Moderator:

• Beatrice Stange, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek (Germany)

This session will focus on competition, contractual dependencies and sustainability issues in the passenger and freight transport industry.

For discussion:

• New & E-mobility in cities from a competition law perspective

Speaker: Andrea Usai, European Commission (Belgium)

• Freight transport with different market players is key for growing cities.
• Competition authorities already put an eye on these markets with landmark decisions.
• What can we learn from the definition of the different markets and what does that mean for competition between transport services?

Speaker: Fabio Babey, Agon Partners (Switzerland)

• Environmental issues have assumed increasing importance in the logistics sector.
• What is the impact of these changes for logistics contracts and the recourse position of customers against the logistics service providers?

Speaker: Annemieke Spijker, AKD (Netherlands)

Moderator:

• Anders Bjørn Munthe, Hafnia (Denmark)

How does increased focus on environment and sustainability impact on public procurement rules and what legal problems does it involve? The session will explore the interplay between public regulation, procurement rules and environmental public policies and questions.

For discussion:

• Public and private sector cooperation in implementing environmental objectives – natural allies or antagonists?

Speaker: Katarzyna Kuźma, DZP (Poland)

• Can and should public procurement be a tool for implementing sustainability and environmental policies?

Speaker: Martin Rauber, Eversheds Sutherland (Switzerland)

• Will increased focus on compliance ensure sustainable development and better application of environmental technologies?

Speaker: Marcelo Rhenius, Ana Luiza de Sá (Brazil)