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Head of the Strategy department at the Data Protection Authority in the Netherlands.

January  2025 - Present •  The Hague, Netherlands

Acting Head of Strategy

Dutch Data Protection Authority

Manager of the ACM Academy with responsibility for Learning and Development at the ACM.

6 years 10 mth • March 2018 - January 2025 • The Hague, The Netherlands

Manager

Autoriteit Consument & Markt (ACM) - Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets

The Hague

Zwolle

Zwijndrecht

Zutphen

Zoetermeer

Zevenaar

Zeist

Zeewolde

Zandvoort

Zaltbommel

Zaanstad

Zaandam

Woerden

Wisch

Winterswijk

Winschoten

Wijk bij Duurstede

Wijchen

Wierden

Werkendam

Weesp

Weert

Wassenaar

Wageningen

Waddinxveen

Waalwijk

Vught

Voorschoten

Voorburg

Volendam

Vlissingen

Vlaardingen

Vianen

Venray

Venlo

Velsen-Zuid

Velp

Veghel

Veenendaal

Veendam

Valkenswaard

Utrecht

Uithoorn

Uden

Tubbergen

Tongelre

Tilburg

Tiel

Terneuzen

Tegelen

Steenwijk

Steenbergen

Staphorst

Stadskanaal

Spijkenisse

Soest

Sneek

Sliedrecht

Sittard

Sint-Oedenrode

's-Hertogenbosch

's-Gravenzande

Schijndel

Schiedam

Schiebroek

Scheveningen

Sassenheim

Rotterdam

Roosendaal

Roermond

Rijswijk

Rijen

Ridderkerk

Rhoon

Rhenen

Raalte

Putten

Purmerend

Pijnacker

Papendrecht

Oud-Beijerland

Oosterhout

Ommoord

Oldenzaal

Oisterwijk

Oegstgeest

Nunspeet

Nuenen

Noordwijk-Binnen

Nijmegen

Nijkerk

Nieuwegein

Naarden

Naaldwijk

Mijdrecht

Middelharnis

Middelburg

Merenwijk

King's Inns

College of Europe

BCL (Law and French) 1988- 1991
LLB 1991-1992

University College Cork

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 – 10:35 Crystal ball gazing: merger control of the future<ul><li>‘Refinement, improvement &amp; simplification’ – trimming or mounting the red tape?</li><li>Tailoring thresholds for data-rich targets in particular?</li><li>Fine-tuning the referral mechanism?</li></ul>&nbsp;Chair: <a href="/user/ethel-fonseca">Dr Ethel Fonseca</a>, Principal, RBB Economics&nbsp;Panellists:<ul><li><a href="/user/birgit-krueger">Birgit Krüger</a>, Head of General Policy Division, German Bundeskartellamt</li><li><a href="/user/annemiek-wilpshaar">Annemiek Wilpshaar</a>, Deputy Head of Unit, DG COMP, European Commission</li><li><a href="/user/fiona-carlin">Fiona Carlin</a>, Head of Global Competition Practice, Baker McKenzie</li><li><a href="/user/julia-holtz">Julia Holtz</a>, Legal Director, Google</li><li><a href="/user/susan-jones">Susan Jones</a>, Head Corporate Legal Antitrust, Novartis</li></ul>&nbsp;10:35 – 10:55 Coffee/tea break​10:55 – 12:15 The E-Commerce riddle: same, same yet different digital world?<ul><li>Key lessons learned from the sector enquiry so far</li><li>How selective can selective distribution be today?</li><li>Online free-riding economics</li><li>What does the post-enquiry future hold?</li></ul>​Chair: <a href="/user/astrid-ablasser-neuhuber">Dr Astrid Ablasser-Neuhuber</a>, Partner, bpv Hügel​Panellists:<ul><li><a href="/user/siun-o'keeffe">Siún O'Keeffe</a>, Senior Strategy Advisor, Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets</li><li><a href="/user/cristina-caffarra">Dr Cristina Caffarra</a>, VP, Head of European Competition Practice, CRA</li><li>Szilvia Szekely, &nbsp;Task Force Digital Single Market, DG COMP, European Commission</li><li><a href="/user/kjersti-bjerkebo">Kjersti Bjerkebo</a>, General Manager Legal, Panasonic Europe</li></ul>​12:15 – 13:20 Lunch​13:20 – 14:40 Private competition enforcement: reality check past the Dec ‘16 deadline<ul><li>EU private enforcement landscape – before &amp; after the directive</li><li>Notable improvements &amp; remaining obstacles</li><li>Access to documents – disclosure &amp; its impact on leniency</li><li>Is Brussels I fit for purpose?</li></ul>​Chair: <a href="/user/ana-rita-andrade">Ana Rita Rego</a>, London Managing Editor, Mlex​Panellists:<ul><li><a href="/user/michaela-nosa">Michaela Nosa</a>, Director of Legal and International Relations Division, Slovak Protimonopolný úrad</li><li>Mercedes Pedraz, Judge, Spanish Audiencia Nacional</li><li>Dr Kathrin Westermann, Partner, Noerr</li><li><a href="/user/barbara-veronese">Dr Barbara Veronese</a>, Partner, CEG Global</li></ul>​14:40 – 15:00 Address by Andreas Mundt, President, German Bundeskartellamt​15:00 – 15:20 Coffee/tea break​15:20 – 16:40 In search of the right box: rebates by dominant firms<ul><li>What’s next in the tale on ‘by object’ 102 TFEU infringements?</li><li>Economics of exclusivity rebates – who benefits?</li><li>Where does current case law leave competition authorities, courts &amp; businesses?</li></ul>​Chair: <a href="/user/angelique-de-brousse">Angélique de Brousse</a>, Counsel, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer​Panellists:<ul><li>Prof. Alison Jones, King’s College London</li><li><a href="/user/kate-collyer">Kate Collyer,</a> Deputy Chief Economic Adviser, UK Competition and Markets Authority</li><li><a href="/user/aleksandra-boutin">Aleksandra Boutin</a>, Vice President, Compass Lexecon</li><li>Miriam Ezrachi, Group Counsel, EMEA IoT, Labs, Software and Services, Intel</li><li><a href="/user/martina-maier">Martina Maier</a>, VP, General Counsel, Competition, Unilever</li></ul>​16:40 – 18:00 Enforcers’ Roundtable: Shaping Contemporary Competition Policy​Chair: <a href="/user/evelina-kurgonaite">Evelina Kurgonaite</a>, Founder &amp; Chair W@Competition​Panellists:<ul><li><a href="/user/gabriella-muscolo">Gabriella Muscolo</a>, Commissioner, Italian Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato</li><li><a href="/user/isolde-goggin">Isolde Goggin</a>, Chairperson, Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission</li><li><a href="/user/ann-pope">Ann Pope</a>, Senior Director Antitrust, UK Competition and Markets Authority</li><li><a href="/user/natalie-harsdorf">Natalie Harsdorf</a>, Deputy Managing Director, Austrian Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde</li><li><a href="/user/maria-joao-melicias">Maria João Melícias</a>, Member of the Board, Portuguese Autoridade da Concorrência</li></ul>&nbsp;18:00 &nbsp;Closing Remarks<ul><li><a href="/user/raluca-marian">Raluca Marian</a>, Senior Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright</li></ul>​18:30 &nbsp;30 in their 30s Notable Women Competition Professionals: Announcement &amp; Celebration

Siún O’Keeffe