
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
Agenda
Registration
9.00am
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
9.30am

Jenine Hulsmann, Partner
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
CMA Keynote: Updates from the UK Competition Market Authority
9.40am
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

Davina Garrod, Partner
Akin
Navigating Legislation – the DMCC, DMA and AI Act
11.50am
- Navigating and approaching legislation in the UK and EU
- Recent investigations conducted by regulatory bodies
- Enforcement arising out of legislation

Ashwin van Rooijen, Partner
Clifford Chance
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
- Fallout from litigation

Konstantina Bania, Partner
Geradin Partners
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

Marjolein De Backer, Partner
Eversheds Sutherland
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
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
Chairperson's Closing Remarks
5.00pm

Jenine Hulsmann, Partner
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
This session will feature representatives from regulatory bodies from both the UK and EU jurisdictions.
- Focus areas of various regulatory agencies
- Jurisdictional priorities
- 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
- Navigating and approaching legislation in the UK and EU
- Recent investigations conducted by regulatory bodies
- Enforcement arising out of legislation
- How data protection impacts AI development
- The intersection of AI and copyright
- Fallout from litigation
- Competition issues arising from AI systems becoming more agentic
- Algorithmic pricing and the RealPage case
- AI platforms colluding without human involvement
- Vertical stack integration
- 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
- 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

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