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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

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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

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2nd W@CompetitionNordic Conference 'Objectives of Competition Law'

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

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