Martijn Snoep
Assimakis Komninos
Tina Søreide is (since February 2022) the Director General of the Norwegian Competition Authority, on leave from her position as Professor of Law and Economics at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). Holding a PhD in economics and a post graduate specialization in law, her research focuses on corruption, governance and markets, with a particular […]
Rita Leandro Vasconcelos
Alberto Pera is Honorary Partner and founder of the Competition and Regulation Department at Gianni & Origoni, which he joined in November 2000. He is a recognized expert in national and EU competition law: he is ranked as Senior Stateman for Competition and European Law by the Chambers Europe 2023 directory, is included in the […]
Hara Nikolopoulou
Hara Nikolopoulou is a lawyer and Vice President of the Hellenic Competition Commission. She has handled numerous cartel, abuse of dominance and merger cases in a wide range of industries. She has served the HCC since 2011 in various positions of trust, having served as Director, Head of Units in the Legal Services Directorate and […]
Competition Authority Roundtable
Plenary Session Competition Authority Roundtable Tuesday 23rd September h.15:15-16:15 (CET) Senior representatives of NCAs discuss the most relevant enforcement activities carried out by their agencies in the recent past, any new pieces of legislation or soft law that have just come into force and of which all stakeholders should be aware of, and their enforcement […]
Gala Dinner
Gala Dinner Casino dell’Aurora Pallavicini Rospigliosi Wednesday 24th September h. 20:00 (CET) The Gala Dinner, one of the most exclusive moments of the Lear Competition Festival, will take place in the prestigious Casino dell’Aurora Pallavicini Rospigliosi, a hidden gem of Roman Baroque, located on the Quirinal Hill within the magnificent architectural complex of Palazzo Pallavicini […]
Tomasz Chróstny
Tomasz Chróstny is President of the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK). He graduated in finance and accounting at the Warsaw School of Economics and in management and production engineering at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. He also completed a postgraduate course at the Institute of Enterprise at the Warsaw School of […]
Intellectual Property and Competition: Friends or Foes?
Parallel Session Intellectual Property and Competition: Friends or Foes? Thursday 26th September h. 17:15-18:00 (CET) Managed by Traditionally IP rights and competition have been considered as conflicting policies. IP rights create monopolies, which is what competition aims at preventing. The relationship between the two policies, however, is more complex than that. This panel will discuss the […]
