Margarida Matos Rosa

Margarida Matos Rosa Speaking Topics

• Building the EU Savings and Investments Union

  Mobilizing Capital for Growth, Innovation and Resilience

  In today's uncertain economic environment, the European Union is pursuing a transformative Savings and Investments Union to unlock the full potential of European capital markets. This strategic initiative aims to channel Europe's substantial household savings into productive investments, address investment gaps, and reduce dependency on bank financing. By creating deeper, more integrated capital markets across all member states, the EU is establishing new pathways for businesses to access growth capital while offering citizens better opportunities on their savings. The Savings and Investments Union represents a critical evolution of Europe's financial architecture, breaking down barriers between national markets through harmonized regulations, standardized products, and improved cross-border investment flows. This comprehensive approach combines regulatory reforms with targeted initiatives to enhance financial literacy, develop pan-European investment vehicles, and establish efficient market infrastructure. For investors and businesses alike, this creates unprecedented opportunities to participate in Europe's economic transformation.

  Attendee Results:

  • Discover how harmonized regulations are creating new cross-border investment opportunities across the EU
  • Learn how simplified investment products are making capital markets accessible to retail investors
  • Understand how pension reform and long-term savings initiatives are directing capital toward strategic priorities
  • Experience how digital finance innovations are reducing costs and improving access to investment services
  • Develop strategies to navigate the evolving European financial landscape and leverage new funding mechanisms

• Navigating EU Antitrust Policy Challenges

  Competition Enforcement in the Age of Digital Markets and Global Competition

  In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, the European Union faces unprecedented challenges in maintaining effective competition through its antitrust framework. As digital platforms reshape market dynamics and global competitive pressures intensify, EU competition authorities are reimagining enforcement strategies to address market concentration, algorithmic collusion, and data-driven dominance. This fundamental recalibration balances the need for innovation with the imperative to prevent market distortions that harm consumers, businesses, and the competitive process itself.

  The EU's competition policy evolution tackles complex questions about market definition in digital ecosystems, the role of data as a competitive asset, and the appropriate remedies for fast-moving technology markets. Regulators are pioneering new approaches through the Digital Markets Act while strengthening traditional antitrust tools to address both structural and behavioral competition issues. For businesses operating in or entering European markets, understanding these developments is essential for strategic planning, compliance, and identifying new opportunities in a changing regulatory environment.

  Attendee Results:

  • Discover how enforcement priorities are shifting to address platform power and digital market concentration
  • Learn how regulators are defining relevant markets and dominance in data-driven business models
  • Understand the interplay between ex-ante regulation and traditional competition enforcement
  • Experience how merger control is evolving to capture killer acquisitions and nascent competition concerns
  • Develop strategies to navigate antitrust compliance while maintaining innovation and competitiveness in European markets

EU Competitiveness in a New Geopolitical Reality

Strategic Responses to Global Economic Realignment

In today's rapidly shifting global order, the European Union faces existential challenges to its economic sovereignty and competitive position. The complementary Letta and Draghi reports represent the EU's most comprehensive response to these pressures, offering strategic blueprints for strengthening Europe's competitiveness while navigating complex geopolitical tensions. These landmark analyses diagnose critical vulnerabilities in the Single Market's architecture and propose ambitious reforms to enable European resilience in an era defined by strategic competition, technological disruption, and economic fragmentation.

Together, these reports address how Europe must evolve from market integration to strategic autonomy while maintaining its commitment to openness. Draghi's focus on productivity, innovation gaps, and industrial strategy complements Letta's emphasis on removing Single Market fragmentation and enhancing its functioning. Their recommendations recognize that Europe's economic security has become inseparable from broader geopolitical considerations, as rival powers leverage economic dependencies for strategic advantage. For businesses and policymakers, understanding this dual-track approach is essential for navigating the emerging European economic landscape.

Attendee Results:

• Discover how the reports reframe competitiveness within the context of systemic geopolitical rivalry
• Learn how proposed reforms address strategic dependencies in critical technologies and supply chains
• Understand the balance between defensive measures against unfair competition and maintaining open markets
• Experience how the Single Market's evolution responds to fragmentation pressures and security concerns
• Develop strategies to align business priorities with Europe's emerging strategic economic agenda in uncertain geopolitical times

Corporate Antitrust Compliance

Ensuring your company's compliance with antitrust laws

In today's intensified regulatory environment, antitrust compliance has transformed from a legal obligation into a critical strategic imperative for businesses. European competition authorities are pursuing more aggressive enforcement actions with record fines, while expanding scrutiny into new areas like algorithmic pricing, data usage, and sustainability collaborations. This shifting landscape creates unprecedented compliance challenges for corporations operating across multiple jurisdictions, requiring sophisticated risk management approaches that balance legal requirements with business objectives.

Effective antitrust compliance now demands proactive programs that go beyond traditional training to integrate competition considerations into everyday business decisions. Companies must navigate increasingly complex assessments of market power, information exchange, and cooperation agreements while preparing for unannounced inspections and managing leniency applications. The rise of private enforcement further amplifies risks, with damages claims following regulatory findings creating additional exposure. For legal and compliance professionals, staying ahead of these developments requires both technical expertise and strategic vision.

Attendee Results:

• Discover how to design and implement effective compliance programs tailored to specific business risks
• Learn practical strategies for managing dawn raids and regulatory investigations
• Understand how to evaluate competitive sensitivities in information exchanges and industry collaborations
• Experience how technology and data analytics can enhance monitoring and early detection of potential violations
• Develop approaches for integrating competition compliance into corporate culture and decision-making processes