Program
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Day 1
September 24, 2024
Opening LCF24
Students eager to showcase their skills will present the results of their research and insights
Networking aperitif
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Day 2
September 25, 2024
Registration
PLENARY SESSION
managed by ASSOCIAZIONE ANTITRUST ITALIANA (AAI)
Coffee break
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Labour markets: expanding the scope of competition policy?
managed by ACTECON
Is the below-threshold merger control regime effective in Italy and in the EU?
managed by CLEARY GOTTLIEB
managed by JONES DAY
PLENARY SESSION
Competition Authority Roundtable
with the Italian Competition Authority, Portuguese Competition Authority, and Croatian Competition Authority
PARALLEL SESSIONS
managed by A&O SHEARMAN
Cartels enforcement: global trends and compliance considerations
managed by BAKER MCKENZIE
Digital Markets Act: what perspectives for private litigation?
managed by FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Navigating abuse of dominance in pharmaceutical and medical devices sector in Greek Jurisdiction
managed by CALAVROS LAW FIRM FILIOS KLOUKINAS
Artificial intelligence, pricing algorithms and antitrust
managed by DLA PIPER
Dealing with competition authorities’ increasing powers & bureaucracy – an in-house perspective
managed by ICLA (In house Competition Lawyer Association)
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
Walking tour
sponsored by ACTECON
Day 3
September 26, 2024
PLENARY SESSION
Exploring Aspects of the State of Competition in the EU
with Elena Argentesi, Claudio Colacurcio, Thomas Deisenhofer, Sean Ennis, Salvatore Nava, and Alexis Walckiers
Coffee break
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Cartel damages quantification: how European Courts assess overcharges? Coherence and divergence in follow-on disputes
managed by OSBORNE CLARKE
PARALLEL SESSIONS
managed by FRÉGET GLASER & ASSOCIÉS
Merger control: navigating complex deals from conception to clearance
managed by HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Intellectual property and competition: friends or foes?
managed by OECD
Does competition law need new instruments?
managed by ORRICK
Walking tour
Gala Dinner (Tickets are limited)
Day 4
September 27, 2024
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Latest developments in antitrust – what is keeping in-house counsels awake at night
managed by LINKLATERS
The Law and Economics of merger control in the face of AI and FinTech
managed by GEORGE WASHINGTON COMPETITION & INNOVATION LAB
PARALLEL SESSIONS
managed by JONES DAY
managed by LEAR
managed by LCF Partner
PLENARY SESSION
Competition Authority Roundtable
with the French Competition Authority, Polish Competition Authority, and Hellenic Competition Authority
Closing remarks
