16
Jan 2025
The GCLC and W@Competition invite you to the first of its kind joint event on “Merger Control for Competitive Europe” featuring speakers from the College of Europe community.
The event takes place on Thursday, 16 January 2025, at The Hotel in Brussels.
Programme:
15:00 Registration
15:30 Welcome Remarks
- Evelina Kurgonaite, Founder of W@Competition
- Vanessa Turner, GCLC
15:40 Panel 1: Limits of Merger Control for the Quest of Contemporary Political Discourse
- Prof. Beatrice Dumont, University Sorbonne Paris Nord and College of Europe
- Marie-Claire Strawbridge, Morrison Foerster
- Grania Holzwarth, Deutsche Telekom
- Claire Simpson, EFTA Surveillance Authority
Adina Claici, GCLC (moderator)
16:55 Break
17:15 Panel 2: EU Merger Control Tools for Competitive Europe
- Marion Bailly, DG COMP
- Giuditta Caldini, Latham & Watkins
- Louise Lundberg, Schneider Electric
- Esther Kelly, Boeing
Aleksandra Boutin, CoE Alumni and BRG (moderator)
18:30 Closing Remarks
- Krystyna Kowalik-Banczyk, General Court of the EU
18:30 Closing Remarks
19:00 Drinks
Thursday, 16 January 2025
The Hotel - Boulevard de Waterloo 38, City of Brussels, Brussels, 1000
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