jurisdiction for representative actions - Stichtings v Apple
- Evidence for court-ordered document disclosure – Melia Hotels International
- Anchor defendants and close connections – Electricity and Water Authority Bahrain
- EC antitrust decisions, including:
- Interim measures SOs re. Third party AI access to WhatsApp – Meta
- John Ratliff - Avocat, Brussels & Barrister, Henderson Chambers, London
10:45 - 11:10
Morning Coffee Break
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Main Conference - Sycamore Ballroom, Ground Floor
11:10 - 12:00
Regulators’ Roundtable
12:00 - 13:00
Competition Law Policy in the Current Geopolitical Context
13:00 - 14:00
Networking Lunch Break
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Main Conference - Sycamore Ballroom, Ground Floor
14:00 - 14:45
Recent Developments in Cartels, including Approaches to Novel Cartels
14:45 - 15:30
Authorities’ New Detection and Enforcement Tools
15:30 - 15:50
Afternoon Coffee Break
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Breakout Sessions: A - Sycamore Ballroom, Ground Floor
Breakout Sessions: B - Chestnut Room, 1st Floor
15:50 - 16:30
AI in Competition Law: Opportunities and Risks
15:50 - 16:30
Information Exchange & Price Signalling
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Main Conference - Sycamore Ballroom, Ground Floor
16:30 - 17:10
Article 102: Update on the Draft Guidelines & Lessons Learnt from Recent Cases
17:10 - 17:55
Draft Article 102 Guidelines: Practical Reflections
17:55 - 18:00
Chair’s Closing Commentary and Close of Main Conference Day One
18:00 - 19:30
Networking Drinks Reception
19:30 - 22:00
Conference Dinner (for attendees who have pre-booked dinner tickets only)
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