On 29 October 2026, Vicky Robertson was invited to contribute to the panel on digital merger control at the 7th Arab Competition Forum, hosted in Dubai by the OECD, UNCTAD, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission. Joining online from WU Vienna, Vicky discussed theories of harm encountered in digital mergers, including the importance of local digital platforms, cooperation among competition authorities, and emerging ecosystem theories of harm. The panel was moderated by Saïd Kechida (OECD), with fellow speakers contributing perspectives from COMESA (Willard Mwemba), Saudia Arabia (Talal Al Hogail), Jordan (Jamil Zaid) and the European Commission (Christian Grobecker).
