The Hungarian Competition Law Forum, the most important event in Hungarian competition law, organised by the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) in cooperation with the Hungarian Competition Law Association, will be held again in Budapest, Hungary, on 21 November 2023. The conference will bring together the most topical issues in the world of competition law, with the participation of the national and international elite of the profession.
On the part of the Hungarian national group, we hereby publish the programme of the conference:
VI. Hungarian Competition Law Forum
organised by
the Hungarian Competition Authority and the Hungarian Competition Law Association
Date of the conference: 21 November 2023 (Tuesday)
Venue: Pázmány Péter Catholic University Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Pope St. John Paul II. Hall
(1088 Budapest, Szentkirályi utca 28.)
09.00 – 09.20 Opening speeches
09.00 – 09.10 Csaba Balázs Rigó, President of the Hungarian Competition Authority
09.10 – 09.20 Zoltán Hegymegi-Barakonyi, President of the Hungarian Competition Law Association
09.20 – 10.00 Keynote speeches
09.20 – 09.40 Olivier Guersent, Director-General of the Directorate-General for Competition
09.40 – 10.00 Ioannis Lianos, President of the Hellenic Competition Commission
10.00 – 10.30 Coffee break
10.30 – 12.00 The latest news of the Digital Markets Act – Panel discussion I.
Moderator:
András Tóth, Vice-President of the Hungarian Competition Authority, Chairman of the Competition Council
Panel members:
Judit Firniksz, Researcher of the Competition Law Research Centre at Péter Pázmány Catholic University
Olivier Guersent, Director-General of the Directorate-General for Competition
Assimakis Komninos, Partner of the Brussels office of White & Case LLP
Marco Botta, professor, European University Institute
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch break
13.00 – 13.30 Lecture – Gábor Fejes, Partner of the DLA Piper Posztl, Nemescsói, Györfi-Tóth and Partners Law Firm
13.30 – 14.00 Lecture – Assimakis Komninos, Partner of the Brussels office of White & Case LLP
14.00 – 14.30 Lecture – Tihamér TÓTH, judge, Court of Justice of the European Union
14.30 – 14.45 Coffee break
14.45 – 16.15 Consumer protection and competition law – Panel discussion III.
Moderator:
Attila Sipos, Secretary General of the Hungarian Competition Authority
Panel members:
László Bak, Vice President of the Hungarian Competition Authority
Virág Balogh, Regulatory CoE Lead of Telekom Hungary
Nóra Kupecki, Deputy Secretary of State of the Ministry of Justice
András KOLTAY, President of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (TBC)
16.15 – 16.20 Closing remarks:
Bálint Horváth, Head of Communication of the Hungarian Competition Authority
16.20 – 17.20 Cocktail reception
The conference registration form is available at this link.