Program

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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

Day 1

September 23, 2025

14:00

Registration

15:00

Welcome address

15:15

PLENARY SESSION

Competition Authority Roundtable

with the French Competition Authority, the Netherlands Competition Authority, and the Polish Competition Authority

16:15

PARALLEL SESSIONS

managed by

FRÉGET GLASER & ASSOCIÉS

 

From Merger Filings to Global Enforcement: a Food Cartel Simulation

managed by MAYER BROWN

17:00

Coffee Break

17:30

PARALLEL SESSIONS

The Essential Facilities Doctrine after Google/Enel X

managed by ADVANT NCTM

New trends in merger control: efficiency, sustainability and industrial policy objectives

managed by FRESHFIELDS 

19:30

Networking aperitif

sponsored by ACTECON

Actecon

Day 2

September 24, 2025

10:00

PLENARY SESSION

Competition and Regulation in the Digital Sphere

by Natalie Harsdorf and William Kovacic

11:30

PARALLEL SESSIONS

EC’s review of merger guidelines – where are we headed?

managed by A&O SHEARMAN

The Private Enforcement of the DMA managed by GEORGE WASHINGTON COMPETITION & INNOVATION LAB

12:30
Lunch
14:00

Presentation of the Young Talent Competition Award
The Scientific Committee formed by P. Akman, M. Carpagnano, J. Harrington, W. Kovacic and T. Valletti will select the most original research proposal in the competition field

15:15

PARALLEL SESSIONS

Quantification of damages in competition litigation: UK/EU comparative perspectives & strategies

managed by HAUSFELD

 

managed by HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS

16:00

Coffee Break

16:30

PLENARY SESSION

Recent Developments in the EU and the UK

Assimakis Komninos and Richard Whish

17:30

PARALLEL SESSIONS

managed by DLA PIPER

managed by LEAR

The role of efficiencies in merger control

managed by OECD

20:00

Gala dinner (Tickets are limited)

Day 3

September 25, 2025

10:00

PLENARY SESSION

keynote speech by Patrick Rey

11:30

Coffee break

11:45

PARALLEL SESSIONS

Main in-house lawyers antitrust concerns and challenges in the changing world

managed by ICLA (In house Competition Lawyer Association)

12:30
Lunch
14:15

PARALLEL SESSIONS

15:00

PLENARY SESSION

Competition Authority Roundtable

with the Hellenic Competition Authority, Italian Competition Authority, and the Portuguese Competition Authority

16:00
Coffee Break
16:30

PLENARY SESSION

managed by ASSOCIAZIONE ANTITRUST ITALIANA (AAI)

17:30

Closing remarks

*To be confirmed

Italian lawyers get 12 credits from the BAR Association for attending