Programme Materials
Agenda
Wednesday 7th November
18h00: Registration followed by a Welcome Reception
Location: Main lobby/terrace at Hotel Estelar Windsor House
Thursday 8th November
8h00 – 9h00: Registration
Foyer Bond Club Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
9h00 – 9h30: Opening Session
Bond Club Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
Mr. Pablo Felipe Robledo – Superintendent of Industry and Commerce, SIC
[???] – Deputy Superintendent for Competition
9h30 – 11h00: Plenary I: Economics 101 – The Economist's Toolbox
Bond Club Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
4/5Panellists: Dr. Keita Fukunaga, Chief Economist, M&A Division, Japan FTC,
Prof. Alfonso Miranda Londono, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia NGA
Dr. Juan Pablo Herrera Saavedra, Head of Economic Studies, SIC
Dr. Andrea Amelio, Chief Economist Team, DG Competition
Moderator: Dr. Stanley Wong, StanleyWongGlobal (SW Law Corporation), NGA Canada
11h00 – 11h30: Coffee/Tea Break
Foyer Bond Club Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
11h30 – 12h30: Breakout Sessions 1, 2 and 3: Practical Tips: Early stages, Investigative Techniques and Gathering Economic Data (+ Economist Testimony in Courts)
Breakout Session 1
Bond Club Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
2 Moderators: Mr. Pravin Purwar, Competition Commission of India
Ms. Tal Rothstein, Legal Adviser, Israeli Antitrust Authority
Dr. Suzanne Majewski, Senori Economist, Antitrust Division, US DOJ
Breakout Session 2
Gales Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
2 Moderators: [???] South African Competition Authority
Ms. Boryana Hristova, DG Competition
Breakout Session 3
Oxford Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
2 Moderators: Mr. Jean-Mathieu Cot, Attorney, Davis Polk, NGA France
Mr. Tatsuro Kuchinomachi, International Division, Japan FTC
12h30 – 14h00: Lunch
Bond Vivant Restaurant, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
14h00 – 15h00: Breakout Sessions 4, 5 and 6: Economic Analysis to Define the Relevant Market
Breakout Session 4
Bond Club Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
2 Moderators: Dr. Christian Ewald, Chief Economist, Bundeskartellamt
Mr. Matt Chiasson, Advisor to the Commissioner, Competition Bureau, Canada
Breakout Session 5
Gales Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
2 Moderators: Dr. Joseph Wilson, Commissioner, Competition Commission of Pakistan
Prof. John Kwoka, Northeastern University, NGA Mauritius
Breakout Session 6
Oxford Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
2 Moderators: Mr. Javier Nuñez, Director General of Mergers, Mexico
Prof. Alfonso Miranda, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colomiba NGA
15h00 – 15h30: Coffee/Tea Break
Foyer Bond Club Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
15h30 – 16h30: Breakout Sessions 7, 8 and 9: Economics and Unilateral Effects in Homogeneous Product Markets [+ bargaining and auction markets]
Breakout Session 7
Bond Club Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
2 Moderators: [???] South African Competition Authority
[TBC] Dr. Andrew Swan, RBB Economics
Breakout Session 8
Gales Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
2 Moderators: Dr. Andrea Amelio, Chief Economist Team, DG Competition
Mr. Luke Woodward | Partner | Gilbert + Tobin, NGA Australia
Breakout Session 9
Oxford Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
2 Moderators: Mr. Jeremy Jose, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Mr. Javier Cortazar-Mora, Cortázar Urdaneta & Cia – Abogados, NGA Colombia
16h30 – 17h30: Breakout Sessions 10, 11 and 12: Economics and Unilateral Effects in Differentiated Product Markets
Breakout Session 10
Bond Club Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
2 Moderators: Ms. Cristiane Landerdahl de Albuquerque, Head of the Merger & Antitrust Unit for Regulated Markets, CADE Brazil
Mr. Raphaël De Coninck, Charles River Associates, NGA European Union
Breakout Session 11
Gales Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
3 Moderators: Dr. Björn Vroomen, Senior Member - Unit Network Sectors & Media, Dutch Competition Authority (NMa)
Mr. Tako Vermeulen, Senior Case Handler Financial Sector Monitor, Dutch Competition Authority (NMa)
Ms. Lara Magnani, Deputy Chief Economist, Italian Competition Authority
[Ted Henneberry]
Breakout Session 12
Oxford Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
2 Moderators: Dr. David W. Meyer, Bureau of Economics, US FTC
Mr. Mario Ybar, Head of the Mergers and Research Division, Chile FNE
19h00: Buses leave Hotel Estelar Windsor House for Social Event
19h30: Dinner at Andrés Carne de Res
Friday 9th November
8h00 – 9h00: Registration
Foyer Bond Club Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
9h00 – 10h30: Plenary II: NGA panel: Economic Evidence & Merger Review – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Bond Club Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
4 Panellists: Prof. John Kwoka, Northeastern University, NGA Mauritius
Mr. Tsuyoshi Ikeda, Attorney at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, NGA Japan
Prof. David Spector, Paris School of Economics, NGA France
Dr Raphaël De Coninck, Charles River Associates, NGA European Union
Moderator: Ted Henneberry, Bingham McCutchen LLP, NGA USA
10h30 – 11h00: Coffee/Tea Break
Foyer Bond Club Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
11h00 – 12h00: Breakout Sessions 13, 14 and 15: Economic Analysis of Coordinated Effects
Breakout Session 13
Bond Club Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
2 Moderators: Mr. Greg Lang, Senior Case Handler, Competition Bureau, Canada
[???] South Africa
Breakout Session 14
Gales Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
2 Moderators: Mr Dag Johansson, DG Competition
Ms. Camila Ringeling, Barros y Errázuriz Abogados, NGA Chile
Breakout Session 15
Oxford Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
2 Moderators: Mr. Li-Chung (Lawrence) LEE, Commissioner, Taiwan Fair Trade Commission
Ms. Ana Garcia Castillo, DG Competition
12h00 – 13h00: Breakout Sessions 16, 17 and 18:
Breakout Session 16
Economic analysis of non-horizontal mergers
Bond Club Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
3 Moderators: [???] South African Competition Authority
Mr. Guy, Israeli Antitrust Authority
Dr. Andrew Swan, RBB Economics
Breakout Session 17
Entry and Buyer Power from an Economic Point of View
Gales Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
2 Moderators: Dr. Christian Ewald, Chief Economist, Bundeskartellamt
Dr. Simon Bishop, Partner, RBB Economics, NGA UK
Dr. Pablo Marquez, ex Deputy Superintendent for Competition, Colombia
Breakout Session 18
Counterfactuals and Failing Firms from an Economic Point of View
Oxford Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
2 Moderators: Mr. Jeremy Jose, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Mr. Luke Woodward, Partner, Gilbert + Tobin, NGA Australia
13h00 – 14h30: Lunch Break
Bond Vivant Restaurant, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
14h30 – 16h00: Plenary III: Economics, Merger Review and International Cooperation
Bond Club Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
4 Panellists: Dr. David W. Meyer, Bureau of Economics, US FTC
Dr. Johannes Luebking, Head of Merger Case Support and Policy Unit , DG Competition
Dr. Joseph Wilson, Commissioner, Competition Commission of Pakistan
Dr. Simon Bishop, Partner, RBB Economics, NGA UK
Moderator: Ms. Alessandra Tonazzi, Italian Competition Authority
16h30 – 17h00: Closing Remarks and Completion of Feedback Forms
Bond Club Room, Hotel Estelar Windsor House
[???] – Deputy Superintendent for Competition, SIC
Dr. Johannes Luebking, Head of Merger Case Support and Policy Unit, DG Competition
Ms Alessandra Tonazzi, Italian Competition Authority
Mr. Pravin Purwar, Competition Commission of India
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