BECCLE Competition Policy Conference 2026
2026-06-04 08:00 - 2026-06-05 17:00 (Europe/Oslo) | Hordaland
Bergen Center for Competition Law and Economics (BECCLE) is pleased to announce the tenth annual conference on competition policy on 4-5 June 2026 in Bergen, Norway.
This year, the conference will take place at the Norwegian School of Economics. The conference will combine sessions with invited speakers with presentations and discussions of original research papers in the fields of competition law and competition economics.
The program will be available here as soon as it is finalised.
Time and date: 4th June at 08:30 until 5th of June at 15:45
Location: Norwegian School of Economics, Helleveien 30
Contact: For any questions, please contact the organizing committee by using the following email address: beccle@nhh.no
Registration
The BECCLE conference is now open for registration for persons not presenting a paper. The registration form is available here. Deadline for registration is 27 May.
There is no conference fee. We offer lunch free of charge to all attendees. The conference dinner is reserved speakers and invited guests.
The program is available here: https://beccle.no/files/2026/05/beccle_program_2026_v1.pdf
Keynote speakers and invited sessions
There will be two keynote speakers:

Maarten Pieter Schinkel, University of Amsterdam, Joint Pollutive Product Phase-Outs
Anne Witt, EDHEC Business School and EDHEC Augmented Law Institute, Excessive pricing and other unfair trading conditions — what’s the harm?

In addition, there will be three invited sessions on the following topics:
EU merger guidelines

John Kwoka (Northwestern University)
Chiara Fumagalli (Bocconi University)
Hans Zenger (European Commission)

The Ongoing Revision of Regulation 1/2003

Peter Whelan (University of Leeds)
Xandra Reintjes (European Commission)
Marie Östman (Swedish Competition Authority)

Merger Efficiencies and Remedies

Alon Eizenberg (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Christine Zulehner (University of Vienna)
Devesh Raval (Federal Trade Commission)

Transportation to and from the airport
There are multiple ways to get to the city center from the airport. The cheapest option is the Bergen Light Rail which can be paid for through an app or by buying a ticket from a ticket machine at the station.
A slightly faster option is the Airport Bus. Both the light rail and bus stop in the city center, close to Scandic Hotel Byparken.
