European Competition Law Regulatory Circle
16 October 2025
to 17 October 2025
Hotel Amigo, Brussels, Belgium
The European Competition Law Regulatory Circle is an exclusive, invitation only event. This Circle will feature up to 40 handpicked European practitioners with a focus in the competition regulatory space. Entering its third year, our esteemed Advisory Board includes Stijn Huijts of Geradin Partners, Jonathan Ford of Linklaters, Elin Moen of BAHR, Sharon Malhi of Freshfields, and Ian Giles of Norton Rose Fulbright.
This exclusive invitation only event, involves facilitated discussions across 1 and a half days of content.
We have been working with a charing commitee the event to come up with the invite list and areas of discussion. Designed to be interactive and as inclusive as possible, there are no set-piece presentations or panel sessions with the focus being on open discussion.
The event will run in 2 broad formats: Horseshoe & Interactive roundtables, whereby we are expecting all attendees to be involved throughout. There will be assigned topic leaders for each session to get the conversation amongst all attendees started.
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Confirmed attendees to the European Competition Law Regulatory Circle will be continuously updated below
Delegates
Simo Autio
Partner
Krogerus
Mark Bosley
Director
BRG
Peter Crudo
Executive Vice President
Verita
Piet-Hein Eijssen
Advocaat - Competition Counsel
KPN
Verity Egerton-Doyle
Counsel
Linklaters
Sally Evans
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis
Jonathan Ford (Advisory Board)
Partner
Linklaters
Davina Garrod
Partner
Akin
Ian Giles (Advisory Board)
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright
Saira Henry
Partner
Dechert
Liam Heylin
Partner
Mason Hayes & Curran
Stijn Huijts
Partner
Geradin Partners
Dr Sebastian Janka
Partner
Luther
Andreas Johansson
Partner
Mannheimer Swartling
Radovan Kubáč
Partner
Nedelka Kubáč Advokáti
Jan Kupcik
Partner
Schoenherr
Ina Lunneryd
Counsel
Linklaters
Sharon Malhi (Advisory Board)
Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Lara McDermott
Executive Vice President
Verita
Elin Moen (Advisory Board)
Partner
BAHR
David Parker
Managing Director
BRG
Karin Roberts
Counsel
Delphi
Stefan Sagebro
Director - Competition and State Aid
Svenskt Näringsliv (Confederation of Swedish Enterprise)
Elizabeth Sinclair
Senior Competition Counsel
Amazon
Jacqui Summers
Senior Competition Counsel
BP
Laura Treacy
Partner
McCann Fitzgerald
Ashwin Van Rooijen
Partner
Clifford Chance
Katharine Wilson
Director
Barclays
Agenda
9:30am
10:00am
Advisory Board Welcome
Stijn Huijts - Partner - Geradin Partners (Belgium)
Elin Moen - Partner - BAHR (Norway)
Jonathan Ford - Antitrust & Foreign Investment Partner - Linklaters
Sharon Malhi - Partner - Freshfields
Ian Giles - Head of Antitrust and Competition, Europe, Middle East and Asia - Norton Rose Fulbright
Format: Square
10:10am
The Regulator's Toolkit
Elin Moen - Partner - BAHR (Norway)
Ian Giles - Head of Antitrust and Competition, Europe, Middle East and Asia - Norton Rose Fulbright
11:10am
Refreshment Break
11:40am
Merger Control: Dealing With Uncertainty and Innovation
Jonathan Ford - Antitrust & Foreign Investment Partner - Linklaters
Elin Moen - Partner - BAHR (Norway)
12:40pm
Lunch
Interactive Roundtables
2:00pm
The Uses and Abuses of Abuse of Dominance - Kindly Hosted By BRG
David Parker - Managing Director - Frontier
Mark Bosley - Director - BRG
2:40pm
AI and Competition Law: Risk and Regulation
Jonathan Ford - Antitrust & Foreign Investment Partner - Linklaters
Sharon Malhi - Partner - Freshfields
3:20pm
Refreshment Break
3:35pm
Private Enforcement: Managing Risks and Seizing Opportunities
Stijn Huijts - Partner - Geradin Partners (Belgium)
4:15pm
Closing Summary
Elin Moen - Partner - BAHR (Norway)
Ian Giles - Head of Antitrust and Competition, Europe, Middle East and Asia - Norton Rose Fulbright
Sharon Malhi - Partner - Freshfields
Stijn Huijts - Partner - Geradin Partners (Belgium)
Jonathan Ford - Antitrust & Foreign Investment Partner - Linklaters
6:00pm
Drinks Reception - Kindly Hosted By Verita
7:30pm
Dinner - Kindly Hosted By Verita
9:30am
Morning Refreshments
Format: Square
10:00am
Enforcement: The Growing Toolbox of Competition Authorities
Stijn Huijts - Partner - Geradin Partners (Belgium)
Sharon Malhi - Partner - Freshfields
11:00am
Refreshment Break
11:30am
Are We Dealing With A Next World Order? Politics, Protectionism and Global Competition Law
Ian Giles - Head of Antitrust and Competition, Europe, Middle East and Asia - Norton Rose Fulbright
Stijn Huijts - Partner - Geradin Partners (Belgium)
12:30pm
Lunch & Close of Event
Essential Information
Venue
Royal Berkshire Hotel, London Rd, Sunninghill, Ascot SL5 0PP
Accommodation
Accommodation is included in the ticket price for Thursday 17th October only.
Should you not require accommodation please let us know ASAP.
To extend your stay please contact us
Dress Code
Business Casual
Travel
The nearest airport is London Heathrow Airport, which is a 20-minute drive to the Royal Berkshire.
The nearest train station is Ascot, with taxi's available from there to the venue. It is approximately a 7-minute taxi ride from the station to the venue.
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Contact
Attendance, Booking & General Queries
For general enquiries please contact
Maddi Briggs on +44 (0) 20 3398 8545
or email maddi@thoughtleaders4.com
Partnership
For partnership enquiries please contact
Helen Berwick on +44 (0) 20 3433 2281
or email helen@thoughtleaders4.com
Venue & Logistics
For venue & logistics enquiries please contact
Ewan Brown on +44 (0) 20 3433 2292
or email ewan@thoughtleaders4.com