Alexis Walckiers

Director at E.CA Economics

Speaker

Dr Alexis Walckiers is a Director in the Brussels office. Before joining E.CA Economics, he was chief economist of the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) between 2010 and 2020. As chief economist, he sat on the board of the BCA and advised both investigation teams and Competition Colleges on the use of economic tools in competition cases. He has therefore advised on many cases in a range of industries. Alexis also represented the BCA in international fora and served as the president of the Association of Competition Economics. He holds degrees in philosophy and physics, as well as a PhD in economics from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, where he teaches microeconomics to economics and business students. He has published several papers in competition and economic journals, including the Journal of the European Economic Association. Before joining the BCA, he advised the minister of economic affairs on competition issues and has worked for another economics consultancy.

Alexis advises clients in French, Dutch and English across a wide range of competition related issues, including merger filings, abuses of dominance, cartels, damages and state aid. He has worked on cases in many different industries such as retail, telecoms, ports, car distribution, logistics and postal services.