Presented by Geradin Partners and The Capitol Forum
Sofitel Brussels Europe | September 22, 2026
Three years after the European Commission designated the first gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), Europe’s digital rulebook has entered a new phase. The focus has shifted from implementation to enforcement, while rapid advances in artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and other digital technologies are raising new questions about how existing regulatory frameworks should evolve.
Join senior officials from the European Commission, leading technology companies, legal practitioners, academics, journalists, and industry stakeholders for a full-day conference exploring the future of digital regulation, competition policy, and innovation in Europe.
The conference will examine the practical lessons emerging from the DMA’s first years of enforcement, the interaction between the DMA and the European Union’s broader digital regulatory framework, and the policy choices that will shape digital markets in the years ahead. Through keynote presentations, expert panel discussions, and a closing fireside chat, participants will explore how regulators and businesses are responding to an increasingly complex and interconnected digital landscape.
Featured Discussion Topics
Confirmed Speakers
Additional speakers will be announced soon.
Networking coffee, lunch, and a closing drinks reception are included with registration.
Space is limited and advance registration is required.
Questions?
Please contact The Capitol Forum team at events@tcfpress.com.
Nick Banasevic is Corporate Vice President and Head of Competition and Regulation for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Microsoft, where he leads the company’s competition policy and regulatory engagement across the region. Before joining Microsoft, he served as Managing Director in the Brussels office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and spent more than two decades at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition, where he led landmark antitrust investigations in the technology sector and served as Acting Director responsible for antitrust, merger, and state aid cases.
Filomena Chirico leads the European Commission’s DG CONNECT unit responsible for implementing the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Previously, she served in the Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton, where she helped lead the development and negotiation of the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act, and was a case handler in DG Competition focused on the ICT sector. Before joining the Commission, she was an assistant professor at Tilburg University and remains a visiting professor at the College of Europe in Bruges. She holds advanced degrees in law, law and economics, and institutional economics, with academic expertise in competition, telecommunications, and digital regulation.
Barbara Moens is an EU Correspondent for the Financial Times in Brussels, where she covers technology, digital policy, and competition across the European Union. Before joining the Financial Times, she was Chief EU Correspondent at POLITICO Europe, reporting on European policymaking and regulation. Her reporting focuses on competition policy, Big Tech, artificial intelligence, and the European Union’s evolving digital rulebook, making her one of Brussels’ leading journalists covering technology and regulatory affairs.
Samuel Stolton is a Brussels-based journalist at Bloomberg News, where he covers European Union law, competition policy and technology regulation. His reporting focuses on EU antitrust enforcement, digital markets, Big Tech regulation and the policy debates shaping Europe’s technology agenda.
Javier Espinoza is an award-winning journalist and a leading voice in Brussels regulatory coverage. Before joining The Capitol Forum, he spent more than eight years at the Financial Times, serving as Private Equity Correspondent in London and EU Correspondent covering competition and digital policy in Brussels. He was also part of the team that launched the FT’s Due Diligence newsletter. His work has appeared in the Daily Telegraph and The Wall Street Journal.
Damien Geradin is the founding partner of Geradin Partners and a leading authority on EU competition law. He has represented clients in high-stakes European Commission investigations, including complex abuse of dominance matters in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors, and has particular expertise in standard-essential patent licensing. He is also Professor of Competition Law and Economics at Tilburg University and a visiting professor at University College London, having previously held visiting positions at Columbia, Harvard, Michigan, Yale and the College of Europe. Chambers has recognized him as one of the leading antitrust thinkers and practitioners in Europe.
Address: Place Jourdan 1, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Please join us at the Sofitel Brussels Europe, located in the heart of Brussels’ European Quarter on the vibrant Place Jourdan. The venue is within walking distance of the European Parliament, European Commission, and other major EU institutions, making it an ideal setting for discussions on the future of digital regulation and competition policy in Europe.
Surrounded by Leopold Park and just a short walk from Cinquantenaire Park, the hotel offers convenient access to Brussels’ public transportation network and is only a few metro stops from the historic city centre and Grand Place.
The conference will take place in the hotel’s recently renovated meeting facilities, with networking breaks, lunch, and a closing drinks reception included as part of the program.
Questions?
Please contact The Capitol Forum team at events@tcfpress.com.
Presented by Geradin Partners and The Capitol Forum
Brussels | September 22, 2026
🕘 Agenda Overview
08:45 – 09:15 – Registration and Networking Coffee
09:15 – 09:30 – Introductory Remarks
09:30 – 10:00 – Opening Keynote
10:00 – 11:15 – Panel 1: Inside the First Wave of DMA Enforcement
11:15 – 12:30 – Panel 2: DMA in Context: Fitting Within Europe’s Digital Rulebook
12:30 – 13:45 – Networking Lunch
13:45 – 14:15 – Afternoon Keynote
14:15 – 15:30 – Panel 3: AI and the DMA
15:30 – 15:45 – Coffee Break
15:45 – 17:00 – Fireside Chat: Where Do We See DMA Enforcement Five Years From Now?
17:00 – 18:30 – Closing Drinks Reception
🔍 Panel Descriptions
Three years after the first gatekeeper designations, the Digital Markets Act has entered a new phase of enforcement. This panel will examine the lessons emerging from the Commission’s initial investigations, compliance reviews, and specification decisions.
Discussion topics include:
As DMA enforcement continues to evolve, it increasingly intersects with a broader framework of European and national digital regulation. This panel will explore how regulators and businesses are navigating overlapping legal frameworks and enforcement priorities.
Discussion topics include:
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming embedded within core platform services, raising new questions about the scope and application of the DMA. This panel will examine whether existing rules remain fit for purpose as AI and digital infrastructure continue to evolve.
Discussion topics include:
As the Digital Markets Act continues to mature, policymakers and regulators are increasingly looking beyond its initial implementation toward its long-term evolution. This closing conversation will examine the policy choices, technological developments, and enforcement priorities that are likely to shape the next phase of digital regulation in Europe.
Discussion topics include:
Presented by Geradin Partners and The Capitol Forum
Sofitel Brussels Europe | September 22, 2026
Three years after the European Commission designated the first gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), Europe’s digital rulebook has entered a new phase. The focus has shifted from implementation to enforcement, while rapid advances in artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and other digital technologies are raising new questions about how existing regulatory frameworks should evolve.
Join senior officials from the European Commission, leading technology companies, legal practitioners, academics, journalists, and industry stakeholders for a full-day conference exploring the future of digital regulation, competition policy, and innovation in Europe.
The conference will examine the practical lessons emerging from the DMA’s first years of enforcement, the interaction between the DMA and the European Union’s broader digital regulatory framework, and the policy choices that will shape digital markets in the years ahead. Through keynote presentations, expert panel discussions, and a closing fireside chat, participants will explore how regulators and businesses are responding to an increasingly complex and interconnected digital landscape.
Featured Discussion Topics
Confirmed Speakers
Additional speakers will be announced soon.
Networking coffee, lunch, and a closing drinks reception are included with registration.
Space is limited and advance registration is required.
Questions?
Please contact The Capitol Forum team at events@tcfpress.com.
Nick Banasevic is Corporate Vice President and Head of Competition and Regulation for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Microsoft, where he leads the company’s competition policy and regulatory engagement across the region. Before joining Microsoft, he served as Managing Director in the Brussels office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and spent more than two decades at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition, where he led landmark antitrust investigations in the technology sector and served as Acting Director responsible for antitrust, merger, and state aid cases.
Filomena Chirico leads the European Commission’s DG CONNECT unit responsible for implementing the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Previously, she served in the Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton, where she helped lead the development and negotiation of the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act, and was a case handler in DG Competition focused on the ICT sector. Before joining the Commission, she was an assistant professor at Tilburg University and remains a visiting professor at the College of Europe in Bruges. She holds advanced degrees in law, law and economics, and institutional economics, with academic expertise in competition, telecommunications, and digital regulation.
Barbara Moens is an EU Correspondent for the Financial Times in Brussels, where she covers technology, digital policy, and competition across the European Union. Before joining the Financial Times, she was Chief EU Correspondent at POLITICO Europe, reporting on European policymaking and regulation. Her reporting focuses on competition policy, Big Tech, artificial intelligence, and the European Union’s evolving digital rulebook, making her one of Brussels’ leading journalists covering technology and regulatory affairs.
Samuel Stolton is a Brussels-based journalist at Bloomberg News, where he covers European Union law, competition policy and technology regulation. His reporting focuses on EU antitrust enforcement, digital markets, Big Tech regulation and the policy debates shaping Europe’s technology agenda.
Javier Espinoza is an award-winning journalist and a leading voice in Brussels regulatory coverage. Before joining The Capitol Forum, he spent more than eight years at the Financial Times, serving as Private Equity Correspondent in London and EU Correspondent covering competition and digital policy in Brussels. He was also part of the team that launched the FT’s Due Diligence newsletter. His work has appeared in the Daily Telegraph and The Wall Street Journal.
Damien Geradin is the founding partner of Geradin Partners and a leading authority on EU competition law. He has represented clients in high-stakes European Commission investigations, including complex abuse of dominance matters in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors, and has particular expertise in standard-essential patent licensing. He is also Professor of Competition Law and Economics at Tilburg University and a visiting professor at University College London, having previously held visiting positions at Columbia, Harvard, Michigan, Yale and the College of Europe. Chambers has recognized him as one of the leading antitrust thinkers and practitioners in Europe.
Address: Place Jourdan 1, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Please join us at the Sofitel Brussels Europe, located in the heart of Brussels’ European Quarter on the vibrant Place Jourdan. The venue is within walking distance of the European Parliament, European Commission, and other major EU institutions, making it an ideal setting for discussions on the future of digital regulation and competition policy in Europe.
Surrounded by Leopold Park and just a short walk from Cinquantenaire Park, the hotel offers convenient access to Brussels’ public transportation network and is only a few metro stops from the historic city centre and Grand Place.
The conference will take place in the hotel’s recently renovated meeting facilities, with networking breaks, lunch, and a closing drinks reception included as part of the program.
Questions?
Please contact The Capitol Forum team at events@tcfpress.com.
Presented by Geradin Partners and The Capitol Forum
Brussels | September 22, 2026
🕘 Agenda Overview
08:45 – 09:15 – Registration and Networking Coffee
09:15 – 09:30 – Introductory Remarks
09:30 – 10:00 – Opening Keynote
10:00 – 11:15 – Panel 1: Inside the First Wave of DMA Enforcement
11:15 – 12:30 – Panel 2: DMA in Context: Fitting Within Europe’s Digital Rulebook
12:30 – 13:45 – Networking Lunch
13:45 – 14:15 – Afternoon Keynote
14:15 – 15:30 – Panel 3: AI and the DMA
15:30 – 15:45 – Coffee Break
15:45 – 17:00 – Fireside Chat: Where Do We See DMA Enforcement Five Years From Now?
17:00 – 18:30 – Closing Drinks Reception
🔍 Panel Descriptions
Three years after the first gatekeeper designations, the Digital Markets Act has entered a new phase of enforcement. This panel will examine the lessons emerging from the Commission’s initial investigations, compliance reviews, and specification decisions.
Discussion topics include:
As DMA enforcement continues to evolve, it increasingly intersects with a broader framework of European and national digital regulation. This panel will explore how regulators and businesses are navigating overlapping legal frameworks and enforcement priorities.
Discussion topics include:
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming embedded within core platform services, raising new questions about the scope and application of the DMA. This panel will examine whether existing rules remain fit for purpose as AI and digital infrastructure continue to evolve.
Discussion topics include:
As the Digital Markets Act continues to mature, policymakers and regulators are increasingly looking beyond its initial implementation toward its long-term evolution. This closing conversation will examine the policy choices, technological developments, and enforcement priorities that are likely to shape the next phase of digital regulation in Europe.
Discussion topics include:
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