30th Annual Competition Conference
4 Sep - 5 Sep 2026
Session information
Description
Heads of leading agencies will discuss recent developments, what they are prioritising today and what they expect the focus of competition law will be going forward. The panel will touch on topical issues such as agency independence, governmental policies and how they affect enforcement in the context of innovation, growth, scale and industrial policy. The panel will also discuss international cooperation among the world’s antitrust agencies and what we can expect to see in this respect in the coming years.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Kyriakos Fountoukakos | HSF Kramer, Brussels, Belgium; Co-Chair, Antitrust Section |
| Julian Peña | Allende & Brea, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Co-Chair, Antitrust Section |
Speakers
| Eiji Chatani | Japan Fair Trade Commission, Tokyo, Japan |
| Andrea Marván Saltiel | Mexico’s National Antitrust Commission (CNA), Mexico City, Mexico |
| Andreas Mundt | Bundeskartellamt, Bonn, Germany |
| Saverio Valentino | Italian Competition Authority, Rome, Italy |
| Anthony Whelan | DG Competition, Brussels, Belgium |