Competition for Growth: Antitrust in a Changing World | Conference | 23 October 2025

Competition for Growth: Antitrust in a Changing World | Conference | 23 October 2025

Registrations Open. Free. October 23, 2025 08:30 - 17:30 BST Clifford Chance, 10 Upper Bank Street, London, E14 5JJ

COMPETITION FOR GROWTH: ANTITRUST IN A CHANGING WORLD

 

Registrations are open for ICC United Kingdom’s flagship Competition Conference. This is a free-to-attend, not-to-be-missed conference for anyone shaping competition and market policy in the UK and beyond. 

Across the day, we will examine whether merger control can drive growth and innovation, the current state of digital regulation and its strategic direction, how geopolitics is reshaping the role of antitrust, and the latest developments in private enforcement and collective redress.

ICC’s Global Competition Commission brings together more than 300 business leaders and experts from over 70 countries to promote convergence in competition policy and more efficient antitrust enforcement worldwide, providing a practical interface between global business and enforcement agencies. To learn more about ICC’s Competition Commission, open to ICC members only, get in touch: ebennett@iccwbo.uk

Key resources and reading:

ICC Merger Control Recommendations

ICC Antitrust Compliance Toolkit

08:15 - 09:00

Arrivals, Registration & Welcome Coffee

09:00 - 09:30

Opening Remarks

  • Emma Bennett, ICC United Kingdom
  • Charles Adams, Clifford Chance
  • Stavroula Vryna and Jennifer Storey, Clifford Chance and Conference Chairs
09.30 - 09.50

Keynote Speaker

  • Doug Gurr, Interim Chair, Competition Markets Authority
09.50 - 10.50

Panel 1: Can Merger Control Be a Catalyst for Growth and Innovation?

Moderator:

  • Natura Gracia, Linklaters

Panellists:

  • Monica Sanchez Soliva, Telefonica
  • Marion Bailly, European Commission
  • Irene de Angelis, Intesa Sanpaolo
  • Becket McGrath, Euclid
  • Matthew Bennett, Charles River Associates
10.50 - 11.50

Panel 2: Private Enforcement and Collective Redress

Moderator:

  • Ben Jasper, Clifford Chance

Panellists:

  • Belinda Hollway, Hausfeld
  • Sarah Abram KC, Brick Court Chambers
  • Samatha Ward, Clifford Chance
11.50 - 13:00

Networking Lunch 

13.00 - 14.00

Panel 3: Digital Regulation: The State of Enforcement and Strategic Direction 

Moderator:

  • Stavroula Vryna, Clifford Chance

Panellists:

  • Harry Clarke, Spotify
  • Lucia Bonova, European Commission
  • Deirdre Taylor, Gibson Dunn
14:00 - 14:20

Coffee Break

14:20 - 15.20

Panel 4: How Is Geopolitics Rewriting the Role of Antitrust?

Moderator:

  • Jenny Storey, Clifford Chance

Panellists:

  • John Davies, Brunswick
  • Jorge Padilla, Compass Lexecon
  • Phil Lockwood, Stark
  • Claire Morgan, Eversheds Sutherland
15.20 - 15.30

Closing Remarks

15:30 - 17:30

Drinks Reception

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