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Competition Policy Conference
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.
14.00 - 14.10: Welcome
- Angélique de Brousse (Johnson & Johnson), Chair, Competition Policy Committee, AmCham EU
14.10 - 15.00: Reality: industrial ambitions and US-EU economic cooperation
15.00 - 15.30: Coffee break
15.30 - 16.20: Fireside chat
- Martijn Snoep, Chairman, Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets
- Natalie Harsdorf, Director-General, Federal Austrian Competition Authority
16.20 - 17.20: Station-to-Station: transatlantic cooperation in a new era
- Inge Bernaerts, Director, Policy and Strategy, Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
17.20 - 18.30: Networking reception