Programme

Moderator: Frank Wijckmans (contrast – BE)

Coordinators: Sarah Jaques & Evi Noël (contrast – BE)

09.00 – 09.30 Welcome coffee and registration

09.30 – 09.40 Introduction

Frank Wijckmans, Partner at contrast

09.40 – 10.00 Opening address

Koen Geens, Minister of Justice, Belgian Federal Government

10.00 – 11.10 Selective distribution

Panel: Bregt Raus (contrast – BE); Gonçalo Anastaçio (SRS Advogados – PT); Mario Krka (Divjak, Topić & Bahtijarević – HR); Oriol Armengol (Pérez-Llorca – ES); Thomas Lamy (Grall & Associés – FR)

11.10 – 11.30 Coffee break

11.30 – 11.50 Key note speaker: developments offline distribution

Lucas Peeperkorn, Principal Expert in Antitrust Policy, European Commission (DG Competition)

11.50 – 13.00 Pricing in vertical relations

Panel: Agata Jurkowska-Gomulka (Modzelewska & Paśnik – PL); Fredrik Lindblom (Cederquist – SE); Dr. Moritz Lorenz (Arnecke Sibeth – DE); Răzvan Pele (Mușat & Asociații – RO); Sarah Jaques (contrast – BE)

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch 

14.00 – 15.10 Differences in national distribution laws

Panel: Dr. Andreas Zellhofer (Eisenberger & Herzog – AT); Ivan Marinov (Delchev & Partners – BG); Nataša Pipan Nahtigal (Odvetniki Šelih & partnerji – SL); Sébastien Engelen (contrast – BE)

15.10 – 15.30 Coffee break

15.30 – 15.50 Key note speaker: developments online distribution

Lucas Peeperkorn, Principal Expert in Antitrust Policy, European Commission (DG Competition)

15.50– 17.00 E-commerce

Panel: Anastasia Dritsa (Kyriakides Georgopoulos – GR); Andreas Christensen (Horten – DK); Filip Tuytschaever (contrast – BE); Minos van Joolingen (Banning – NL); Robert Neruda (Havel & Partners – CZ)

17.00 – 17.15 Closing guest speaker

17.15 – 18.30 Concluding remarks with reception (offered by Larcier)