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January  2020 - Present •  Brussels, Belgium

Senior Advisor

The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC)

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University of Sussex

Insititut d'Etudes Europeennes, Universite Libre de Bruxelles 

College of Law

University of Surrey

4 November, 2020​14:30 – 16:00 CET Panel discussion: The data quandary: time and tools to de-FANG the giants?Chair: <a href="/user/bettina-bergmann">Dr. Bettina Bergmann</a>, Bergmann Law<ul><li><a href="/user/karin-lunning">Prof. Amelia Fletcher</a>, OBE, Non-Executive Director, UK Competition and Markets Authority</li><li><a href="/user/stephanie-yon-courtin">Stéphanie Yon-Courtin</a>, Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for The Annual Competition Policy Report</li><li><a href="/user/vanessa-turner">Vanessa Turne</a>r, Senior Advisor – Competition, BEUC</li><li><a href="/user/renata-hesse">Renata Hesse</a>, Partner, Co-head of the Antitrust Group, Sullivan &amp; Cromwell</li><li><a href="/user/karen-jelgerhuis-swildens">Karen Jelgerhuis Swildens</a>, Senior Legal and Competition Counsel, booking.com</li></ul>&nbsp;6 November, 2020​&nbsp;10:30 – 12:10 CET Panel discussion: Levelling the playing field in the global contextChair: <a href="/user/evelina-kurgonaite">Evelina Kurgonaite-Swoboda</a>, Founder &amp; Chair of W@Competition<ul><li><a href="/user/karin-lunning">Karin Lunning</a>, Deputy Director General, Swedish Konkurrensverket</li><li><a href="/user/monique-van-oers">Monique van Oers</a>, Legal Director, the Netherlands Autoriteit Consument &amp; Markt</li><li><a href="/user/silke-hossenfelder">Silke Hossenfelder,</a> Head of General Policy Division, German Bundeskartellamt</li><li><a href="/user/cristina-caffarra">Dr. Cristina Caffarra</a>, Vice President, Head of European Competition Practice, CRA</li><li><a href="/user/elsa-sependa">Elsa Sependa</a>, Assistant Vice President, Senior Legal Counsel, AT&amp;T</li><li><a href="/user/saar-dierckens">Saar Dierckens</a>, Senior Counsel Competition, Siemens AG</li></ul>&nbsp;12 November, 2020​10:30 – 11:10 CET Double Espresso Talk: Taming strategic SME acquisitions<ul><li><a href="/user/julie-bon">Julie Bon</a>, Deputy Chief Economic Adviser, UK Competition and Markets Authority</li><li><a href="/user/jenny-leahy">Jenny Leahy,</a> Senior Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer</li></ul>&nbsp;11:10 – 11:50 CET Double Espresso Talk: Fitting industrial into competition policy<ul><li><a href="/user/hanna-anttilainen">Hanna Anttilainen</a>, Head of Unit, DG Competition, European Commission</li><li><a href="/user/bojana-ignjatovic">Bojana Ignjatovic</a>, Partner, RBB Economics</li></ul>​14:00 – 14:30 CET Zoom-in: Interview with Isabelle de Silva, President, French Autorité de la concurrence<ul><li><a href="/user/angelique-de-brousse">Angélique de Brousse</a>, Senior Legal Counsel, Competition EMEA, Johnson &amp; Johnson</li></ul>&nbsp;13 November, 2020​10:30 – 12:00 CET Panel discussion: Tackling climate change and sustainability challenges under [horizontal] rules of the gameChair: <a href="/user/anna-lyle-smythe">Anna Lyle-Smythe</a>, Partner, Slaughter &amp; May<ul><li><a href="/user/kirsi-leivo">Kirsi Leivo</a>, Director General, Finnish Kilpailu- ja kuluttajavirasto</li><li><a href="/user/dina-lurje">Dina Lurje</a>, Deputy Chairwoman, Lithuanian Konkurencijos Taryba</li><li><a href="/user/maria-jaspers">Maria Jaspers</a>, Director, DG Competition, European Commission</li><li><a href="/user/suzanne-kingston">Prof. Suzanne Kingston</a>, University College Dublin, Sutherland School of Law</li><li><a href="/user/anneleen-straetmans">Anneleen Straetemans</a>, Head of Legal &amp; Corporate Affairs, Europe at ZX Ventures</li></ul>​12:00 - 12:05 CET Introducing the <a href="https://www.womenat.com/women-and-antitrust">Women &amp; Antitrust: Voices from the Field</a> book<ul><li>Nicolas Charbit, Founder and Chief Editor, Concurrences</li></ul>​14:00 – 14:45 CET Double Espresso Talk: Preserving innovation incentives in R&amp;D-intense sectors<ul><li><a href="/user/fiona-carlin">Fiona Carlin</a>, Chief Executive, EMEA+, Baker McKenzie</li><li><a href="/user/khushita-vasant">Khushita Vasant</a>, Senior Competition Reporter, Mlex</li></ul>

Join 4th Annual W@Competition Conference The Competiti[ve] Edge

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4th Annual W@Competition Conference

9:30 Chair's Welcome Remarks<ul><li>Evelina Kurgonaite</li></ul>&nbsp;9:40 Fireside Chat: Competition Enforcement in a Downturn<ul><li><a href="https://www.womenat.com/user/linsey-mc-callum">Linsey McCallum</a>,&nbsp;Deputy Director-General for Antitrust, European Commission's DG COMP</li><li>Anna Lyle-Smythe, Partner, Slaughter and May</li></ul>&nbsp;10:10 Double-Espresso Talk: Cracking Cartels<ul><li><a href="https://www.womenat.com/user/maria-jaspers">Maria Jaspers</a>, Director – Cartels, European Commission's DG COMP</li><li><a href="https://www.womenat.com/user/vanessa-turner">Vanessa Turner</a>, Senior Advisor – Competition, the European Consumer Organisation – BEUC</li></ul>&nbsp;10:40 Coffee Break&nbsp;11:00 The Perspective from the Helm: Catching the Tide &amp; Staying Course<ul><li>Sarah Cardell, Chief Executive Officer, UK Competition and Markets Authority</li><li>Cani Fernández, President of the Spanish Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia</li><li>Margarida Matos Rosa, President of the Portuguese Autoridade da Concorrência</li><li>Andreas Mundt, President, German Bundeskartellamt</li><li>Evelina Kurgonaite, Founder, W@Competition (Chair)</li></ul>&nbsp;12:20 Lunch&nbsp;13:30 Taking on the Digital Challenge<ul><li>Prof. Elisabetta Iossa, Commissioner, Italian Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato</li><li>Claudia Berg, General Counsel, UK Information Commissioner's Office</li><li>Rita Wezenbeek, Director – Platforms, European Commission's DG CNECT</li><li>Pascale Déchamps, Head of Antitrust Unit, French Autorité de la Concurrence</li><li>Annemarie Sipkes, BEREC Chair, Director, Netherlands Autoriteit Consument &amp; Markt</li><li>Aleksandra Boutin, Founding Partner, Positive Competition (Chair)</li></ul>&nbsp;14:50 Navigating Global Merger Control<ul><li>Patty Brink, Acting Deputy Director, US Federal Trade Commission (on detail from the DOJ)</li><li><a href="https://www.womenat.com/user/bitten-thorgaard-sorensen">Bitten Thorgaard Sørensen</a>, Head of Competition Law &amp; Policy, A.P. Moller – Maersk</li><li><a href="https://www.womenat.com/user/catherine-johnson">Catherine Johnson</a>, General Counsel, London Stock Exchange</li><li><a href="https://www.womenat.com/user/marie-claire-strawbridge">Marie Claire Strawbridge</a>,&nbsp;Partner,&nbsp;Morrison &amp; Foerster</li><li>Merit Olthoff, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer</li><li>Hazel Yin, Partner, RuiMin</li><li><a href="https://www.womenat.com/user/ethel-fonseca">Ethel Fonseca</a>, Partner, RBB Economics (Chair)</li></ul>&nbsp;16:15 Coffee Break&nbsp;16:35 Double-Espresso Talk: Is There an A in ESG? The Relevance (or Not?) of Antitrust in Emerging ESG Frameworks<ul><li>Anneleen Straetemans,&nbsp;Global Head of Legal &amp; Corporate Affairs, Direct to Consumer, AB InBev</li><li>Fiona Carlin,&nbsp;Partner, Baker &amp; McKenzie</li></ul>&nbsp;17:05 The Role of the Judiciary in Competition Enforcement<ul><li>Lady Vivien Rose, DBE, Judge at the Supreme Court of the UK</li><li>Prof. Suzanne Kingston, Judge at the General Court of the EU</li><li>Isabelle de Silva,&nbsp;President of the Sixth Chamber, French Conseil&nbsp;d'État</li><li>Mieke Dudok van Heel, Senior Judge at the District Court of Amsterdam</li><li>Cristina Sjödin, Member of the European Commission’s Legal Service</li><li>Claire Simpson, Barrister, Legal Service, EFTA Surveillance Authority (Chair)</li></ul>&nbsp;18:25 Closing Remarks&nbsp;18:30 Drinks &amp; Announcement of 5 Star Competition Professionals Awards: UK &amp; Ireland and Iberia

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5th W@Competition Conference

Speakers include:

Keynote: Chantal Schinkels, Author and Social tech &amp; e-commerce expertFollowed by two double espresso’s with:<ul><li>Annemieke Tuinstra, Chief economist team, ACM</li><li>Linde Bremmer, Counsel, Stek</li></ul>And<ul><li>Vanessa Turner, Senior Advisor at The European Consumer Organisation, BEUC</li><li>Elena Vasileva, Legal counsel consumer, Booking.com</li></ul>&nbsp;The discussions will be followed by drinks. The event is open to everyone interested regardless of gender. Advance registration required. First come, first served.

Competing for consumers: behavioural economics and understanding consumer choices