Dany Verzeele
Mr. Dany Verzeele studied law at the University of Gent, graduating in 1983 with a Master in Law, specializing in transport and maritime law. From 1983 to 1984, he completed compulsory military service in the Belgian Navy, serving as an officer with the rank of lieutenant at sea. In 2010, he furthered his education by […]
Kirsty McCarron
Kirsty McCarron is an associate in the Baker McKenzie London office’s Antitrust & Competition team. After training at the Firm, she qualified into the team in 2022. As a trainee, Kirsty spent time on secondment with Baker McKenzie’s EU Competition & Regulatory Affairs practice in Brussels. Kirsty’s practice covers a wide variety of competition law […]
Roma McCool
Roma McCool is an associate in the European Competition and Regulatory Affairs Practice Group in the Brussels office. She is a solicitor qualified in England and Wales, having initially trained in London, and joined the Brussels team in July 2023. Prior to beginning her training contract in London, Roma worked in the Baker McKenzie Belfast […]
Kurt Haegeman
Kurt Haegeman is a partner in Baker McKenzie’s EU Competition & Regulatory Affairs Practice in Brussels and co-Managing Partner of the Firm’s Belgian offices. Kurt has extensive experience in advising consumer goods, luxury & fashion and cosmetics clients, and clients from other industry sectors, on complex multi-jurisdictional antitrust matters, including antitrust investigations focusing on horizontal […]
Alexis Walckiers
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 […]
Aurelien Portuese
Aurelien Portuese is Research Professor at The George Washington University. Professor Portuese is an antitrust expert on US antitrust laws and EU competition laws. Aurelien Portuese is also International Associate in the antitrust practice of Freshfields in the DC office. He is also the Editor of the Special Symposium Beyond Dynamic Competition of the ABA’s Antitrust Law Journal […]
Elisabeth Noble
Elisabeth Noble is a Senior Policy Advisor and the Principal Advisor on innovation at the European Banking Authority. She leads the EBA’s policy work on crypto-assets, including MiCAR implementation, the platformisation of financial services, and structural change in the EU financial sector, and leads the team responsible for the delivery of the EBA’s thematic innovation […]
Anna Tzanaki
Anna Tzanaki is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Leeds (UK), Affiliate Fellow at the Stigler Center at Chicago Booth Business School (USA), and Senior Research Fellow at the UCL Centre of Law, Economics & Society (UK). She is Associate Editor of the Journal of Competition Law & Economics (Oxford) and Competition Policy […]
Oscar Borgogno
Oscar Borgogno is a Research Officer at the Eurosystem (Central Bank of Italy – Economics, Statistics, and Research Directorate General) and Senior Fellow at The George Washington University. He holds a PhD in Law from the University of Turin and a MSc in Law and Finance from the University of Oxford. Fields of Interest: Primary: Financial Regulation, Competition Policy, Financial […]
The Law and Economics of merger control in the face of AI and FinTech
Parallel Session Friday 27th September h. 10:00-10:45 (CET) Managed by This session explores how AI and FinTech pose specific challenges to merger control, emphasizing the Law and Economics angles. As common ownership in FinTech markets grows, it uniquely impacts competition and innovation. Additionally, non-horizontal mergers that aggregate consumer data raise new antitrust concerns. The session […]
Joanna Lenart
Joanna Lenart is a Senior Competition Lawyer at A.P. Moller – Maersk, a global transport and logistics company, where she handles matters related to competition law at the group level. In particular, she is involved in advising on competition law aspects of M&A transactions, including obtaining merger and other regulatory approvals globally. Joanna is a […]
FSR: one year on
Parallel Session Wednesday 25th September h. 15:00-15:45 (CET) Managed by Chair Francesca Miotto Partner, A&O Shearman Speakers Emilio De Giorgi Partner, A&O Shearman Joanna Lenart Senior Competition Lawyer, A.P. Moller – Maersk Agata Mazurkiewicz Head of Unit, European Commission – Directorate General for Competition Venue Cinema Troisi Via Girolamo Induno 1, Rome To attend this […]
Giuseppe Colangelo
Giuseppe Colangelo is a Jean Monnet Professor of European Innovation Policy and an Associate Professor of Law and Economics at University of Basilicata (Italy). He also serves as Adjunct Professor of Markets, Regulation and Law at LUISS (Italy). He is fellow of the Stanford Law School and University of Vienna Transatlantic Technology Law Forum (TTLF), […]
Federico Mercuri
Federico Mercuri is a partner in our ‘Dispute Resolution’ group in Rome. He specialises in domestic/cross-border litigation, including mass claims, internal investigations and criminal/regulatory enforcement proceedings. Federico has an extremely varied investigation, advisory and litigation practice. He advises clients in multi-faceted, cross-border investigations as well in complex litigation, including mass claims, risk management and support […]
Gian Luca Zampa
Gian Luca Zampa, partner and Head of the antitrust practice of Freshfields in Italy, specializes in the whole range of merger control and antitrust matters, including cartels & leniency, vertical arrangements, unfair trade practices, State aid, both before the EU Commission and the Italian Antitrust Authority (IAA). He is also highly active in antitrust litigation […]
Cecilia Carli
Cecilia Carli is a senior associate in our ‘Antitrust, Competition and Trade’ group in Rome. Her practice covers a wide range of regulatory as well as EU/Italian competition law areas, including cartel and dominance proceedings, antitrust litigation, audits and compliance programs. She has gained experience across multiple sectors, with a particular focus on telecoms/tech, manufacturing […]
Digital Markets Act: perspectives and challenges for private litigation
Parallel Session Digital Markets Act: what perspectives for private litigation? Wednesday 25th September h. 15:00-15:45 (CET) Managed by On the back of an ever-expanding antitrust litigation trend sweeping the EU, there are now growing indications of the interest from the plaintiff bar in bringing actions before national courts against gatekeepers, based on prior (designation and […]
Stefan Sagebro
The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise brings together 60,000 companies and 48 industry and employer organisations. At the Confederation, Stefan works as a director and expert on Industrial Policy, Competition and State aid law. Before joining Swedish Enterprise, he worked at the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation as director, mainly focusing on State Aid. Before that, […]
Akari Yamamoto-Bonenfant
Akari Yamamoto-Bonenfant is a Legal Officer at the Competition and Consumer Policies Branch of UNCTAD. Ms. Yamamoto-Bonenfant has around 15 years of working experience in Japan Fair Trade Commission. Her work included case investigations, international cooperation, competition policy making, leniency policy and practices as well as technical assistance for younger competition authorities (mainly for ASEAN […]
Riccardo Tremolada
Riccardo Tremolada is an associate in the London office. Riccardo’s practice focuses on EU, Italian and UK competition law. His experience includes complex merger control proceedings, cartel investigations, abuse of dominance cases and a wide range of regulatory matters, including digital markets regulation. He has represented clients before the European Commission, the Italian Competition Authority […]
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 […]
Marcello Caramazza
Marcello Caramazza is the Head of Antitrust at Clariant, where he oversees all antitrust-related matters on a global scale. During his tenure at Clariant, Marcello has played a pivotal role in international M&A transactions, negotiating critical clauses and successfully coordinating numerous merger and FDI filings. Prior to joining Clariant, he gained extensive experience at international […]
Giulia Giordano
Giulia Giordano is senior associate in Dentons’ Rome office and is a member of the global Competition and Antitrust practice. Giulia advises on Italian and European antitrust law, state aid law and consumer law, including competition litigation before the Italian Competition Authority and administrative courts as well as before the General Court of the European […]
Competition Authority Roundtable
Plenary Session Competition Authority Roundtable Friday 27th September h.11:00-12:00 (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, and their enforcement priorities […]
Competition Authority Roundtable
Plenary Session Competition Authority Roundtable Wednesday 25th September h.14:00-15:00 (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, and their enforcement priorities […]
Digital Platforms and Competition
Plenary Session Digital Platforms and Competition Thursday 26th September h.14:00-15:00 (CET) The session will explore critical issues and technological applications affecting marketplace platforms. The speakers will address regulatory concerns such as third-party seller commissions, self-preferencing, the sale of platform-owned products, and restrictions on alternative payment systems for app developers. Additionally, they will discuss the implications […]
Economics and the Enforcement of Exclusionary Abuse
Plenary Session Economics and the Enforcement of Exclusionary Abuse Thursday 26th September h.16:15 – 17:15 (CET) The European Commission (EC) is about to issue Guidelines on exclusionary abuses. This presentation will discuss how economics can and should be used to inform a sound and effects-based approach in the enforcement of Article 102 TFEU. In particular, […]
Funding and Litigating Private Damages Claims: What Have We Learned so Far?
Parallel Session Funding and Litigating Private Damages Claims: What Have We Learned so Far? Thursday 26th September h. 11:30-12:15 (CET) Managed by Experts will convene and share their insights into private antitrust litigation in the European and cross border contexts. Their discussion will explore the opportunities and challenges encountered by claimants and their funders. Drawing […]
Adano Wario Roba
Adano Roba is currently Acting Director-General (Jan. 2023 -), and Director, Policy, Research, and Quality Assurance at the Competition Authority of Kenya since 2018. Adano directed sector inquiries into the construction industry, airline market and studies in the digital credits market and leasing sector at the Authority. Previously, Adano served as a Senior Policy Analyst […]
Interactions between FDI and Merger Control scrutinies in M&A transactions
Parallel Session Interactions between FDI and Merger Control scrutinies in M&A transactions Thursday 26th September h. 15:00-15:45 (CET) Managed by The panel will address from an operational perspective the interactions between the regulation of foreign direct investment control by governments and the regulation of merger control by competition authorities. Particular attention will be devoted to […]
Thomas Funke
Dr. Thomas G. Funke is the co-head of the international competition practice at Osborne Clarke. Resolving disputes and creating opportunities, he advises on antitrust litigation, mergers and investigations. In the European Court of Justice and the German Supreme Court, Thomas obtained ground-breaking decisions in Hydrogen Peroxide (C-352/13), Akzo v Commission (T-345/12), CDC v Commission (T-437/08) […]
Mirta Kapural
Mirta Kapural is the president of the Competition Council of Croatian Competition Agency since 1 October 2021. Prior, she was a member of the Competition Council and deputy Head of International and European Department. She is a lawyer by profession with PhD in Company law and Competition law (University of Zagreb) and Master in European […]
Cartels Enforcement: global trends and compliance considerations
Parallel Session Cartels Enforcement: global trends and compliance considerations Wednesday 25th September h. 15:00-15:45 (CET) Managed by This session will focus on recent global trends in cartels enforcement and practical compliance considerations companies should think about in order to be prepared for antitrust investigations. The panel will discuss substantive issues competition authorities are focusing on […]
Elena Argentesi
Elena Argentesi is a Senior Advisor at Lear. She is an Associate Professor at the Department of Economics of the University of Bologna. She earned a Ph.D. in Economics at the European University Institute. She teaches Competition Economics both at the undergraduate and at the postgraduate level. Her research interests and publications are in the […]
Salvatore Nava
Salvatore Nava is a Partner at Lear. He regularly assists clients in antitrust and litigation matters providing expert economic advice. He holds advanced degrees in Economics and Industrial Economics from the University of Rome Tor Vergata and the University of East Anglia respectively. Prior to joining Lear, Salvatore worked for two years for a competition economics […]
Sean Ennis
Director of the Centre for Competition Policy and Professor of Competition Policy at Norwich Business School, Sean Ennis has extensive experience in competition law and policy, strategy and economic policy. From 2003-2018, he was a Senior Economist in the Competition Division of the OECD. For two years during this time, he served as Executive Director of […]
Claudio Colacurcio
Claudio Colacurcio is a Partner at Prometeia since 2022. Graduated in Economics from the Bocconi University of Milan, he works for the Industrial and Regional Strategies practice. In Prometeia since 2009, he coordinates studies and consulting projects dedicated to industrial scenarios, the internationalization processes of companies and impact analyses on regulatory issues and trade policy. […]
Gala Dinner
Gala Dinner Boscolo Circo Massimo Thursday 26th September h. 20:00 (CET) The Boscolo Circo Massimo is an evocative and historic building with a long heritage spanning centuries, embodying the rich layers of Rome’s past. Located between the vast park of the Colosseo and the iconic Circo Massimo, it is close to the presumed site of […]
Iris Sotiria Ntolaptsi
Iris Ntolaptsi is a senior associate at Calavros Law Firm – Filios – Kloukinas. She was admitted to the Athens Bar in 2014 and holds an LL.M. in Private International Law from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and an LL.M. in Commercial Law from the Université Paris 13. Currently she is a PHD […]
Angeliki Rousaki
Angeliki Rousaki is a senior associate at Calavros Law Firm – Filios – Kloukinas. She graduated from Democrition University of Thrace (Law School) and holds an LL.M in Commercial Law from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and an LL.M. in International Commercial Arbitration from International Hellenic University. Currently, she is a Ph.D. candidate in Democrition University […]
Ioanna Vergeti
Ioanna Vergeti has been an Associate at Calavros Law Firm – Filios – Kloukinas since 2010 and a Partner at the firm since 2019. She is active in the fields of civil law, commercial law, medical and pharmaceutical law, media law and intellectual property law. Ms. Vergeti has represented clients from a broad range of […]
Elisabetta Iossa
Elisabetta Iossa was nominated Commissioner at the Italian Antitrust Authority on 1st February 2022. She is full Professor of Economics at the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” (on leave), Research Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Research (C.E.P.R., London), C.E.I.S-Tor Vergata and GREEN-Bocconi, and member of the Executive Committee of the European Association for Research […]
Alessia Marrazzo
Alessia Marrazzo is a Partner at Lear. She has a wide experience in litigation cases, supporting clients in follow-on damages actions and international arbitration cases. She has advised clients in a variety of sectors, ranging from telecoms, energy, transport, media, jet fuel, prestressed concrete and plastic packaging. At Lear, Alessia has also been involved in several […]
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 […]
Andrea Marván Saltiel
Andrea Marván holds a Law Degree from the Universidad Iberoamericana and a Master’s Degree in Law from the University of Chicago. She began her professional career at the Federal Economic Competition Commission (Cofece) in 2012. At the Commission, she served as Deputy General Director of the Cartels Division and as Chief of Staff of the […]
H.E Dr. Abdulaziz A. Al-Zoom
H.E Dr. Abdulaziz A. Al-Zoom is the Chief Executive Officer to the General Authority of Competition in Saudi Arabia (Since 2018). President of the Arab Competition Network (Since 2024). He has 13 years experience in Saudi Arabian Capital Market Authority for in different roles, as Director of research (2011-2018), Chairman Advisor (2008-2011) and Media and […]
Valeria Losco
Valeria Losco is an Antitrust Advisor in the antitrust, competition and trade group of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, based in Washington, D.C. Valeria advises clients on a range of antitrust issues, including the U.S. merger control and review process, multijurisdictional merger control, anticompetitive conduct matters, and civil and criminal investigations by both federal and state authorities. Valeria […]
Exploring Aspects of the State of Competition in the EU
Plenary Session Exploring Aspects of the State of Competition in the EU Thursday 26th September h.09:30-11:00 (CET) There is growing evidence that over the past few decades competition across markets in the EU may have weakened: industry concentration and markups appear to have increased, while the gap between market leaders and followers seems to have […]
Does competition law need new instruments?
Parallel Session Does competition law need new instruments? Thursday 26th September h.17:15-18:00 (CET) Managed by Chair Patrick Hubert Partner, Orrick Speakers Stefan Sagebro Director of Industrial Policy and Competition, Confederation of Swedish Entrerprise Lars Mesenbrink Partner, Orrick Alessia Marrazzo Partner, Lear Venue Cinema Troisi Via Girolamo Induno 1, Rome To attend this session, reserve your […]
Dealing with competition authorities’ increasing powers & bureaucracy – an in-house perspective
Parallel Session Dealing with competition authorities’ increasing powers & bureaucracy – an in-house perspective Wednesday 25th September h.16:15-17:00 (CET) Managed by The panel will share experience of in-house counsels with recent increasing powers of competition authorities through several tools, including sector inquiries, merger below thresholds, FSR and DMA. Chair Fevzi Toksoy Managing Partner, ACTECON Speakers […]
Cross-border competition law enforcement from the viewpoint of developing countries
Parallel Session Cross-border competition law enforcement from the viewpoint of developing countries Thursday 26th September h.17:15-18:00 (CET) Managed by The increasing interconnection of economies and globalization call for more importance of addressing and reviewing anticompetitive practices and mergers which may have cross-border effects on competition. Some competition authorities of developing countries have been very active in […]
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 […]
Navigating abuse of dominance in pharmaceutical and medical devices sector in Greek Jurisdiction
Parallel Session Navigating abuse of dominance in pharmaceutical and medical devices sector in Greek Jurisdiction Wednesday 25th September h. 16:15-17:00 (CET) Managed by The session will focus on the conflicting approaches adopted in the context of public and private enforcement, especially in cases of refusal of supply and parallel exports restrictions, premised on recent case […]
Is the below-threshold merger control regime effective in Italy and in the EU?
Parallel Session Is the below-threshold merger control regime effective in Italy and in the EU? Wednesday 25th September h. 12:00-12:45 (CET) Managed by The panel, moderated by Matteo Beretta, and with Riccardo Tremolada and Laura Tresoldi, will discuss the most recent developments at the EU a national level regarding the assessment of below-threshold mergers and […]
A Region to Consider. Developments in Antitrust and Merger Control in the MENA Region
Parallel Session A Region to Consider. Developments in Antitrust and Merger Control in the MENA Region Thursday 26th September h. 11:30-12:15 (CET) Managed by Since Saudi Arabia introduced substantial amendments of the Kingdom’s merger control regime effective end of September 2019, the country developed into the most active merger control jurisdiction in the Middle East […]
Antonio Capobianco
Antonio Capobianco is the Deputy Head of the OECD Competition Division. He is responsible for the proceedings of the OECD Competition Committee and for other work streams of the Division. Over the years at the OECD, Mr Capobianco has coordinated a series of OECD projects and work streams and has authored numerous Background Notes of […]
Özlem Bedre Defolie
Özlem Bedre Defolie is Professor of Economics at the European University Institute holding a Joint Chair in Microeconomics at the Robert Schuman Centre and the Department of Economics. She is on leave from ESMT Berlin. She is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and at the Mannheim Centre for Competition and […]
