33rd Annual IBA Communications and Competition Law Conference Brussels Marriott Hotel Grand Place, Bruxelles

Topics include:
Enforcers’ roundtable: enforcers will discuss the challenges of regulating the digital economy at the intersection of competition and communications laws
Merger trends in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors: spotlight on recent merger cases; handling regulators (with the possibility of divergent outcomes) around the world; and a review of cases under the regulatory thresholds (Article 22 EUMR and similar provisions)
The brave new world of platform regulation is here: update on the state of play under the EU’s Digital Markets Act with developments covering recent designation decisions and ongoing investigations; gatekeepers’ compliance with obligations; and an overview of developments around the world
How to best finance the deployment of new infrastructure such as fiber and 5G: fair share, state aid, deregulation or a bit of everything?
Artificial Intelligence: a discussion on proposed forthcoming legislation in the EU, UK and around the world as well as the competition and regulatory issues raised by AI
The new frontiers of regulation and competition enforcement in the TMT sector: telecommunications, antitrust and data regulation. Convergence or divergence in dealing with network effects, data, bottlenecks and ecosystem competition