European Competition Law Regulatory Circle
17 October 2024
to 18 October 2024
Royal Berkshire Hotel, UK
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 2nd year, our esteemed Advisory Board includes Stijn Huijts of Geradin Partners, Jonathan Ford of Linklaters, Elin Moen of BAHR, Bart de Rijke of De Brauw, and Sharon Malhi of Freshfields.
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.
We are delighted to be welcoming a broad range of European private practice lawyers, in-house counsel and economists.
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Delegates
Stijn Huijts (Advisory Board)
Partner
Geradin Partners
Elin Moen (Advisory Board)
Partner
BAHR
Jonathan Ford (Advisory Board)
Partner
Linklaters
Bart de Rijke (Advisory Board)
Partner
De Brauw
Sharon Malhi (Advisory Board)
Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Bas Braeken
Partner
Bureau Brandeis
Michele Carpagnano
Partner
Dentons
Verity Egerton-Doyle
Counsel
Linklaters
Ruben Elkerbout
Partner
bureau Brandeis
Ian Giles
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright
Andreas Johansson
Partner
Mannheimer Swartling
Jan Kupčík
Partner
Schoenherr
Aurora Luoma
Partner
Skadden
George Peretz KC
Barrister
Monckton Chambers
Karin Roberts
Counsel
Delphi
Ronan Scanlan
Of Counsel
Arthur Cox
Julia Suderow
Partner
Suderow Fernandez
Laura Treacy
Partner
McCann FitzGerald
Robert Vidal
Partner
Pinsent Masons
Line Voldstad
Partner
DLA Piper
Craig Allwright
Global General Counsel
OLX Group
Tomás Arranz
Partner
Uria
Christoffer Nyegaard Mollestad
Competition Counsel
Schibsted
Audrey Oh
Head of Competition & Regulatory
ASML
Diogo Pereira
Competition Counsel
Meta
Miguel Perez Guerra
Director and Head of Antitrust, IP and Commercial Law
AB InBev
Miquel Roig Miserendino
Legal Counsel
Glovo
Domilė Butkevičiūtė
Associate Director
BRG
Kai-Uwe Kühn
Managing Director
BRG
Agenda
9:00am
10:00am
Advisory Board Welcome
Stijn Huijts - Partner - Geradin Partners
Elin Moen - Partner - BAHR
Jonathan Ford - Antitrust & Foreign Investment Partner - Linklaters
Bart de Rijke - Partner - De Brauw
Sharon Malhi - Partner - Freshfields
Format: Square
10:10am
Merger Control Theories of Harm
Stijn Huijts - Partner - Geradin Partners
Jonathan Ford - Antitrust & Foreign Investment Partner - Linklaters
11:10am
Refreshment Break
11:40am
Enforcement: the ever-expanding toolbox of competition authorities
Elin Moen - Partner - BAHR
Sharon Malhi - Partner - Freshfields
12:40pm
Lunch
Interactive Roundtables
2:00pm
Merger control – Managing greater uncertainty when getting the deal through
Stijn Huijts - Partner - Geradin Partners
Sharon Malhi - Partner - Freshfields
2:40pm
Surviving in the jungle of new theories of harm and rebuttable presumptions
Hosted by:
Kai-Uwe Kühn - Managing Director - BRG
Domilė Butkevičiūtė - Associate Director - BRG
Elin Moen - Partner - BAHR
3:20pm
Refreshment Break
3:35pm
Sustainability – Should exemption be the exception or the norm?
Jonathan Ford - Antitrust & Foreign Investment Partner - Linklaters
Bart de Rijke - Partner - De Brauw
4:15pm
Closing Summary
6:00pm
Drinks Reception
7:30pm
Dinner
9:30am
Morning Refreshments
Format: Square
10:00am
FDI / FSR
Bart de Rijke - Partner - De Brauw
11:00am
Refreshment Break
11:30am
Focusing on the Bigger Picture
Cost of living crisis, climate change, migration – What role for competition policy?
Stijn Huijts - Partner - Geradin Partners
Elin Moen - Partner - BAHR
12:30pm
Lunch & Close of Event
Essential Information
Venue
Down Hall Hotel, Matching Road, Hatfield Heath, Essex, CM22 7AS
Accommodation
Accommodation is included in the ticket price for Thursday 19th 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 Stansted Airport, which is a 20-minute drive to Down Hall Hotel.
The nearest train station is Bishops Stortford, with taxi's available from there to the venue. It is approximately a 20-minute taxi ride from the station to Down Hall Hotel.
Location
Event Location
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
Sarah Barton on +44 (0) 20 3398 8560
or email sarah@thoughtleaders4.com