For centuries, the experience of sharing a beer has brought people and cultures together. Even in our hyper-connected, always-on world, this simple act is as meaningful today as it was generations ago. We are AB InBev. Committed to driving growth that leads to better living for more people in more places. Through brands and experiences that bring people together. Through our dedication to brewing the best beer with the best ingredients. And through our commitment to helping farmers, retailers, entrepreneurs and communities grow. We are building a company to last. Not just for a decade. But for the next 100 years. Through our brands and our investment in communities, we will bring more people together, making our company an integral part of our consumers’ lives for generations to come.

The Association of in-house competition lawyers is an informal gathering of expert in-house competition lawyers. There are more than 300 members in 23 countries. Its main purpose, through its meetings in Brussels and in London, is to act as •A channel of communication to share information and update members on issues of common interest, including: events, general legal developments at the EU and national level, specific members’ experience and subjects of common interest (both by members and external speakers); •An opportunity to engage with competition authorities on matters of common interest. Officials from competition authorities are usually invited to attend ICLA meetings; •In some instances to submit responses to consultations of interest to in-house lawyers.

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP advises the world's leading corporations, investment funds and financial institutions on their most critical legal needs and business opportunities. The Firm's approximately 500 lawyers are based in North America and Europe.

thyssenkrupp is a diversified technology and materials group based in Essen, Germany. It currently has around 150,000 employees in some 80 countries developing ideas and innovations into solutions for sustainable progress.

ABB is a pioneering technology leader in electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial automation and power grids, serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure globally. Continuing more than a 125-year history of innovation, ABB today is writing the future of industrial digitalization and driving the Energy and Fourth Industrial Revolutions. ABB operates in more than 100 countries with about 136,000 employees.

The Italian Competition Authority is an administrative independent Authority, established by Law no. 287 of 10 October 1990 ("The Competition and Fair Trading Act"), which introduced antitrust rules in Italy. Subsequent laws endowed it with additional powers, the most important of which concern the repression of unfair commercial practices, misleading and unlawful comparative advertising and the application of conflict of interests laws to government-office holders.

The French Autorité de la concurrence is an independent agency vested with the complete spectrum of competition law enforcement powers. It has been in existence since March 2009 when it took over the former Conseil de la concurrence created back in 1986. If the Autorité has full jurisdiction over antitrust and merger matters, it also exercises important ex officio advocacy powers allowing it to conduct sector inquiries and to deliver opinions at its own initiative.

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) is an independent regulator that champions the rights of consumers and businesses. ACM is charged with competition oversight, sector-specific regulation of several sectors, and enforcement of consumer protection laws. The ultimate goal is to create a level playing field , where all businesses play by the rules, and where well-informed consumers exercise their rights. Consumers may contact ACM for free information and advice. For example, you may run into problems with a company. You can report your problems to consumer information portal ConsuWijzer. ConsuWijzer will advise you on how you can solve those problems. Based on that advice, you will know what your rights are, and how you can exercise them. If it turns out that, based on your complaint, the company in question has violated the law, we can step in and take action.

BP is one of the world's leading oil and gas companies. BP operates in more than 70 countries worldwide. We find and produce oil and gas on land and offshore. We move energy around the globe. We manufacture and market fuels and raw materials used in thousands of everyday products, from mobile phones to food packaging.

The Bundeskartellamt is the federal competition authority in Germany whose assignment is to protect competition. The main task of the Bundeskartellamt is to apply and enforce the Act against Restraints of Competition. This task includes implementing the ban on cartels, conducting merger control, controlling abusive practices of dominant or powerful companies and reviewing procedures for the award of public contracts by the Federation (since 1999). In addition, since 2005 the Bundeskartellamt can conduct so-called sector inquiries in order to examine more closely the competition situation in individual sectors, irrespective of concrete individual proceedings. The Bundeskartellamt bases its decisions solely on competitive criteria. It is independent in its decision-making, i.e. in its handling of cases and its decisions it is not bound by external instructions.

The CMA is the UK’s primary competition and consumer authority and carries out investigations into mergers and markets, and enforces competition and consumer law. Its mission is to make “markets work well in the interests of consumers, businesses and the economy”. The CMA assumed its powers on 1 April 2014 and is the successor of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and the Competition Commission (CC).

BT Group is a multinational telecommunications services company with head offices in London, United Kingdom. It has operations in around 180 countries. BT's origins date back to the founding of the Electric Telegraph Company in 1846 which developed a nationwide communications network. BT controls a number of large subsidiaries including BT Wholesale and BT Consumer which supplies telephony, broadband, and subscription television services in Great Britain to around 18 million customers. BT Global Services division supplies telecoms services to corporate and government customers worldwide. BT announced in February 2015 that it had agreed to acquire EE for £12.5 billion, and received final regulatory approval from the Competition and Markets Authority on 15 January 2016. The transaction was completed on 29 January 2016.

Liberty Global plc (“Liberty Global”, “Liberty”) is the world’s largest international TV and broadband company with operations in more than 30 countries across Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. We invest in the infrastructure that empowers our customers to make the most of the digital revolution. Our scale and commitment to innovation enables us to develop market-leading products delivered through next-generation networks that connect our 25 million customers who subscribe to over 50.6 million television, broadband internet and telephony services. We also serve 10.1 million mobile subscribers and offer WiFi service across 10 million access points. Liberty Global operates in 12 European countries under the consumer brands Virgin Media, Unitymedia, Telenet and UPC, and in over 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean under the consumer brands VTR, Flow, Liberty, Mas Movil and BTC. The LiLAC Group also operates a submarine fiber network throughout the region in over 30 markets.

London Stock Exchange Group (LSE.L) is an international markets infrastructure business. Its diversified global business focuses on capital formation, intellectual property and risk and balance sheet management. LSEG operates an open access model, offering choice and partnership to customers across all of its businesses. The Group can trace its history back to 1698. The Group operates a broad range of international equity, ETF, bond and derivatives markets, including London Stock Exchange; Borsa Italiana; MTS (Europe's leading fixed income market); and Turquoise (a pan-European equities MTF). Through its platforms, LSEG offers market participants, including retail investors, institutions and SMEs unrivalled access to Europe’s capital markets. The Group also plays a vital economic and social role, enabling companies to access funds for growth and development. Through FTSE Russell, the Group is a global leader in financial indexing, benchmarking and analytic services with approximately $10 trillion benchmarked to its indexes. The Group also provides customers with an extensive range of data services, research and analytics through Mergent, SEDOL, UnaVista, XTF and RNS. Post trade and risk management services are a significant part of the Group’s business operations. In addition to majority ownership of LCH, a multi-asset global CCP operator, LSEG owns CC&G, the Italian clearing house; Monte Titoli, a leading European custody and settlement business; and globeSettle, the Group’s CSD based in Luxembourg. LSEG is a leading developer and operator of high performance technology solutions, including trading, market surveillance and post trade systems for over 40 organisations and exchanges, including the Group’s own markets. Additional services include network connectivity, hosting and quality assurance testing. MillenniumIT, GATElab and Exactpro are among the Group’s technology companies. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in North America, Italy, France and Sri Lanka, the Group employs approximately 3,500 people. Further information on London Stock Exchange Group can be found at www.lseg.com

Refinitiv, formerly the Financial & Risk business of Thomson Reuters, is one of the world’s largest providers of financial markets data and infrastructure. Serving more than 40,000 institutions in over 190 countries, we provide information, insights, and technology that drive innovation and performance in global markets. Our 160-year Reuters heritage of integrity enables customers to make critical decisions with confidence, while our unique open platform, best-in-class data, and cutting-edge technology bring greater opportunity to our customers. By advancing our customers, we drive progress for the entire financial community.