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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 – 09:40 Keynote Address<ul><li><a href="/user/johannes-laitenberger">Johannes Laitenberger,</a> Director General, DG Competition, European Commission</li></ul>&nbsp;09:40 – 11:00 The true reach: exploring the outer orbit of competition lawChair:<ul><li><a href="/user/aoife-white">Aoife White</a>, Competition Correspondent, Bloomberg</li></ul>&nbsp;Panellists:<ul><li><a href="/user/celine-gauer">Céline Gauer</a>, Director, DG Competition, European Commission</li><li><a href="/user/renata-hesse">Renata Hesse</a>, Partner, Sullivan &amp; Cromwell</li><li><a href="/user/annemieke-tuinstra-karel">Annemieke Tuinstra</a>, Senior Economist, Dutch Autoriteit Consument &amp; Markt</li><li><a href="/user/anneleen-straetmans">Anneleen Straetemans</a>, Global Legal Director, Competition, ‎Anheuser-Busch InBev</li><li><a href="/user/anna-gerbrandy">Prof. Dr. Anna Gerbrandy</a>, Chair of Competition Law, Europa Institute Utrecht University School of Law</li></ul>&nbsp;11:00 – 11:15 Protecting disruptive innovation – from blind spots to overenforcement?<ul><li><a href="/user/cristina-caffarra">Cristina Caffarra</a>, VP, Head of Competition Europe, CRA</li></ul>​11:15 – 11:30 Coffee/tea break​11:30 – 11:45 Fitting the [regulatory] box<ul><li><a href="/user/gail-levine">Gail Levine</a>, Head of Regulatory Affairs US, Uber</li></ul>​​11:45 – 13:00 Innovative merger control: in tune or ahead of the times?Chair:<ul><li><a href="/user/francesca-micheletti">Francesca Micheletti</a>, Head of Merger Control Coverage, PaRR</li></ul>&nbsp;Panellists:<ul><li><a href="/user/birthe-panhans">Birthe Pahnans</a>, Deputy HoU, DG Competition, European Commission</li><li><a href="/user/natalie-harsdorf">Natalie Harsdorf</a>, Deputy Managing Director, Austrian Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde</li><li><a href="/user/catriona-hatton">Catriona Hatton</a>, Partner, Baker Botts</li><li><a href="/user/ethel-fonseca">Ethel Fonseca</a>, Partner, RBB Economics</li><li><a href="/user/egle-gudelyte-harvey">Egle Gudelyte</a> Harvey, VP, Acting Head of Group Regulatory and Privacy, Telia Company</li></ul>​13:00 – 14:00 Lunch​​14:00 – 14:15 Disruptive concepts and misconceptions – an enforcer’s take<ul><li><a href="/user/bitten-thorgaard-sorensen">Bitten Thorgaard Sorensen</a>, Deputy Director General, Danish Competition and Consumer Authority</li></ul>&nbsp;14:15 – 15:35 Big, unique, private, connected… data and competitionChair:<ul><li><a href="/user/pola-karolczyk">Pola Karolczyk</a>, Senior Associate, Sidley Austin</li></ul>&nbsp;Panellists:<ul><li><a href="/user/birgit-krueger">Birgit Krueger</a>, Head of the&nbsp;General Policy Division, German Bundeskartellamt</li><li><a href="/user/beatriz-de-guindos-talavera">Beatriz de Guindos</a>, Senior Advisor to the Chairman, Spanish Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia</li><li><a href="/user/romina-polley">Dr Romina Polley</a>, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen &amp; Hamilton</li><li><a href="/user/grania-holzwarth">Grania Holzwarth</a>, Legal Counsel, Deutsche Telekom</li><li><a href="/user/adina-claici">Adina Claici</a>, Director, Copenhagen Economics</li></ul>&nbsp;15:35 &nbsp;– 15:55 Coffee/tea break&nbsp;15:55&nbsp;– 16:10 Come innovation&nbsp;– disruptive and not: switching gears and pressing on<ul><li><a href="/user/maria-joao-melicias">Maria João Melícias</a>, Member of the Board, Portuguese Autoridade da Concorrência</li></ul>​16:10&nbsp; – 17:25 Enforcing competition law today: rules of the gameChair:<ul><li><a href="/user/raluca-marian">Raluca Marian</a>, Senior Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright</li></ul>&nbsp;Panellists:<ul><li><a href="/user/sarah-cardell">Sarah Cardell</a>,&nbsp;General Counsel, UK Competition and Markets Authority</li><li><a href="/user/maria-jaspers">Maria Jaspers</a>, HoU, DG Competition, European Commission</li><li><a href="/user/teresa-vecchi">Teresa Vecchi</a>, Legal Service, European Commission</li><li><a href="/user/fiona-carlin">Fiona Carlin</a>, Partner, Global Head of Competition Practice, Baker McKenzie</li></ul>&nbsp;17:25 – 17:50 Meet W@Competition Drivers&nbsp;17:40 &nbsp;Closing Remarks &amp; W@CompetitionBlog Launch Drinks

Join W@Competition Conference 2.0 Is Disruptive Competition Disrupting Competition Enforcement?

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W@Competition Conference 2.0: Is Disruptive Competition Disrupting Competition Enforcement?

The discussion will explore:<ul><li>the use of algorithms</li><li>brick and mortar requirements</li><li>geo-blocking and dual-pricing</li><li>bans on marketplaces and price comparison websites</li><li>hardcore restrictions in the context of e-commerce</li><li>the future of mobile e-commerce</li></ul>Speakers:<ul><li><a href="/user/siun-o'keeffe">Siún O'Keeffe</a>, Senior Strategy Advisor, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets</li><li><a href="/user/eliana-garces-tolon">Eliana Garcés Tolón</a>, Deputy Chief Economist, Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry and Entrepreneurship, the European Commission</li><li><a href="/user/tihana-meic">Tihana Meić</a>, Economist, Digital Single Market Task Force, Directorate General for Competition, the European Commission</li><li><a href="/user/hanne-melin">Hanne Melin</a>, Director Global Public Policy, eBay</li></ul>Moderator:<ul><li><a href="/user/pola-karolczyk">Pola Karolczyk</a>, Senior Associate at Sidley Austin</li></ul>&nbsp;The event, hosted by Sidley Austin, is open to all interested professionals, irrespective of their gender.​Register Now as number of places is limited; first-come, first served.​WHEN: Thursday, 29 June, 2017 18:00 – 20:00 followed by networking drinksWHERE: The Hotel, Boulevard de Waterloo 38, 1000 Brussels

Join W@Competition Talk: The Final Report of the E-Commerce Sector Enquiry – How Will It Influence E-Commerce?

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W@Competition Talk E-Commerce Sector Enquiry: Final Report

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