BRUSSELS, May 23, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Senior antitrust regulators from the European
Commission, the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority, and the
U.S. Department of Justice will join industry and academic leaders
for in-depth discussions at the Crowell & Moring and
Kings College London Sixth Annual EU
Competition Law Conference on June
11 at TheMerode in Brussels.
The day-long event will focus on a transatlantic view of current
antitrust developments across a range of areas, such as cooperation
between competitors, merger control, and state aid. Sessions will
also explore key trends in enforcement in relation to digital
markets and AI, and the European Commission's increased scrutiny on
complex cross-border M&A transactions.
"Crowell & Moring and King's College London are excited to
partner for the sixth year as we host leading minds in antitrust to
discuss the future of EU competition law and how industry will
navigate rapid advances in technology and an increasingly complex
regulatory environment," said Karel
Bourgeois, a partner in Crowell & Moring's Antitrust and
Competition Group in Brussels.
David Lawrence, policy director,
DOJ Antitrust Division, will provide a keynote address. Panels
throughout the day will feature Lucia Bonova, head of unit, DG
Competition, European Commission; Lucilia Falsarella Pereira,
senior director, Competition Enforcement, Competition and Markets
Authority; Andrea Usai, case
handler, DG Competition, European Commission; and Annemiek
Wilpshaar, head of unit, DG Competition, European Commission.
Panels include:
- Cooperation between competitors in the digital and green
economy: competition risks of AI, sustainability agreements,
no-poach and labor agreements;
- Developments in state aid and (foreign) subsidies control: how
to level the playing field in the new geopolitical environment;
- Merger control developments: increased scrutiny of mergers, new
U.S. guidelines, the revised market definition notice,
international convergence/divergence; and
- Fireside chat: future direction on enforcement with a focus on
digital, AI, and the practical implications for regulators and
companies.
"We are looking forward to a robust discussion of the issues
that are impacting how companies of all sizes compete in the
digital age. Antitrust policy and enforcement are at a remarkable
inflection point, and the issues we will discuss are already
impacting the future of the marketplace," said King's College
London Professor of Law Alison Jones.
Speakers also include leading professors, lawyers, and
consultants, including: American
University Washington College of Law Research Professor of
Law Jonathan Baker; The European Consumer Organisation Senior
Advisor, Competition, BEUC, Vanessa
Turner; George Washington
University Law School Global Competition Professor of Law
and Policy William Kovacic; Oxera Consulting Partner Sir
Philip Lowe and Head of State Aid
Nicole Robins; Umicore Global Competition Counsel Quentin Azau; University of East Anglia
Professor of Competition Law Andreas Stephan. Additional speakers
and event hosts include Jones; and Crowell & Moring partners
Bourgeois, Thomas De Meese,
Shawn Johnson, Jason Murray, and senior of counsel Andrew Gavil.
The event is open to the public and media. Click to view the
full program and register here.
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