The Competition Law & Artificial Intelligence Summit - 2nd Annual

The Only AI Forum Focusing Specifically on Competition Law

In Person | 2nd December 2025 | Central London

Complimentary Attendance for In-House Counsel

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Agenda

Registration
9.00am

Chairperson's Opening Remarks
9.30am

Jenine Hulsmann, Partner
Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Morning Keynote: CMA Work and Capability Building in AI, Data and Technology
9.40am

Dr Karen Croxson, Chief Data, Technology and Insight Officer
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)

Insights from UK & EU Regulators
10.10am

This session will feature representatives from regulatory bodies from both the UK and EU jurisdictions

  • Focus areas of various regulatory agencies 
  • Jurisdictional priorities 

Networking & Refreshment Break
10.50am

Discussing Mergers, Acquisitions and Partnerships in the AI Sector
11.10am

  • Reviewing recent decisions on partnerships and M&A  
  • Recent regulatory decisions in merger cases 
  • Theories of harm in the AI space 
  • AI and mergers in the defense sector 
  • The impact of call-in powers and article 22 in AI cases 
  • Using GenAI to navigate complex regulatory document demands

Davina Garrod, Partner
Akin

Becket McGrath, Partner
Euclid Law

Oliver Latham, Vice President
Charles River Associates

Ashley Brickles, Senior Managing Director
FTI Consulting

Navigating Legislation – the DMCC, DMA and AI Act
11.50am

  • Navigating and approaching legislation in the UK and EU 
  • AI platform regulation
  • Recent investigations conducted by regulatory bodies 
  • Enforcement arising out of legislation 

Andrea Appella, Associate General Counsel
Open AI

Jordan Ellison, Partner
Slaughter and May

Verity Egerton-Doyle, Partner, UK Co-Head of Technology Sector & Global Co-Head of Games & Interactive Entertainment
Linklaters

Emily Chissell, Sr Principal
Keystone AI

Networking & Lunch Break
12.30pm

EC Keynote: Updates from the European Commission
1.30pm

Analysing Data, IP, Copyright in the Context of Competition and AI
2.00pm

  • How data protection impacts AI development 
  • The intersection of AI and copyright 
  • AI agents and their use of data

Konstantina Bania, Partner
Geradin Partners

Giulia Trojano, Senior Associate
Hausfeld

Minesh Tanna, Partner
Simmons & Simmons

Understanding Algorithmic Collusion and its Impacts on Competition
2.40pm

  • Competition issues arising from AI systems becoming more agentic 
  • Algorithmic pricing and the RealPage case 
  • AI platforms colluding without human involvement 
  • Vertical stack integration 

Tamara Todorovic, Director of Competition Enforcement
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)

Marjolein De Backer, Partner
Eversheds Sutherland

Ian Giles, Head of Antitrust and Competition, Europe, Middle East and Asia
Norton Rose Fulbright

Gregor Langus, Vice President
Cornerstone Research

Networking & Refreshment Break
3.20pm

Addressing Geopolitical Issues & AI Investment
3.40pm

  • How key jurisdictions are investing in AI platforms 
  • How changes in governments have changed jurisdictions’ approach to AI 
  • Diverging perspectives on AI from governments and the impact on private practice 
  • The impact of sanctions  
  • Foreign investment rules 

Ashwin van Rooijen, Partner
Clifford Chance

Highlighting Safety, Ethics and Consumer Protection Matters in the AI Space
4.20pm

  • AI-washing, fake reviews, dark patterns and other areas of concern 
  • Online choice and pricing architecture in the AI space 
  • The Digital Services Act and Online Safety Act 

Rikki Haria, Partner
Freshfields

Chairperson's Closing Remarks
5.00pm

Jenine Hulsmann, Partner
Weil, Gotshal & Manges

9.00am
Registration
9.30am
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
Jenine Hulsmann - Partner - Weil, Gotshal & Manges
9.40am
Morning Keynote: CMA Work and Capability Building in AI, Data and Technology
Dr Karen Croxson - Chief Data, Technology and Insight Officer - Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
10.10am
Insights from UK & EU Regulators

This session will feature representatives from regulatory bodies from both the UK and EU jurisdictions

  • Focus areas of various regulatory agencies 
  • Jurisdictional priorities 
10.50am
Networking & Refreshment Break
11.10am
Discussing Mergers, Acquisitions and Partnerships in the AI Sector
  • Reviewing recent decisions on partnerships and M&A  
  • Recent regulatory decisions in merger cases 
  • Theories of harm in the AI space 
  • AI and mergers in the defense sector 
  • The impact of call-in powers and article 22 in AI cases 
  • Using GenAI to navigate complex regulatory document demands
Davina Garrod - Partner - Akin
Becket McGrath - Partner - Euclid Law
Oliver Latham - Vice President - Charles River Associates
Ashley Brickles - Senior Managing Director - FTI Consulting
11.50am
Navigating Legislation – the DMCC, DMA and AI Act
  • Navigating and approaching legislation in the UK and EU 
  • AI platform regulation
  • Recent investigations conducted by regulatory bodies 
  • Enforcement arising out of legislation 
Andrea Appella - Associate General Counsel - Open AI
Jordan Ellison - Partner - Slaughter and May
Verity Egerton-Doyle - Partner, UK Co-Head of Technology Sector & Global Co-Head of Games & Interactive Entertainment - Linklaters
Emily Chissell - Sr Principal - Keystone AI
12.30pm
Networking & Lunch Break
1.30pm
EC Keynote: Updates from the European Commission
2.00pm
Analysing Data, IP, Copyright in the Context of Competition and AI
  • How data protection impacts AI development 
  • The intersection of AI and copyright 
  • AI agents and their use of data
Konstantina Bania - Partner - Geradin Partners
Giulia Trojano - Senior Associate - Hausfeld
Minesh Tanna - Partner - Simmons & Simmons
2.40pm
Understanding Algorithmic Collusion and its Impacts on Competition
  • Competition issues arising from AI systems becoming more agentic 
  • Algorithmic pricing and the RealPage case 
  • AI platforms colluding without human involvement 
  • Vertical stack integration 
Tamara Todorovic - Director of Competition Enforcement - Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Marjolein De Backer - Partner - Eversheds Sutherland
Ian Giles - Head of Antitrust and Competition, Europe, Middle East and Asia - Norton Rose Fulbright
Gregor Langus - Vice President - Cornerstone Research
3.20pm
Networking & Refreshment Break
3.40pm
Addressing Geopolitical Issues & AI Investment
  • How key jurisdictions are investing in AI platforms 
  • How changes in governments have changed jurisdictions’ approach to AI 
  • Diverging perspectives on AI from governments and the impact on private practice 
  • The impact of sanctions  
  • Foreign investment rules 
Ashwin van Rooijen - Partner - Clifford Chance
4.20pm
Highlighting Safety, Ethics and Consumer Protection Matters in the AI Space
  • AI-washing, fake reviews, dark patterns and other areas of concern 
  • Online choice and pricing architecture in the AI space 
  • The Digital Services Act and Online Safety Act 
Rikki Haria - Partner - Freshfields
5.00pm
Chairperson's Closing Remarks
Jenine Hulsmann - Partner - Weil, Gotshal & Manges

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