Draft Program
Thursday, 4th July 2024
11:00-12:30am – ASCOLA Board Meeting, Faculty meeting room (Fakultätssitzungszimmer)
12:00-1:00pm – Registration and lunch, Foyer Neubaukirche (by invitation of the University of Würzburg)
1:00-2:00pm – Official opening, Neubaukirche
Baroque Music, performed by the Young Chamber Orchestra Würzburg
Welcome remarks by
Prof. Dr. Rupprecht Podszun (ASCOLA president, HHU Düsseldorf)
Prof. Dr. Christof Kerwer (Dean Law faculty JMU Würzburg) – tbc
Andreas Mundt, President of Bundeskartellamt and of the ICN
Prof. Dr. Florian Bien (Julius Maximilians-Universität Würzburg)
Dr. Björn Christian Becker (Julius Maximilians-Universität Würzburg)
Baroque Music, performed by the Young Chamber Orchestra Würzburg
2:00-3:30pm – Parallel Breakout Sessions I in five seminar rooms (Neubaukirche, Hörsaal I, Hörsaal II, Hörsaal III, Fakultätssitzungszimmer)
3:30-4:00pm – Coffee break, Foyer Neubaukirche
4:00-6:00pm – Enforcers Panel, Neubaukirche
Benoît Cœuré, President of the Autorité de la concurrence
Andreas Mundt, President of the Bundeskartellamt and of the ICN
Further chairs of national competition authorities - tbc
7:00-11:00pm – Dinner party in the Inner Courtyard of Alte University with live jazz
(by invitation of the University of Würzburg)
Friday, 5th July 2024
8:00-9:00am – Coffee
9:00-10:30am – Parallel Breakout Sessions II in five lecture rooms
10:30am-11:00pm - Coffee break
11:00am-12:30pm – Parallel Breakout Sessions III in five lecture rooms
12:30-2:00pm – Lunch
2:00-3:30pm – Regional Chapter Head Panel, Kardinal-Döpfner-Raum
Theme: Getting to Grips with the Gatekeepers: A Comparative Perspective
Panelists: Zeynep Ayata, Maciej Bernatt, Thomas Cheng, Björn Lundqvist, Jurgita Malinauskaite, Peter Picht
3:30-4:00pm – Coffee Break
4:00-5:45pm – Parallel Breakout Sessions IV in five lecture rooms (5 x 5 Stream-3-paper)
7:00-8:00pm – ASCOLA Concert, Toskanasaal (Residenz)
Members of ASCOLA perform classical Music, Jazz and Pop
8:00-11:00pm – Dinner in the Hofkeller under the Residenz (Castle) (by invitation of the University of Würzburg)
Saturday, 6th July 2024
8:30-9:30am – Coffee
9:30-11:00am – Parallel Breakout Sessions V in five lecture rooms (Neubaukirche, HS II, HS III, Fakultätssitzungszimmer, Seminarraum Rechtsgeschichte)
11:00-11:30am – Coffee Break
11:30am-1:00pm – Plenary Panel: General Assembly, panel discussion "Hot Topics of Competition Law in the Future"; Presentation of 2025 conference, concluding remarks
1:00pm – End of the official part of the conference
1:30pm – Lunch in the Restaurant Bürgerspital Weinstuben (optional, self-pay-based)
Sunday, 7th July 2024 (optional)
Trip to the medieval city of Bamberg
Important Contacts:
Local Organizers
Prof. Dr. Florian Bien: florian.bien@uni-wuerzburg.de
Dr. Björn Christian Becker: bjoern.becker@uni-wuerzburg.de
Christina Riedmann (Secretary): l-wirtschaftsrecht@uni-wuerzburg.de
In Case of Emergency:
In case of acute emergency, always dial 112 or 110!
112 for Emergency Services
In case of acute medical or fire-related emergencies. The operator will notify medical emergency and fire brigade services and, if necessary, contact the police.
110 for Police Emergencies
For immediate police assistance, for instance if you've been victim or witness to a crime or hazardous situation.
Out-of-Hours Medical Care
If you require medical assistance outside of regular doctor's office hours, dial 116 117 (nation-wide) to contact the local on-call medical unit. The operator will determine what next steps to take, for instance if a doctor should come by, or if you should visit the nearest out-of-hours doctor's practice.
Non-Emergency Police Contact
Should you need to contact Würzburg police in non-emergency situations, you can dial +49 (0) 931 457 0.
Contact person for discrimination, harassment, hate speech and similar conduct during the conference:
University Women's Representative, contact person: Dr. Isabell Fraas, Phone: +49 931 31-89429, Email: isabel.fraas@uni-wuerzburg.de
Helpdesk for Sexual Harassment at the University of Würzburg
