09:00
09:15
09:30
Keynote speech:
“Recent developments in the State aid case-law of the Court of Justice”
Andrea Biondi
,
Advocate General, Court of Justice of the European Union; Professor, Director of the Centre of European Law, King’s College, London
Chair:
Antonios Bouchagiar
,
Legal Service, European Commission; Academic Director EStALI
10:30
11:00
Session I: The role of State Aid Control in the Energy Transition
- Setting the scene – relevant aid instruments (CISAF, CEEAG, IPCEI, Art. 107(3)(c))
- Evaluation of state aid in the energy sector from an economist perspective
- Cumulation across the value chain
Speakers:
Nicola Pesaresi
,
Deputy Director for Energy, DG COMP, European Commission, Brussels
Caroline Buts
,
Professor and Vice-Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences and Solvay Business School, Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Academic Director EStALI; Managing Editor European State Aid Law Quarterly (EStAL)
Phedon Nicolaides
,
Professor Emeritus at Maastricht University; Academic Director Lexxion Training
Leo Flynn
,
Principal Legal Adviser, Legal Service, European Commission
Chair:
Michael Honoré
,
Honoré & Fallesen Advokatfirma, Academic Director EStALI
12:45
13:45
Session II: The new Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (CISAF)
- CISAF General intro
- CISAF Chapter 4: Rollout of Clean Energy & Chapter 8: “Crowding in” private investments and de-risking
- CISAF Chapter 6: Sufficient Manufacturing Capacity
Speakers:
Leigh Hancher
,
University of Tilburg, Florence School of Regulation
Nicola Pesaresi
,
Deputy Director for Energy, DG COMP, European Commission, Brussels
Maria J. Segura Catalán
,
Clayton & Segura, Brussels; Managing Editor European State Aid Law Quarterly (EStAL)
Chair:
Michael Honoré
,
Honoré & Fallesen Advokatfirma, Academic Director EStALI
15:30
16:00
Session III: Foreign Subsidy Regulation
- The Foreign Subsidies Toolbox and Activities: Status Update
- Unpacking the Notion of Distortion
- FSR in practice: Early Enforcement Trends and Lessons from Emirates Telecom/ PPF Telecom
Speakers:
Hans Friederiszick
,
Director and founder of E.CA Economics
Nicole Robins
,
Oxera, Brussels
Seppe Maes
,
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Robin Vandendriessche
,
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
François-Charles Laprévote
,
Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Chair:
Caroline Buts
,
Professor and Vice-Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences and Solvay Business School, Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Academic Director EStALI; Managing Editor European State Aid Law Quarterly (EStAL)
17:30
19:00
Lexxion’s 25th Anniversary Jubilee
