2nd W@CompetitionNordic Conference 'Objectives of Competition Law'

9:00 Registration and morning coffee

9:30 Welcome Remarks

• Rikard Jermsten, Director General, Swedish Konkurrensverket

9:45 Keynote Address

• Paulina Dejmek Hack, Director of Coordination and Administration, and Financial Adviser with responsibility for competition, to the President of the European Commission

10:15 Panel I: Objectives of Competition Law
Panelists include:

• Ami Paanajärvi, Partner, Roschier, Finland
• Anna Vernet, Head of Unit, European Commission
• Bitten Thorgaard Sorensen, Deputy Director General, Danish Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
• Estefania Santacreu-Vasut, Associate Professor in Economics, ESSEC Business School
• Külliki Lugenberg, Head of Merger Control Department, Estonian Konkurentsiamet
• Natalie Harsdorf, Deputy Managing Director, Austrian Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde

11:15 Fika talk – Corruption

• Natali Phalén, Secretary-General, Swedish Anti-Corruption Institute
• Trine Osen Bergqvist, Competition law expert, Vinge, Sweden

11:35 Coffee break

12:00 Panel II: Digital Competition Law Toolbox
Panelists include:

• Antonio Capobianco, Acting Head of the OECD Competition Division, France
• Caroline Eggert Frydenberg, Head of Competition Law, Nets Denmark A/S
• Louise Lundberg, Senior Case Handler, Swedish Konkurrensverket
• Maria Wasastjerna, Partner and Co-Head of Competition Practice, Hannes Snellman, Finland

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13:00 Lunch
 

14:15 Panel III: Vertical Agreements – Effects of Digitalisation on Vertical Restraints

Panelists include:

• Hilda Ralsmark, Senior economist, Swedish Konkurrensverket
• Liga Merwin, Partner and Head of EU & Competition Practice, Ellex Klavins, Latvia
• Lotta Väänänen, Senior economist, Compass Lexecon, Finland
• Mathilde Sylvest-Johansen, Head of Section, Danish Konkurrence-og Forbrugerstyrelsen
• Ulrika Wester, Group Compliance Officer, Nordic Entertainment Group, Sweden
• Pamela Hansson, Partner, Kastell, Sweden

15:15 Fika talk – Crystal ball

• Dita Dzerviniece, Competition Policy Adviser, Latvian Konkurences padome
• Karin Lunning, Deputy Director General, Swedish Konkurrensverket
• Kristina Nordlander, Partner, Sidley Austin, Belgium
• Rasa Zasciurinskaite, Partner and Head of Competition Practice Group, COBALT, Lithuania

15:45 Coffee break

16:10 Panel IV: Abuse of Dominance – Current Challenges

Panelists include:

• Anna Möller Boivie, Managing Director, Copenhagen Economics
• Dina Lurje, Deputy Chairwoman, Lithuanian Konkurencijos Taryba
• Ina Lunneryd, Associate, Linklaters, Belgium
• Hanna Danwall, Head of Competition Law, Carlsberg Group, Finland
• Leena Lindberg, Partner, Krogerus, Finland

17:10 Closing remarks and Drinks reception