6 & 7 Oκτωβρίου 2021
Wednesday, October 6th, 2021
Morning Session – 10.00 –13.00
10.20 Welcome speeches
Tzina Papantonopoulou – Karatza, Publisher, NOMIKI BIBLIOTHIKI
Ioannis Lianos, President of the Hellenic Competition Committee (HCC), Professor of Competition Law & Public Policy, Faculty of Laws, University College London
Aristotelis Panteliadis, Member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Association of Enterprises (SEV), Head of SEV Working Committee on “Competition & Market Issues”
10.20 – 10.50 Keynote speaker
Juliane Kokott, Advocate General, European Court of Justice
10.50 – 13.00 1st Session: EU & Greek Antitrust developments
Coordinator: Theofanis Christoforou, Former Director responsible on competition law & merger control, Legal Service, European Commission
Key EC antitrust developments (recent case law and policy initiatives)
Elvira Aliende Rodriguez, Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP, Brussels
Landmark EU Court 101 & 102 judgments (Oct2020 to Oct2021)
Stamatis Drakakakis, Partner, Zepos & Yannopoulos Law Firm
Key HCC recent developments (including changes in the law in view of adoption of ECN Directive)
Kalliopi Benetatou, Vice-President of the Hellenic Competition Committee, Ph.D., Economist, Athens University of Economics & Business
Special theme A: Competition Law & digital platforms
Anastasia Dritsa, Partner, Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm
Special theme B: Fintech HCC Sector Inquiry
Hara Nikolopoulou, Directorate of Financial Services & Insurance, Hellenic Competition Committee
Q & A
13.00 – 15.00 Networking
Afternoon Session – 15.00 –18.00
15.00 – 17.30 2nd Session: Special competition law topics – policy tools & interplay with other fields of law
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Vasilis Christianos, Emeritus Professor of EU law – Athens Law School
Private Enforcement – developments – overview – implementation in Greece
Dr.iur. Vassilis Triantafyllidis, Partner, Liappis & Associates Law Firm
Competition law – allocation of tasks amongst authorities
Dimitris N. Tzouganatos, Professor of Law, University of Athens, Member of the Bar of Athens
Competition law policy via regulatory intervention
Georgios Dellis, Professor of Public Law, Law Faculty, University of Athens
Competition law and public procurement
Lefkothea Nteka, Partner, Lambadarios Law Firm
Competition law & sustainability
Themelis Zamparas, Senior Associate, Dryllerakis & Associates Law Firm
Q & A
17.30 – 18.00 Keynote speaker
Olivier Guersent , Director-General of the Directorate General for Competition, European Commission
Thursday, October 7th, 2021
Morning Session –10.00 –13.00
10.00 – 10.10 Welcome speeches
10.10 – 10.40 Keynote speaker
Cani Fernández Vicién, Chairman of the Spanish Competition Authority
10.40 – 13.00 3rd Session: State aid
Coordinator: Lia Athanassiou, Professor of Commercial & Maritime Law, Law School of the University Athens, Partner, Athanassiou-Gerapetritis [suspended - Minister for Cabinet] & Associates - Law Firm
State aid developments – overview
Prof. Massimo Merola, Partner, Bonelli Erede, Brussels
State aid & covid measures (with focus to airlines)
Antonis Bouchagiar, Legal Service, European Commission
State aid & tax (non-ruling related) issues
Dimitris Kyriazis, Research Fellow in Law (NCH London)
Special theme A: State aid & judicial enforcement in Greek cases
Harris Synodinos, Attorney at Law, Public Power Corporation
Special theme B: State aid challenges in the context of the EU Recovery Fund
Stamatina Haralampopoulou,Director of Administrative Support, RRF Coordination Agency, Ministry of Finance, Greece
Q & A
13.00 – 13.15 Networking
13.15 – 14.15 Parallel Breakout sessions
- Energy sector & competition law
Moderator: Alexandra Mikroulea, Associate Professor, University of Athens, Of Counsel, Head of the Competition Law practice, Koutalidis Law Firm
State aid as a catalyst to power up sustainable energy infrastructure
George Paidakakis, Partner, Head of Energy, KBVL Law Firm - Deloitte Legal Network
Antitrust issues in the energy sector
Marina Androulakakis, Partner, Bernitsas Law
Merger control issues in the energy sector
Anna Manta, Partner, Karatzas & Partners
- Brexit & Competition law: What Greek/EU lawyers & businesses need to know about the new era of UK competition law
Moderator: Kyriakos Fountoukakos, Managing Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills, Brussels
Dr. Andriani Kalintiri, Lecturer in Competition Law, King’s College London
Alex Stratakis, Partner, Head of UK Competition, Van Bael & Bellis, London
14.15 – 15.00 Networking
Afternoon Session – 15.00 – 17.30
15.00 – 15.30 Keynote speaker: Ioannis Gravaris, Vice President, Hellenic Council of State (Supreme Administrative Court of Greece)
Judicial review of competition law cases: from the Judge’s point of view
15.30 – 17.30 4th Session: EU & Greek Merger Control Developments
Moderator: Panayotis M. Bernitsas, Managing Partner, Bernitsas Law, Former Associate Professor at The Faculty of Law, Democritus University of Thrace
Key EC policy developments & case law + Courts judgments
Dimitris Loukas, Partner, Potamitis Vekris Law Firm
Key HCC policy developments & case law
Eftichia Karkani, Directorate of Chief Legal Officer, Hellenic Competition Committee
Merger control in the electronic communications sector
Olga Nodarou, Attorney at Law, Legal Services, Hellenic Telecommunications & Post Commission
Special theme A: Merger control in the pharma sector
Gregory M. Pelecanos, LL.B, LL.M, Attorney at Law, Senior Partner, Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates LPC
Special theme B: Merger control next to Digital Agenda & Foreign Direct Investment regime(s)
Stephen Mavroghenis, Partner, Quinn Emanuel’s Brussels office
Q & A