Past event
Event ·
20 Jan 2026, 10:00 -
18:00
CET
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Poland
Competition Conference 2026
The All-in-One Competition Conference
SQUARE Brussels Meeting Centre
Mont des Arts, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Mont des Arts, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
We are pleased to invite you to the Competition Conference, jointly organised by the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf – Institute for Competition Law and the CMS Antitrust, Competition & Trade Group.
Event details
Programme
20 Jan 2026 Past event
10:00 - 18:00 CET
We are honoured to welcome a distinguished line-up of guest speakers from leading institutions and companies, who will share their views on the latest developments in competition law. The list already includes:
- Nicholas Banasevic – Microsoft
- Kristina Barbov – Sky
- Zsuzsa Cserhalmi – European Commission
- Jörn Eickhoff – Siemens Energy
- Daniela Esposito – AkzoNobel
- Damien Gerard – Belgian Competition Authority
- Alysson Havard - SPF Economie
- Linsey McCallum – European Commission
- Andreas Mundt – German Competition Authority
- Amélie Lavenir – LVMH
- Christoph Leibenath - Nestle
- Mathias Traub – BOSCH
- Elodie Vandenhende – French Competition Authority
- Carla Wachendorfer – Delivery Hero
Registration is already open now!
We look forward to welcoming you in Brussels for a deep dive into the latest trends shaping competition law.
The Programme
Enforcers interview
How to shape competition law for the future?
Guests:
- Linsey McCallum, Deputy Director-General for Antitrust in the Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission.
- Andreas Mundt, President of the German Competition Authority
Interviewers:
- Dirk van Liedekerke, CMS Brussels
- Rupprecht Podszun, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, German Monopoly Commission
Merger control – panel discussion
Revision of the EU Merger Guidelines: A New Dawn on the Horizon
Merger control outside merger control law: on the hunt for killer acquisitions
Panelists:
- Damien Gerard, Prosecutor General, Belgian Competition Authority
- Raphaël De Coninck, Head of Brussels Office, CRA
- Grania Holzwarth, Competition Policy Legal Counsel, Deutsche Telekom
Moderators:
- Dieter Zandler, CMS Vienna
- Henrik Nordling, CMS Oslo
Horizontal restraints – panel discussion
Information sharing and corporate transactions: new limits?
Information sharing and cooperation
Panelists:
- Daniela Esposito, Legal Director - Competition Law, AkzoNobel
- Christoph Leibenath, Senior Antitrust Counsel, Nestlé
- Carla Wachendorfer, Director - Global Head of Commercial & Antitrust Law, Delivery Hero
Moderators:
- Malgorzata Urbanska, CMS Warsaw
- Michael Bauer, CMS Brussels
Dawn raids – ACT spotlight
New boundaries - EC’s dawn raids under scrutiny
Recent experience in EC dawn raids
Presenters:
- Aida Oviedo, CMS Madrid
- Peter Giese, CMS Stuttgart
Abuse of dominance – panel discussion
Recent case law in the wake of the (still) Draft Guidelines
Dominant companies and navigating conduct under uncertainty
Panelists:
- Álvaro Ramos, Vice President Legal, European Legal Affairs, Chief Antitrust Compliance Officer, Qualcomm
- Amélie Lavenir, Head of Antitrust, LVMH
Moderators:
- Brian Sher, CMS London
- Carlos Vergez, CMS Madrid
Territorial supply constraints – ACT spotlight
TSC under scrutiny: new rules on the horizon?
The Swiss perspective on TSC
Presenters:
- Marquard Christen, CMS Zurich
- Michael Bauer, CMS Brussels
Damages claims – breakout session
Most recent developments from the courts: limitation of claims and reduced burden of substantiation in civil claims.
Quantification of damages: broad axe court estimation instead of economic experts’ calculations?
Panelist:
- Zsuzsa Cserhalmi, Deputy Head of the ECN & Private Enforcement Unit, European Commission
- Christian Kersting, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
- Judge Prof. Dr. Gerhard Klumpe, Presiding LG Dortmund
Moderators:
- Tim Reher, CMS Hamburg
Foreign Direct Investment control – breakout session
Five years of EU FDI screening regulation – taking stock
Revision of the EU FDI Screening Regulation – what lies ahead?
Presenters:
- Alysson Havard, Chairman of the Belgian Interfederal Screening Committee, SPF Economie
- Aiste Slezeviciute, European Commission Directorate-General for Trade Unit F2 – Economic Security Instruments 1: FDI Screening, Outbound Investment and Anti-Coercion
- Kai Neuhaus, CMS Brussels
Foreign Subsidies control – breakout session
Finaly a level playing field or just more red tape? - Recent experience in FSR cases
A look ahead: what should we expect from the FSR-review?
Presenters:
- Jörn Eickhoff, Head of Legal Competition & Regulatory, Siemens Energy
- Björn Herbers, CMS Brussels
- Virginie Dor, CMS Brussels
EU antitrust procedures – ACT spotlight
Revision of Reg. 1/2003: what changes can be expected?
Faster procedures, more settlements, better prioritisation – more legal certainty?
Presenters:
- Murat Duman, CMS Amsterdam
Digital Competition – panel discussion
AI, data and algorithms
Recent competition law challenges in the digital economy
Panellist:
- Elodie Vandenhende, Deputy Head, Digital Economy Unit, French Competition Authority
- Mathias Traub, Head of Antitrust Law, Bosch
- Nicholas Banasevic, Corporate Vice-President, Head of Competition and Market Regulation Team, Microsoft
Moderators:
- Szabolcs Szendro, CMS Budapest
- Björn Herbers, CMS Brussels
Coorganized by the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf – Institute for Competition Law
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