International Conference: playing by the rules: the intersection of competition law and sports

Vendredi 12 septembre 2025
08:30 - 17:30
UNIL - Mouline
Organisé par CEDIDAC
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Organization: Professors Konstantina Bania, Damiano Canapa, Vincent Martenet and Marjolaine Viret

Programme

08:30 Welcoming Remarks and Introduction by Marjolaine Viret, Professor at the University of Lausanne
09:10 Keynote Speech by Laura Baudenbacher, President of the Swiss Competition Commission, Owner, Baudenbacher Law AG
09:40 Panel 1 :  Sports Governance: Agreements between Undertakings
Restriction by Object or by Effect ; Legitimate Objectives ; Regulation of the Surroundings of Competitions
Members of the Panel: Laurent Molliet, Legal Affairs Manager, International Hockey Federation (FIH), Damien Neven, Professor at the
Geneva Graduate Institute, Laura Potvain, European Commission, and Christopher Vajda KC, Former Judge at the Court of Justice of the
European Union, Partner, Monckton Chambers
Chair: Damiano Canapa, Professor at the University of Lausanne
11:10 Panel 2 :  Sports Governance: Unilateral Conduct
Comparative Advantages of Art. 101 TFEU and Art. 102 TFEU; Unfair Trading Conditions and Discrimination; Authorization of Alternative
Competitions; Financial Sustainability of Clubs
Members of the Panel: Jean-Francois Bellis, Professor at the Université libre de Bruxelles, Partner, Van Bael & Bellis, Benoît Keane,
Solicitor Advocate & Avocat, Keane Legal and Ben Van Rompuy, Professor at the University of Leiden
Chair: Vincent Martenet, Professor at the University of Lausanne
14:00 Keynote Speech speaker tbc
14:30 Panel 3 :  Licensing of Media Rights to Sports Events
Licensing of Media Rights; Regulation around Media Rights; Differences between Public and Private Broadcasters
Members of the Panel: Cleo Alliston, Senior Competition and Regulatory Lawyer, Lynn Carrillo, Director of Commercial Legal, FIFA, Alain
Egli, Senior Advisor, Swiss Competition Commission, and Pierre Ketterer, Associate Director, Legal Affairs, International Olympic
Committee
Chair: Konstantina Bania, Professor at the Brunel University of London, Partner, Geradin Partners
16:15 Panel 4 : The Role of Arbitration
Assessment of Competition Law by Arbitration Panels; Relationship between CAS and European Courts
Members of the Panel: Andrea Bonomi, Professor at the University of Lausanne, Dr Antoine Duval, Senior Researcher, T.M.C. Asser
Institute, and Luigi Fumagalli, Professor at the Università degli Studi di Milano
Chair: Marjolaine Viret, Professor at the University of Lausanne
17:15 Concluding Remarks

Intervenants

Marjolaine Viret, Laura Baudenbacher, Laurent Molliet, Damien Neven, Laura Potvain, Christopher Vajda KC, Damiano Canapa, Jean-Francois Bellis, Benoît Keane, Ben Van Rompuy, Vincent Martenet, Cleo Alliston, Lynn Carrillo, Alain Egli, Pierre Ketterer, Konstantina Bania, Andrea Bonomi, Antoine Duval, Luigi Fumagalli, Marjolaine Viret,

Domaine(s) d'activité

  • Droit du sport

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