8th International
Competition Law & Policy Conference
In person & Live Streaming
Description
The 8th International Competition Law & Policy Conference that took place on 17-18 October 2024 in person at Wyndham Grand Athens and via Live Streaming, is the premier annual event where competition experts, academics, specialized practitioners, in house counsel and members of national competition authorities and EU institutions got together to exchange their views & experiences and discussed on the latest developments in the field of competition law and practice at a national and EU level.
The conference was organized by NOMIKI BIBLIOTHIKI and it was held under the auspices of the Hellenic Competition Commission, of the Hellenic Investors Association, of the W@Competition Greece and the institutional support of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises.
Key Topics
- Overview of last year’s developments from the regulators’ perspective
- Key antitrust developments from the practitioners’ perspective
- Antitrust / Abuse of Dominance
- The DMA & DSA new era / Algorithms and AI ACT
- Merger Control
- State aid developments
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Program
15:30 – 16:00
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Registrations
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16:00 – 16:15
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Welcome speeches
Geena Papantonopoulou – Karatza,Publisher, NOMIKI BIBLIOTHIKI |
16:15 – 16:30
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HCC’s welcome speech
Irene Sharpe,President HCC, President Emeritus of the Hellenic Council of State |
16:30 – 17:00
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Keynote speech
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17:00 – 18:15
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1st Session: Overview of last year’s developments from the regulators’ perspective
CoordinatorDimitris Tzouganatos,Professor of Law, University of AthensEuropean Commission / DG Comp Belgian Competition Authority Hellenic Competition Commission Q&A |
18:15 – 18:30
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Coffee Break
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18:30 – 20.00
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2nd Session: Key antitrust developments from the practitioners’ perspective
EU antitrust rules – cartel prosecution ΕU antitrust rules – recent EU court judgments HCC enforcement of antitrust rules – major developments Q&A |
20:00 – 23.00
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NETWORKING COCKTAIL WITH LIVE VOCAL PERFORMANCE
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09:30 – 10:00
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Registrations
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10:00 – 10:15
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Opening Introduction
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10:15 – 10:45
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Keynote speech - Rethinking Antitrust in the New Commission
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10:45 – 11:45
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1st Session – Policy matters / quo vadis – new areas – neighboring fields
AI and Algorithms
DMA and DSA
Evaluation of Regulation 1/2003 – Investigative tools, powers, procedure and cooperation: the way forward
Q&A
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11:45 - 12:00
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COFFEE BREAK
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12:00 – 13:30
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2nd Session – Policy matters / the fight on the ground
The new EC Notice on Market Definition: new trends and interesting aspects especially in digital markets
102 TFEU developments – the new draft Guidelines and case law trends
Vertical Developments – after the new VBER – EU and Greek cases
Draghi Report: ‘New Competition Tool’ (NCT)
Q&A
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13:30 – 15:00
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Lunch
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15:00 – 16:30
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3rd Session – Merger control
Merger control- EC case law and judicial review
Merger control - HCC case law
Remedies in merger control: recent trends in EU and Greece
Merger control - interface with FDI and FSR
Q&A
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16:30 – 16:45
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Coffee Break
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16:45 – 18:00
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4th Session – state aid developments
State aid – EU case law with emphasis to Courts’ developments regarding the Market Economy Operator Principle
State aid – cases involving Greece
State aid and renewable energy
Q&A
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18:00 – 19:15
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Roundtable: Competition Law & Judicial Review
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Moderators
Theofanis Christoforou
Former Director responsible for competition law & merger control, Legal Service, European Commission
Georgios Triantafyllakis
Professor of Law School, Department of Commercial Law, Democritus University of Thrace, General Manager of Legal Services of National Bank of Greece
Dimitris Tzouganatos
Professor of Law, University of Athens
Speakers
Ioannis Sarmas
Honorary President at the Greek Court of Auditors and ex Prime Minister of Greece
Irene Sharpe
President HCC, President Emeritus of the Hellenic Council of State
Maria Ioannidou
Associate Professor of Competition Law, Queen Mary University, Counsel, Koutalidis Law Firm
Dr. Victoria Mertikopoulou
Partner | EU & Competition | Regulatory | Compliance, KG Law Firm
Aristotelis Panteliadis
Member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Association of Enterprises (SEV), Head of SEV Working Committee on “Competition & Market Issues”
Penelope Papandropoulos
Head of "Data analysis and technology" unit, (Chief Technology Officer, DG Competition)