Rupprecht Podszun

Company
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Job title
Professor of Civil Law and German & European Competition Law
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Conference 2026

01.06.2026
Live Stage
10:00 – 10:40

Public Fishbowl: Commission on AI and Competition - Join the Debate: How to Prioritise Tech Policy

Policy
Speaker:
Ferri Abolhassan, Deutsche Telekom
Deepa Gautam-Nigge, SAP
Rupprecht Podszun, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Rolf Schumann, Schwarz Digits
Jens Wiese, Leitmotif

Rupprecht Podszun holds the chair for civil law and competition law at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. He is a member of the German Monopolies Commission, and was a co-chairman of the German government's commission on competition and AI. Before entering academia he worked as a case handler at the German competition agency Bundeskartellamt. He frequently advises governments and parliaments on issues of competition and digital regulation. He is the Principal Investigator of the research project Shaping Competition in the Digital Age (www.scidaproject.com).

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