32nd Annual IBA Communications and Competition Law Conference

17 Apr - 18 Apr 2023 Parco dei Principi Grand Hotel, Rome, Italy

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A Conference co-presented by the IBA Communications Law Committee and the IBA Antitrust Section.

Topics include:

  • Antitrust and regulatory roundtable: the challenges of regulating the digital economy - at the intersection of competition and communications law

  • Merger trends in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors what are the latest developments?

  • The brave new world of platform regulation is here: where does the implementation of the EU’s new DMA stand and how does the new model compare to others around the world?

  • The changing world of telecommunications infrastructure – what are the main regulatory and antitrust implications?

  • “Fair share” discussion and regulation: what is the current situation regarding net neutrality in the EU and the US?

  • The new frontiers of telecommunications, antitrust and data regulation – is there a Universal Metaverse Competition Authority consumers can turn to?

Important Dates

04
Mar

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04
Mar

Early bird deadline

Book by this date to receive early bird discounts.

31
Mar

Cancellation deadline

Cancellations are subject to an admin charge as stated in the conference programme. After this date, no refunds can be made.

07
Apr

Online amendment deadline

No further amendments can be made to your booking after this date. Please contact confs@int-bar.org for further information.

23
Apr

Online registration deadline

Registration may still be possible after this date via the IBA office, but is subject to availability. Please contact confs@int-bar.org for further information.

Online registrations received:

  Until 7 April

IBA member

€1,100

Non-member*

€1,255

Young lawyers (under 30 years)

€1,255

Academics / judges (full-time)

€1,255

Public lawyers

€1,255

Corporate counsel**

€1,255

After 7 April Registrations must be received in hard copy at the IBA office


Hard copy registration forms and fees received:

  After 4 March

IBA member

€1,220

Non-member*

€1,395

Young lawyers (under 30 years)

€1,395

Academics / judges (full-time)

€1,395

Public lawyers

€1,395

Corporate counsel**

€1,395

* By paying the non-member fee, we welcome you as a delegate member of the IBA for the year in which this conference is held, which entitles you to the following benefits:

  • Password access to certain parts of the IBA website.
  • Receipt of IBA E-news and access to online versions of IBA Global Insight.
  • Pay the member rate

** A reduced rate is offered to IBA Corporate Group Members. Please register online to obtain a 25 per cent discount on the IBA Member fee

Conference dinner sponsor
 
Keynote speaker
Rita Wezenbeek

Keynote Speaker
European Commission DG for Connect, Brussels, Belgium

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Antonello Giacomelli

Keynote Speaker
AGCOM, Naples, Italy

Lucia Borgonzoni

Keynote Speaker
Sottosegretario Ministero Italiano della Cultura, Rome, Italy

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Co-Moderator
Guilherme Ribas

Co-Moderator
TozziniFreire Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil; Website Officer, Communications Law Committee

Innocenzo Genna

Co-Moderator
Dipartimento per la Trasformazione Digitale, Naples, Italy; Working Group Coordinator, Communications Law Committee

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Sam Feder

Co-Moderator
Jenner & Block, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Secretary, Communications Law Committee

Janet Hui

Co-Moderator
JunHe LLP, Beijing, China; Co-Chair, Antitrust Section

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Kyriakos Fountoukakos

Co-Moderator
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Brussels, Belgium; Senior Vice Chair, Antitrust Section

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Laurent De Muyter

Co-Moderator
Jones Day, Brussels, Belgium; Co-Chair, Communications Law Committee

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Samantha Mobley

Co-Moderator
Baker McKenzie, London, England; Co-Chair, Antitrust Section

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Andrew Ward

Co-Moderator
Gomez-Acebo & Pombo, Madrid, Spain; Newsletter Editor, Antitrust Section

Kristina Nordlander

Co-Moderator
A&O Shearman, London, England

Angela Flannery

Co-Moderator
Quay Law Partners, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Vice Chair, Communications Law Committee

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Vittorio Noseda

Co-Moderator
ADVANT Nctm, Milan, Italy; Co-Chair, Communications Law Committee

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Zoltán Marosi

Co-Moderator
DLA Piper, Budapest, Hungary; Social Media Officer, Antitrust Section

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Confirmed speakers
Carel Maske

Speaker
Microsoft, Brussels, Belgium

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Ermelinda Spinelli

Speaker
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Milan, Italy

Lea Zuber

Speaker
European Commission DG for Competition, Brussels, Belgium

Creina Chapman

Speaker
ACMA, Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia

Nana Adjoa Asante

Speaker
National Communications Authority, Accra, Ghana

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Vittorio Noseda

Speaker
ADVANT Nctm, Milan, Italy; Co-Chair, Communications Law Committee

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Matt Hunt

Speaker
AlixPartners, London, England

Grania Holzwarth

Speaker
Deutsche Telekom, Brussels, Belgium

Philip Marsden

Speaker
Competition and Markets Authority, London, England

Thomas Lohninger

Speaker
Epicenter.works, Vienna, Austria

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Annamaria Mangiaracina

Speaker
Linklaters LLP, Brussels, Belgium

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Atsushi Yamada

Speaker
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Tokyo, Japan

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Martin D'Halluin

Speaker
News Corp, New York, New York, USA

Samantha Mobley

Speaker
Baker McKenzie, London, England; Co-Chair, Antitrust Section

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Andrea Stazi

Speaker
Google, Rome, Italy

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Annemiek Wilpshaar

Speaker
European Commission DG for Competition, Brussels, Belgium

Tiziana Talevi

Speaker
Iliad, Rome, Italy

John McInnes

Speaker
Competition and Markets Authority, London, England

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Abraão Balbino e Silva

Speaker
ANATEL, Brasilia, Brazil

Mohammed Yusuf

Speaker
Nigerian Communications Commission, Abuja, Nigeria

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Yvette Tarlov

Speaker
US Department of Justice, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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Christopher Watson

Speaker
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang, London, England; Co-Chair, IBA Diversity & Inclusion Council

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Ianis Girgenson

Speaker
United Group, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Mario Girasole

Speaker
TIM Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Damien Geradin

Speaker
Geradin Partners, Brussels, Belgium

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Sandro Gleave

Speaker
Bundeskartellamt, Bonn, Germany

Tiziana Talevi

Speaker
Iliad, Rome, Italy

Andrea Appella

Speaker
OpenAI, London, England

Fabiana Di Porto

Speaker
Universita del Salento (LUISS University) , Lecce, Italy

Speaker opportunities

If you would like to be considered as a potential speaker at this specialist conference then please contact the relevant Chair/Co-Chairs in the IBA Antitrust Section and Chair/Co-Chairs in the IBA Communications Law Committee with your request; please send your bio together with information on your qualification and expertise on the topic.