EUROPEAN COMPETITION DAY 2022

EUROPEAN COMPETITION DAY 2022

Prague Castle, Ball Game Hall

10 October 2022

STREAM

Agenda

09:00 – 10:00
REGISTRATION
10:00 – 10:30
OPENING REMARKS AND KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
Petr MLSNA, Czech Competition Authority, Chairman
Margrethe VESTAGER, European Commission, Executive Vice-President
Pavel BLAŽEK, Minister of Justice of the Czech Republic
10:30 – 12:00
NEW CHALLENGES TO COMPETITION ENFORCEMENT IN A MUCH MORE ONLINE AND GREENER WORLD: What are the ultimate upcoming challenges for competition law enforcement? How should competition authorities ensure the balance between promotion of competitive markets, sustainability and green solutions? Is it necessary to call for new powers? Should we be more focused on personal liability of individuals for cartel behaviour? Is Leniency still working sufficiently?
Kamil NEJEZCHLEB, Czech Competition Authority, Vice-Chairman
Olivier GUERSENT, DG COMP, Director-General
Frédéric JENNY, OECD Competition Committee, Chairman
Margarida MATOS ROSA, Portuguese Competition Authority, President
Thibault SCHREPEL, Free University of Amsterdam
12:00 – 13:30
LUNCH
13:30 – 15:00
NE BIS IN IDEM AND COMPETITION LAW ENFORCEMENT: Parallel application of Articles 101 and 102, interplay between criminal and administrative enforcement of competition law, case allocation between the European Commission and the National Competition Authorities, interaction between the Digital Markets Act and Competition law.
Michal PETR, Palacký University Olomouc
Michal BOBEK, Czech Supreme Administrative Court
Renato NAZZINI, King’s College London
Csaba BALÁZS RIGÓ, Hungarian Competition Authority, President
15:00 – 15:30
COFFEE BREAK
15:30 – 17:00
IPCEIs AS A CONTRIBUTION TO EU´S SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND COMPETITIVENESS: Contribution to the strategic objectives of the EU, involvement of SMEs and start-ups, interconnection with competition policy considering possible impact on competition between undertakings and the risk of market foreclosure and dominance.
Petr SOLSKÝ, Czech Competition Authority, Vice-Chairman
Caroline BUTS, Free University of Brussels
Preben PETTERSSON, Danish Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, Head of State aid Division
Karl SOUKUP, DG COMP, Deputy Director-General State Aid
17:00 – 17:15
CLOSING REMARKS
Michala HERGETOVÁ and Petr MLSNA