EU COMPETITION DAY - A Competition Policy That Protects Our People, Strengthens Our Economy And Prepares For Our Shared Future

8.30 am

Welcome breakfast

9 am

#1 – Which Competition Policy in Uncertain Geo-Economic Times?

• Mr Pierre-Yves Dermagne, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy and Employment
• Prof. Dr. Mathias Dewatripont, Université libre de Bruxelles
• Ms Margrethe Vestager, Executive vice-President and Commissioner for Competition, European Commission

10.15 am

Break

10.30 am

#2 – Which National Competition Policy for the Digital Economy in the Post-DMA Context?

2.1 “Competitive Strategies of Digital Platforms in Belgium: an Economic and Legal Assessment”

• Mr Eduardo Salvador, IDEA Consult   

2.2 Panel discussion:

• Ms Floriane de Kerchove, Senior Advisor Advocacy Digital, Agoria - The Technology Industry
• Ms Ana Sofia Rodrigues, Board Member, Portuguese Competition Authority
• Ms Inge Bernaerts, Director for Strategy and Policy, DG COMP, EU Commission
• Prof. Dr. Fiona M. Scott Morton, Yale School of Management

12 pm

Questions & Answers

12.30 pm

Lunch break

2 pm

#3 – Which Competition Policy to Protect the EU Economy? The Present and Future of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation

• Mr Eddy De Smijter, Head of Unit, DG COMP, European Commission

2.30 pm

#4 – Which Competition Policy for the Agro-Food Industry in an Inflationary Context?

4.1 “Rising Food Prices: Outcomes of Cross-Border Studies”

• Mr Peter Van Herreweghe, Price Observatory
• Mr Bert Willekens, Chief Economist Team, Belgian Competition Authority

4.2 Panel discussion:

• Ms Natalie Harsdorf-Borsch, Director-General, Austrian Federal Competition Authority
• Mr Martijn Snoep, Chairman, Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets
• Mr Philippe Chauve, Head of Unit, DG COMP, European Commission
• Prof. Dr. Ioannis Lianos, University College London, Member UK Competition Appeal Tribunal

4 pm

Questions & Answers

4.30 pm

#5 – Concluding remarks

• Mr Olivier Guersent, Director-General, DG COMP, European Commission

5 pm

End