
The Competition Next Gen Summit 2025
Bringing together the rising stars of European Competition Law & Litigation to forge networks, discuss experiences and build their own personal brand at an affordable price
12th - 14th February 2025 | Conrad Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
Agenda
Registration & Lunch
13:00
Competition Next Gen Committee Welcome
13:55

Ronan Scanlan, Partner
Steptoe (UK)

Alessandro Cogoni, Associate
Covington (Belgium)

Naomi Reid , Associate
Herbert Smith Freehills (UK)
Associate to Partner: What Would I Tell My Younger Self?
14:00
A unique discussion between a senior practitioner, junior partner and counsel covering their career, what worked and what didn’t, and what would they now tell their younger self.

Ronan Scanlan, Partner
Steptoe (UK)

Kiti Karvinen, Counsel
Castrén & Snellman (Finland)

Naomi Reid , Associate
Herbert Smith Freehills (UK)
What Private Practice Needs to Know About In-House
14:45
- In-house perspectives on challenges addressing client needs
- What advice clients seek in high pressure scenarios
- Public relations support and working together with multiple departments

Clare Walker, Competition Law Counsel
JD Sports plc

James Harrison, Senior Competition & Regulatory Lawyer
BT Group
Networking & Refreshment Break
15:30
Fireside Chat: Engaging with Regulators and Discussing Key Regulatory Challenges
16:00

Úna Butler, Member of the Commission
Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (Ireland)
Next Gen Essay Competition Winner
16:45

Lucy Watkiss, Associate
Linklaters
Chairperson's Summation & Close of Day
17:10
Welcome Drinks Reception
17:20
- Kindly hosted by:
Registration
09:00
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
09:30

Maria Rosaria Raspanti, Senior Associate
Pavia e Ansaldo (Italy)

Andrew Leitch, Partner
Hogan Lovells

Nafees Saeed, Partner
Weil (UK)
Key Developments in Competition Enforcement
09:40
- An overview on recent public and private enforcement activity
- Highlighting procedural trends and innovations
- How different jurisdictions have adopted or are adopting new enforcement practices

Mark Padley, Special Counsel
Milbank

Nuala Canavan, Counsel
Norton Rose Fulbright (UK)
An In-House View at the Practical Challenges of Navigating Multiple Competition Regimes
10.20
- Challenges to compliance over multiple jurisdictions
- Follow-on litigation risk for regulatory action in different jurisdictions
- The use of evidence from cases in different jurisdictions
- Handling e-discovery in cross-border investigations

Lís O’Connor, Compliance & Ethics Counsel – Competition Law
Accenture (Ireland)

Seán O’Dea, Senior Corporate Counsel – Competition/Antitrust
ServiceNow
Networking & Refreshment Break
11:05
Workshop Sessions 1
11:25
During the Workshop Sessions today you'll have the opportunity to select your choice of topics from those on offer building an agenda that best suits your practice. Choose from three workshop streams on competition Law and Litigation alongside career advancing personal skills sessions:
Stream A: Path To Partner |
Stream B: Litigation Strategy |
Stream C: Regulatory Challenges |
---|---|---|
10 ways to Better Understand your Client |
Building a Private |
Exploring the State of |
|
|
|
Tom Hanson - Senior Associate - Dentons (UK) Paul Williams, Senior Associate, Pinsent Masons (UK) |
Christoph Weinert - Partner - COMMEO (Germany) Eleanore Di Claudio - Managing Associate - Simmons & Simmons (UK) Alex Evans - Senior Associate - Macfarlanes (UK) |
Nafees Saeed - Partner - Weil (UK) Richard Maliniak - Counsel - Nedelka Kubáč advokáti (Czechia) Riccardo Tremolada, Associate, Cleary Gottlieb (UK) Paul Stoddart, Principal , RBB Economics Laura Treacy, Partner, McCann FitzGerald (Ireland) |
Workshop Sessions 2
12:10
Stream A: Path To Partner |
Stream B: Litigation Strategy |
Stream C: Regulatory Challenges |
What You Really Need to Know Being a Partner: Tips for Climbing the Ladder | Exploring Competition Collective Redress Throughout Europe |
Navigating Market Studies and Market Investigations
|
|
|
|
Karin Roberts - Partner - Delphi (Sweden) Mark Crane - Partner - Addleshaw Goddard (UK) Greg Haber - Vice President - Verita (USA) |
Nishtha Mahajan - Associate - Willkie (UK) Angus Reston - Senior Associate - Freshfields (UK) Nuno Pires Salpico - Associate - Sousa Ferro & Associados (Portugal) Tomáš Houška - Senior Vice President - AlixPartners |
Elin Moen - Partner - BAHR (Norway) Stefanie Budde - Counsel - Hengeler Mueller (Germany) Nikita Roketskiy - Senior Economist - Cornerstone Research |
Networking & Lunch Break
12:55
Workshop Sessions 3
13:55
Stream A: Path To Partner |
Stream B: Litigation Strategy |
Stream C: Regulatory Challenges |
Developing Effective Modes of Working |
Examining Damages Valuation |
Exploring Developments in Foreign Subsidies Regulation |
|
|
|
Pierre Galmiche - Partner - Aramis (France) Michael Zymler - Knowledge Lawyer - Competition - Hausfeld (UK) |
Sebastian Wrobel - Senior Associate - Noerr (Germany) Zachery O'Brien - Managing Associate - Mishcon de Reya (UK) Felix Hammeke - Director - AlixPartners Leonor Martins Machado - Managing Associate - Morais Leitão (Portugal) |
Alessandro Cogoni - Associate - Covington (Belgium) Elisabeth Lian Haugsdal - Partner - Wiersholm (Norway) Tialda Beetstra - Senior Associate - Bird & Bird (Netherlands) |
Workshop Sessions 4
14:40
Stream A: Path To Partner |
Stream B: Litigation Strategy |
Stream C: Regulatory Challenges |
From Mentorship to Seeking Sponsorship: Improving Diversity & Inclusion In the Legal World | Navigating Cross Border Claims | Exploring Challenges Between Sustainability, Industrial Policy, and Antitrust |
|
|
|
Shruti Hiremath - Counsel - Clifford Chance (UK) Lorna Nsoatabe - Partner - Slaughter and May (UK) |
Constança Sacoto - Managing Associate - Uría Menéndez (Portugal) Sofia Falkner - Partner - Hammarskiöld (Sweden) Natalie Puddicombe - Senior Associate - Travers Smith (UK) |
Julia Wiemer - Partner - Kapellmann (Germany) Claire Shepherd - Of Counsel - Gibson Dunn Marie-Luise Heuer - Senior Associate - BLOMSTEIN (Germany |
Networking & Refreshment Break
15:25
Workshop Session 5
15:45
|
Stream B: Litigation Strategy |
Stream C: Regulatory Challenges |
Securing Litigation Funding and Examining the Standards for Funding Structures/Returns Across Jurisdictions | Navigating Digital Markets Regulation | |
|
|
|
Andrew Leitch - Partner - BCLP (UK) Naomi Reid - Associate - Herbert Smith Freehills (UK) Sarah Breckenridge - Investment Manager - Erso Capital |
Saira Henry - Partner - Dechert (UK) Liam Heylin - Partner - Mason Hayes & Curran (Ireland) Ines Bodenstein - Counsel - Gleiss Lutz (Germany) Anca Cojoc - Principal - Cornerstone Research |
Workshop Session 6
16:30
Stream B: Litigation Strategy |
Stream C: Regulatory Challenges |
Audience Vote: The Greatest Challenge in Competition Litigation for the Year Ahead | Audience Vote: The Greatest Challenge in Competition Regulation for the Year Ahead |
Each speaker has 5 minutes to say what they think the main litigation challenges or key theme will be, then it goes to an audience vote. |
Each speaker has 5 minutes to say what they think the main regulatory challenges or key theme will be, and then it goes to an audience vote. |
Andrew Leitch - Partner - BCLP (UK) Ines Bodenstein - Counsel - Gleiss Lutz (Germany) Petra Carreira - Managing Associate - PLMJ (Portugal) Naomi Reid - Associate - Herbert Smith Freehills (UK) Sebastian Wrobel - Senior Associate - Noerr (Germany)
|
Shruti Hiremath - Counsel - Clifford Chance (UK) Alessandro Cogoni - Associate - Covington & Burling (Belgium) Ronan Scanlan - Partner - Steptoe (UK) Maria Rosaria Raspanti - Senior Associate - Pavia e Ansaldo (Italy) Mark Daniel - Counsel - Linklaters (UK) Nafees Saeed - Partner - Weil (UK) |
Close of Day 2 & Time to Change
17:30
Pre-Dinner Drinks Reception
18:30
- Kindly hosted by:
Conference Dinner
19:30
- Kindly hosted by:
Morning Refreshments
09:00
Competition Next Gen Committee Welcome Back
09:30

Shruti Hiremath, Counsel
Clifford Chance (UK)

Sebastian Wrobel, Senior Associate
Noerr (Germany)

Petra Carreira, Managing Associate
PLMJ (Portugal)

Mark Daniel, Counsel
Linklaters (UK)
Keynote: Protecting Your Wellbeing on the Way to the Top
09:35

Richard Martin, Principal Consultant
Byrne Dean
AI: Navigating Emerging Areas in Competition
10:00
- Building regulatory structures without stifling AI innovation
- Direct and indirect impacts of the DMCC and DMA on AI
- The risk of algorithmic collusion and its Impacts on regulatory investigation and enforcement
- Theories of harm in the AI space and lessons to be learned from challenges in the wider tech sector

João Vareda, Deputy Head of Unit - DG COMP
European Commission (Belgium)

Shruti Hiremath, Counsel
Clifford Chance (UK)

Nick Wolfe, Counsel
Skadden (Belgium)

Matteo Foschi, Director
Charles River Associates

Matthias Lux, Principal Specialist
Cornerstone Research
Networking & Refreshment Break
10:55
Judiciary Roundtable: Perspectives From The Bench on European Actions
11:15

Andrew Lenon KC, Chairman
Competition Appeal Tribunal (UK)

Marta Campos, Judge
Tribunal da Concorrência, Regulação e Supervisão (Portugal)
How to work with Experts
12:15
Answering your burning questions on the challenges and underdiscussed requirements of working with experts as an antitrust lawyer today.

Mark Bosley, Director
BRG
Lunch & Committee Summary
12:55
Ronan Scanlan - Partner - Steptoe (UK)
Alessandro Cogoni - Associate - Covington (Belgium)
Naomi Reid - Associate - Herbert Smith Freehills (UK)
A unique discussion between a senior practitioner, junior partner and counsel covering their career, what worked and what didn’t, and what would they now tell their younger self.
Ronan Scanlan - Partner - Steptoe (UK)Kiti Karvinen - Counsel - Castrén & Snellman (Finland)
Naomi Reid - Associate - Herbert Smith Freehills (UK)
- In-house perspectives on challenges addressing client needs
- What advice clients seek in high pressure scenarios
- Public relations support and working together with multiple departments
James Harrison - Senior Competition & Regulatory Lawyer - BT Group
Úna Butler - Member of the Commission - Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (Ireland)
- Kindly hosted by:
Maria Rosaria Raspanti - Senior Associate - Pavia e Ansaldo (Italy)
Andrew Leitch - Partner - Hogan Lovells
Nafees Saeed - Partner - Weil (UK)
- An overview on recent public and private enforcement activity
- Highlighting procedural trends and innovations
- How different jurisdictions have adopted or are adopting new enforcement practices
Nuala Canavan - Counsel - Norton Rose Fulbright (UK)
- Challenges to compliance over multiple jurisdictions
- Follow-on litigation risk for regulatory action in different jurisdictions
- The use of evidence from cases in different jurisdictions
- Handling e-discovery in cross-border investigations
Seán O’Dea - Senior Corporate Counsel – Competition/Antitrust - ServiceNow
During the Workshop Sessions today you'll have the opportunity to select your choice of topics from those on offer building an agenda that best suits your practice. Choose from three workshop streams on competition Law and Litigation alongside career advancing personal skills sessions:
Stream A: Path To Partner |
Stream B: Litigation Strategy |
Stream C: Regulatory Challenges |
---|---|---|
10 ways to Better Understand your Client |
Building a Private |
Exploring the State of |
|
|
|
Tom Hanson - Senior Associate - Dentons (UK) Paul Williams, Senior Associate, Pinsent Masons (UK) |
Christoph Weinert - Partner - COMMEO (Germany) Eleanore Di Claudio - Managing Associate - Simmons & Simmons (UK) Alex Evans - Senior Associate - Macfarlanes (UK) |
Nafees Saeed - Partner - Weil (UK) Richard Maliniak - Counsel - Nedelka Kubáč advokáti (Czechia) Riccardo Tremolada, Associate, Cleary Gottlieb (UK) Paul Stoddart, Principal , RBB Economics Laura Treacy, Partner, McCann FitzGerald (Ireland) |
Stream A: Path To Partner |
Stream B: Litigation Strategy |
Stream C: Regulatory Challenges |
What You Really Need to Know Being a Partner: Tips for Climbing the Ladder | Exploring Competition Collective Redress Throughout Europe |
Navigating Market Studies and Market Investigations
|
|
|
|
Karin Roberts - Partner - Delphi (Sweden) Mark Crane - Partner - Addleshaw Goddard (UK) Greg Haber - Vice President - Verita (USA) |
Nishtha Mahajan - Associate - Willkie (UK) Angus Reston - Senior Associate - Freshfields (UK) Nuno Pires Salpico - Associate - Sousa Ferro & Associados (Portugal) Tomáš Houška - Senior Vice President - AlixPartners |
Elin Moen - Partner - BAHR (Norway) Stefanie Budde - Counsel - Hengeler Mueller (Germany) Nikita Roketskiy - Senior Economist - Cornerstone Research |
Stream A: Path To Partner |
Stream B: Litigation Strategy |
Stream C: Regulatory Challenges |
Developing Effective Modes of Working |
Examining Damages Valuation |
Exploring Developments in Foreign Subsidies Regulation |
|
|
|
Pierre Galmiche - Partner - Aramis (France) Michael Zymler - Knowledge Lawyer - Competition - Hausfeld (UK) |
Sebastian Wrobel - Senior Associate - Noerr (Germany) Zachery O'Brien - Managing Associate - Mishcon de Reya (UK) Felix Hammeke - Director - AlixPartners Leonor Martins Machado - Managing Associate - Morais Leitão (Portugal) |
Alessandro Cogoni - Associate - Covington (Belgium) Elisabeth Lian Haugsdal - Partner - Wiersholm (Norway) Tialda Beetstra - Senior Associate - Bird & Bird (Netherlands) |
Stream A: Path To Partner |
Stream B: Litigation Strategy |
Stream C: Regulatory Challenges |
From Mentorship to Seeking Sponsorship: Improving Diversity & Inclusion In the Legal World | Navigating Cross Border Claims | Exploring Challenges Between Sustainability, Industrial Policy, and Antitrust |
|
|
|
Shruti Hiremath - Counsel - Clifford Chance (UK) Lorna Nsoatabe - Partner - Slaughter and May (UK) |
Constança Sacoto - Managing Associate - Uría Menéndez (Portugal) Sofia Falkner - Partner - Hammarskiöld (Sweden) Natalie Puddicombe - Senior Associate - Travers Smith (UK) |
Julia Wiemer - Partner - Kapellmann (Germany) Claire Shepherd - Of Counsel - Gibson Dunn Marie-Luise Heuer - Senior Associate - BLOMSTEIN (Germany |
|
Stream B: Litigation Strategy |
Stream C: Regulatory Challenges |
Securing Litigation Funding and Examining the Standards for Funding Structures/Returns Across Jurisdictions | Navigating Digital Markets Regulation | |
|
|
|
Andrew Leitch - Partner - BCLP (UK) Naomi Reid - Associate - Herbert Smith Freehills (UK) Sarah Breckenridge - Investment Manager - Erso Capital |
Saira Henry - Partner - Dechert (UK) Liam Heylin - Partner - Mason Hayes & Curran (Ireland) Ines Bodenstein - Counsel - Gleiss Lutz (Germany) Anca Cojoc - Principal - Cornerstone Research |
Stream B: Litigation Strategy |
Stream C: Regulatory Challenges |
Audience Vote: The Greatest Challenge in Competition Litigation for the Year Ahead | Audience Vote: The Greatest Challenge in Competition Regulation for the Year Ahead |
Each speaker has 5 minutes to say what they think the main litigation challenges or key theme will be, then it goes to an audience vote. |
Each speaker has 5 minutes to say what they think the main regulatory challenges or key theme will be, and then it goes to an audience vote. |
Andrew Leitch - Partner - BCLP (UK) Ines Bodenstein - Counsel - Gleiss Lutz (Germany) Petra Carreira - Managing Associate - PLMJ (Portugal) Naomi Reid - Associate - Herbert Smith Freehills (UK) Sebastian Wrobel - Senior Associate - Noerr (Germany)
|
Shruti Hiremath - Counsel - Clifford Chance (UK) Alessandro Cogoni - Associate - Covington & Burling (Belgium) Ronan Scanlan - Partner - Steptoe (UK) Maria Rosaria Raspanti - Senior Associate - Pavia e Ansaldo (Italy) Mark Daniel - Counsel - Linklaters (UK) Nafees Saeed - Partner - Weil (UK) |
- Kindly hosted by:
- Kindly hosted by:
Shruti Hiremath - Counsel - Clifford Chance (UK)
Sebastian Wrobel - Senior Associate - Noerr (Germany)
Petra Carreira - Managing Associate - PLMJ (Portugal)
Mark Daniel - Counsel - Linklaters (UK)
Richard Martin - Principal Consultant - Byrne Dean
- Building regulatory structures without stifling AI innovation
- Direct and indirect impacts of the DMCC and DMA on AI
- The risk of algorithmic collusion and its Impacts on regulatory investigation and enforcement
- Theories of harm in the AI space and lessons to be learned from challenges in the wider tech sector
Shruti Hiremath - Counsel - Clifford Chance (UK)
Nick Wolfe - Counsel - Skadden (Belgium)
Matteo Foschi - Director - Charles River Associates
Matthias Lux - Principal Specialist - Cornerstone Research
Andrew Lenon KC - Chairman - Competition Appeal Tribunal (UK)
Marta Campos - Judge - Tribunal da Concorrência, Regulação e Supervisão (Portugal)
Answering your burning questions on the challenges and underdiscussed requirements of working with experts as an antitrust lawyer today.
Mark Bosley - Director - BRG
Contact Us
Speakers
For Speakers enquiries please contact Alexander Edgal on +44 (0) 20 3998 9752 or email alexander@thoughtleaders4.com
Partnership
For Partnership enquiries please contact Helen Berwick on +44 (0) 20 3433 2281 or email helen@thoughtleaders4.com
Bookings
For Bookings enquiries please contact Amy Barrett on +44 (0) 20 3059 9796 or email info@thoughtleaders4.com
Marketing
For Marketing enquiries please contact Yelda Ismail on +44 (0) 20 3398 8551 or email yelda@thoughtleaders4.com