9th COMPETITION LAW AND POLICY CONFERENCE
in Memory of Prof. Vedran Šoljan
"Competition Law: At the Crossroads"
22-24 May 2025, Split, Croatia
"Competition Law: At the Crossroads"
22-24 May 2025, Split, Croatia
Conference Programme
Thursday, 22 May 2025
15:00-15:15
Conference Opening
Jasminka Pecotić Kaufman, University of Zagreb & European University Institute; President of the Croatian Competition Law and Policy Association
Sanja Sever Mališ, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business-University of Zagreb
Mirta Kapural, President of the Croatian Competition Council (AZTN)
15:15-16:15
KEYNOTE ADDRESS 1: CAPABILITIES IN ANTITRUST AND MERGER LAW
Nicolas Petit, European University Institute
16:15-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-18:00
PANEL 1: TWENTY YEARS OF THE EUROPEAN COMPETITION NETWORK AND REGULATION 1/2003
Chair: Alexandr Svetlicinii, University of Macau
Zsuzsa Cserhalmi, European Commission – DG Competition
Juraj Beňa, Chairman of the Slovak Antimonopoly Office
Mirta Kapural, President of the Croatian Competition Council
Andrej Matvoz, Director of the Slovenian Competition Protection Agency
19:00-21:00 Conference Dinner
Friday, 23 May 2025
9:00-10:00
KEYNOTE ADDRESS 2: THE EFFECT OF AI ON COMPETITION AND THE COST OF LIVING
Michal Gal, University of Haifa
10:00-10:15 Coffee break
10:15-12:00
PANEL 2: CRITICAL ISSUES IN TODAY’S COMPETITION LAW AND POLICY
Chair: Siniša Petrović, University of Zagreb
Vlatka Butorac Malnar, University of Rijeka
New Article 102 TFEU Guidelines
Renato Ferrandi, Italian Competition Authority
New Competition Tool
Nicolas Petit, European University Institute
Draghi Report: Competitiveness and Innovation
Alexandr Svetlicinii, University of Macau
EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:45
PANEL 3: PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND BID RIGGING
Chair: Vlatka Butorac Malnar, University of Rijeka
Dubravka Akšamović, University of Osijek
„Limitation period in competition cases with emphasis on limitation period in bid rigging cartels“.
Ondrej Blažo, Comenius University Bratislava
"Carrying the Torch Alone: A Bright Flame, But Still Too Many Shadows: The Story of the Slovak NCA’s Success in the Anti-Bid-Rigging Fight"
Maria Pilar Canedo, GVH/OECD Budapest Regional Centre
“The role of the administration in Bid rigging practices”
Mislav Mataija, European Commission – Legal Service
“The case law of the CJEU on the participation of third country bidders in public procurement”
14:45-15:00 Coffee Break
15:00-16:45
PANEL 4: SPORTS AND COMPETITION LAW
Chair: Mislav Mataija, European Commission – Legal Service
Tamara Ćapeta, Court of Justice of the EU
Jean Louis Dupont, RocaJunyent
Robby Houben, University of Antwerp
Siniša Petrović, University of Zagreb
Vanja Smokvina, University of Rijeka
16:45-17:00 Closing Remarks
Jasminka Pecotić Kaufman, University of Zagreb & European University Institute
Saturday, 24 May 2025
WORKSHOPS (IN CROATIAN)
9:00-9:50
A Day at the EU Court of Justice: Insights from An Insider
Mislav Mataija, European Commission – Legal Service
9:50-10:40
Practitioner’s Perspective: Key Challenges in Antitrust Infringement Proceedings
Marijana Liszt & Baldo Šoljan, LISZT & PARTNERS
10:40-11:30
Merger Control: The Importance of Informal Pre-Notification Meetings
Nikolina Moslavac & Ana Pavlaković Skočić, Croatian Competition Agency
11:30-11:50 Coffee Break
11:50-12:40
Competition Compliance: Strategies, Activities, Programs
Mario Krka, DTB
12:40-13:30
Distribution Done Right: Create a Network, Not a Headache
Ivan Luetić, BMWC
13:30-14:30 Lunch
END OF THE CONFERENCE