UK State Aid Law Association, 29th Roundtable
Languages: English / German (with simultaneous translation)
10.00 Welcome by Organisers
Ulrike Suchsland, BDI (Association of German Industries)
10.15 Application of State Aid rules by European Court of Justice
Judge Christopher Vajda, European Court of Justice
Moderators: Kelyn Bacon QC / Thomas Jestaedt
10.45 Discussion
11.15 Coffee
11.45 Ensuring compliance by the Member State Authorities
Gareth Evans, UK Department for Business
Sven Kaiser, German Federal Ministry of Economics
Nicola Pesaresi, Head of Unit, DG Competition, European Commission
Moderators: Gabriele Quardt / George Peretz QC
12.30 Discussion
13.00 Lunch Break
14.15 EU Commission Initiative against “aggressive” tax planning as it affects the Member States
Karl Soukup, Director, DG Competition, European Commission
Andreas von Bonin, Freshfields
Howard Liebman, Jones Day and American Chamber of Commerce (Brussels)
Berthold Welling, BDI (Association of German Industries)
Moderators: Nicholas Forwood QC / Till Müller-Ibold
15.15 Discussion
15.45 Tea
16.00 Application of Economic Analysis in State Aid Cases: Any Progress?
Vincent Verouden, E-CA
James Kavanagh, Oxera
Moderators: Christian Ahlborn / Ulrich Soltesz
16.30 Discussion
17.00 End of Meeting
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