20th Annual IBA Competition Mid-Year Conference

28 May - 29 May 2026 Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Book before 24 Apr 2026 to receive early registration discount

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A conference presented by the IBA Antitrust Section

Conference Co-Chairs
Kyriakos Fountoukakos HSF Kramer, Brussels; Co-Chair, IBA Antitrust Section
Julian Peña Allende & Brea, Buenos Aires; Co-Chair, IBA Antitrust Section
Rein Wesseling Stibbe, Amsterdam; Vice Chair, IBA Antitrust Section

Host Committee
A&O Shearman
Bird & Bird
Clifford Chance
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Freshfields
Houthoff
Loyens & Loeff
NautaDutilh
Stibbe
Van Doorne

Topics include:

  • Enforcers' roundtable: senior enforcers from competition authorities from around the world will discuss topical issues and enforcement priorities
  • Industrial policy, competitiveness and competition law
  • Merger control, FSR and FDI – issues arising in international deals
  • Abuse of dominance update: developments from around the world (including an update on new EU guidelines)
  • Antitrust enforcement procedures – powers of enforcement, inspections, timelines, interim measures: discussion on efficacy of procedures including developments in updating the relevant instruments
  • Antitrust before the civil courts and damages actions
  • Digital economy enforcement with a focus on data and AI

Important Dates

24
Apr

Cancellation deadline

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

24
Apr

Early bird deadline

Book by this date to receive early bird discounts.

25
Apr

Delegate search

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20
May

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.

20
May

Online amendment deadline

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

Online registrations received:

  On or before 24 April Until 20 May

IBA member

€955 €1,065

Non-member*

€1,170 €1,280

Young lawyers (under 30 years)

€715 €1,280

Academics / judges (full-time)

€715 €1,280

Public lawyers

€715 €1,280

Corporate counsel**

€860 €1,280

After 20 May Registrations must be received in hard copy at the IBA office


Hard copy registration forms and fees received:

  On or before 24 April After 24 April

IBA member

€1,060 €1,180

Non-member*

€1,300 €1,420

Young lawyers (under 30 years)

€795 €1,420

Academics / judges (full-time)

€795 €1,420

Public lawyers

€795 €1,420

Corporate counsel**

€955 €1,420

* 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

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Important information

Cancellation of conference or social functions
Cancellation received by email to Sohyun.Kwon@int-bar.org on or before the early-registration deadline date, fees will be refunded less a 15 per cent administration charge.

Cancellations received after the early-registration deadline date and up to 14 days prior to the first day of the Conference, will be refunded less a 25 per cent administration charge. Refunds will be made minus any monies owed to the IBA. Monies cannot be kept on IBA accounts or transferred to future IBA conferences.

We regret that no refunds can be made after this time. Conference or social function bookings received after this time will not be eligible for any refund of fees. Note: should you have difficulties in obtaining your visa and are not able to attend the Conference this cancellation policy will still apply.

Book with confidence

  • If the IBA needs to reschedule the event, your booking will be automatically transferred to the new date and no additional fees will be charged. If this date is not convenient for a delegate, a refund of the cost of the conference place will be available on request to the IBA.
  • If the IBA is unable to reschedule the conference within 12 months of the original scheduled date, a full refund of the cost of the conference place will automatically be made to all delegates.
  • Please note that the IBA will not provide refunds for any costs incurred including any travel costs.

Please note, these terms are subject to any more restrictive or different local requirements and may be altered and amended from time to time to reflect any changes to restrictions or government requirements.

Carbon efficient travel
With IBA conferences taking place in major business centres all over the world, travel is an unavoidable reality for our delegates. The IBA encourages its members and delegates to be responsible and conscious of the impact travel has on the environment and to take measures to reduce the carbon impact of their travel.

Some suggested steps that delegates can take include:

  • Travel by train instead of flying if possible.
  • Book direct flights instead of connecting flights, if available, as limiting the number of stops needed will reduce your carbon footprint.
  • Consider the impact of the travel class that you book – business class travel equates to three times the carbon footprint of economy class.

Relying on the local public transport is the more carbon friendly option, but this is not always a realistic option. Where reliance on taxis/cars is needed use electric vehicles over petrol or diesel and share vehicle usage with other delegates and colleagues.

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 of the IBA Antitrust Section with your request; please send your bio together with information on your qualification and expertise on the topic.