Whistleblowers & Bid Rigging: Safeguarding Fair Competition
📅 24 April 2025 | 🕓 4:00 PM (UK Time) | 💻 Online Panel Discussion
In an era where competitive markets are vital to economic resilience and innovation, tackling bid-rigging remains a top enforcement priority. Whistleblowers can play a crucial role in exposing collusive behavior—but are they adequately protected?
Join us for a timely and thought-provoking panel exploring how whistleblower mechanisms can serve as powerful tools to uncover and prevent bid-rigging. Hear from a diverse group of leading practitioners, academics, and compliance experts as they discuss practical challenges, legal frameworks, and recent developments in enforcement.
Panel Topics Include:
✔ How whistleblowers can help tackle bid-rigging in procurement and cartel cases
✔ Practitioner insights into compliance, enforcement, and real-world challenges
✔ Navigating legal protections for whistleblowers in the UK and the EU
Our Distinguished Speakers:
- Jonathan Ford | Partner, Linklaters
A seasoned antitrust practitioner sharing frontline perspectives on bid-rigging enforcement and corporate compliance strategies. - Donald MacDonald | Consilio
Bringing expertise in eDiscovery, compliance, and legal consulting, with a focus on uncovering cartel behavior through digital forensics. - Dr Penny Giosa | University of Reading
Academic and author, analyzing the EU Whistleblower Directive and its implications for bid-rigging cases—contrasting EU and UK protections. - Dr Diana Johnson | University of Bristol
Offering academic insights on whistleblower frameworks and the broader legal landscape for safeguarding fair competition. - Becky Ellis | Pinsent Masons
Providing a legal practitioner’s viewpoint on the evolving role of whistleblowers in investigations and litigation.
This panel is a must-attend for competition law professionals, compliance officers, academics, and anyone interested in the future of whistleblower protections and anti-cartel enforcement.
➡️ Register now to secure your spot!