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
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.
Rochelle Toplensky
Financial Times
Antonio Nicita
Commissioner, Italian Regulatory Authority (AGCOM)
Cristiano R. Amon
President Qualcomm Incorporated
Roberto Viola
Director General, DG CONNECT, European Commission
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.
Jean-François Bellis
Partner, Van Bael & Bellis
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
Honorable Douglas Ginsburg
Senior Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for District of Columbia
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.
Matthew Newman
Chief Correspondent, MLex
Alfonso Lamadrid
Senior Associate, Garrigues (Brussels)
Giorgio Monti
Competition Chair and Head of Department, Florence School of Regulation
Miguel de la Mano
Executive Vice President, Compass Lexecon
Yannis Katsoulacos
Professor of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)
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.
Adrien Facon
Head of Research & Innovation, Secure-IC
Peter Stuckmann
Head of Unit, Future Connectivity Systems, DG CONNECT, European Commission
Eeva Hakoranta
Head of Licensing, Nokia
Matthias Schneider
Chief Licensing Officer, Audi
David Kappos
Partner, Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP, Former Under Secretary of Commerce and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
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.
Thomas Kramler
Head of the Digital Single Market Task Force, DG COMP, European Commission
Pedro Gonzaga
Economist and Competition Expert, OECD
Kaarli Eichhorn
Partner, Jones Day
Paul Lugard
Partner, Baker Botts
Roger Alford
Deputy Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division