The CCLE was privileged to host Professor Justus Haucap from the Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) at Heinrich Heine University, who delivered a presentation on “Merger Control, Innovation, and Industrial Policy: A European (and Personal) Perspective” at the Economic Society of South Africa Centenary Conference.

Professor Haucap’s insights on the evolving landscape of European competition policy provided valuable perspectives for South African practitioners and academics.

We extend our sincere gratitude to Professor Haucap for sharing his expertise and contributing to this milestone conference. Our thanks also go to the organisers Economic Society of South Africa, Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Fouché Venter, Prof. Willem Boshoff, and fellow panelists Prof. Nicola Theron and Pamela Mondliwa for facilitating such engaging discussions.