2026 Conference
"Advances in the Analysis of Competition Policy and Regulation"
2026 Conference dates: July 3 – July 5
Venue Hotel: Neptune Luxury Resort, Mastihari, Kos
CRESSE Conferences deal with Competition and/or Regulation issues with emphasis on the policy relevance of recent research. The objective is to give the opportunity for high quality research papers to be presented and discussed in detail. A second objective is to provide a forum for academic economists, legal experts, policy makers and practitioners to meet and exchange ideas in panels that discuss important topical policy issues.
An important aspect of the Conference is the organisation of Special Policy Sessions with participants from academia but also from policy practice, regulated enterprises, the EU Commission etc.
- Prof. Jean Tirole (Toulouse School of Economics, 2014 Nobel Laureate in Economics) on “Global Disorder, Economic Policy and the Pursuit of the Common Good”
- Competition Policy Keynote Lecture by Prof. Robert Clark (University of Toronto) on “Information sharing platforms and coordination”
- J-J Laffont Keynote Lecture by Prof. Dr. Martin Peitz (University of Mannheim) on “Recommendation power”
- Keynote Lawyers’ Lecture by Prof. Christopher Leslie (University of California, Irvine School of Law) on “Antitrust and Empathy”
- Prof. Heski Bar-Isaac (Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto)
- Prof. David P. Byrne (University of Melbourne)
- Prof. Giacomo Calzolari (European University Institute)
- Prof. Herbert Hovenkamp (Univ. of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and the Wharton School)
- Dr. Pierre Régibeau (Analysis Group, former Chief Economist DG COMP)
- Prof. Nancy Rose (Massachusetts Institute of Technology Economics Department- CRESSE KEYNOTE SPEAKER, 2021)
- Prof. Ginger Zhe Jin (University of Maryland)
For the Conference 2026 – Confirmed Speakers see here.
CRESSE Conference and School Scientific Committee
The CRESSE Scientific Committee consists of Prof. Joe Harrington, Business Economics and Public Policy Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (2010 – ), Prof. Leslie Marx, Duke University, The Fuqua School of Business (2019 – ), Prof. Patrick Rey, Toulouse School of Economics (2006 – ), Prof. Nancy Rose, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Economics Department, Prof. Thomas Ross Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia (2014 – ), Prof. David Ulph, University of St. Andrews (2006 – ), Prof. Frank Verboven, KU Leuven (2022- ) and Prof. Yannis Katsoulacos, AUEB (2006 – ), who also acts as Chairman and Coordinator. Prof. Massimo Motta (Barcelona Graduate School of Economics) was a member of the Scientific Committee from 2006 – 2010 and Dr. Pierre Régibeau was a member from 2006-2022.
CRESSE Advisory Board
The Board consists of individuals of outstanding reputation in competition law and policy.
The Members of the Board are:
Prof. Frederic Jenny (Emeritus professor of economics ESSEC Business School, Fernand Braudel Fellow European University Institute (Florence))
Prof. William Kovacic (The George Washington University Law School, former Federal Trade Commission Chairman)
Prof. Fiona Scott Morton (Yale School of Management)
Prof. Aviv Nevo (Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania)
Prof. Howard Shelanski (Georgetown University, formerly Director of the Bureau of Economics at the U.S. FTC and Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs)
CRESSE Associates
International network of prominent scholars, policy makers and practitioners in Competition Policy and Regulation, from different countries, that are often involved in the Summer School, the Lawyers’ Course, the Executive Programme (CALEP) and / or the Conference as regular participants, or who collaborate with CRESSE for organising Competition Policy events in their countries, and provide a channel between CRESSE and the academic, policy and consultancy community.
CRESSE Associates (Academics – Economists)
Prof. John Asker, Prof. Heski Bar-Isaac, Prof. Leonardo J. Basso, Prof. Emilio Calvano, Prof. Claude Crampes, Prof. Gregory Crawford, Prof. Vincenzo Denicolo, Prof. Daniel Ershov, Prof. Federico Etro, Prof. Amelia Fletcher, Prof. Chiara Fumagalli, Prof. Neil Gandal, Prof. Christos Genakos, Prof. Andrei Hagiu, Prof. Elisabetta Iossa, Prof. Marc Ivaldi, Prof. Bruno Jullien, Prof. Kai-Uwe Kuhn, Prof. Simon Loertscher, Prof. Peter Møllgaard, Prof. Juan-Pablo Montero, Prof. Volker Nocke, Prof. Martin Peitz, Prof. Michele Polo, Prof. Eduardo Pontual Ribeiro, Prof. Maarten Pieter Schinkel, Prof. Giancarlo Spagnolo, Prof. Yossi Spiegel, Prof. Rune Stenbacka, Prof. Lars Sørgard, Prof. Guofu Tan, Prof. Tommaso Valletti, Prof. Thibaud Verge, Prof. Nikolaos Vettas, Prof. Julian Wright, Prof. Guangliang Ye.
CRESSE Associates (Law, Policy and Practice)
Prof. Pinar Akman, Dr. Matthew Bennett, Mr. Tembinkosi Bonakele, Dr. Andrea Coscelli, Mr. John Davies, Dr. Jet Deng, Prof. Michal Gal, Dr. Eliana Garces, Prof. Damien Geradin, Dr. Krisztian Katona, Prof. Ioannis Kokkoris, Dr. Assimakis Komninos, Prof. Ioannis Lianos, Dr. Frank P. Maier-Rigaud, Prof. Philip Marsden, Dr. Liberty Mncube, Dr. Dan O’ Brien, Dr. Jorge Padilla, Dr. Ana Sofia Rodrigues, Prof. Daniel Sokol, Prof. Lars Sørgard, Prof. Dimitris Tzouganatos, Dr. Keith Waehrer, Prof. Anne Witt.