Innovation, IP and Competition Challenges for Global Businesses in the 21st Century
LeadershIP EU 2018 took place at The Hotel in Brussels on November 13, 2018
9:00
Opening Keynote
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Roberto Viola
Director General, DG CONNECT, European Commission
9:15
Challenges to Innovation for High-Tech Business Leadership in the 21st Century
Business executives and political leaders explore the global and European innovation trends and the upcoming launch of 5G in Europe in 2019.
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Roberto Viola
Director General, DG CONNECT, European Commission
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Cristiano R. Amon
President Qualcomm Incorporated
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Antonio Nicita
Commissioner, Italian Regulatory Authority (AGCOM)
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Rochelle Toplensky
Financial Times
10:15
Effects-Based Analysis: Where Do We Stand on Both Sides of the Atlantic?
This Fireside Chat between a prominent US and EU judges explores the competition law trends in each jurisdiction.
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Honorable Douglas Ginsburg
Senior Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for District of Columbia
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Sir Robin Jacob
Sir Hugh Laddie Chair of Intellectual Property Law, University College London; Former Justice in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
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Jean-François Bellis
Partner, Van Bael & Bellis
11:45
Recent Decisions from the European Commission: Lessons Learned?
This timely panel focuses on some of the European Commission’s latest big antitrust decisions and remedies on high-tech companies.
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Yannis Katsoulacos
Professor of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)
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Miguel de la Mano
Executive Vice President, Compass Lexecon
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Giorgio Monti
Competition Chair and Head of Department, Florence School of Regulation
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Alfonso Lamadrid
Senior Associate, Garrigues (Brussels)
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Matthew Newman
Chief Correspondent, MLex
12:00
5G and IoT: Policy Challenges and the Road Ahead
Panelists will create a lay-of-the-land for the IP and competition Policy challenges that are and will likely surface towards making 5G, and other future G’s a reality.
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Peter Stuckmann
Head of Unit, Future Connectivity Systems, DG CONNECT, European Commission
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Adrien Facon
Head of Research & Innovation, Secure-IC
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Eeva Hakoranta
Head of Licensing, Nokia
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Matthias Schneider
Chief Licensing Officer, Audi
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Hon. David Kappos
Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP; Former U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce for IP, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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3:30
Global Antitrust: What Rules and Whose Standards?
Panelists will discuss global trends in antitrust enforcement and whose rules and which standards are on the rise.
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Roger Alford
Deputy Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division
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Kaarli Eichhorn
Partner, Jones Day
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Pedro Gonzaga
Economist and Competition Expert, OECD
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Thomas Kramler
Head of the Digital Single Market Task Force, DG COMP, European Commission
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Paul Lugard
Partner, Baker Botts