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Head of Competition Law and Policy Group

Maersk

Deputy Director General

Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen - Danish Competition and Consumer Authority

Copenhagen

Viborg

Vejle

Vanløse

Taastrup

Svendborg

Stenløse

Sønderborg

Slagelse

Skive

Silkeborg

Roskilde

Rødovre

Ringsted

Randers

Odense

Nykøbing Falster

Nyborg

Næstved

Nørresundby

Lillerød

Korsør

Køge

Kolding

Kalundborg

Ishøj

Hvidovre

Horsens

Hørsholm

Holstebro

Holbæk

Hjørring

Hillerød

Herning

Helsingør

Haderslev

Greve

Glostrup

Frederikshavn

Frederiksberg

Fredericia

Farum

Esbjerg

Charlottenlund

Birkerød

Ballerup

Århus

Aalborg

Albertslund

Aabenraa

09:00 – 09:30 Registration and morning coffee 09:30 – 09:40 Welcome remarks<ul><li><a href="/user/dina-lurje">Dina Lurje</a>, Council Member, Lithuanian Competition Council</li><li><a href="/user/rasa-zasciurinskaite">Rasa Zaščiurinskaitė</a>, Head of Competition Practice Group, COBALT Lithuania &nbsp;</li></ul>09:40 – 10:00 Abuse of dominance: recent EU updates<ul><li><a href="/user/maria-jaspers">Maria Jaspers</a>, Head of Unit, DG Competition, European Commission &nbsp;</li></ul>10:00 – 11:00 Abuse of dominance: national perspectivesChair: <a href="/user/pamela-hansson">Pamela Hansson</a>, Partner, Kastell, Sweden &nbsp;Panellists:<ul><li>Kirstine Rødsgaard Madsen, Senior Economist, Copenhagen Economics, Denmark</li><li><a href="/user/Louise Lundberg">Louise Lundberg</a>, Case Officer, Swedish Competition Authority</li><li>Siri Teigum, Partner, Thommessen, Norway</li><li><a href="/user/liga-merwin">Liga Merwin</a>, Managing Partner, Ellex Klavins, Latvia</li></ul>&nbsp;11:00 – 11:20 Coffee/Tea break 11:20 – 12:30 E-commerce and competition law: challenges and opportunities for businessesChair: <a href="/user/aleksandra-boutin">Aleksandra Boutin</a>, Senior Consultant, Compass Lexecon Panellists:<ul><li><a href="/user/gintare-surblyte-namaviciene">Dr. Gintarė Surblytė-Namavičienė</a>, Chief Advisor, Lithuanian Competition Council</li><li><a href="/user/katri-paas-mohando">Katri Paas-Mohando</a>, Head of Competition,&nbsp;TGS Baltic, Estonia</li><li><a href="/user/emma-trogen">Emma Trogen</a>, Director Legal Affairs, Cosmetics Europe, Brussels</li><li><a href="/user/marie-oestman">Marie Östman</a>, Chief Legal Officer, Swedish Competition Authority</li></ul>​12:30 – 13:30 Lunch​13:30 – 14:40 Joint bids and consortia: developments across the regionChair: <a href="/user/ami-paanajaervi">Ami Paanajärvi</a>, Partner, Roschier, Finland Panellists:<ul><li><a href="/user/rasa-zasciurinskaite">Rasa Zaščiurinskaitė</a>, Head of Competition Practice Group, COBALT Lithuania</li><li><a href="/user/emily-o-reilly">Emily O’Reilly</a>, Deputy Director, EFTA Surveillance Authority, Brussels</li><li><a href="/user/antonio-capobianco">Antonio Capobianco</a>, Senior Competition Law Expert, OECD</li><li><a href="/user/bitten-thorgaard-sorensen">Bitten Thorgaard Sørensen</a>, Deputy Director General, Danish Competition Authority</li></ul> 14:40 – 15:00 Coffee break​15:00 – 16:00 Working with the Baltic and Nordic Competition Authorities: ComplianceChair: <a href="/user/Kaarli H. Eichhorn">Kaarli H. Eichhorn</a>,Partner, Jones Day&nbsp;Panellists:<ul><li><a href="/user/hanna-danwall">Hanna Danwall</a>, Head of Competition law, Carlsberg Group, Denmark</li><li><a href="/user/giedre-kaminskaite-salters">Giedrė Kaminskaitė</a>-Salters, General Counsel and Head of Corporate Affairs, Telia Lietuva, Lithuania</li><li><a href="/user/hanna-lekas">Hanna Lekås</a>, Senior Associate, Lindahl, Sweden</li><li><a href="/user/maria-wasastjerna">Maria Wasastjerna</a>, Senior Legal Counsel, Nokia, Finland</li></ul> 16:00 – 17:00 Roundtable of Competition Enforcers: Yearly review and trends of the regionChair: <a href="/user/evelina-kurgonaite">Evelina Kurgonaitė</a>, Founder &amp; Chair, W@Competition, Brussels&nbsp;Panellists:<ul><li><a href="/user/dina-lurje">Dina Lurje</a>, Council Member, Lithuanian Competition Council</li><li><a href="/user/skaidrite-abrama">Skaidrīte Ābrama</a>, Chairwoman, Latvian Competition Council</li><li><a href="/user/karin-lunning">Karin Lunning</a>, Deputy Director General, Swedish Competition Authority</li><li><a href="/user/bitten-thorgaard-sorensen">Bitten Thorgaard Sørensen</a>, Deputy Director General, Danish Competition Authority</li><li><a href="/user/karin-stakkestad-laastad">Karin Stakkestad Laastad</a>, Legal Director, Norwegian Competition Authority</li></ul>&nbsp;17:00 - 17:10&nbsp;Closing remarks<ul><li>Helen Nilsson, Director, Nordic Council of Ministers Office in Lithuania</li></ul>&nbsp;17:10 Drinks &amp; informal discussions&nbsp;The conference is open to all interested professionals in private practice, CEOs and in-house counsel, enforcement officials and academics involved or interested in competition law, irrespective of their gender.&nbsp;​​WHEN: 3 October, 2018WHERE: Hotel Novotel, Gedimino av. 16, 01103 Vilnius, Lithuania

Join W@CompetitionNordic Conference Competition Law Developments Across the Region

Vilnius

Visaginas

Utena

Ukmerge

Telsiai

Taurage

Silute

Šiauliai

Rokiškis

Radviliskis

Plunge

Panevėžys

Palanga

Fabijoniškės

Mazeikiai

Marijampolė

Kretinga

Klaipėda

Kėdainiai

Kaunas

Jonava

Gargždai

Druskininkai

Alytus

Aleksotas

Dainava (Kaunas)

Šilainiai

Eiguliai

Pašilaičiai

Pilaitė

Justiniškės

Šeškinė

Lazdynai

Vilkpėdė

Naujamiestis

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W@Competition Nordic Conference: Competition Law Developments

9:00 Registration and morning coffee 9:30 Welcome Remarks<ul><li><a href="/user/rikard-jermsten">Rikard Jermsten,</a> Director General, Swedish Konkurrensverket</li></ul> 9:45 Keynote Address<ul><li><a href="/user/paulina-dejmek-hack">Paulina Dejmek Hack</a>, Director of Coordination and Administration, and Financial Adviser with responsibility for competition, to the President of the European Commission</li></ul> 10:15 Panel I: Objectives of Competition Law Panelists include:<ul><li><a href="/user/ami-paanajaervi">Ami Paanajärvi</a>, Partner, Roschier, Finland</li><li>Anna Vernet, Head of Unit, European Commission</li><li><a href="/user/bitten-thorgaard-sorensen">Bitten Thorgaard Sorensen</a>, Deputy Director General, Danish Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen</li><li><a href="/user/estefania-santacreu-vasut">Estefania Santacreu-Vasut</a>, Associate Professor in Economics, ESSEC Business School</li><li><a href="/user/kuelliki-lugenberg">Külliki Lugenberg</a>, Head of Merger Control Department, Estonian Konkurentsiamet</li><li><a href="/user/natalie-harsdorf">Natalie Harsdorf</a>, Deputy Managing Director, Austrian Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde</li></ul>&nbsp;11:15 Fika talk – Corruption<ul><li><a href="/user/natali-phalen">Natali Phalén</a>, Secretary-General, Swedish Anti-Corruption Institute</li><li><a href="/user/trine-osen-bergqvist">Trine Osen Bergqvist</a>, Competition law expert, Vinge, Sweden</li></ul> 11:35 Coffee break 12:00 Panel II: Digital Competition Law Toolbox Panelists include:<ul><li><a href="/user/antonio-capobianco">Antonio Capobianco</a>, Acting Head of the OECD Competition Division, France</li><li><a href="/user/caroline-eggert-frydenberg">Caroline Eggert Frydenberg</a>, Head of Competition Law, Nets Denmark A/S</li><li><a href="/user/louise-lundberg">Louise Lundberg</a>, Senior Case Handler, Swedish Konkurrensverket</li><li><a href="/user/maria-wasastjerna">Maria Wasastjerna</a>, Partner and Co-Head of Competition Practice, Hannes Snellman, Finland</li></ul>​13:00 Lunch &nbsp;14:15 Panel III: Vertical Agreements – Effects of Digitalisation on Vertical RestraintsPanelists include:<ul><li><a href="/user/hilda-ralsmark">Hilda Ralsmark</a>, Senior economist, Swedish Konkurrensverket</li><li><a href="/user/liga-merwin">Liga Merwin</a>, Partner and Head of EU &amp; Competition Practice, Ellex Klavins, Latvia</li><li><a href="/user/lotta-vaeaenaenen">Lotta Väänänen</a>, Senior economist, Compass Lexecon, Finland</li><li><a href="/user/mathilde-sylvest-johansen">Mathilde Sylvest-Johansen</a>, Head of Section, Danish Konkurrence-og Forbrugerstyrelsen</li><li><a href="/user/ulrika-wester">Ulrika Wester</a>, Group Compliance Officer, Nordic Entertainment Group, Sweden</li><li><a href="/user/pamela-hansson">Pamela Hansson</a>, Partner, Kastell, Sweden</li></ul> 15:15 Fika talk – Crystal ball<ul><li><a href="/user/dita-dzerviniece">Dita Dzerviniece</a>, Competition Policy Adviser, Latvian Konkurences padome</li><li><a href="/user/karin-lunning">Karin Lunning</a>, Deputy Director General, Swedish Konkurrensverket</li><li><a href="/user/kristina-nordlander">Kristina Nordlander</a>, Partner, Sidley Austin, Belgium</li><li><a href="/user/rasa-zasciurinskaite">Rasa Zasciurinskaite</a>, Partner and Head of Competition Practice Group, COBALT, Lithuania</li></ul> 15:45 Coffee break 16:10 Panel IV: Abuse of Dominance – Current Challenges Panelists include:<ul><li><a href="/user/anna-moeller-boivie">Anna Möller Boivie</a>, Managing Director, Copenhagen Economics</li><li><a href="/user/dina-lurje">Dina Lurje</a>, Deputy Chairwoman, Lithuanian Konkurencijos Taryba</li><li><a href="/user/ina-lunneryd">Ina Lunneryd</a>, Associate, Linklaters, Belgium</li><li><a href="/user/hanna-danwall">Hanna Danwall</a>, Head of Competition Law, Carlsberg Group, Finland</li><li><a href="/user/leena-lindberg">Leena Lindberg</a>, Partner, Krogerus, Finland</li></ul> 17:10 Closing remarks and Drinks reception