Program
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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Day 1
September 23, 2025
Registration
Welcome address
PLENARY SESSION
Competition Authority Roundtable
with the French Competition Authority, the Netherlands Competition Authority, and the Polish Competition Authority
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Key Red Flags before You Merge: Avoiding Gunjumping
managed by ACTECON
managed by
FRÉGET GLASER & ASSOCIÉS
From Merger Filings to Global Enforcement: a Food Cartel Simulation
managed by MAYER BROWN
Coffee Break
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
State aid and competitiveness of European companies
managed by ORRICK
sponsored by ACTECON
Day 2
September 24, 2025
PLENARY SESSION
Competition and Regulation in the Digital Sphere
by Natalie Harsdorf and William Kovacic
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
The impact of competition law remedies in multinationals (and cross border acquisitions)
managed by PÉREZ LLORCA
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
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Quantification of damages in competition litigation: UK/EU comparative perspectives & strategies
managed by HAUSFELD
managed by HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS
Coffee Break
PARALLEL SESSIONS
managed by DLA PIPER
managed by LEAR
The role of efficiencies in merger control
managed by OECD
Gala dinner (Tickets are limited)
Day 3
September 25, 2025
PLENARY SESSION
keynote speech by Patrick Rey
Coffee break
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Competition in labour markets: enforcement trends and open issues
managed by CLEARY GOTTLIEB
Main in-house lawyers antitrust concerns and challenges in the changing world
managed by ICLA (In house Competition Lawyer Association)
Competition in the Global Food Market
managed by UNCTAD
PARALLEL SESSIONS
PLENARY SESSION
Competition Authority Roundtable
with the Hellenic Competition Authority, Italian Competition Authority, and the Portuguese Competition Authority
PLENARY SESSION
managed by ASSOCIAZIONE ANTITRUST ITALIANA (AAI)
Closing remarks
*To be confirmed
Italian lawyers get 12 credits from the BAR Association for attending
