New Frontiers of Antitrust Conference

The conference – a long established and reputed gathering of competition experts – will take place on Monday 26 June, from 8:30am to 7:00pm, at the Maison du Barreau, Rue de Harlay, Paris.

General Court of the EU’s Juge Marc van der Woude will deliver the opening keynote speech.

You may find below the link for registrations and the conference program :
https://newfrontiersofantitrust2017.eventbrite.fr
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Speakers include:
– Eric Barbier de La Serre, Partner, Jones Day
– Cristina Caffarra, Vice President, Head of European Competition Practice
– Andrea Coscelli, Acting Chief Executive, Competition & Markets Authority
– Jacques Derenne, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
– Isabelle de Silva, Chairperson, Autorité de la concurrence
– Kaarli Eichhorn, Global Executive Counsel – Competition Law & Policy, General Electric
– Carles Esteva Mosso, Deputy Director-General for mergers, DG COMP
– Justus Haucap, Director, Institute for Competition Economics
– Mathew Heim, Vice President and Counsel, Qualcomm
– Laurence Idot, Professor, University Paris II Panthéon-Assas
– Gert-Jan Koopman, Deputy Director-General State aid, DG COMP
– Frédéric Jenny, Chairman, OECD Competition Committee
– Cecilio Madero, Deputy Director-General Antitrust, DG COMP
– Frank Maier-Rigaud, Professor, IÉSEG School of Management, Paris | Head of Competition Economics Europe, NERA
– Robert McLeod, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, MLex
– Damien Neven, Senior Consultant, Compass Lexecon
– David Spector, Paris School of Economics
– Mélanie Thill-Tayara, Partner, Dechert
– Wouter Wils, Hearing Officer, European Commission, Visiting Professor, King’s College London

The conference will focus on 4 topics:
– Competition authorities: Towards more independence and prioritisation?
– Mergers and innovation: Do mergers foster innovation?
– State aid and tax ruling: Is there really a competition issue?
– Exploring the politics of competition regulation: How political is competition law?