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Andrea Amelio
A View from the Commission
European Commission
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Conference Day 1

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Conference Day 1

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08:30 - 09:0030 mins
Registration & Refreshments
    09:00 - 09:1010 mins
    Chair’s Welcome and Introduction
    • Stephen Kinsella OBE - Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
    09:10 - 09:5545 mins
    A View from the Commission
    • Andrea Amelio - Policy Officer, DG Competition, European Commission
    09:55 - 10:4550 mins
    Industry Perspective: The Future of the Vertical Block Exemption
    • Emma Trogen - Director Legal Affairs, Cosmetics Europe
    • Tommy Gorham - Director & Associate General Counsel, Procter & Gamble
    • Andrzej Kmiecik - Partner, Van Bael & Bellis
    • Edzard Offers - Nike Competition Counsel EMEA, Nike
    10:45 - 11:0520 mins
    Morning Coffee Break
      11:05 - 11:5550 mins
      Selective Distribution: Where are we Now?
      • Becket McGrath - Partner, Antitrust and Competition, Cooley (UK) LLP
      • Zsuzsa Cserhalmi - Antitrust Desk Officer, DG Competition, European Commission
      • Dominique Wagener - Founding Member/Partner, Commeo LLP
      11:55 - 12:4550 mins
      Review of National Enforcement in 5 Key Jurisdictions
      • David Mamane - Partner, Schellenberg Wittmer
      • Mélanie Thill-Tayara - Partner, Dechert LLP
      • Pauline Kuipers - Partner, Bird & Bird
      • Tim Capel - Legal Director, Competition and Markets Authority
      • Evelyn Niitväli - Partner, RCAA
      12:45 - 13:2540 mins
      Dual Distribution: Challenges for Competition Law
      • Daren Garcia - Managing Partner (Pittsburgh), Vorys
      • Sarah Long - Partner, Euclid Law
      13:25 - 14:2560 mins
      Lunch
        14:25 - 14:5530 mins
        Vertical Restraints: Economist’s Perspective
        • Peter Davis - Senior Vice President, Cornerstone Research
        14:55 - 15:4045 mins
        Resale Price Maintenance (RPM) in the Digital World
        • Sarah Long - Partner, Euclid Law
        15:40 - 16:0020 mins
        Afternoon Coffee Break
          16:00 - 16:4040 mins
          The Use of Leniency and Settlements in Vertical Infringements
          • Dominique Wagener - Founding Member/Partner, Commeo LLP
          16:40 - 17:3050 mins
          Geo-blocking Regulation
          • Christophe Roy - Director of European Affairs, CANAL+ and Group Chairman, Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT)
          • Christel Delberghe - Director, Competitiveness and Commercial Relations, EuroCommerce
          • Anne Vallery - Co-Chair of the Communication Law Committee of IBA and Special Counsel, WilmerHale
          • Enrico Camilli - Policy & Legal Officer, EU Comission
          17:30 - 17:355 mins
          Chair’s Closing Remarks and Close of Conference

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