Towards more competition in high-tech markets? European perspectives

By Concurrences Review + Shearman & Sterling + Copenhagen Economics

Date and time

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 · 4:30 - 8:30pm CEST

Location

Place Poelaert 6

Cercle de Lorraine 1000 Bruxelles Belgium

Description

Towards more competition in high-tech markets?

European perspectives

24 October 2018 | 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm



16.30

Registration


17.00 - 17.15

Welcome

Claus KASTBERG NIELSEN | Partner and Managing Director, Copenhagen Economics, Brussels

David HIGBEE | Partner, Shearman & Sterling, Washington D.C.


17.15 - 17.30

Opening Keynote

Tommaso VALLETTI | Chief Economist, DG COMP, Brussels


17.30 - 18.30

Fintechs: New titans vs. Incumbents?

Witte WIJSMULLER | Policy Officer - Cloud & Software Unit, DG CONNECT, Brussels / Member of the Fintech Taskforce, European Commission

Noémie PAPP | Head of Digital and Retail, European Banking Federation, Brussels

Natalia PRZYSTASZ | Head of Legal, Auka, Oslo

Jonas HEDMAN | Professor, Department of Digitalization, Copenhagen Business School

Elvira ALIENDE RODRIGUEZ | Partner, Shearman & Sterling, Brussels

Moderator: Norbert MAIER | Managing Economist, Copenhagen Economics, Brussels


18.30 - 19.30

Mergers in the high-tech sector

Marie GOPPELSROEDER | Case Handler - Merger Network, DG COMP, Brussels

Alexis WALCKIERS | Chief Economist, Belgian Competition Authority, Brussels

Colin RAFTERY | Director of Mergers, CMA, London

Adina CLAICI | Director, Copenhagen Economics, Brussels

Iulian STANCIU | CEO, eMAG, Bucharest

Moderator: David HIGBEE | Partner, Shearman & Sterling, Washington D.C.


19.30 - 19.45

Closing keynote discussion

Jakob HALD | Director, Danish Competition and Consumer Authority, Copenhagen


20.00

Reception

Conference materials

Interview with Alexis Walckiers (Belgian Competition Authority), by Adina Claici (Copenhagen Economics), click here


Organized by

This conference is organized by Concurrences Review in partnership with Copenhagen Economics and Shearman & Sterling. The list of attendees will be communicated to the speakers.

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