Birthe Panhans

Birthe Panhans - Deputy Head of Unit (E4) responsible for mergers in the basic industries, manufacturing and agriculture sectors at DG Competition (European Commission) - will give a presentation in English on:“Essilor/Luxottica: all eyes on conglomerate effects”. Birthe will provide an overview of the Commission’s competitive assessment of the Essilor/Luxottica transaction and will discuss the main arguments behind its decision.