Chillin'Competition

On Friday we will be holding a  seminar in Madrid (in the framework of the competition law course I co-direct together with Luis Ortiz Blanco) to discuss enforcement and challenges in the application of the competition rules. The programme is the following:

16-17: Enforcement and challenges regarding the application of the competition rules in the Information Communication and Technology sector

Nicholas Banasevic (Head of Unit, DG Comp)                                                                                            Margarita Fernández (HP)                                                                                                                                Moderator: Alfonso Lamadrid  (Garrigues)

17.20-18.20  Enforcement and challenges regarding the application of the competition rules in the Energy sector

Philip Kienapfel (Deputy Head of Unit, DG Comp)                                                                                      Andrew Ward (Cuatrecasas)                                                                                                                             Moderator: Lewis Crofts (MLex)

18.30-19.30 Challenges in the judicial application and review of the competition rules

Milan Kristof (Référendaire, ECJ)                                                                                                                  Santiago Soldevila (Magistrado, Audiencia Nacional; former Judge, EU General Court)                         Moderator: Luis Ortiz Blanco (Garrigues)

19.30-20: Reflexiones sobre la política de la Comisión Europea como autoridad de competencia

Cecilio Madero  (Deputy Director General for Antitrust, DG Comp)

More information is available here:

Programa IEB 2016 – Seminario II – Enforcement and Challenges in the application of the Competition Rules