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Main Conference Day Two - CET (Central European Time, GMT+01:00)
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08:30 - 09:00
Registration & Refreshments
09:00 - 09:10
Chair’s Welcome
09:10 - 10:00
Judges’ Roundtable
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Merger Control
10:00 - 10:40
Merger Control: Policy & Case Law Developments
- The latest on Illumina/Grail saga and implications for Article 22
- The use of Article 102 in below-threshold mergers
- Lessons learnt from other significant cases including Tata Steel- ThyssenKrupp JV and gap cases
- Ecosystem theories of harm after Booking / Etraveli
- Remedies and commitments
- Resurgence of structural presumption
- Gun jumping developments
10:40 - 11:00
Morning Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:45
Managing Multi-Jurisdictional Mergers: Practical Perspectives
- How should corporates handle divergent approaches to mergers e.g. Microsoft/ Activision Blizzard
- Expansion of the EC’s/NCAs’ merger control toolkit
- What is next for Article 22 after Illumina/ Grail?
- Is there a need to reform EUMR to address “killer acquisitions”?
- Practical tips for managing multi-jurisdictional mergers
- What data is expected by the authorities? How best to manage it
- Craig Earnshaw - Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting
- Christine Nowak - Senior Legal Counsel Competition & Antitrust Law, Deutsche Lufthansa AG
- Sophie Goelen - Senior Corporate Counsel - Competition, Antitrust, FDI and Trade, Solvay
11:45 - 12:10
Revised Market Definition, Ecosystem Theories of Harm & Other Developments in Economics of Mergers
- Approaches to non-price parameters
- Ecosystem theory of harm in Booking / Etraveli
- Approaches to “killer acquisitions” and dynamic markets
- Burden and standard of proof
- Norbert Maier - Principal, Cornerstone Research
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Digital Markets
12:10 - 13:00
Digital Markets: DMA, Enforcement & AI Concerns
13:00 - 14:05
Extended Lunch Break
Concurrent Sessions
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Breakout Sessions: C
Breakout Sessions: D
14:05 - 14:45
Foreign Subsidies Regulation: Experiences to Date
- Review of first cases
- How is the Commission approaching FSR?
- What notifications are expected and how best to produce them?
- Implications for public procurement
- Implications for investment
- Impact on private equity
- How are companies approaching compliance?
14:45 - 15:30
Update on Dawn Raids & Compliance
Lessons learnt from recent ECJ dawn raids, including dawn raids on private homes
Preparing a company for a dawn raid
Practical tips for dealing with dawn raids
Handling requests for information
How to deal with technical e-discovery issues
Best practice in implementing, maintaining, and updating compliance programmes
The use of AI and new technology in compliance programmes
- Martyn Chu - Global Antitrust Director, Danone
14:05 - 14:45
Horizontal Block Exemption Regulation: Practical Considerations
- Review of horizontal block exemption regulation provisions on:
- Information exchange
- Buyer groups and retailer alliances
- Joint ventures
- Update on recent investigations
- Practical implications for corporates
14:45 - 15:25
Price Signaling: Review of National Developments
- Review of national developments: statements from Swedish and Norwegian authorities, Serbian decision etc
- Where are the authorities finding issues
- Practical guidance to corporates
15:30 - 15:50
Afternoon Coffee Break
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Article 102
15:50 - 16:30
The Future of Article 102 & Current Developments
16:30 - 16:50
Article 102: Economists’ Perspective
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Foreign Direct Investment
16:50 - 17:30
Foreign Direct Investment: Implications for Transactions
- EU Regulation & EU Cooperation Mechanism on FDI Screening
- UK’s National Security and Investment Act
- Impact on inward investment
- Proposals for outbound investment screening mechanism
- Practical implications for transactions, including tips for filings
- How best to navigate the uncertainty surrounding FDI rules
- Compliance implications for corporates
- Kai Neuhaus - Partner, CMS
- Mohd Aidil Tupari - Custodian (Competition & Trade), Group Legal, Petronas
- Alexandra Leoni - Head of Unit, Investment Control, Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy
- Michael Segers - Attaché, Belgian FDI Screening Committee
17:30 - 17:35
Chair’s Closing Remarks & Close of Conference
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