Saskia Lavrijssen is full professor of Economic Regulation and Market Governance of Network Industries at the Law School of Tilburg University. Saskia Lavrijssen aims to connect science with society in the area of energy and infrastructure regulation. She investigates which type of governance mechanisms and regulations help to promote a secure, affordable and sustainable functioning of crucial infrastructure sectors such as the energy, water and transport sectors. In 2006, Saskia Lavrijssen defended her very well-received dissertation on independent competition authorities and good governance at Tilburg University (Boom Juridische Uitgevers, 2006). Throughout her career, Saskia Lavrijssen has specialized in EU law, competition law, economic regulation, energy law, national constitutional and administrative law and issues of good market supervision.
Throughout her career, Saskia Lavrijssen has specialized in EU law, competition law, economic regulation, energy law, law and technology, constitutional and administrative law and issues of good market governance.
Saskia Lavrijsen is responsible for the course "Innovation and Regulation"
Saskia cooperates with European and national authorities, such as the European Commission, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Consumer and Markets Authority, the Dutch Association for Energy, Water and the Environment, and regional and local authorities regarding governance and regulation issues in the energy sector. She regularly presents her work at international and national events. She was one of the speakers at a public debate organized by the Dutch national newspaper NRC Handelsblad. She spoke at the OECD and the European Commission. She was also invited as an expert to the House of Parliament to reflect on the draft climate agreement. Saskia Lavrijssen became associate board member of De Energie Cooperatie Oisterwijk in 2019 ( https://dec-oisterwijk.nl/). In 2020 she became member of the supervisory board of Berenschot.