Chillin'Competition

The legendary mardis du droit de la concurrence (the dean of all competition law events in Brussels, expertly run by Denis Waelbroeck and Jean-François Bellis) are back, like clockwork, this year. The programme started this week with an opening speech by Judge Savvas Papasavvas, Vice-President of the General Court.

You will be able to find more information on the programme for the remainder of the year (and on how to register) here. As you will see, it touches upon all the main areas of EU competition policy. The discussions will be led by top Commission officials:

• Tech-related issues (21st November, with Carlota Reyners Fontana);
• Abuse of dominance (5th December, with Max Kadar);
• Merger control (16th January, with Guillaume Loriot);
• Cartels (20th February, with Fernando Castillo de la Torre);
• State aid (16 April, with Ben Smulders).

The cherry on top will be a closing speech by Olivier Guersent.

I am delighted to be presenting, on 12th March, on EU Competition Law and Sports. As you may remember, I presented on this very topic at the mardis du droit two years ago, and the conversation that followed was so fruitful and inspiring that it led to an article (see here).

It will be a wonderful occasion to revisit some key debates and draw some lessons from ISU and Superleague. I very much look forward to seeing many of you there!