Keynote speakers:
Natalie Harsdorf, Director General, Austrian Federal Competition Authority (BWB)
Creighton J. Macy, Global Chair Antitrust & Competition, Baker McKenzie LLP (Washington, United States)
How can antitrust law ensure fair competition in the online sector (esp DMA)?
Chair: Lena Hornkohl, Assistant Professor for European Law, University of Vienna
Speakers:
Thomas Kramler, Head of Unit Digital, Platforms at DG Competition (European Commission)
Andras Tóth, Chairman of the Hungarian Competition Council (Budapest, Hungary)
Astrid Ablasser-Neuhuber, Partner at bpv Hügel attorneys at law
Verena Dorner, Professor of Digital Ecosystems (University of Economics Vienna)
and Panel 3: green advertising parallel
Latest developments on the various aspects of the particular sports market
Chair: Castillo de la Torre, Director Legal Service, Competition and Mergers Team (European Commission)
Speakers:
Marine Montejo, EU-qualified lawyer, Competition law and Sports law (Brussels, Belgien)
Ben Van Rompuy, Associate Professor of European Competition Law (Leiden, Netherlands)
Georgios Gryllos, Legal Secretary and Referendaire (Court of Justice of the European Union)
Fabian Larcher, Head of Legal Department (Austrian Ski Association - OSV)
Can strict rules, such as the pre-approval of green claims to prevent Green Washing, lead to Green Hushing?
Chair: Andrea Zinober, Partner at bpv Hugel attorneys at law
Speakers:
Ambroise Pascal, Delegate for ecological transition at the Ministry of Economy (Paris, France)
Jennifer Beal, Center for Protection against Unfair Competition (Berlin, Germany)
Erika Ummenberger-Zierler, Head of Competition Policy and Law (Austrian Federal Ministry of Economics)
Gabriela Staber, Partner at CMS Reich Rohrwig Hainz attorneys at law
Dark patterns: old legal issues in a new style or a need for further legislation?
Chair: Barbara Kuchar, Partner at KWR Karasek Wietrzyk attorneys at law
Speakers:
Susanne Augenhofer, Professor of Competition Law (University of Innsbruck)
Francis Yang, Competition Lawyer at JunHe (Beijing, China)
Christian Handig, Department for Legal Policy (Austrian Federal Economic Chamber)
Matthias Hofer, Principal Associate at Freshfields attorneys at law
Recent developments on foreign subsidies regulations and foreign direct investment
Chair: Stefan Wartinger, Partner at Wolf Theiss attorneys at law
Speakers:
Pascale Déchamps, Competition economics at Accuracy (Paris, France)
Catrina Lam, Barrister at Des Voeux Chambers (Hong Kong)
Alexandra Leoni, Head of Investment Control, (Austrian Federal Ministry of Economics)
Christoph Koch, Senior Counsel at Siemens AG (Munich, Germany)
and Panel 7: online platforms and trusted flagger parallel
How far does protection of branded products under unfair competition law go and what are registered property rights good for?
Chair: Christian Schumacher, Partner at Schoenherr attorneys at law
Speakers:
Barbara Angela Johnson, Associate General Counsel at International Association of Better Business Bureaus (Washington, United States)
Cordula Cerha, Researcher and Executive Educator (University of Economics Vienna)
Erich Schwarzenbacher, Judge and Senate President (Austrian Supreme Court)
Felipe Oquendo, Senior Associate Lawyer IP litigation at Licks Attorneys (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Trusted Flaggers appointed by authorities: An additional concept of private trusted informants for combating illegal content on online platforms (esp DSA)
Chair: Hannes Seidelberger, CEO of Austrian Association against Unfair Competition
Speakers:
Susanne Lackner, Vice Chairperson (Communications Authority Austria)
Bence Kertész, Legal and Policy Officer Digital Services (European Commission)
Karl Gladt, Project Manager Internet Ombudsman (Austrian Institute for Telecommunications)
Leonard Klenner, Senior Compliance Manager Temu (European Union)
AI & Transparency: Legal challenges in the field of IP and Unfair Competition
Chair: Philipp Homar, Professor of Intellectual Property Law (University of Economics Vienna)
Speakers:
Katja Heintschel von Heinegg, CEO Association of the German Advertising Industry (Berlin, Germany)
Arnd Haller, Senior Legal Director at Google (Hamburg, Germany)
Belma Abazagic, Head Net Neutrality & Customer Contracts (Austrian Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications RTR)
Rene Heinzl, AI specialist and tech-savvy entrepreneur
Concept for the abuse of relative market power beyond market dominance
Chair and International Reporter: Pranvera Këllezi, Swiss Federal Competition Commission and Attorney at law (Geneva, Switzerland)
Responsibility of online platforms for elimination IP and unfair competition infringements
Chair and International Reporter: Nikolaus Forgó, Professor of Digitalisation in Law (University of Vienna)
The impact of the UPC on „smaller“ jurisdictions – risks and opportunities
Chair: Michael Woller, Partner at Schoenherr attorneys at law
Speakers:
Mary-Rose McGuire, Professor of Intellectual Property and Civil Procedure Law (University of Osnabruck)
Mojca Mlakar, Judge at Court of First Instance / Unified Patent Court (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Klaus Grabinski, President of the Court of Appeal / Unified Patent Court (Luxemburg)
Rainer Beetz, Partner at Sonn IP attorneys
The general motto of the LIDC and this international conference is: “Where Competition, IP and Unfair Competition meet!”
Digital and green change as well as other current subjects like sports, dark patterns, FSR and FDI, branded products, artificial intelligence and unitary patent will be in the legal focus of Antitrust, Intellectual Property and Unfair Commercial Practices.
