This seminar seeks to foster critical discussion among scholars, practitioners and regulatory experts on the legal and institutional frameworks governing digital markets, with the aim of gaining insights from Norway. Speakers from Ukraine will address the challenges of war for the data-driven economy and the impact of data protection and competition law. This will be followed by a round of reflections from a Norwegian perspective.

PROGRAMME

War and the Data-Driven Economy: Challenges and Solutions

Dr. Liudmyla Petrenko

• Professor, Department of Business Economics and Entrepreneurship, Kyiv National Economic University after Vadym Hetman (KNEU); Visiting scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition (Munich, Germany), 2022-2025

Data Protection and Competition Law: Cross-Regulatory Solutions for Ukraine

Dr. Nataliia Mazaraki

• Chair of the International, civil and commercial law department, State University of Trade and Economics, Visiting scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition (Munich, Germany), 2022-2025

Comments from a Norwegian perspective and a round table discussion

• Moderated by Liliia Oprysk

Date: 21 August 2025

Time: 10.00-12.00

Venue: Library at the Faculty of Law, University of Bergen

Registration HERE

The seminar will not be streamed