Program

Open Day

September 26, 2023

14:00 - 18:30

Exhibition Area

Meet the firms and LCF partners at their respective stands 

16:00 - 17:00

Poster Session

Students eager to showcase their skills will present the results of their research and insights

18:30

Networking aperitif

Day 1

September 27, 2023

9:00

Registration

10:00
Welcome addresses and introductions
10:30

PLENARY SESSION
Managed by ASSOCIAZIONE ANTITRUST ITALIANA (AAI)

11:30

Coffee break

12:00

PARALLEL SESSION

Recent developments in pharmaceuticals disparagement cases – broader takeaways for the interactions with regulators and public authorities from a competition law perspective
managed by FRÉGET GLASER & ASSOCIÉ

12:45
Lunch
14:00

PLENARY SESSION
Managed by W@COMPETITION

15:00

PARALLEL SESSION

Managed by
DLA PIPER

Managed by
JONES DAY

15:45
Coffee Break
16:00

PARALLEL SESSION

Managed by
DEMINOR

Managed by GIANNI & ORIGONI

Increasing Monitoring and Filing Obligations.  An in-house perspective on Foreign Direct Investments and Foreign Subsidies Rules
managed by ICLA (In house Competition Lawyer Association)

17:00

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

18:00

Social event and Aperitif with Jazz Concert

Day 2

September 28, 2023

11:00

Coffee break

11:30

PARALLEL SESSION

Latest developments from regional competition regimes across the world
managed by UNCTAD

Simplified merger control – when and how? 

Managed by CLEARY GOTTLIEB 

12:30
Lunch
15:45
Coffee Break
17:15

PARALLEL SESSION

Dealing with uncertainty in M&A deals: mergers below thresholds, new regimes around the world, new notification requirements
managed by HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS 

New Theories of Harm and Standard of Proof in Digital Mergers

managed by LEAR

18:00

Social Event

20:00
Gala Dinner (Tickets are limited)

Day 3

September 29, 2023

10:45

Coffee break

11:15

PARALLEL SESSION

Foreign Investment screenings proceedings in the EU: what you should really know to successful deal with it 

Managed by DENTONS

Managed by
ORRICK

12:30
Lunch
14:00

PLENARY SESSION
National Competition Authority Roundtable

with the Hellenic Competition Commission, French Competition Authority, Austrian Federal Competition Authority, Portuguese Competition Authority, and Italian Competition Authority

15:30

Closing Ceremony