8th COMPETITION LAW AND POLICY CONFERENCE
in Memory of Prof. Vedran Šoljan
“Goals of Competition Law and the Changing World”
25-27 May 2023 / Dubrovnik, Croatia
Conference Programme
FIRST DAY
Thursday, 25 May 2023
11:30-13:00
Pre-conference Workshop
Researching and Publishing in Competition Law
Spencer Weber Waller, Loyola University Chicago
14:30-15:00
Registration
15:00
Opening
Jasminka Pecotić Kaufman, Chair of the Organizing Committee
Vlatka Butorac Malnar, President, HDPPTN
Sanja Sever Mališ, Dean, EFZG
Mirta Kapural, President of the Competition Council, Croatian Competition Agency
María Pilar Canedo, Commissioner at the CNMC, OECD-GVH Regional Centre for Competition
15:15-17:00
Keynote Address: Antitrust Goals
Spencer Weber Waller, Loyola University Chicago
Roundtable discussion
Moderator: Jasminka Pecotić Kaufman, University of Zagreb
Discussants:
Oles Andriychuk, Newcastle University
Malgorzata Kozak, University of Utrecht
Marek Martyniszyn, Queen’s University Belfast
Giorgio Monti, University of Tilburg
19:30-21:00
Dinner & cocktails
SECOND DAY
Friday, 26 May 2023
9:00-10:30
Competition Authorities and Institutional Resilience
Moderator: Siniša Petrović, University of Zagreb
Mirta Kapural, Croatian Competition Agency, President of the Competition Council
Margarida Matos Rosa, Portuguese Competition Authority, former President
Andrej Matvoz, Slovenian Competition Authority, President
Kamil Nejezchleb, Czech Competition Authority, Vice-Chairman
Nebojša Jovović, Montenegrin Competition Authority, Director
10:30-11:00
Coffee break
11:00-12:30
Consumer Antitrust Private Enforcement in Europe
Moderator: Ana Vlahek, University of Ljubljana
Miguel Sousa Ferro, Milberg Sousa Ferro, University of Lisbon
Vlatka Butorac Malnar, University of Rijeka
Lena Hornkohl, University of Vienna
Mariya Serafimova, European Court of Justice
Zoltan Marosi, DLA Piper Budapest
12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:30-15:00
Roundtable - Judicial Review in Central and Eastern Europe
Moderator: Dubravka Akšamović, University of Osijek
Maciej Bernatt, University of Warsaw
Ondrej Blažo, Comenius University Bratislava
Jasminka Pecotić Kaufman, University of Zagreb
Alexandr Svetlicinii, University of Macau
Ana Vlahek, University of Ljubljana
15:00-15:30
Coffee break
15:30-17:00
Rethinking Article 102 TFEU
Moderator: Vlatka Butorac Malnar, University of Rijeka
Renato Ferrandi, Italian Competition Authority
Massimiliano Kadar, DG COMP
Assimakis Komninos, White&Case, Brussels
Giorgio Monti, University of Tilburg
17:30-18:30
HDPPTN Members meeting w/cocktails
Host: Vlatka Butorac Malnar, President of HDPPTN
19:00-20:00
Dubrovnik sightseeing tour
THIRD DAY
Saturday, 27 May 2023
(in Croatian)
COMPETITION LAW COMPLIANCE WORKSHOPS
Moderator: Alexandr Svetlicinii, University of Macau
9:00-11:30
WORKSHOP 1: Drafting a Complaint to the Competition Authority
1) Cartels
Jasminka Pecotić Kaufman, University of Zagreb
Mario Krka, DTBK
2) Vertical restraints
Marijana Liszt, Liszt & Partners
Mario Krka, DTBK
3) Abuse of dominance
Vlatka Butorac Malnar, University of Rijeka
Martina Prpić, KPS
11:30-12:00
Cofee break
12:30-14:00
WORKSHOP 2: Challenging an Infringement Decision before the Court
Marijana Liszt, Liszt & Partners
Dubravka Akšamović, University of Osijek
WORKSHOP 3: Drafting an Antitrust Damages Claim
Siniša Petrović, University of Zagreb
Mislav Bradvica, BMWC
END OF CONFERENCE