European Digital Regulation & Policy

Anselm is leading the antitrust & distribution law team at Zalando, the European platform for fashion. Prior to this, he has been focusing on competition law in the digital sector in different positions: as a lawyer in the Brussels office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, he advised telecoms, platforms and tech companies; as a Legal & Policy Officer with the European Commission (DG CONNECT) he helped developing the Commission’s Digital Single Market strategy. Anselm has published on a number of new legal aspects of the digital world and is also the author of a novel set in the digital society. He holds a PhD in media competition law from the University of Muenster (Germany) and a master degree from the University of Oxford.

Dimos Dakanalis is acting as Oracle’s Chief Antitrust Counsel and has almost 20 years of experience advising on competition law, especially in relation to the tech sector. Prior to Oracle, Dimos worked for international law firm Clifford Chance in Brussels and London until 2012.

He is advising Oracle on mergers and acquisitions, distribution and licensing, competition compliance and antitrust investigations by competition authorities worldwide. He has represented Oracle on its most important acquisitions in the last 15 years (including Oracle/Siebel, Oracle/BEA, Oracle/Sun, Oracle/Netsuite and Oracle/Cerner) and in the Microsoft antitrust cases before the European Commission and the European courts.

Dimos holds a BA Hons. in Jurisprudence, a BCL in European and Comparative Law and an MPhil in Competition Law from Oxford University.

Anne-Claire Hoyng has over 15 years of experience as a competition economist. She joined Prosus as Global Head of Competition Policy in 2021, before that she was leading as Global Director the competition and consumer law team at Booking.com. She has also worked as in house competition economist/counsel for Liberty Global and KPN. Anne-Claire started her career as a Senior Case Handler at the Dutch Competition Authority. She previously taught Economics of Competition Law at the University of Utrecht and holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Amsterdam.

Ben Schroeter is a Director at Booking.com, where he leads the Strategic Engagement team. Ben’s team focuses on policy development, economic research, and overall Public Affairs strategy. He joined Booking.com in 2020, where during his first two and half years he led the company’s advocacy on the Digital Markets Act. Before Booking.com, Ben worked in consulting and for the German government.

Ben started his love affair with all things digital at the age of eight, writing BASIC code on his family’s first x86 personal computer and, later, as a teenager, he ran a successful side business assembling desktop computers. Originally set on becoming a computer scientist, he switched to economics after attending a lecture with Hal Varian on strategy in digital markets. Ben holds Masters degrees in Competition Economics from the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics and in EU Competition Law from King’s College in London. He is currently working on a book on the role of regulation in corporate strategy. Strategy beyond Markets is due to be published in autumn 2024.

Jessica has a Bachelor’s Degree from McMaster University in Art History, Criticism and Conservation. A seasoned event and marketing manager, she has executed live engagements globally in the legal, technology, financial, not-for-profit and consumer products industries for many of the world’s leading organizations. Prior to joining Cambridge Forums, Jessica worked in conference management, specializing in executive events for C-Suite executives, Board members and VIP clients. A fluid communicator, Jessica utilizes her leadership skills and passion for creating flawless participant experiences as a Forum Director, focusing on programs in private wealth and antitrust. A food & wine aficionado, Jessica is also accredited with the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 2 Award in Wine & Spirits. When she’s out of the office, Jessica enjoys hot yoga, skiing and travel.