Seventh EU Competition Law Conference
Event | 10.08.26, 8:30 AM CEST - 4:45 PM CEST
Address
De Warande, Rue Zinner 1, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
We are delighted to invite you to the Seventh EU Competition Law Conference, hosted by Crowell & Moring, King's College London, and The Competition Law Center at George Washington University. This year's conference offers an authoritative and comparative Europe–US perspective on the latest developments in competition law. We will look at what’s on the horizon for enforcement, particularly in relation to digital markets, the impact of AI, the growing economic and political pressures and what this means for regulators and businesses.
8 October 2026 at De Warande, Brussels
Programme
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8:30 |
Doors and Registration |
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9:05 |
Welcome |
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9:15 |
Keynote: Mark Meador, Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission |
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9:45 |
Panel 1: The Invisible Cartel: Detecting and Prosecuting Technology-Enabled Coordination |
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Panel Chair: Alison Jones, Professor of Law, King's College London | |
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Ilaria Fanton, Principal at Oxera Consulting | |
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Renato Nazzini KC, Barrister, Monckton Chambers and Professor of Law, King's College London | |
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Jason Murray, Partner, Crowell & Moring | |
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11:00 |
Coffee |
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11:30 |
Panel 2: Gatekeeper, Monopolist, or Dominant? Unilateral Conduct in a Complex Regulatory Landscape |
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Panel Chair: Thomas De Meese, Partner, Crowell & Moring | |
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Damien Gerard, Prosecutor General at the Belgian Competition Authority | |
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Geneviève Borremans, Senior Legal Counsel Competition Law at Euroclear | |
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Liza Lovdahl-Gormsen, Senior Research Fellow at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law | |
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Andy Gavil, Senior of Counsel, Crowell & Moring | |
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12:45 |
Buffet Lunch |
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14:00 |
Panel 3: The Dealmaker's Dilemma: Navigating a New Era of Merger Scrutiny |
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Panel Chair: Marieke Van Nieuwenborgh, Partner, Crowell & Moring | |
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Marta Janek-Jecker, Case Handler, DG Competition, Unit C5, European Commission | |
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Joost Vandenbossche, Principal at RBB Economics | |
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Peter Broadhurst, Partner, Crowell & Moring | |
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Rebecca Valentine, Partner, Crowell & Moring (Formerly: Trial Attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division) | |
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15:15 |
Coffee |
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15:45 |
Fireside Chat: From Rules to Reality: What Comes Next for Digital Markets? |
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Panel Chairs: Bill Kovacic, Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy, George Washington University Law School; Andy Gavil, Senior of Counsel, Crowell & Moring, Professor of Law, Howard University School of Law | |
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Lucia Bonova, Head of Unit, DG Competition, European Commission | |
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Mike Walker, Professor in Practice at Durham University Business School | |
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16:45 |
Closing Remarks |
Please note that the programme may still be subject to changes.
Speaker Bios
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Questions
For questions about this event, please contact Manuela Dilen.
For more information, please visit these areas: Antitrust and Competition, Antitrust and Competition — Brussels Practice, Brussels Practice, Corporate — Brussels Practice, Regulatory — Brussels Practice
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