Programme
Thursday June 16
9.30 Welcome Address
Enrico Adriano Raffaelli
President UAE Competition Law CommissionLuigi Garofalo
President Fondazione Cassamarca10.00 Opening Session
Roberto Rustichelli
Chairman Italian Antitrust Authority10.30 I Session - Current issues in antitrust law
Chairperson: Carmine Volpe
President of the Sixth Chamber of the Council of State
Judicial review and Networks: the interplay between fragmentation and integration
Marc van der Woude
President General Court of the European UnionThe sanctioning powers of the Italian Antitrust Authority after the transposition of the ECN+ Directive
Michele Ainis
Commissioner Italian Antitrust AuthorityThe effect of the Italian Recovery Plan on competition law
Roberto Chieppa
Secretary-General Presidency of the Council of Ministers11.30 - 11.45 Coffee break
New trends in EU competition policy and enforcement
Jean-François Bellis
Van Bael & Bellis – BruxellesThe new challenges of antitrust between compliance and sustainability and the role of in-house counsels
Giuseppe Catalano
President AIGI; Legal Service Assicurazioni GeneraliAntitrust in the Biden years: How the current Administration and Congress are tackling competition issues in the United States
Peter Mucchetti
Clifford Chance – Washington DC13.00 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 II Session - Competition and sustainability
Chairperson: Gabriella Muscolo
The role of competition authorities in supporting the energy transition and the move towards a more sustainable economy
Martijn Snoep
President Netherlands Authority for Consumers and MarketReconstructing Article 101 TFEU
Ioannis Lianos
President Hellenic Competition CommissionSustainability, competition, consumers' choices and "green-washing": the role of the Italian Competition Authority
Paolo Cassinis
Director of Corruption Prevention and Transparency Directorate – Working Group Sustainability and Competition – Italian Antitrust AuthorityThe importance of sustainability and the risk of "greenwashing" in competition law and policy
Antonio Bavasso
University College LondonAntitrust and energy transition: new challenges, new opportunities
Ciro Favia
Head of Italian Antitrust and Regulatory Support – Enel15.30 - 15.45 Coffee break
15.45 III Session - Towards an increasingly digital Europe
Chairperson: Andreas Heinemann
Chairman, Swiss Competition Commission
EU competition law and digital in the coming years - strong enforcement of antitrust rules and inception of the DMA
Brice Allibert
DG Competition European CommissionFighting competition restrictions in the digital era
María Pilar Canedo
Commissioner of the Spanish National Markets and Competition CommissionDigital ecosystems between competition and regulation: the Italian experience
Giuseppe Galasso
Director of Communications Directorate (DG Competition) Italian Antitrust AuthorityNavigating antitrust enforcement against big tech in the European Union: A conceptual map
Nicola Tosini
Director – NERA Economic ConsultingThe Digital Markets Act: an extension of existing competition law frameworks or a new regulatory model?
Timothy Lamb
Head of EMEA Competition & Regulatory – Facebook17.30 Closing of the Conference
Friday June 17
9.30 IV Session - Antitrust between compliance, leniency and deterrence
Chairperson: Mario Siragusa
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton – Roma
Compliance, leniency and deterrence: stick and carrot in the experience of the Italian Competition Authority
Andrea Pezzoli
Director General of Competition Directorate – Italian Antitrust AuthorityThe European Commission's approach to prevention and pursuit of anticompetitive agreements
Alessio Aresu
DG Competition European CommissionA more substantial approach to antitrust compliance
Alberto Pera
President AAI; Gianni & Origoni - RomaAntitrust fines: sine qua non but not sufficient condition for the proper functioning of the market
Filippo Arena
Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici – RomaDeterrence tools and compliance between antitrust and consumer protection
Teresa Broggiato
Associazione Bancaria Italiana11.00 - 11.15 Coffee break
11.15 V Session - Evolution of consumer protection
Chairperson: Antonino Savo Amodio
President Regional Administrative Court of Latium
Digital and consumer protection: critical issues and new forms of intervention
Giovanni Calabrò
Director General of Consumer Protection Directorate – Italian Antitrust AuthoritySelected areas of intersection between consumer protection and competition law - a Swiss perspective
Christophe Rapin
President LIDC; Kellerhals Carrard - LausanneAntitrust and private enforcement: the class action between national law and EU law
Paolo Martinello
President Foundation AltroconsumoUnfair commercial practices and green claims: the thin green line between virtuous environmental practices and greenwashing
Daniele Guarnieri
General Counsel – NestléEver more protected consumers, from the inception of consumer legislation to the digital era: but do undertakings have an adequate protection?
Elisa Teti
Rucellai & Raffaelli – Milano12.45 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 VI Session - Antitrust on the field: the in-house perspective
Chairperson: Monica Borgi
Senior Legal Counsel – Stellantis
AGCOM's market analysis: looking for boundaries between competition and regulation
Sonja Griva Zabert
Senior Legal Counsel, Legal & Regulatory Affairs – Sky ItaliaCompetition and cooperation in the Open Banking experience
Irene De Angelis
Group Head of Antitrust Affairs - Intesa SanPaoloEuropean sovereignty and the rule of law: Strategic aspects of legal professional privilege for in-house counsel in Europe
Jonathan Marsh
Vice President, International General Counsel, Total SAThe selective distribution system in the fashion market: between protection of competition and preservation of the luxury image
Luca Chiama
Group Legal Director - PradaThe new pharmaceutical era: advanced therapies
Ovidio D'Ovidio
Country General Counsel – Novartis15.30 - 15.45 Coffee break
15.45 VII Session - Private enforcement, the key players' perspective
Chairperson: Claudio Marangoni
Chairman, Chamber specialized in Business Matters “A”, Court of Milan
Recent and upcoming judgments from the CJEU in the field of private enforcement
Anna Vernet
DG Competition European CommissionEconomic thoughts on the relationship between private actions for damages, public enforcement and leniency programmes
Lorenzo Coppi
Executive Vice President – Compass Lexecon – LondonSubjective profiles of private enforcement: criticalities and solutions
Marina Tavassi
BonelliErede – MilanoClass actions and aggregate damages: the economists' perspective
Barbara Veronese
Partner – Oxera Consulting LLP – MilanoThe protection of individuals before national courts in the field of State aid. Recent developments and critical issues
Francesco Rossi Dal Pozzo
Conclusive remarks
Pedro De Gouveia e Melo
President UAE; Morais Leitão - Lisbon17.30 Closing of the Conference
Social Programme
Thursday June 16
All Participants
Departure from Treviso (meeting point Carlton Hotel)
Dinner at San Salvatore Castle - Susegana (TV)
The Bar of Treviso has assigned 12 credits to the Conference.
The programme might be subject to change. Simultaneous Italian-English translation will be provided.