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

Program

15:30 – 16:00
Registrations
16:00 – 16:15
Welcome speeches
Geena Papantonopoulou – Karatza,
Publisher, NOMIKI BIBLIOTHIKI
Aristotelis Panteliadis,
Member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Association of Enterprises (SEV), Head of SEV Working Committee on “Competition & Market Issues”
16:15 – 16:30
HCC’s welcome speech
Irene Sharpe,
President HCC, President Emeritus of the Hellenic Council of State
16:30 – 17:00
Keynote speech
Judge Marc van der Woude,
President of the General Court of the European Union (Luxembourg)
17:00 – 18:15
1st Session: Overview of last year’s developments from the regulators’ perspective
Coordinator
Dimitris Tzouganatos,
Professor of Law, University of Athens
European Commission / DG Comp
Penelope Papandropoulos,
Head of "Data analysis and technology" unit, (Chief Technology Officer, DG Competition)
Belgian Competition Authority
Damien Gerard,
Prosecutor General, Belgian Competition Authority, Brussels
Hellenic Competition Commission
Hara Nikolopoulou,
Vice-President, Hellenic Competition Commission
Q&A
18:15 – 18:30
Coffee Break coffee icon
18:30 – 20.00
2nd Session: Key antitrust developments from the practitioners’ perspective
Coordinator
Dionysia Xirokosta,
Corporate Affairs Manager at Hellenic Hypermarkets Sklavenitis S.A.
EU antitrust rules – cartel prosecution
Johan Ysewyn,
Partner, Convington and Burling
ΕU antitrust rules – recent EU court judgments
Stamatis Drakakakis,
Partner, Head of Antitrust & Competition, Zepos & Yannopoulos Law Firm
HCC enforcement of antitrust rules – major developments
Lefkothea Nteka,
Partner, Head of Antitrust & Competition, Lambadarios Law Firm
Q&A
20:00 – 23.00
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09:30 – 10:00
Registrations
10:00 – 10:15
Opening Introduction
Theofanis Christoforou,
Former Director responsible for competition law & merger control, Legal Service, European Commission
10:15 – 10:45
Keynote speech - Rethinking Antitrust in the New Commission
Cristina Caffarra,
UCL / Co-Founder, Vice Chair Steering Committee, Competition Policy Research Network
10:45 – 11:45
1st Session – Policy matters / quo vadis – new areas – neighboring fields
Coordinator
Theofanis Christoforou,
Former Director responsible for competition law & merger control, Legal Service, European Commission
AI and Algorithms
Paolo Palmigiano,
Partner, Head of Competition, Taylorwessing
DMA and DSA
Dr. Bania Konstantina,
Partner, Geradin Partners
Evaluation of Regulation 1/2003 – Investigative tools, powers, procedure and cooperation: the way forward
Dr. Victoria Mertikopoulou,
Partner | EU & Competition | Regulatory | Compliance, KG Law Firm
Q&A
11:45 - 12:00
COFFEE BREAK coffee icon
12:00 – 13:30
2nd Session – Policy matters / the fight on the ground
Coordinator
Dimitrios Avgitidis,
Professor of Law School, Democritus University of Thrace
The new EC Notice on Market Definition: new trends and interesting aspects especially in digital markets
Effie Kinini,
Asc. Professor of Commercial Law, NKUA
102 TFEU developments – the new draft Guidelines and case law trends
Dr. Assimakis Komninos,
Partner, White & Case, Brussels
Vertical Developments – after the new VBER – EU and Greek cases
Nikos Kosmidis,
Partner, D.N. Tzouganatos - N. S. Kosmidis & Partners
Draghi Report: ‘New Competition Tool’ (NCT)
Maria Ioannidou,
Associate Professor of Competition Law, Queen Mary University, Counsel, Koutalidis Law Firm
Q&A
13:30 – 15:00
Lunch coffee icon
15:00 – 16:30
3rd Session – Merger control
Coordinator
Anna Gatziou,
Commissioner-Rapporteur, Member of the Board, HCC
Merger control- EC case law and judicial review
Porter Elliott,
Partner, Van Bael & Bellis
Merger control - HCC case law
Cleomenis G. Yannikas,
Senior Partner, Dryllerakis Law Firm
Remedies in merger control: recent trends in EU and Greece
Marina Androulakakis,
Partner, Bernitsas Law
Merger control - interface with FDI and FSR
Maria Kallidopoulou,
Senior Associate, Karatzas & Partners
Q&A
16:30 – 16:45
Coffee Break coffee icon
16:45 – 18:00
4th Session – state aid developments
Coordinator
Georgios Triantafyllakis,
Professor of Law School, Department of Commercial Law, Democritus University of Thrace, General Manager of Legal Services of National Bank of Greece
State aid – EU case law with emphasis to Courts’ developments regarding the Market Economy Operator Principle
José Rivas,
Partner, Bird & Bird LLP
State aid – cases involving Greece
Dimitris Kyriazis,
Assistant Professor of EU Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
State aid and renewable energy
Vassilis Karagiannis,
PH.D., Partner, KLC Law Firm
Q&A
18:00 – 19:15
Roundtable: Competition Law & Judicial Review
Coordinator
Georgios Dellis,
Professor of Public Law School, Law Faculty, University of Athens
Ioannis Sarmas,
Honorary President at the Greek Court of Auditors and ex-Prime Minister of Greece
Maria Gkana,
Associate Councilor, Council of State
Theofanis Christoforou,
Former Director responsible for competition law & merger control, Legal Service, European Commission
Dimitris Loukas,
Partner, PotamitisVekris Law Firm

Keynote Speakers

Cristina Caffarra

UCL / Co-Founder, Vice Chair Steering Committee, Competition Policy Research Network

Judge Marc Van der Woude

President of the General Court of the European Union (Luxembourg)

Moderators

Dimitrios Avgitidis

Professor of Law School, Democritus University of Thrace

Theofanis Christoforou

Former Director responsible for competition law & merger control, Legal Service, European Commission

Georgios Dellis

Professor of Public Law School, Law Faculty, University of Athens

Anna Gatziou

Commissioner-Rapporteur, Member of the Board, HCC

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

Dionysia Xirokosta

Corporate Affairs Manager at Hellenic Hypermarkets Sklavenitis S.A.

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

Marina Androulakakis

Partner, Bernitsas Law

Dr. Konstantina Bania

Partner, Geradin Partners

Stamatis Drakakakis

Partner, Head of Antitrust & Competition, Zepos & Yannopoulos Law Firm

Porter Elliott

Partner, Van Bael & Bellis

Damien Gerard

Prosecutor General, Belgian Competition Authority, Brussels

Maria Gkana

Associate Councilor, Council of State

Maria Ioannidou

Associate Professor of Competition Law, Queen Mary University, Counsel, Koutalidis Law Firm

Maria Kallidopoulou

Senior Associate, Karatzas & Partners

Vassilis Karagiannis

PH.D., Partner, KLC Law Firm

Effie Kinini

Asc. Professor of Commercial Law, NKUA

Dr. Assimakis Komninos

Partner, White & Case, Brussels

Nikos Kosmidis

Partner, D.N. Tzouganatos - N. S. Kosmidis & Partners

Dimitris Kyriazis

Assistant Professor of EU Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Dimitris Loukas

Partner, PotamitisVekris Law Firm

Dr. Victoria Mertikopoulou

Partner | EU & Competition | Regulatory | Compliance, KG Law Firm

Hara Nikolopoulou

Vice-President, Hellenic Competition Commission

Lefkothea Nteka

Partner, Head of Antitrust and Competition, Lambadarios Law Firm

Paolo Palmigiano

Partner, Head of Competition, Taylorwessing

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)

José Rivas

Partner, Bird & Bird LLP

Cleomenis G. Yannikas

Senior Partner, Dryllerakis Law Firm

Johan Ysewyn

Partner, Convington and Burling

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