Power, Policy and Global Markets in Transition | Competition Conference | 16 Sep 2026
How competition enforcement is evolving across the UK, EU and US — and what it means for investment, innovation and growth.
Global competition policy is entering a decisive new phase. Across the UK, EU and US, authorities are expanding their enforcement tools, revisiting long-standing assumptions about markets and responding to geopolitical and technological pressures. From merger control and industrial strategy to digital regulation, AI and private litigation, the landscape is becoming more interventionist, fast-moving and fragmented.
This conference brings together senior policymakers, regulators, economists, practitioners and business leaders to examine how enforcement is evolving in practice, and what the next phase of global competition policy means for markets, investment and corporate strategy.
Registration, coffee, networking
Opening remarks
- Alex Nourry, ICC and Clifford Chance, ICC Global Competition Conference Chair
- Stavroula Vryna and Jennifer Storey, Clifford Chance, Conference Chairs
Keynote
- Doug Gurr, Chair, Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
A forward-looking address on how competition policy is evolving in a fragmented global landscape. The keynote will explore the intersection of enforcement, industrial strategy, digital regulation and economic security, and what this means for investment, innovation and corporate strategy.
Merger Control at a Turning Point: Intervention, Innovation and Global Alignment
- Grania Holzwarth, Head of EU Competition Policy. Deutsche Telekom
- Anna Mitchell, Partner (Antitrust and Foreign Investment) Linklaters LLP
- Matthew Bennett, Vice President, Charles River Associates
- Adam Cooper, Director, Fingleton
Coffee break
Industrial Policy and Competition: Navigating Europe’s New Economic Strategy
- Jennifer Storey, Conference Chair, Partner, Clifford Chance
- Patrick Hubbert, Partner (Head of Paris Antitrust & Competition Department), Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP
- Thorsten Kaeseberg, Head of Unit Competition Policy, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Lunch Break
Keynote
- Sarah Adcock OBE, Director for Consumer and Competition Policy, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
AI in Practice: Moving towards an Agentic Future
- Elizabeth Sinclair, Partner (Antitrust) Clifford Chance
- Dr Christophe Carugati, Founder, Digital Competition
- Jonny Forde, Partner (Antitrust and Foreign Investment) Linklaters LLP
The CMA’s New Toolkit: Competition and Consumer Enforcement in Practice
- Michael Grenfell, Partner (Antitrust) Clifford Chance
- Jessica Radke, Senior Counsel, Linklaters LLP
- Rocio Concha, Director, Policy and Advocacy & Chief Economist, Which?
- Graham Wynne, Assistant Director for Consumer, E-Commerce and Regulatory Affairs, British Retail Consortium
Coffee break
Market Power Under Scrutiny: New Approaches to Dominance
- Stavroula Vryna, Conference Chair, Partner, Clifford Chance
- Thomas Vinje, Chairman Emeritus, Global Antitrust Practice Group, Clifford Chance
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Massimiliano Kadar, Head of Unit A.4 – ECN and Private Enforcement at DG Comp, European Commission
- Robert O’Donoghue, KC, Brick Court Chambers
Networking and drinks reception
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