More info: Andrew Hill AHI@amchameu.eu

Sound and vision: cutting through the noise to shape

effective competition policy

Thursday, 16 October 2025

As industrial ambitions in Europe and the US continue to shift, competition policy is becoming an increasingly important tool for shaping economic resilience and strategic influence. Rising security concerns, shifting political priorities and intensified global competition are redefining the global economic landscape. Should governments leverage public procurement and state aid to strengthen Europe's industrial base? Could reforming merger control foster stronger, more innovative companies? Meanwhile, as traditional cooperation frameworks are tested, transatlantic competition enforcement must adapt to new challenges.

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14.00 - 14.10: Welcome

Angélique de Brousse (Johnson & Johnson), Chair, Competition Policy Committee, AmCham EU

14.10 - 15.00: Reality: industrial ambitions and EU-US economic cooperation

Astrid Cousin, Head of Unit, Commission Priorities and Strategic Coordination, Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Miriam Lexmann, MEP (EPP, SK)
Alexandre Roure, Head of Policy, Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA)
Moderated by Zach Meyers, Research Director, Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE)

15.00 - 15.30: Coffee break

15.30 - 16.20: Fireside chat

Natalie Harsdorf, Director-General, Federal Austrian Competition Authority
Martijn Snoep, Chairman, Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets
Moderated by Nicholas Hirst, Chief Correspondent, EU Competition, MLex

16.20 - 16.30: A business view on the future of competition policy

Sharon Marshall, Director, Europe, the Middle East and Africa Partnerships, Google
Moderated by Thibaut L'Ortye, Senior Director of Public Affairs. AmCham EU

16.30 - 17.30: Station-to-Station: transatlantic cooperation in a new era

Inge Bernaerts, Director, Policy and Strategy, Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Kevin Buckley, Vice-President, Global Government Affairs, Supply Chain, Operations and Risk, Johnson & Johnson
Philip Lowe KC, Senior Advisor, Kekst CNC
Moderated by Natalie McNelis, Bureau Chief, Mergermarket/PaRR

17.30 - 18.30: Networking reception