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CompLaw: Advanced EU, Brussels
Digital Focus Day: 16 November 2026
Main Conference: 17 & 18 November 2026
DoubleTree by Hilton Brussels City
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Main Conference: Day One - CET (Central European Time, GMT+01:00)
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Showing 1 of 1 Streams
08:30 - 09:00
Registration & Refreshments
09:00 - 09:10
Chair’s Welcome & Introduction
09:10 - 09:50
A View from the European Commission



  • Linsey McCallum - Deputy Director General, DG Comp, European Commission
09:50 - 10:50
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
10:50 - 11:15
Morning Coffee Break
Showing 1 of 1 Streams
11:15 - 12:05
Regulators’ Roundtable
12:05 - 12:50
Competition Law Policy in the Current Geopolitical Context
12:50 - 13:50
Networking Lunch Break
Showing 1 of 1 Streams
13:50 - 14:35
Recent Developments in Cartels, including Approaches to Novel Cartels
14:35 - 15:20
Authorities’ New Detection and Enforcement Tools
15:20 - 15:40
Afternoon Coffee Break
Showing 2 of 2 Streams
15:40 - 16:20
Information Exchange & Price Signalling
15:40 - 16:20
Competition Damages Litigation: Multijurisdictional Perspectives
Showing 1 of 1 Streams
16:20 - 17:00
Article 102: Update on the Draft Guidelines & Lessons Learnt from Recent Cases
17:00 - 17:45
Draft Article 102 Guidelines: Practical Reflections
17:45 - 17:55
Chair’s Closing Commentary and Close of Main Conference Day One
17:55 - 19:30
Networking Drinks Reception
19:30 - 22:00
Conference Dinner (for attendees who have pre-booked dinner tickets only)
Focus Day - Competition Law in Digital & AI Markets
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