24 March 2026
9:00 am-9:30 am
Welcome coffee and registration
9:30 am-9:35 am
GCR opening remarks
9:35 am-9:45 am
Chairs' opening remarks
Rachel Brass
Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
John Newman
Professor of Law, University of Memphis School of Law
9:45 am-10:45 am
Regulation & AI: global frameworks-alignment or fragmentation?
- How do the EU’s DMA, DMCC and AI Act reshape digital markets and AI governance?
- US enforcement priorities: FTC and DOJ’s stance on algorithmic collusion and deceptive AI practices.
- Global outlook: are Brazil, Japan, and other jurisdictions converging on risk-based AI regulation or charting divergent paths?
- What does this regulatory patchwork mean for innovation and competition in the age of GenAI?
Frances Waldmann
Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
10:45 am-11:45 am
Lessons learned from enforcement cases: what does this mean for the industry?
- What practical lessons do early enforcement cases teach us about market dominance and AI ecosystems?
- How do rulings like Apple influence platform behaviour in AI markets?
- Which companies are being targeted and what enforcement trends and compliance strategies are emerging?
- How should businesses and regulators adapt in light of the Apple and Google cases?
Milena Robotham
Partner, Clifford Chance
Andrea Asoni
Vice President, Charles River Associates
David Lawrence
Policy Director, Antitrust Division, US Department of Justice
Jennifer Redmond
Senior Partner, Keystone
Jonathan Sallet
Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School
11:45 am-12:15 pm
Networking break
12:15 pm-1:15 pm
Merger control & AI partnerships: what comes next?
- Are current merger rules fit for AI investment strategies?
- Do these deals risk entrenching dominance or foster innovation?
- Should regulators assess minority stakes and strategic partnerships in AI start-ups and if so how?
- What global enforcement trends signal for AI-related mergers and acquisitions?
Gail Levine
Partner, Paul Hastings
John Elias
Partner, Head of Antitrust and Competition, HSF Kramer
Thomas Ensign
Partner, Fenwick & West
Kaj Rozga
Senior Antitrust Counsel, ABB
Ingrid Vandenborre
Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
1:15 pm-2:15 pm
Networking lunch
2:15 pm-2:45 pm
Fireside chat
2:45 pm-3:45 pm
Algorithmic collusion: emerging enforcement and litigation trends in the US
- What does the DOJ’s RealPage case signal for algorithmic pricing enforcement?
- How should global businesses operating in the US rethink compliance and governance around pricing and decision-making algorithms in light of emerging enforcement theories?
- Impact of new California and New York algorithmic pricing laws: what do they mean for businesses and compliance?
- How has the revocation of information-sharing guidelines influenced legal counsel and product development in algorithmic tools?
3:45 pm-3:50 pm
Chairs’ closing remarks
Rachel Brass
Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
John Newman
Professor of Law, University of Memphis School of Law
