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Koen Van De Casteele
The Commission’s Current Priorities in State Aid
European Commission
Miro Prek
A View from the Courts
General Court of the EU
Last year's State Aid agenda:keyboard_arrow_right

Last year's State Aid agenda:

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Last year's State Aid agenda:

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08:30 - 09:0030 mins
Registration & Refreshments
    09:00 - 09:1515 mins
    Chair’s Welcome and Introduction
    • Nicole Robins - Partner, Oxera Consulting
    09:15 - 10:0045 mins
    Main Conference
    The Commission’s Current Priorities in State Aid
    • Koen Van De Casteele - Head of Unit, State Aid Control, DG Competition, European Commission
    10:00 - 10:4545 mins
    Main Conference
    Review of the Commission’s Approach to State Aid Cases, including the Fitness Test
    • Geoffrey Dunne - Solicitor, Enterprise Ireland
    • Barbara Cattrysse - Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate Legal Department, European Investment Bank
    • Jose Luis Buendia - Partner, Garrigues
    10:45 - 11:0520 mins
    Morning Coffee Break
      11:05 - 12:0055 mins
      Main Conference
      Litigation, Arbitration, Recovery of Aid and other Procedural Developments
      • Juan Manuel Contreras Delgado de Cos - Deputy Director of Public Aid and Draft Regulation Unit, Advocacy Department, Spanish National Authority for Markets and Competition (CNMC)
      • Ulrich Soltész - Partner, Gleiss Lutz
      • Leo Flynn - Legal Services, European Commission
      • Jacques Derenne - Partner, - Professor, University of Liège, Brussels School of Competition, SheppardMullin
      12:00 - 12:4040 mins
      Main Conference
      The Use of Economics in State Aid Cases: Lawyers’ and Economists’ Perspective
      • Roberto Alimonti - Senior Consultant, Oxera Consulting
      12:40 - 13:4060 mins
      Lunch
        13:40 - 14:2545 mins
        Main Conference
        A View from the Courts
        • Miro Prek - Judge, President of Chamber, General Court of the EU
        14:25 - 15:1550 mins
        Main Conference
        Application of State Aid Rules by Third Countries including UK’s Approach Post-Brexit
        • Gjermund Mathisen - Director of Competition and State Aid, EFTA Surveillance Authority
        • George Peretz QC - Barrister, Monckton Chambers
        15:15 - 15:3520 mins
        Afternoon Coffee
          15:35 - 16:2550 mins
          Main Conference
          Industry Spotlight: State Aid in the Energy Sector
          • Christian Berger - Senior Adviser, Swedish Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications
          • Kai Struckmann - Partner, White & Case
          • Lode van den Hende - Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills
          16:25 - 17:2055 mins
          Main Conference
          Tax and State Aid: Where are we with Recent Cases and What are the Implications of Proposals for “Google Tax” for State Aid?
          • Max Lienemeyer - Head of Unit, Task Force Tax Planning Practices, DG Competition, European Commission
          • Andreas Von Bonin - Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
          • Maria Segura - Partner, Clayton & Segura
          • Nina Niejahr - Counsel, Baker & McKenzie
          17:20 - 17:3010 mins
          Chair’s Closing Remarks and Close of Conference

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