Thursday, 22 May 2025

14:00-15:00 Registration

15:00-15:15 

Conference Opening

• Jasminka Pecotić Kaufman, University of Zagreb-Faculty of Economics and Business & 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) (online)

• Velibor Mačkić, Special Economic Advisor to the President of the Republic of Croatia; University of Zagreb-Faculty of Economics and Business

15:15-16:15 

KEYNOTE ADDRESS 1: CAPABILITIES IN ANTITRUST AND MERGER LAW

Nicolas Petit, European University Institute

Chair: Maria Pilar Canedo, GVH/OECD Budapest Regional Centre 

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 

• Branimira Kovačević, Vice-President of the Croatian Competition Council

• Andrej Matvoz, Director of the Slovenian Competition Protection Agency 

18:30 Transfer by private bus to the conference dinner venue (from Medils to Hotel Park)

19:00-21:00 Conference Dinner (Hotel Park, Split) (pre-registration required)

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 

Chair: Renato Ferrandi, Italian Competition Authority

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

15:00-17:00 

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

• Bart Foubert, SK Beveren

• Robby Houben, University of Antwerp

• Siniša Petrović, University of Zagreb

• Vanja Smokvina, University of Rijeka

17:00-17:15 Closing Remarks
Jasminka Pecotić Kaufman, University of Zagreb & European University Institute

17:30 Transfer by private bus (from Medils to the Diocletian Palace)

18:00-19:30 Sightseeing Tour of the Diocletian Palace (pre-registration required)

20:00-22:00 Speakers & Sponsors Dinner (Restaurant Adriatic, Split) (pre-registration required)

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 & Domink Glavina, 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