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Together with an amazing team, I advise clients on any type of competition policy matter, in front of the European Commission, and also in investigations by national competition authorities

July  2023 - Present •  Brussels, Belgium

Managing Director

BRG (Berkeley Research Group)

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Autonoma University, Barcelona

8:30 – 9:00 Registration​​9:00 Chair’s Welcome Remarks<ul><li><a href="/user/evelina-kurgonaite">Evelina Kurgonaite</a>, Founder &amp; Chair, W@Competition</li></ul>​9:15 – 09:40 Keynote Address<ul><li><a href="/user/johannes-laitenberger">Johannes Laitenberger,</a> Director General, DG Competition, European Commission</li></ul>&nbsp;09:40 – 11:00 The true reach: exploring the outer orbit of competition lawChair:<ul><li><a href="/user/aoife-white">Aoife White</a>, Competition Correspondent, Bloomberg</li></ul>&nbsp;Panellists:<ul><li><a href="/user/celine-gauer">Céline Gauer</a>, Director, DG Competition, European Commission</li><li><a href="/user/renata-hesse">Renata Hesse</a>, Partner, Sullivan &amp; Cromwell</li><li><a href="/user/annemieke-tuinstra-karel">Annemieke Tuinstra</a>, Senior Economist, Dutch Autoriteit Consument &amp; Markt</li><li><a href="/user/anneleen-straetmans">Anneleen Straetemans</a>, Global Legal Director, Competition, ‎Anheuser-Busch InBev</li><li><a href="/user/anna-gerbrandy">Prof. Dr. Anna Gerbrandy</a>, Chair of Competition Law, Europa Institute Utrecht University School of Law</li></ul>&nbsp;11:00 – 11:15 Protecting disruptive innovation – from blind spots to overenforcement?<ul><li><a href="/user/cristina-caffarra">Cristina Caffarra</a>, VP, Head of Competition Europe, CRA</li></ul>​11:15 – 11:30 Coffee/tea break​11:30 – 11:45 Fitting the [regulatory] box<ul><li><a href="/user/gail-levine">Gail Levine</a>, Head of Regulatory Affairs US, Uber</li></ul>​​11:45 – 13:00 Innovative merger control: in tune or ahead of the times?Chair:<ul><li><a href="/user/francesca-micheletti">Francesca Micheletti</a>, Head of Merger Control Coverage, PaRR</li></ul>&nbsp;Panellists:<ul><li><a href="/user/birthe-panhans">Birthe Pahnans</a>, Deputy HoU, DG Competition, European Commission</li><li><a href="/user/natalie-harsdorf">Natalie Harsdorf</a>, Deputy Managing Director, Austrian Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde</li><li><a href="/user/catriona-hatton">Catriona Hatton</a>, Partner, Baker Botts</li><li><a href="/user/ethel-fonseca">Ethel Fonseca</a>, Partner, RBB Economics</li><li><a href="/user/egle-gudelyte-harvey">Egle Gudelyte</a> Harvey, VP, Acting Head of Group Regulatory and Privacy, Telia Company</li></ul>​13:00 – 14:00 Lunch​​14:00 – 14:15 Disruptive concepts and misconceptions – an enforcer’s take<ul><li><a href="/user/bitten-thorgaard-sorensen">Bitten Thorgaard Sorensen</a>, Deputy Director General, Danish Competition and Consumer Authority</li></ul>&nbsp;14:15 – 15:35 Big, unique, private, connected… data and competitionChair:<ul><li><a href="/user/pola-karolczyk">Pola Karolczyk</a>, Senior Associate, Sidley Austin</li></ul>&nbsp;Panellists:<ul><li><a href="/user/birgit-krueger">Birgit Krueger</a>, Head of the&nbsp;General Policy Division, German Bundeskartellamt</li><li><a href="/user/beatriz-de-guindos-talavera">Beatriz de Guindos</a>, Senior Advisor to the Chairman, Spanish Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia</li><li><a href="/user/romina-polley">Dr Romina Polley</a>, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen &amp; Hamilton</li><li><a href="/user/grania-holzwarth">Grania Holzwarth</a>, Legal Counsel, Deutsche Telekom</li><li><a href="/user/adina-claici">Adina Claici</a>, Director, Copenhagen Economics</li></ul>&nbsp;15:35 &nbsp;– 15:55 Coffee/tea break&nbsp;15:55&nbsp;– 16:10 Come innovation&nbsp;– disruptive and not: switching gears and pressing on<ul><li><a href="/user/maria-joao-melicias">Maria João Melícias</a>, Member of the Board, Portuguese Autoridade da Concorrência</li></ul>​16:10&nbsp; – 17:25 Enforcing competition law today: rules of the gameChair:<ul><li><a href="/user/raluca-marian">Raluca Marian</a>, Senior Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright</li></ul>&nbsp;Panellists:<ul><li><a href="/user/sarah-cardell">Sarah Cardell</a>,&nbsp;General Counsel, UK Competition and Markets Authority</li><li><a href="/user/maria-jaspers">Maria Jaspers</a>, HoU, DG Competition, European Commission</li><li><a href="/user/teresa-vecchi">Teresa Vecchi</a>, Legal Service, European Commission</li><li><a href="/user/fiona-carlin">Fiona Carlin</a>, Partner, Global Head of Competition Practice, Baker McKenzie</li></ul>&nbsp;17:25 – 17:50 Meet W@Competition Drivers&nbsp;17:40 &nbsp;Closing Remarks &amp; W@CompetitionBlog Launch Drinks

Join W@Competition Conference 2.0 Is Disruptive Competition Disrupting Competition Enforcement?

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W@Competition Conference 2.0: Is Disruptive Competition Disrupting Competition Enforcement?

W@Competition and GCLC invite you to the first of its kind joint event featuring speakers from the College of Europe (CoE) community. The event is open to everyone interested, regardless of gender, seniority or affiliation. Advance registration is required. Places are limited. First come, first served.&nbsp;&nbsp;15:00 Registration&nbsp;15:30 Welcome Remarks&nbsp;<ul><li><a href="https://www.womenat.com/user/evelina-kurgonaite">Evelina Kurgonaite</a>, Founder of W@Competition</li><li><a href="https://womenat.com/user/vanessa-turner">Vanessa Turner</a>, Member of the GCLC Executive Committee</li></ul>&nbsp;15:40 Limits of Merger Control for the Quest of Contemporary Political Discourse&nbsp;The panel will explore the role, boundaries and opportunities of merger control in the context of recent developments: the New Commission, Draghi Report, Competition Policy Shifts in the UK etc.&nbsp;<ul><li>Prof. Beatrice Dumont,&nbsp;University Sorbonne Paris Nord, Director of Studies at the CoE</li><li><a href="https://womenat.com/user/marie-claire-strawbridge">Marie-Claire Strawbridge</a>, Partner, Morrison Foerster, CoE alumna</li><li><a href="https://womenat.com/user/beatriz-sanz-fernandez-vega">Beatriz Sanz Fernández-Vega</a>,&nbsp;Director – Competition, Telefónica, CoE alumna</li><li><a href="https://womenat.com/user/adina-claici">Adina Claici</a>,&nbsp;Managing Director at Berkeley Researcher Group, Visiting Professor at the CoE, Director at the GCLC&nbsp;(moderator)</li></ul>&nbsp;16:55 Break&nbsp;17:15 EU Merger Control Tools for Competitive EuropeThe panel will explore how to make the most of the EU merger control tools to contribute to Europe’s strategic objective to boost competitiveness. In other words, can we do more and/or better with the current framework?&nbsp;<ul><li><a href="https://womenat.com/user/giuditta-caldini">Giuditta Caldini</a>,&nbsp;Partner, Latham &amp; Watkins, CoE alumna</li><li><a href="https://womenat.com/user/louise-lundberg">Louise Lundberg</a>,&nbsp;Associate General Counsel - Competition Law, Schneider Electric, CoE alumna</li><li><a href="https://womenat.com/user/julia-brockhoff">Julia Brokhof</a>, Head of Unit, European Commission’s DG COMP, CoE alumna</li><li><a href="https://womenat.com/user/aleksandra-boutin">Aleksandra Boutin</a>,&nbsp;Managing Director at Berkeley Researcher Group, Founder of the CoE Alumni in Competition Network (moderator)</li></ul>&nbsp;18:30 Closing Remarks and Drinks