CompLaw: Nordic is an annual conference dedicated to competition law in the Nordic region, organized by Informa Connect. The event brings together legal professionals, regulators, and industry experts to discuss the latest developments and challenges in competition law.
The conference covers a range of key topics, including sustainability and competition policy, digital markets regulation, and the practical implications of the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation. Sessions feature insights from national competition authorities, the European Commission, and leading practitioners, providing attendees with a comprehensive understanding of current trends and enforcement priorities.
Attendees can benefit from networking opportunities with peers and industry leaders, as well as access to an expo hall featuring sponsors and exhibitors such as RBB Economics, MLex, and Concurrences. Notable speakers include representatives from the European Commission and national competition authorities, offering valuable perspectives on policy and enforcement.
This event is ideal for in-house counsel, private practice lawyers, economists, and compliance professionals seeking to stay informed on competition law developments in the Nordic region and to engage with key stakeholders in the field.
Speakers(84)
01sa S. Hallsd03ttir
Head of Antitrust Compliance at Volvo Group
03Asa S. Hallsd03ottir
Head of Antitrust Compliance at Volvo Group
03sa S. Hallsd03ttir
Head of Antitrust Compliance at Volvo Group
Alina B03ling
Counsel at Krogerus
Alina B03oling
Counsel at Krogerus
Alina B06ling
Counsel at Krogerus
Andreas Jasper
R03f03rendaire at European Court of Justice
Andrew Bullion
Partner at Hausfeld
Andrew Gilbert
Legal Counsel at Yara International
Ann Sofie Vrang
Head of Division, Media and Mergers Division at Danish Competition & Consumer Authority
Anna Roubier
Partner at HPP Attorneys
Aura Garc01a Pab03n
Competition Expert at OECD
Aura Garc03a Pab03n
Competition Expert at OECD
Aura Garc03ia Pab03on
Competition Expert at OECD
Beate Berrefjord
Head of Department for Food, Trade, and Health at Norwegian Competition Authority
Catherine Gordley
Counsel at Van Bael & Bellis
Christian Bergqvist
Associate Professor at University of Copenhagen
Claire Simpson
Partner at Van Bael & Bellis
Daniele Calisti
Head of Unit for Merger Policy and Case Support, DG COMP at European Commission
Elin Moen
Partner at Advokatfirmaet BAHR
Elin Moen has broad experience handling complex competition law matters in Norway and internationally. She advises on all areas of competition law, including competition litigation and competition policy matters. Moen has previous experience as in-house counsel in an international group, focusing on media, technology and the digital sector. Her professional experience also includes serving as a member of the Norwegian Competition Appeals Tribunal, as well as deputy judge at district court level. In addition to the competition law focus, Moen has extensive experience from advising on a variety of IP-related matters, patent litigation and regulatory matters in the life science field.
Erik Brandt 03Ofverholm
Partner at DLA Piper Sweden
Erik Brandt 03fverholm
Partner at DLA Piper Sweden
Erik Brandt 06fverholm
Partner at DLA Piper Sweden
Erik S03derlind
Partner at KASTELL
Erik S03oderlind
Partner at KASTELL
Erik S06derlind
Partner at KASTELL
Gjermund Mathisen
Partner at Kvale
Gjermund primarily practices in the areas of competition law, state aid and EU/EEA law. He has extensive experience with such cases from working at the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) and the EFTA Court, as well as in the Legislation Department of the Ministry of Justice and in the European Commission. Before joining Kvale in 2022, Gjermund held the post as Director of Competition and State Aid at ESA for eight years. In his time as Director, ESA dealt with some of its all-time largest competition cases, and several hundred state aid cases. In his preceding role as a Member of ESA's Legal Service, he represented ESA in some 30 cases before the EFTA Court, the Court of Justice and the General Court in Luxembourg. Gjermund publishes widely, especially on EU/EEA law, in Norwegian and international journals. He also co-authors the book "EEA law", now in its 4th edition, and he co-wrote the comments to the state aid rules in the Commentary on the EEA Agreement. He graduated with law degrees from Norway and Germany, and holds a Ph.D. in law with a thesis on Norwegian law in Nordic, European and global cooperation. His area of expertise further encompasses extradition, international cooperation in criminal proceedings, and the impact of EU/EEA law on criminal law and procedure.
Hanna Danwall
Head of Competition, Marketing, and ESG at VKR Holding
Hanne Melin Olbe
Senior Director of Global Competition at eBay
Harald Evensen
Director Competition & State Aid Directorate at EFTA Surveillance Authority
Ian Rose
Vice-President, Compliance at Volvo Trucks
Ian Rose is Vice President, Compliance, at Volvo Trucks, based in Gothenburg, Sweden, covering competition law compliance worldwide. Volvo Trucks is part of the Volvo Group and is the second-largest heavy-duty truck brand in the world, making vehicles that are sold and serviced in more than 140 countries, supported by over 2,300 dealerships and workshops. Ian is a Solicitor admitted in England & Wales, and prior to joining the Volvo Group, he was a partner at a City of London practice and worked out of London and Brussels. He has been a Trustee of the Institute of Business Ethics, which was established 30 years ago to encourage high standards of business behaviour based on ethical values, and of Europe03s largest dog welfare charity, Dogs Trust.
Irma Urmonait03
Deputy Chairwoman at Competition Council of the Republic of Lithuania
Irma Urmonait03e
Deputy Chairwoman at Competition Council of the Republic of Lithuania
Jackie Mortensen
Director, Head of Competition Law at Carlsberg Group
Jacob Westin
Global Head of Legal Antitrust at Sandoz
Jakob Hald
Director General at Danish Competition and Consumer Authority
Jenni Heurlin
Partner at Borenius
Jenni is a partner and head of EU & Competition team at Borenius. She advises clients on all aspects of EU and Finnish competition law, including merger control, compliance, investigations, proceedings before competition authorities and courts, and state aid. She also counsels companies on a wide range of regulatory issues related to regulated markets, such as energy and telecoms, as well as on foreign direct investment (FDI) screening and the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR). Jenni has extensive experience working with clients across a wide variety of industries, and in recent years, she has been involved in several high-profile merger control, competition law advisory, and state aid cases in Finland. Prior to joining Borenius, Jenni worked at another Finnish law firm for several years. Jenni has also gained in-house counsel experience in competition law matters and the execution of competition law compliance programmes in a major listed trading sector company. Alongside her law degree, Jenni holds a master03s degree in economics. Jenni is a former chair and current board member of the Finnish Competition Law Association, a member of the Finnish Bar Association03s competition law expert group, and a Non-Governmental Advisor, appointed by the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority, to the International Competition Network03s Merger Working Group.
Johan Nybergh
Chief Legal Officer at Neova Oy
Katri Joenpolvi
Partner at Krogerus
Katri heads Krogerus' Competition and Regulatory practice. She is exceptionally experienced in advising clients in demanding competition law and regulatory assignments with a particular focus on competition and European law litigation and complex merger cases. Additionally, she has gained a stellar reputation for her wide-scale compliance work.
Laetitia Szaller
General Counsel and Head of Compliance and ESG at Egetis Therapeutics
Lars Henriksson
Professor of Law at Stockholm School of Economics
Line Voldstad
Partner at DLA Piper Norway
Lise Kj03arup-Heide
Senior Legal Counsel at PostNord
Lise Kj03rup-Heide
Senior Legal Counsel at PostNord
Luca Aguzzoni
Head of Sector, DG CNECT at European Commission
Marie stman
Director General at Swedish Competition Authority
Marjut Viding
Senior Competition Counsel at Kesko - K-Group
Marte Fisknes
Legal Counsel at Posten Bring AS
Martin Mandorff
Chief Economist at Swedish Competition Authority
Michael H03g Riis
Head of Competition at Danske Bank A/S
Michael H03og Riis
Head of Competition at Danske Bank A/S
Michael H06g Riis
Head of Competition at Danske Bank A/S
Michael Kl03cker
Partner at DLA Piper Denmark
Michael Kl03ocker
Partner at DLA Piper Denmark
Michael Kl06cker
Partner at DLA Piper Denmark
Michaela Angonius
Head of Policy and Regulation at GSMA
Michaela Angonius is the Head of Policy and Regulation at the GSMA 03 the global association representing the mobile industry. She leads the development of industry-wide positions on key issues such as connectivity, taxation, competition, security, and privacy, orchestrating policy advocacy efforts to promote fair connectivity regulation which supports innovation in the sector. Prior to joining GSMA in 2024, Michaela served as Vice President, Head of Legal CPS and EU Affairs at Telia Company AB, where she spearheaded significant legal and strategic policy initiatives across the European Union. Her extensive background includes managing regulatory and competition issues for both Telenor ASA and Tele2 AB, from Nepal to Norway, providing her with a deep understanding of various international regulatory environments. Michaela holds an LLM in Law, focusing on EU Competition Law, from Uppsala University, Sweden, and a Bachelor of Commerce.
Morten Nissen
Partner at Bird & Bird
Morten Qvist Fog
Leading Senior Advisor and Head of Public Procurement & State Aid Law at Confederation of Danish Industry
Niklas Strand
Principal at RBB Economics
Niklas Strand is a Principal at the RBB Stockholm office. He has worked in the field of competition economics for 25 years03 and has experience of presenting economic testimony on behalf of clients involved in complex matters. He has appeared as an expert witness in arbitration panels and in Swedish courts on a number of high-profile cases. Niklas is listed as a National Leader by Who03s Who Legal 2023 which states that 03Niklas Strand highly sought after by clients from a diverse range of sectors03.
Olle Rislund
Partner at Bokwall Rislund Advisors
P3all Gunnar P01lsson
Director General at Icelandic Competition Authority
P3all Gunnar P03alsson
Director General at Icelandic Competition Authority
P3all Gunnar P03lsson
Director General at Icelandic Competition Authority
Penelope Papandropoulos
Head of the Data Analysis and Technology Unit (CTO.1), DG COMP at European Commission
Per Hellstrom
Counsel at Advokatfirman Per Karlsson & Co
Peter Bernstein
Global Head of Competition and Antitrust at Ericsson
Petter Berg
Partner at RBB Economics
Pia Nyholm
Senior Legal Counsel at Neste Oyj
Rikke Riber Rasmussen
Principal Economist at Google
Robert Eriksson
Counsel at Baker McKenzie
Sanna Fr03anlund
Partner at Cederquist
Sanna Fr03anlund is a Partner in Cederquist's EU & Competition Practice Group in Stockholm. She advises clients on competition law matters in M&A transactions, including merger control, competition compliance, and assessment of commercial agreements.
Sanna Fr03nlund
Partner at Cederquist
As of 1 January 2026, Sanna is a Partner in Cederquist03s EU & Competition Practice Group in Stockholm. Sanna mainly advises clients on competition law related matters in M&A transaction regarding merger control, competition compliance, assessment of commercial agreements, clean team and integration work. Sanna also has particular experience in representing clients in investigations before the Swedish Competition Authority. In addition, Sanna has special expertise in foreign direct investment regimes in both domestic and cross-border transactions and heads the practice at Cederquist. Together with Fredrik Lindblom, Sanna is the author of the Swedish monograph on Vertical Restraints, which is a pan-European project to write and publish the main book on vertical restraints authored by Philip Tuytschaever and Frank Wijckmans in all EU languages and add local legal case law and practice. The second edition will be published in the beginning of 2026.
Sanna Fr05nlund
Partner at Cederquist
As of 1 January 2026, Sanna is a Partner in Cederquist03s EU & Competition Practice Group in Stockholm. Sanna mainly advises clients on competition law related matters in M&A transaction regarding merger control, competition compliance, assessment of commercial agreements, clean team and integration work. Sanna also has particular experience in representing clients in investigations before the Swedish Competition Authority. In addition, Sanna has special expertise in foreign direct investment regimes in both domestic and cross-border transactions and heads the practice at Cederquist. Together with Fredrik Lindblom, Sanna is the author of the Swedish monograph on Vertical Restraints, which is a pan-European project to write and publish the main book on vertical restraints authored by Philip Tuytschaever and Frank Wijckmans in all EU languages and add local legal case law and practice. The second edition will be published in the beginning of 2026.
Satu-Anneli Kauranen
Partner at DLA Piper Finland
Sergey Khodjamirian
Partner at RBB Economics
Timo Mattila
Deputy Director General and Head of Competition Division at Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority
Tuomas Haanper03
Partner at Copenhagen Economics
Tuomas is a Partner and member of the board at Copenhagen Economics and leads CE03s competition service. Advising both public and private sector clients on competition and regulatory matters across different jurisdictions, his work spans antitrust investigations, merger inquiries, and State aid matters in front of national authorities and courts, as well as the European Commission. Prior to joining Copenhagen Economics, Tuomas spent most of his over twenty-year career in the UK, holding senior and director-level roles in economic consulting and with a regulator with concurrent competition powers.
Tuomas Haanper03a
Partner at Copenhagen Economics
Tuomas Haanper03a is a Partner and member of the board at Copenhagen Economics, leading the competition service. He advises public and private sector clients on competition and regulatory matters across different jurisdictions.
Tuulia Tanskanen
Senior Legal Counsel 03 Compliance at Outokumpu Oyj
Virpi Ojanen
Chief Legal Officer at Tokmanni Group
Xandra St03ahlberg
Partner at Baker McKenzie
Xandra St03hlberg
Partner at Baker McKenzie
Xandra St05hlberg
Partner at Baker McKenzie
Ylva Aversten
Judge at Patent and Market Court / Stockholm District Court
Event Details
- Date
- March 17-18, 2026
- 2 days
- Location
- 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden
- Hilton Slussen
- Pricing
- Varies by tier
- Audience
- Legal professionals, regulators, industry experts