Conference programme

Enforcers from various jurisdictions around the world will discuss the challenges of regulating the digital economy at the intersection of competition and communications laws.

The session will examine the latest merger developments, including the latest and most consequential mergers in the telecoms, media and technology sectors as well as the most recent key judgments in this area. The panel will also discuss how to handle regulators around the world (with the possibility of divergent outcomes) and the review of cases under the regulatory thresholds (Article 22 EUMR and similar provisions).

This session will discuss the state of play under the EU’s Digital Markets Act, with developments covering recent designation decisions and ongoing investigations, gatekeepers' compliance with obligations and an overview of developments around the world.

The panel will envisage and discuss the various options between fair share, state aid and deregulation – or a bit of everything.

The panel will discuss proposed forthcoming legislation in the EU, UK and around the world regarding artificial intelligence, as well as competition and regulatory issues raised by artificial intelligence.

This panel will discuss how to address net neutrality, the GIA recommendation and the emergence of new disruptive business models in the communications sector – TowerCos, Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, wholesale-only, Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) and more.