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 Jenny Storey, Clifford Chance, Conference Chairs
Keynote
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.
Panels:
- Merger Control at a Turning Point: Intervention, Innovation and Global Alignment
- Industrial Policy and Competition: Navigating Europe’s New Economic Strategy
- The CMA’s New Toolkit: Competition and Consumer Enforcement in Practice
- The DMA in Practice: Early Lessons and the Next Phase for Digital and AI Markets
- Market Power Under Scrutiny: New Approaches to Dominance
- Private Enforcement and Litigation: The Expanding Competition Risk Landscape
Drinks reception
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