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, Anne Ferdele of Bird&Bird, Sharon Malhi of Freshfields, Tone Oeyen 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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Delegates
Anne Ferdele (Advisory Board)
Partner
Bird&Bird
Jonathan Ford (Advisory Board)
Partner
Linklaters
Ian Giles (Advisory Board)
Head of Antitrust and Competition, Europe, Middle East and Asia
Norton Rose Fulbright
Stijn Huijts (Advisory Board)
Partner
Geradin Partners
Sharon Malhi (Advisory Board)
Partner
Freshfields
Tone Oeyen (Advisory Board)
Partner
Freshfields
Agenda
9:30am
10:00am
Advisory Board Welcome
Format: Square
10:10am
Session One
11:10am
Refreshment Break
11:40am
Session Two
12:40pm
Lunch
Session Three
2:00pm
Session Four
2:40pm
Session Five
3:20pm
Refreshment Break
3:35pm
Session Five
4:15pm
Closing Summary
6:00pm
Drinks Reception
7:30pm
Dinner
9:30am
Morning Refreshments
Format: Square
10:00am
Session One
11:00am
Refreshment Break
11:30am
Session Two
12:30pm
Lunch & Close of Event
Essential Information
Venue
Rue de l'Amigo 1, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Accommodation
Accommodation is included in the ticket price for Thursday 16th 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 Brussels Airport, which is a 20-minute drive to the Hotel Amigo.
The nearest train station is Brussels Central Station. It's located about a 5-minute drive or 10-15 minute walk from the hotel.
Location
Event Location
Contact
Attendance, Booking & General Queries
For general enquiries please contact
Liam Hammond on +44 (0) 20 3398 8545
or email liam@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
Chloe Lomas on +44 (0) 20 3038 4513
or email chloe@thoughtleaders4.com