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SCIENTIFIC DIRECTION OF THE SUMMER SCHOOL 18 Gian Antonio Benacchio is Full Professor of European Private Law at the Faculty of Law of Trento University, where he has also taught International Commercial Law, Private Law and European Union Law. He is co-Director of the Osservatorio Permanente sull’Applicazione delle Regole di Concorrenza, an independent Research Centre, member of International Academy of Comparative Law, Paris, of Société de législation comparée and of Board of Sird. Co-director of Trattato di diritto privato comunitario, published by Giappichelli. His research interests are Comparative law, Private European law, Public Procurement Law and East European Law. He is author of several publications, among which Diritto Privato dell’Unione Europea, VI ed., Padova, 2013. Michele Carpagnano, PhD, holds a teaching position in EU Competition Law at University of Trento and he is the Founder and Co-Director of the Osservatorio Permanente sull’Applicazione delle Regole di Concorrenza. As Attorney he represents national and multinational companies before the Italian Competition Authority as well as the European Commission and he has been involved in several cases and class actions before domestic courts concerning antitrust infringements (private enforcement). Michele Carpagnano advised the European Parliament on the introduction of EU legislation on collective redress. He is author of three books on private antitrust enforcement and several articles on competition law issues.