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3rd International Conference on Dialogues in Competition Law and Economics

When: Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Where: Eugenides Foundation, 387 Leoforos Andrea Siggrou, 175 64 Athina

Join a lively gathering where experts unpack the latest buzz in competition law and economics with plenty of great debates and insights.

DCLE is a global network of academics and professionals practicing in Competition law and economics of competition policy. The DCLE Scientific Committee consists of Professor Ioannis Lianos (Centre for Law, Economics and Society, The University College of London), Prof. Ioannis Kokkoris (Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London), and Professor Michael Polemis (ETOS Lab, University of Piraeus, and Hellenic Competition Commission).

This year's theme is The Great Pivot: Competition Law and Policy in an Age of Systemic Change.

With the generous support of Compass Lexecon, Dryllerakis Law Firm, Frontier Economics, FTI Consulting, Goodwin, Karatzas & Partners, Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm, Latham & Watkins LLP and LPT Law Firm.

Agenda

08:30-09:00 - Registration and Coffee.

09:00-09:05 - Welcome speech by the Rector of the University of Piraeus.

09:05-09:10 - Welcome speech by Professor Sotirios Karkalakos, Head of the Department of Economic Science, University of Piraeus.

09:10-09:15 - Welcome speech by Professor Michael Polemis, University of Piraeus and Hellenic Competition Commission.

09:15-09:25 - Short keynote by Judge Irene Sharpe, President of the Hellenic Competition Commission.

9:25-10:50 - Panel 1: Private Enforcement of competition law.

  • Chair: Ioannis Lianos, UCL Faculty of Laws.

Panelists:

  • John Davies, UK Competition Appeal Tribunal.
  • Justus Haucap, University of Düsseldorf.
  • Maria Ioannidou, Queen Mary University London School of Law.
  • Konstantinos Kyriakopoulos, ΕΚΠΟΙΖΩ (Greek Consumers Association).
  • Bjorn Lundqvist, University of Stockholm.
  • Goran Serdarevic, Frontier Economics.

10:50-11:10 - Coffee break.

11:10-12:40 - Panel 2: Recent challenges on the enforcement of Article 102 TFEU.

Chair: George Triantafyllakis, Democritus University of Thrace.

Keynote speech: Giorgio Monti, Tilburg University.

Panelists:

  • Efi Kinini, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
  • Athina Kontosakou, Goodwin LLP.
  • Stavros Makris, University College London.
  • Konstantinos Stylianou, University of Glasgow.
  • Angelos Stenimachitis, Compass Lexecon.

12:40-13:30 Lunch Break.

13:30-15:15 - Panel 3: Reforming Merger Control.

Chair: Chrysovalantou Milliou, Athens University of Economics and Business; Hellenic Competition Commission.

Keynote speech: Frederic Jenny, ESSEC.

Panelists:

  • Athanasia Gavala, Hellenic Competition Commission.
  • George Houpis, Frontier Economics.
  • Ioannis Kokkoris, CCLS, Queen Mary University of London.
  • Christos Malamataris, Latham & Watkins.
  • Vincent Verouden, European Commission.

15:15-15:30 - Coffee Break.

15:30-16:50 Panel 4: DMA, Digital antitrust and AI.

Chair: Peter Alexiadis, Kings College London.

Panelists:

  • Ioannis Apostolakis, Hellenic Competition Commission.
  • Lucia Bonova, European Commission.
  • Anastasia Dritsa, KG Law Firm.
  • Deni Mantzari, University College London.
  • Joe Perkins, FTI Consulting.

16:50- 17.05 - Coffee break.

17:05-18:15 - Discussion Roundtable: Antitrust enforcement: The Limits of (Tacit) Collusion.

Chair: Michael Polemis, University of Piraeus and Hellenic Competition Commission.

Panelists:

  • Panagiotis Fotis, Hellenic Competition Commission.
  • Ioannis Lianos, University College London.
  • Maria Ouli TBC, JP Morgan.
  • Konstantinos Serfes, Drexel University.
  • Andreas Themelis, Hellenic Competition Commission.
  • Anna Tzanaki, University of Leeds.

18:15-19:35 Panel 6: Competition Law, National Security and Geoeconomics: Linking the dots.

Chair: Ioannis Kokkoris, Queen Mary University of London.

Panelists:

  • Anthemis Economou, Latham & Watkins.
  • Antonio Gomes, OECD.
  • Spyridoula Katsereli, Public Power Corporation.
  • Dimitris Kyriazis, Aristoteleion University of Thessaloniki.
  • Themelis Zamparas, Dryllerakis Law Firm.

Pricing

From €33.17.

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