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W@Competition

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May  2023 - Present •  Brussels, Belgium

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Allen & Overy

Brussels

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​9:00 – 9:45 Registration &amp; Morning Coffee / Tea​9:45 – 10:00 Conference Co-Chairs’ Welcome Remarks<ul><li><a href="/user/evelina-kurgonaite">Evelina Kurgonaite</a>, Founder &amp; Chair, W@Competition</li><li><a href="/user/ethel-fonseca">Ethel Fonseca</a>, Partner, RBB Economics</li></ul>&nbsp;10:00 – 10:20 Keynote Address<ul><li><a href="/user/frederic-jenny">Frédéric Jenny</a>, Chairman, Competition Committee, OECD; Professor of Economics, ESSEC Business School</li></ul>&nbsp;10:20 – 11:40 Panel discussion “Focus on non-horizontal effects – the new normal?Chair: <a href="/user/ethel-fonseca">Ethel Fonseca</a>, Partner, RBB Economics<ul><li><a href="/user/maureen-ohlhausen">Maureen Ohlhausen</a>, Former Acting Chair of the US Fair Trade Commission, Partner, Baker Botts</li><li><a href="/user/kelig-bloret-dupuis">Kelig Bloret Dupuis</a>, Head of Competition Legal Department, Essilor International</li><li><a href="/user/anneleen-straetmans">Anneleen Straetemans</a>, Global Legal Director, Competition, Anheuser-Busch InBev</li><li><a href="/user/annemiek-wilpshar">Annemiek Wilpshaar</a>, Deputy Head of Unit, DG Competition, European Commission</li><li><a href="/user/nell-lixia-zhou">Nell Zhou</a>, Associate Professor, Senior Researcher of Competition Law Center, University of International Business &amp; Economics</li></ul>&nbsp;11:40 – 12:15 Double-Espresso Talk Demystifying competition enforcement post-BREXIT<ul><li>Moderator: <a href="/user/clara-rosales-rosado">Clara Rosales Rosado</a>, Senior Public Affairs Manager, Fipra</li><li><a href="/user/ann-pope">Ann Pope</a>, Senior Director, UK Competition and Markets Authority</li><li><a href="/user/anna-lyle-smythe">Anna Lyle-Smythe</a>, Partner, Slaughter &amp; May</li></ul>&nbsp;12:15 – 14:00 Lunch​14:00 – 14:35 Double-Espresso Talk Merger control procedure under Luxembourg lens: what to make of recent rulings?<ul><li><a href="/user/lucia-bonova">Lucia Bonova</a>, Head of Unit, DG Competition, European Commission</li><li><a href="/user/anne-macgregor">Anne MacGregor</a>, Bureau Chief, Capitol Forum</li></ul>&nbsp;14:35 – 15:50 Panel discussion Excessive, exploitative, exclusionary? Paid in cash or data? What is the ‘right price’ anyway?Chair: <a href="/user/pat-treacy">Pat Treacy</a>, Senior Partner, Bristows<ul><li><a href="/user/bitten-thorgaard-sorensen">Bitten Thorgaard Sørensen</a>,Deputy Director General, Danish Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen</li><li><a href="/user/kirsten-edwards-warren">Kirsten Edwards-Warren</a>, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Compass Lexecon EMEA</li><li><a href="/user/catherina-higgs">Catherine Higgs</a>, Global Head of Competition Law, GSK</li><li><a href="/user/annette-schild">Annette Schild</a>, Founding Partner, Antitrust Law Schild</li><li><a href="/user/sibel-yilmaz">Sibel Yilmaz,</a> Counsel, Linklaters</li></ul>&nbsp;15:50 – 16:10 Coffee / Tea break​16:10 – 16:45 Double Espresso Talk: Smart use of digital tools: from refinements to restraints<ul><li><a href="/user/nadiah-rutges-al-ani">Nadiah Rutges</a> – Al-Ani, Director, Senior Legal Counsel – Antitrust, Philips International B.V.</li><li><a href="/user/sabine-zigelski">Sabine Zigelski</a>, Senior Competition Expert, OECD</li></ul>&nbsp;16:45 – 18:00 Panel discussion Discretion and judicial review in competition casesChair: <a href="/user/francesca-miotto">Francesca Miotto</a>, Senior Associate, Allen &amp; Overy<ul><li><a href="/user/ingeborg-simonsson">Ingeborg Simonsson</a>, Judge, Stockholm District Court, Patent and Market Court</li><li><a href="/user/rita-wezenbeek">Rita Wezenbeek</a>, DG Competition, Head of Unit, European Commission</li><li><a href="/user/susan-hinchliffe">Susan Hinchliffe</a>, Global Executive Counsel – Competition Law &amp; Policy, General Electric</li><li><a href="/user/fiona-carlin">Fiona Carlin</a>, Chair of Global Competition Practice, Baker McKenzie</li><li><a href="/user/Ana Patricia Carvalho">Ana Patricia Carvalho</a>, Head of Legal, Nestle Portugal</li></ul>&nbsp;18:00 Closing Remarks &amp; Drinks Reception

Join 3rd Annual W@Competition Conference

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3rd Annual W@Competition Conference

In this session you will learn how to enhance your personal charisma and presence, in order to fully realise your potential to influence people. Get a toolkit that can come handy for many professionals eg in negotiations. A dynamic and interactive session will focus on the latest research and best demonstrated practices. Key speaker:&nbsp;<ul><li>​​<a href="/user/anne-marie-demoucelle">Anne-Marie Demoucelle</a></li></ul>&nbsp;​This session is hosted by <a href="francesca-miotto">Francesca Miotto</a> and <a href="/user/nanyi-kaluma">Nanyi Kaluma</a> at A&amp;O Brussels.&nbsp;WHEN: Tuesday, 28 November, 12.30 - 14.30 Lunch will be served. ​WHERE: Allen &amp; Overy Brussels Office, Tervurenlaan/Avenue de Tervueren 268A, 1150 Brussels&nbsp;To Register, RSVP to valerie.devos@allenovery.com; places are limited: first-come, first served.

Join the third W@ Pro Session for practical tips and tricks on how to influence people:

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W@Pro Session: The Art of Influencing People

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Competition

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