Competition Law 2026-27 talk series
Published: 28 September 2026
Each year, the competition law team invites experts in competition law to give a Glasgow Competition Talk, aimed at deepening the curriculum of our competition law students.
Each year, the competition law team invites experts in competition law to give a Glasgow Competition Talk, aimed at deepening the curriculum of our competition law students.
Previous speakers have included: Steven Salop (Georgetown Law), Dina Waked (Sciences Po), Ioannis Lianos (UCL), Masako Wakui (Kyoto University), Dr Jasper Sluijs (University of Utrecht), Professor Alison jones (King's College London), Fabrizio Esposito (NOVA), Claudio Lombardi (KIMEP University), Michelle Meagher (Inclusive Competition Forum), Fryderyk Hoffmann (Mazars), Professor Viktoria Robertson (University of Graz, WU Vienna), Felix Chang (University of Cincinnati), Matthew Watson (University of Warwick), Hiba Hafiz (Boston College), Despoina Mantzari (UCL), Juan David Gutierrez (Universidad del Rosario), Friso Bostoen (Tilburg University), Wendy Ng (Melbourne Law School), Laureen de Barsy (Université de Liège), Marios Iacovides (Uppsala University), Barry Rodger (University of Strathclyde), Yane Svetiev (University of Sydney), Andrew Gavil (Harvard University), Annika Stöhr (Technische Universität Ilmenau), Liang Li (China University of Political Sciences and Law), Sin Chit (Martin) Lai (City University of Hong-Kong).
Speakers for 2026-27
GCT Talk N1
Sabine Zigeklsi (Bundeskartellamt, Germany)
“Enforcement Against Digital Gatekeepers Under German Competition Law - A Specific Regime Against Abusive Practices in the Digital Economy” *
13 October 2026, 18:00-19:30, Online
GCT Talk N2
Professor Viktoria Robertson (WU Vienna, Austria)
“Democratic Antitrust for Digital Markets”
12 November 2026, 09:00-10:00, ARC 237BC
GCT Talk N3
Dr Sangyun Lee (Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan)
“Abuse Without Dominance, but With Dependence?” *
27 November 2026, 11:00 - 12:30, Online
GCT Talk N4
Professor Peter Whelan (University of Leeds, UK)
“The Criminal Enforcement of Competition Law”
24 February 2027, 09:00-11:00, Location - TBC
GCT Talk N5
Dr Todd Davies (UCL, UK)
Title - TBC
16 March 2027, 17:00-18:30, 10 Professors Square 207
To register for the talks, please write to Liana.Japaridze@glasgow.ac.uk
Talks marked with * are organised in cooperation with the Jean Monnet Module in "European and Comparative Competition Law and Policy" (ECCLAP) run by the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Faculty of Law.
First published: 28 September 2026