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DRAFT AGENDA
7th Annual Conference
of the International Competition Network
Sunday, 13th April 2008
Monday, 14th April 2008
7th Annual Conference of the International Competition Network
| 8.00
- 9.00 |
Registration
Main Entrance, Kyoto
International Conference Center
Coffee/Tea
Main Lounge
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| 9.00
- 9.15 |
Opening
Address
by Kazuhiko
Takeshima, Chairman of the Japan Fair Trade
Commission
Main Hall, Kyoto International Conference Center
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| 9.15
- 9.30 |
Introductory
Remarks
by Sheridan
Scott, Chair, Steering Group, International
Competition Network
Main Hall, Kyoto International Conference Center
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| 9.30
- 9.45 |
Coffee/Tea
Break
Main Lounge |
| 9.45
- 11.35 |
Unilateral
Conduct Working Group, Plenary Session |
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9:45 – 9:50
9.50-11.05
11.05-11.35
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Introductory Remarks
by Bernhard
Heitzer President of Bundeskartellamt
Main Hall, Kyoto International
Conference Center
Panel on the Assessment of Dominance
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Moderator: |
Randolph
Tritell, Director, Office of International
Affairs, U.S. Federal Trade Commission
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Panelists: |
Terry Calvani,
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
David Lewis,
Chairperson, Competition Tribunal, South
Africa
Philip Lowe,
Director General, DG Competition, European
Commission
Andreas Mundt,
Head, General Policy Division, German Bundeskartellamt
Ali Nikpay,
Senior Director, Advisory, Policy and International,
U.K. Office of Fair Trading
Akinori
Uesugi, Special Advisor, Japan Fair
Trade Commission |
Main
Hall, Kyoto International Conference Center
Reports of the Working
Group: State-Created Monopolies Recommended Practices
and Conduct Papers (Predatory Pricing and Exclusive
Dealing)
Main
Hall, Kyoto International Conference Center
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| 11.35-11.50 |
Coffee/Tea |
| 11.50-13.00 |
Unilateral
Conduct Working Group Breakout Session ® Continue
discussion on the assessment of dominance, state-created
monopolies and the analysis of predatory pricing
and exclusive dealing, Discussion of future work
(6 sessions)
Session 1 (Room E):
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Moderator:
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Charles Webb, Executive Director, Jersey
Competition
Regulatory Authority
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Resource
Persons:
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Alden Abbott, Associate Director, Bureau
of
Competition, U.S. Federal Trade Commission
Hoil Yoon, Yoon Yang Kim Shin & Yu
Andrea Butelman, Judge, Tribunal de Defensa
de la
Libre Competencia |
Session 2 (Room D):
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Moderator:
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Emil Paulis, Director, Policy and Strategy,
European Commission, DG Competition
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Resource
Persons: |
Ilan Steiner, Senior Assistant to the General
Director,
Israel Antitrust Authority
Paul Crampton, Osler, Hoskin, & Harcourt
LLP
Ronald Stern,
Vice President & Senior Competition
Counsel, General Electric Company
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Session 3 (Room G):
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Moderator:
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Stanley Wong, Member & Director, Monopolies
Division, Irish Competition Authority
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Resource
Persons: |
David Anderson, Berwin Leighton Paisner
Yasar Tekdemir,
Assistant Director of International Relations,
Turkish Competition Authority
Donald Baker, Baker & Miller PLLC
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Session 4 (Room H):
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Moderator:
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Frank Montag, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus
Deringer
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Resource
Persons: |
Dina Kallay, Counsel for Intellectual Property
& International Antitrust, U.S. Federal
Trade Commission
Simon Roberts, Chief Economist, Competition
Commission, South Africa
Erin Stach, Competition Law Officer, Competition
Bureau, Canada |
Session 5 (Room C-2):
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Moderator:
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Anne Perrot, Vice President, Conseil de la Concurrence, France
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Resource
Persons: |
Gianluca Sepe, Director for Research &
International Relations, Italian Competition
Authority
Shanker Singham, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey,
LLP
Renata Hesse, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich
& Rosati |
Session 6 (Room F):
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Moderator:
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Anne Purcell White, Assistant Chief, Foreign
Commerce Section, Antitrust Division,
U.S. Department of Justice
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Resource
Persons: |
Vladimir
Kachalin, Advisor to the Head, Federal
Antimonopoly Service, Russia
Gerwin van Gerven, Linklaters LLP
James Musgrove, Lang Michener LLP |
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| 13.00
- 14.15 |
Lunch
At Banquet Hall Sakura,
Kyoto International Conference Center
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14.15 -
16.00
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Cartel
Working Group,Plenary Session |
14.15 - 14.30
14.30 - 15.25
15.25 - 16.10
(or 16.20)
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Introductory
Speech
by Neelie Kroes, EU Competition
Commissioner
Main
Hall, Kyoto International Conference Center
First Panel:Cartel Settlements (subgroup 1)
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Moderator: |
Scott
D. Hammond, Deputy Assistant Attorney
General for Criminal Enforcement, U.S. Department
of Justice |
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Panelists: |
Marc
Hansen, Latham & Watkins
Ana
Paula Martinez, Director of the Competition
Division, Brazil Ministry of Justice, SDE
Kirtikumar
Mehta, Cartels Director, European Commission,
DG Competition
Gary R.
Spratling, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
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Main
Hall, Kyoto International Conference Center
Second Panel: International Cooperation in
Emerging Agencies (subgroup 2)
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Moderator: |
Deborah
Battell, Acting General Manager, New
Zealand Commerce Commission |
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Panelists: |
Koichi
Hosoda, Director General of Criminal Investigation,Investigation
Bureau, Japan Fair Trade Commission
Thulani Kunene, Divisional Manager, Enforcement
and Exemptions, South Africa Competition
Commission
Ali Haddou Ruiz, Executive Secretary, Mexico
Federal Competition Commission |
Main
Hall, Kyoto International Conference Center
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| 16.10(or16.20)
- 17.30 |
Cartel
Working Group,Breakout Session (7 sessions)
Session 1 (Room C-2): Managing Leniency Program
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Moderator:
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Kirtikumar
Mehta, Director, Cartel Directorate,
European Commission DG Competition
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Resource
Persons: |
John
Pecman, Acting Senior Deputy Commissioner
of Competition, Criminal Matters Branch,
Canadian Competition Bureau |
Session 2 (Room G): Managing
Leniency Program
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Moderator:
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Mark Pearson, Executive General Manager,
Enforcement and Compliance Division, Australian
Competition and Consumer Commission
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Resource
Persons: |
Andreas
Mundt, Head, General Policy Division,
German Bundeskartellamt |
Session 3 (Room H): Managing
leniency program
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Moderator:
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Ann O'Brien, Senior Counsel for Criminal
Enforcement, Antitrust Division, U.S.
Department of Justice
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Resource
Persons: |
Mariana
Tavares, Adviser to the Board, Autoridade
da Concorrência, Portugal |
Session 4 (Room D): Settlements
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Moderator:
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Scott
D. Hammond, U.S. Department of Justice |
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Panelists: |
Marc
Hansen, Latham & Watkins
Ronit Kan, Israeli Antitrust Authority
Barbara Rosenberg, Barbosa, Müssnich
& Aragão |
Session 5 (Room C-1):
Settlements
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Moderator:
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Gary
R. Spratling, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher |
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Panelists: |
Paulo
Furquim de Azevedo, Commissioner, Brazil's
CADE
Flavio Laina, European Commission, DG Competition
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Session 6 (Room E): Fines
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Moderator:
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Paul
Csiszar, European Commission, DG Competition |
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Panelists: |
Peter
Szolnoky, Hungarian Competition Authority
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Session 7 (Room F):
Fines
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Moderator:
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Gianluca
Sepe, Italian Competition Authority |
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Panelists: |
Jim
Griffin, King & Spalding
Patrick Krauskopf, Swiss Competition Commission
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| 18.30-20.30 |
Reception
Hosted by Kyoto Prefecture,
Kyoto City and Kyoto Chamber of Commerce & Industry
At Prince Hall, Grand
Prince Hotel Kyoto |
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* Time: 17:30-18:15.
IDRC Presentation: Competition Research for Economic
Development
Place: Room D |
Tuesday, 15th April 2008
| 8.30
- 9.00 |
Coffee/Tea
Main Lounge
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| 9.00
- 10.25 |
Merger
Working Group, Plenary Session
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Presentation
of Work Product
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Recommended Practices for Merger Analysis
..Robert
Kramer, U.S. Department of Justice |
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Implementation of the Recommended Practices
..Maria Coppola
Tineo, U. K. Office of Fair Trading |
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Setting Notification Thresholds for Merger
Review
..Andreas Reindl,
Fordham Competition Law Institute |
Main
Hall, Kyoto International Conference Center
Plenary Panel: Efficiencies
in Merger Analysis
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Moderator: |
Paul K. Gorecki,
Director of the Mergers Division, Irish
Competition Authority |
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Panelists: |
Melanie
L. Aitken, Senior Deputy Commissioner
of Competition, Mergers, Competition Bureau
Canada
Thomas
O. Barnett, Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. Department of Justice
Nadia Calviño,
Deputy Director General for Mergers, European
Commission, DG Competition
Markus Lange,
Head of the International Section, German
Bundeskartellamt) |
Main
Hall, Kyoto International Conference Center
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| 10.25
- 10.55 |
Coffee/Tea
Break |
| 10.55
- 12.15 |
Merger
Working Group, Breakout Session (6 sessions)
Session 1 (Room D):Merger Analysis: Efficiencies
and the Recommended Practices
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Moderator:
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Robert Kramer, U.S. Department of Justice
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Resource
Persons: |
Nadia
Calviño, European Commission,
DG Competition
Tim Grimwade, Australian Competition and
Consumer Commission
Yuji Kimura, Chief Investigator, Japan Fair
Trade Commission |
Session 2 (Room C-1):Merger
Analysis: Efficiencies and the Recommended Practices
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Moderator:
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Alberto Heimler, Italian Competition Authority
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Resource
Persons: |
Melanie
Aitken, Competition Bureau Canada
Edward Hand, U.S. Department of Justice
Michele Pacillo, Irish Competition Authority |
Session 3 (Room C-2):Merger Analysis: Efficiencies
and the Recommended Practices
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Moderator:
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Resource
Persons: |
Carole
Begent, U. K. Competition Commission
Terence Stechysin, Competition Bureau Canada |
Session 4 (Room E):Merger Analysis: Efficiencies
and the Recommended Practices
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Moderator:
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Ted Henneberry, Heller Ehrman LLP
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Resource
Persons: |
Markus
Lange, Bundeskartellamt
Paul O'Brien, U.S. Department of Justice
Tetsuji Yokote, Deputy Director, Merger
&
Acquisitions Division, Japan Fair Trade
Commission |
Session 5 (Room H): Merger Notification &
Procedures
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Moderators:
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Robert Neruda, Office for the Protection
of Competition, Czech Republic
John Taladay, Howrey LLP
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Resource
Persons: |
Cynthia
Lagdameo, Counsel for International
Antitrust, U.S. Federal Trade Commission
Omar Wakil, Torys LLP |
Session 6 (Room G): Merger Notification &
Procedures
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Moderators:
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Fausta Giasolli, Italian Competition Authority
Robert Schlossberg, Freshfields Bruckhaus
Deringer
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Resource
Persons: |
Rob
Kwinter, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Tony Reeves, Clifford Chance LLP |
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| 12.15
- 13.30 |
Lunch
At Banquet Hall Sakura,
Kyoto International Conference Center
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| 13.30
- 15.15 |
Special Program (Abuse
of Superior Bargaining Position) Plenary Session
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Moderator: |
Frederic Jenny, Chairman, OECD Competition
Committee |
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Panelists: |
Francis
Amand, Deputy Director General, DGCCRF,
France
Deborah
Battell, Acting General Manager, New
Zealand Commerce Commission
Vladimir
Kachalin, Advisor to the Head, Federal
Antimonopoly Service, Russia
William
Kovacic, Chairman, U.S. Federal Trade
Commission
Syamsul Maarif, Chairman, KPPU, Indonesia
Tadashi
Shiraishi, Professor, University of
Tokyo, Graduate School of Law and Politics,
Japan |
Main
Hall, Kyoto International Conference Center
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| 15.15
- 15.30 |
Coffee/Tea
Break
Main Lounge |
| 15.30
- 16.50 |
Competition
Policy Implementation Working Group Plenary Session
Main
Hall, Kyoto International Conference Center
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| 16.50-17.10 |
Coffee/Tea
Break |
| 17.10-18.30 |
Competition
Policy Implementation Working Group Breakout Session
(3 sessions)
Session 1 (Room D) : Effectiveness
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Moderator:
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Yasar
Tekdemir, Acting Director International
Relations, Turkey Competition Authority
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Resource
Persons: |
Maria
Coppola Tineo, Advisor,Policy and Interenational
UK Office of Fair Trading |
Strategic
Planning Implementation
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Panelists: |
Miguel
Cuerdo, Member of the Council, CNC,
Spain
Philip Lowe,
Director General, European Commission, DG
Competition
Shan Ramburuth,
Commissioner, South Africa Competition Commission |
Wrap Up
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Panelists: |
Elizabeth
Farina, President, CADE, Brazil
Allan Fels,
Dean, ANZSOG, Australia
John Fingleton,
CEO, U. K. Office of Fair Trading
William
Kovacic, Chairman, U.S. Federal Trade
Commission |
Session
2 (Room C-1) : Partnerships
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Moderator:
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Russell
Damtoft, Associate Director, International
Affairs, U.S. Federal Trade Commission
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Resource
Person: |
Stéphanie
Yon, Adviser for International Affairs in
the Staff of the President, Conseil de la
Concurrence |
Organization
for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Latin American Bid Rigging Project
The
European Union TACIS Program
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Panelists: |
Stephen
Ryan, International Relation Officer,
European Commission, DG Competition
Andrey
Tsarikovsky, Stats-Secretary, Deputy
Head Federal Antimonopoly Service, Russia |
JFTC-KPPU
Partnership
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Panelists: |
Deswin
Nur, Head, Inter-institution Cooperation
Division, KPPU, Indonesia
Shuichi
Sugahisa, Director, International Affairs
Division, Japan Fair Trade Commission |
Session 3 (Room C-2) : Funding and Capacity
Building
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Moderator:
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Resource
Persons: |
Nigel
Caesar, Competition Law Officer, Competition
Bureau Canada |
United
Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- - COMPAL program
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Panelists: |
Pablo
Carnevale, President, Comisión
para Promover la Competencia, Costa Rica
Graciela Ortiz, President, Competition Chamber,
INDECOPI, Peru
Celina Escolan, President, Superintendencia
de Competencia, El Salvador |
Inter-American Development
Bank (IDB)
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Panelists: |
Mario
Umaña, International Trade and
Integration Sector
Specialist, IDB
Kenneth Smith Ramos, Director General,
Institutional Relation and International
Affairs, CFC, Mexico |
International Development
Research Centre (IDRC)
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Panelists: |
Susan
Joekes, Senior Program Specialist, IDRC
Thula Kaira,
Acting Executive Director, Zambia Competition
Commission |
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| 19.30-21.30 |
Reception
Hosted by Fair Trade Institute
At Gyoun-no-Ma, Kyoto Hotel Okura |
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Wednesday, 16th April 2008
| 8.00
- 8.30 |
Coffee/Tea
Main Lounge
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| 8.30
- 9.00 |
Presentation by vice
chairs on past and future efforts
Main
Hall, Kyoto International Conference Center |
| 9.00
- 10.00 |
Joint
Implementation/Outreach Panel Followed by Plenary
Discussion
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Moderator: |
Philip
Collins, Chairman, U. K. Office of Fair
Trading |
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Panelists: |
Vinod
Dhall, Acting Chairman, Competition
Commission of India
Graciela Ortiz, President, Competition Chamber,
INDECOPI, Peru
Jung-Won Song, Director, Korea Fair Trade
Commission
Jozsef Sarai,
Head of the International Section, Hungarian
Competition Authority |
Main
Hall, Kyoto International Conference Center
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| 10.00
- 10.15 |
Coffee/Tea
Break
Main Lounge |
| 10.15
- 11.00 |
Joint
Implementation/Outreach Panel Followed by Plenary
Discussion (cont’d)
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Moderator: |
Philip
Collins, Chairman, U. K. Office of Fair
Trading
- Discussion of whether
and how to increase advocacy efforts –
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Panelists: |
Rene
Jansen, Netherlands Competition Authority
Ronald Stern,
General Electric Company |
Main
Hall, Kyoto International Conference Center
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| 11.00
- 12.00 |
Report
Back, Adoption of Work, and Future Work Plans
(including, the presentation of 2008 Cartel
Workshop by the Portugal Competition Authority)
Main Hall, Kyoto
International Conference Center
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| 12.00
- 12.30 |
Closing Ceremon
Kazuhiko
Takeshima, Chairman of the Japan Fair
Trade Commission
Sheridan
Scott, Chair, Steering Group, International
Competition Network
Walter Stoffel, Chairman of the Swiss Competition
Commission |
Main
Hall, Kyoto International Conference Center
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| 12.30 - 13.45 |
Lunch
At Banquet Hall Sakura,
Kyoto International Conference Center
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