The Competition Next Gen Summit 2026

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.

3rd - 4th March 2026 | Central London

Complimentary attendance for In-House Counsel, Regulatory Authorities and Government Representatives

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Agenda

Pre-event 2nd March Monday 2026 Day 1 - 3rd March Tuesday 2026 Day 2 - 4th March Wednesday 2026

Pre-Event Welcome Drinks
18:30

TL4 Competition Next Gen is excited to welcome our attendees from across Europe to meet and share insights. We look forward to welcoming you for a relaxed drinks reception to welcome you all the evening before the event.

Further details to come

Registration
09:00

Competition Next Gen Committee Welcome
09:30

Keynote: European Commission
09:40

An Overview of Key Developments in Competition Enforcement & Deals
10:15

  • Recent key developments in public & private enforcement activity
  • A look at key M&A activity and the landscape of trade and deals
  • Highlighting procedural trends and innovations
  • How different jurisdictions have adopted or are adopting new enforcement practices

Networking & Refreshment Break
11:00

The National Regulators Roundtable
11:20

An In-House View at the Practical Challenges of Navigating Different Competition Regimes
12:20

  • Challenges to compliance over multiple jurisdictions
  • Manging disclosure
  • The sharing and use of evidence from cases in different jurisdictions
  • Follow-on litigation risk for regulatory action in different jurisdictions

Networking & Lunch Break
13:00

Workshop Session 1
14:00

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: Regulatory Challenges
Stream B: Litigation Strategy
Stream C: Next Gen Leaders
Discussing Remedy Tools in Merger Control
Effectively Navigating Case Management Challenges
Examining Pitfalls to Coordinating In-House and Private Practice Teams
  • A look at recent consultations and updated guidance
  • Developments in the use of remedy tools and behavioural remedies
  • Key developments and updates in theories of harm
  • Monitoring fulfilment of behavioural remedies
  • Best practice in the use of experts and expert independence
  • Perspectives on common challenges and pitfalls for cross border claims
  • Handling cost concerns in long running cases
  • Does a new President herald a sea change in case management in competition litigation, at the CAT and beyond?
  • Prioritising the legal work
  • Unexpected distressed situations – supporting teams in times of crisis
  • Working together with other departments

Workshop Sessions 2
14:45

Stream A: Regulatory Challenges
Stream B: Litigation Strategy
Stream C: Next Gen Leaders
Navigating Competition Developments in Digital Markets
Exploring Competition Collective Redress Throughout Europe
Discussing Effective Networking: Tips and Tricks to Maximise Opportunities
  • The effectiveness of Gatekeeper regulations Following 2 years of DMA compliance
  • Assessing formal SMS designations under the DMCCA
  • Potential appeals and third-party interventions
  • A health check on jurisdictions for collective redress: successes, failures, and false-starts
  • Improving defendant approaches and addressing the risks in class actions cases
  • The benefits and drawback from a claimant perspective of different models across jurisdictions
  • Building your profile
  • Utilising professional bodies and informal networks
  • Developing relationships with potential clients

Networking & Refreshment Break
15:30

Workshop Sessions 3
15:50

Stream A: Regulatory Challenges
Stream B: Litigation Strategy
Stream C: Next Gen Leaders
Lessons Learned from Key Foreign Direct Investment Regimes
Examining Settlements and Distribution
Promoting Diversity & Inclusion in the Competition Law World
  • Patterns coming out of foreign investment investigations and what regulators are interested in
  • A look at key processes for foreign investment screenings across Europe and beyond
  • Navigating cross-border deals and internal reorganisations
  • Practical lessons in effective communication with authorities
  • Experiences from the negotiating table
  • Challenges around reaching an agreement vs assessed damages
  • The impact of the treatment of unclaimed funds on the settlement and ‘Opt-Out’ distribution model
  • Empowerment tools – handling emotional tolls and work-life boundaries
  • How to pick and choose a mentor or mentee to champion growth
  • Building diversity at every step of the ladder: Career progression without compromise
  • Bringing in new inclusion strategies to your organisation

Workshop Session 4
16:35

Stream A: Regulatory Challenges
Stream B: Litigation Strategy
Stream C: Next Gen Leaders
Assessing Mergers & Acquisitions in Sensitive Sectors
Examining the State of Litigation Funding in European Competition Litigation
Putting Together a Business Case: Discussing External and Internal Best Practice
  • Discussing the role of merger control interventions in the AI sector
  • Mergers and Partnerships between the Tech and Defence sectors
  • Theories of harm in the AI space and lessons to be learned from challenges in the wider tech sector
  • The Funder perspective on identifying and approaching a new claim
  • Looking at the debate into litigation funding models and the direction of key jurisdictions
  • Evaluating funding models: international perspectives and insights from the CJC report and UK legislative proposals
  • Bringing work in and finding where the next case will come from
  • Examining opportunities and saying yes to the right challenges

Close of Day 1
17:20

Pre-Dinner Drinks Reception
17:30

Conference Dinner
18:30

Morning Refreshments
09:00

Competition Next Gen Committee Welcome Back
09:30

Keynote: The State of Competition Law
09:35

Case Study on Delivery Hero – Glovo: Examining Multiple Compliance Breaches and Follow-On Opportunities
10:10

  • Examining multiple compliance breaches in the case: Minority shareholdings, Information Exchange, Cartels, Labour Markets and no-poach agreements
  • How experienced experts miss compliance breaches
  • Follow-on Litigation opportunities

Networking & Refreshment Break
11:10

Workshop Session 1
11:30

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 Developments in M&A and Deals, Competition Litigation, and Antitrust Compliance and Enforcement sessions:


Stream A: Merger & Deal Challenges
Stream B: Litigation Strategy
Stream C: Antitrust Developments
Examining Below-Threshold Merger Control
Assessing Damages Valuations and the Role of Experts in Competition Litigation
Examining Developments in Abuse of Dominance Enforcement
  • A look at recent national regulatory activity
  • The use of call-in powers and their effect on EU Industrial Strategy
  • Examining the assessment process for damages across Europe
  • Discussing on the role of expert valuations in litigation across jurisdictions
  • Differences and additional work required for collective actions vs non-collective proceedings
  • New Article 102 guidelines on exclusionary abuses
  • Assessing key enforcement developments and investigation/commitment decisions
  • WhatsApp – Meta AI: Is there still a role for 102 in Big Tech?

Workshop Session 2
12:15

Stream A: Merger & Deal Challenges
Stream B: Litigation Strategy
Stream C: Antitrust Developments
Exploring Developments in Foreign Subsidies Regulation
Examining Collective Redress Claim Vehicles Across Jurisdictions
Navigating Challenges Between Sustainability and Antitrust Goals
  • Lessons from patterns and trends identified from previous FSR investigations / cases
  • What will the new EC guidance bring us?
  • Strategies for handling clients’ financial contributions data
  • Managing the increased complexity of Foreign Subsidy Regulation on Private Equity
  • The role of Collective Action Representatives as face of the consumer
  • The benefits and drawbacks of Class Representatives, Consumer Institutes, SPVs, and alternatives models
  • The future of Collective Representation
  • Maintaining Information exchange compliance while pursuing sustainability goals
  • Looking at key jurisdictions for sustainability and antitrust guidance
  • Is there still a future for competition litigation for environmental breaches, in light of the UK water class action judgment?

Networking & Lunch Break
13:00

Judiciary Roundtable: Sharing Views from the Bench
14:00

Next Gen Essay Competition Winner
14:55

The winner of our annual 'Future Thought Leaders Essay Competition' will present their essay.

Networking & Refreshment Break
15:20

Navigating Antitrust Concerns in Artificial Intelligence
15:40

  • Regulating AI platforms whilst enabling innovation
  • Data, IP, Copyright in the Context of Competition and AI
  • AI impacts on regulatory investigation and enforcement
  • Identifying and mitigating compliance & litigations risks to AI utilisation to corporates

What Private Practice Needs to Know About In-House
16:20

  • 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

Committee Summary & Close of Conference
17:00

18:30
Pre-Event Welcome Drinks

TL4 Competition Next Gen is excited to welcome our attendees from across Europe to meet and share insights. We look forward to welcoming you for a relaxed drinks reception to welcome you all the evening before the event.

Further details to come

09:00
Registration
09:30
Competition Next Gen Committee Welcome
09:40
Keynote: European Commission
10:15
An Overview of Key Developments in Competition Enforcement & Deals
  • Recent key developments in public & private enforcement activity
  • A look at key M&A activity and the landscape of trade and deals
  • Highlighting procedural trends and innovations
  • How different jurisdictions have adopted or are adopting new enforcement practices
11:00
Networking & Refreshment Break
11:20
The National Regulators Roundtable
12:20
An In-House View at the Practical Challenges of Navigating Different Competition Regimes
  • Challenges to compliance over multiple jurisdictions
  • Manging disclosure
  • The sharing and use of evidence from cases in different jurisdictions
  • Follow-on litigation risk for regulatory action in different jurisdictions
13:00
Networking & Lunch Break
14:00
Workshop Session 1

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: Regulatory Challenges
Stream B: Litigation Strategy
Stream C: Next Gen Leaders
Discussing Remedy Tools in Merger Control
Effectively Navigating Case Management Challenges
Examining Pitfalls to Coordinating In-House and Private Practice Teams
  • A look at recent consultations and updated guidance
  • Developments in the use of remedy tools and behavioural remedies
  • Key developments and updates in theories of harm
  • Monitoring fulfilment of behavioural remedies
  • Best practice in the use of experts and expert independence
  • Perspectives on common challenges and pitfalls for cross border claims
  • Handling cost concerns in long running cases
  • Does a new President herald a sea change in case management in competition litigation, at the CAT and beyond?
  • Prioritising the legal work
  • Unexpected distressed situations – supporting teams in times of crisis
  • Working together with other departments
14:45
Workshop Sessions 2
Stream A: Regulatory Challenges
Stream B: Litigation Strategy
Stream C: Next Gen Leaders
Navigating Competition Developments in Digital Markets
Exploring Competition Collective Redress Throughout Europe
Discussing Effective Networking: Tips and Tricks to Maximise Opportunities
  • The effectiveness of Gatekeeper regulations Following 2 years of DMA compliance
  • Assessing formal SMS designations under the DMCCA
  • Potential appeals and third-party interventions
  • A health check on jurisdictions for collective redress: successes, failures, and false-starts
  • Improving defendant approaches and addressing the risks in class actions cases
  • The benefits and drawback from a claimant perspective of different models across jurisdictions
  • Building your profile
  • Utilising professional bodies and informal networks
  • Developing relationships with potential clients
15:30
Networking & Refreshment Break
15:50
Workshop Sessions 3
Stream A: Regulatory Challenges
Stream B: Litigation Strategy
Stream C: Next Gen Leaders
Lessons Learned from Key Foreign Direct Investment Regimes
Examining Settlements and Distribution
Promoting Diversity & Inclusion in the Competition Law World
  • Patterns coming out of foreign investment investigations and what regulators are interested in
  • A look at key processes for foreign investment screenings across Europe and beyond
  • Navigating cross-border deals and internal reorganisations
  • Practical lessons in effective communication with authorities
  • Experiences from the negotiating table
  • Challenges around reaching an agreement vs assessed damages
  • The impact of the treatment of unclaimed funds on the settlement and ‘Opt-Out’ distribution model
  • Empowerment tools – handling emotional tolls and work-life boundaries
  • How to pick and choose a mentor or mentee to champion growth
  • Building diversity at every step of the ladder: Career progression without compromise
  • Bringing in new inclusion strategies to your organisation
16:35
Workshop Session 4
Stream A: Regulatory Challenges
Stream B: Litigation Strategy
Stream C: Next Gen Leaders
Assessing Mergers & Acquisitions in Sensitive Sectors
Examining the State of Litigation Funding in European Competition Litigation
Putting Together a Business Case: Discussing External and Internal Best Practice
  • Discussing the role of merger control interventions in the AI sector
  • Mergers and Partnerships between the Tech and Defence sectors
  • Theories of harm in the AI space and lessons to be learned from challenges in the wider tech sector
  • The Funder perspective on identifying and approaching a new claim
  • Looking at the debate into litigation funding models and the direction of key jurisdictions
  • Evaluating funding models: international perspectives and insights from the CJC report and UK legislative proposals
  • Bringing work in and finding where the next case will come from
  • Examining opportunities and saying yes to the right challenges
17:20
Close of Day 1
17:30
Pre-Dinner Drinks Reception
18:30
Conference Dinner
09:00
Morning Refreshments
09:30
Competition Next Gen Committee Welcome Back
09:35
Keynote: The State of Competition Law
10:10
Case Study on Delivery Hero – Glovo: Examining Multiple Compliance Breaches and Follow-On Opportunities
  • Examining multiple compliance breaches in the case: Minority shareholdings, Information Exchange, Cartels, Labour Markets and no-poach agreements
  • How experienced experts miss compliance breaches
  • Follow-on Litigation opportunities
11:10
Networking & Refreshment Break
11:30
Workshop Session 1

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 Developments in M&A and Deals, Competition Litigation, and Antitrust Compliance and Enforcement sessions:


Stream A: Merger & Deal Challenges
Stream B: Litigation Strategy
Stream C: Antitrust Developments
Examining Below-Threshold Merger Control
Assessing Damages Valuations and the Role of Experts in Competition Litigation
Examining Developments in Abuse of Dominance Enforcement
  • A look at recent national regulatory activity
  • The use of call-in powers and their effect on EU Industrial Strategy
  • Examining the assessment process for damages across Europe
  • Discussing on the role of expert valuations in litigation across jurisdictions
  • Differences and additional work required for collective actions vs non-collective proceedings
  • New Article 102 guidelines on exclusionary abuses
  • Assessing key enforcement developments and investigation/commitment decisions
  • WhatsApp – Meta AI: Is there still a role for 102 in Big Tech?
12:15
Workshop Session 2
Stream A: Merger & Deal Challenges
Stream B: Litigation Strategy
Stream C: Antitrust Developments
Exploring Developments in Foreign Subsidies Regulation
Examining Collective Redress Claim Vehicles Across Jurisdictions
Navigating Challenges Between Sustainability and Antitrust Goals
  • Lessons from patterns and trends identified from previous FSR investigations / cases
  • What will the new EC guidance bring us?
  • Strategies for handling clients’ financial contributions data
  • Managing the increased complexity of Foreign Subsidy Regulation on Private Equity
  • The role of Collective Action Representatives as face of the consumer
  • The benefits and drawbacks of Class Representatives, Consumer Institutes, SPVs, and alternatives models
  • The future of Collective Representation
  • Maintaining Information exchange compliance while pursuing sustainability goals
  • Looking at key jurisdictions for sustainability and antitrust guidance
  • Is there still a future for competition litigation for environmental breaches, in light of the UK water class action judgment?
13:00
Networking & Lunch Break
14:00
Judiciary Roundtable: Sharing Views from the Bench
14:55
Next Gen Essay Competition Winner

The winner of our annual 'Future Thought Leaders Essay Competition' will present their essay.

15:20
Networking & Refreshment Break
15:40
Navigating Antitrust Concerns in Artificial Intelligence
  • Regulating AI platforms whilst enabling innovation
  • Data, IP, Copyright in the Context of Competition and AI
  • AI impacts on regulatory investigation and enforcement
  • Identifying and mitigating compliance & litigations risks to AI utilisation to corporates
16:20
What Private Practice Needs to Know About In-House
  • 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
17:00
Committee Summary & Close of Conference

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