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Competition partner focusing on unilateral conduct, the DMA, merger controls and cartels at EU and Member State level.

July  2025 - Present •  Brussels, Belgium

Partner

O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Brussels

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Zottegem

Zonhoven

Zoersel

Zemst

Zele

Zedelgem

Zaventem

Wuustwezel

Willebroek

Wevelgem

Wetteren

Westerlo

Wervik

Wavre

Waterloo

Waregem

Walcourt

Visé

Vilvoorde

Verviers

Turnhout

Tubize

Tournai

Torhout

Tongeren

Tienen

Tielt

Tessenderlo

Tervuren

Temse

Stekene

Stabroek

Soumagne

Soignies

Sint-Truiden

Sint-Pieters-Leeuw

Sint-Niklaas

Sint-Kruis

Sint-Katelijne-Waver

Sint-Gillis-Waas

Sint-Genesius-Rode

Seraing

Schoten

Schilde

Saint-Nicolas

Saint-Ghislain

Rotselaar

Ronse

Roeselare

Rixensart

Riemst

Ranst

Quaregnon

Puurs

Putte

Poperinge

Pont-à-Celles

Péruwelz

Peer

Overijse

Oupeye

Oudenaarde

Oostkamp

Ostend

Nivelles

Ninove

Nijlen

Neerpelt

Namur

Mouscron

Mortsel

Morlanwelz-Mariemont

Mons

Middelkerke

Merelbeke

Menen

Meise

Mechelen

Marche-en-Famenne

Manage

Maldegem

Maasmechelen

Maaseik

Louvain-la-Neuve

Londerzeel

Lommel

Lokeren

Lochristi

Lille

Lier

Liège

Leuven

Lessines

Lede

Lebbeke

Lanaken

La Louvière

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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