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Head of the competition and litigation team, responsible for Europe and CEMEA. 

December  2017 - Present •  London, United Kingdom

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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