Program & Participants List

Tuesday, 29th May 2007
9.00 – 17.30		Workshop “Promoting competition in transition and developing countries: Towards a sober assessment” (in cooperation with IDRC) Radisson SAS Slavaynskaya
9.15 – 17.45		Conference organaised by International Bar Association and the American Bar Association House of Foreign Literatura Download the program
13.00 – 17.00		Meeting of the Interstate Council for Antimonopoly Policy of CIS countries Radisson SAS Slavaynskaya
18.30 – 20.30		Cocktail Reception on behalf of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP)  and Russian Social Organization of small and medium business (OPORA Russia)   /Registration to the ICN  Conference Radisson SAS Slavaynskaya
Wednesday, 30th May 2007
6th Annual Conference of the International Competition Network Radisson SAS Slavaynskaya
8.00 - 9.00	Registration and Coffee/Tea
9.00 – 9.05	Opening of the Conference
9.50 – 9.10	Welcoming Address by Vladimir Putin, , President of the Russian Federation
9.10 – 9.20	Welcoming Address by Mikhail Fradkov,,  Prime Minister of the Russian Federation
09.20 – 9.35	Welcoming Address by Sheridan Scott Chair of the International Competition Network
9.35 – 9.45	Welcoming Address byGerman Gref,, Minister of Economic Development and Trade
9.45 – 9.55	Welcoming Address by Yury Luzhkov, , Mayor of Moscow
9.55 – 10.10	Introductory Speech by Ms Neelie Kroes, Commissioner responsible for Competition Policy in the European Commission
10.10 – 10.30	Opening Address by Igor Artemiev,, Head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service, the Russian Federation
10.30 – 10.50	Coffee/Tea Break
10.50 – 12.30     10.50 – 11.00       11.00 – 11.35                 11.35 – 11.45     11.45 – 12.30	Unilateral Conduct Working Group Panel Discussion   Introductory remarks Panelist: Deborah Platt Majoras, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission USA   Panel on Objectives Moderator: Randolph Tritell,, Director of the Office of International Affairs, Federal Trade Commission USA Panelists: John Fingleton,, Chief Executive, UK Office of Fair Trading                Eduardo Perez Motta,, Chairman, Mexican Federal Competition Commission                Norman Manoim,, Member, South African Competition Tribunal                James Rill,, US NGA and Partner, Howrey LLP   Introductory remarks Panelist: Dr. Bernhard Heitzer, President of the Bundeskartellamt, Germany   Panel on Dominance and state-created monopolies Moderator: Dr. Felix Engelsing,, Head of the International Section of the Bundeskartellamt Panelists: Lerzan Kayihan, International Relations Department , Turkish Competition Authority,                Akinori Uesugi, Special Advisor to the Japan Fair Trade Commission                Emil Paulis, Acting Deputy Director General for Antitrust,  DG Competition, European Commission                Andrey Tsarikovskiy, Deputy Head, Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation
12.30 – 13.30	Lunch
13.30 – 15.00	Unilateral Conduct Working Group Breakout Session   Hall 5 Glinka: Assessment of Dominance Moderator: Josef Drexl,  Director, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property Resource persons: Geraldine Emberger,  Member of staff of the  International relations unit, European Commission - DG Competition                                  Anne Purcell White,  Assistant Chief, Foreign Commerce Section, United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division   Hall 6 Tchaikovsky:   Assessment of Dominance Moderator: Charles Webb,  Legal Adviser, Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority Resource persons: Josee Villeneuve,  Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Competition - Civil Matters Branch, Industry Canada - Competition Bureau                                 John Ratliff, NGA and Partner, Wilmer Hale   Hall 4 Mussorgsky: State-created monopolies Moderator: Vladimir Kachalin,, Assistant to the Head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation Resource persons: Hillary Jennings, Head of International Coordination, Office of Fair Trading, UK                             Randall Hoffley, Partner, Stikeman Elliott LLP   Hall 1 Chekhov: State-created monopolies Moderator: Martin Pecina, Chairman, The Office for the Protection of Competition, Check Republic Resource persons: Lerzan Kayihan,  Competition expert, Turkish Competition Authority                             Jerome Philippe, Partner, Freshfields, France    Hall 2 Pushkin: Objectives Moderator: Hideo Nakajima, Deputy Secretary General of the Japan Fair Trade Commisiion Resource persons: Gianluca Sepe,  Official - Directorate for International Relations, Italian Competition Authority                                 Don Baker , NGA and Partner, Baker & Miller   Hall 3 Tolstoy: Objectives Moderator: Andrea Butelmann, Judge, Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia de Chile (Competition Tribunal of Chili) Resource persons: Dina Kallay, Counsel, Federal Trade Commission                                Marcel Meinhardt, NGA and Partner, Lenz & Staehelin
15.00 – 16.30   15.00 -15.10         15.10 – 15.50               15.50 – 16.30	Competition Policy Implementation Working Group Panel Discussion Introduction Panellists:   Elizabeth Farina, President of Council for Economic Defence of Brazil                  Ohseung Kwon, Chairman, Korea Fair Trade Commission   What we have learned about the effective delivery of technical assistance Moderator: Russell Damtoft, Associate Director, Office of International Affairs, Federal Trade Commission, USA Panellists:  Simon Evenett, Professor, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland                   Michael Nicholson, Assistant Professor, Transylvania University, USA                   Barbara Lee, Executive Director, Fair Trading Commission, USA   Competition and the Judiciary Panellists: Elizabeth Farina, President of Council for Economic Defence of Brazil                Radoslav Depolo, Judge, Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia de Chile (Competition Tribunal of Chile)                Joseph G. Kraus, Lawyer, Chair, Mergers and Acquisitions Committee of the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association
16.30 – 16.45	Coffee/Tea Break
16.45 – 18.00     16.45 - 17.15              17.15 - 17.45                   16.45 - 17.15                     17.15 – 17.45             16.45 – 18.00	Competition Policy Implementation Working Group Breakout Session   Halls 5 Glinka: Technical Assistance - How can we improve its delivery Moderator: Russell Damtoft, Associate Director, Office of International Affairs, Federal Trade Commission USA Resource persons: Eleanor Fox, New York University, USA                             Hideo Nakajima, Deputy Secretary General of the Japan Fair Trade Commission   Hall 4 Mussorgsky: An Assessment of Institutional Machinery: Methods used in Competition Agencies and what Worked for Them Moderator: Decoursey Eversley, Director of Fair Competition, Fair Trade Commission, Barbados Resource persons: William Kovacic, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission, USA                             Taimoon Stewart, Senior Advisor on Trade and Competition, University of the West Indies                             Francisco Marcos, Competition Policy Observatory, Spain   Halls 5 Glinka: An Assessment of Institutional Machinery: Methods used in Competition Agencies and what Worked for Them Moderator: Decoursey Eversley, Director of Fair Competition, Fair Trade Commission Barbados Resource persons: William Kovacic, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission USA                             Taimoon Stewart, Senior Advisor on Trade and Competition, University of the West Indies                             Francisco Marcos, Competition Policy Observatory, Spain     Hall 4 Mussorgsky: Technical Assistance - How can we improve its delivery Moderator: Russell Damtoft, Associate Director, Office of International Affairs, Federal Trade Commission USA Resource persons: Eleanor Fox, New York University, USA                               Hideo Nakajima, Deputy Secretary General of the Japan Fair Trade Commission   Hall 6 Tchaikovsky: Competition and the Judiciary Moderator: Radoslav Depolo, Judge, Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia de Chile (Competition Tribunal of Chile)                  Patricia Agra, Advisor, Council for Economic Defence, Brazil                  Leomar Barros Amorim, Federal Judge, Court of Appeals, Brazil Resource persons: Shanker Singham, Lawyer, Chairman, International Roundtable for Trade and Competition Policy, USA
19.00	Reception on behalf  of the Government of the Russian Federation and the Federal Antimonopoly Service Open air museum manor Kolomenskoe
Thursday, 31st May 2007
8.30 – 9.00		Coffee/Tea
09.00 – 10.00     9.00 – 9.20       9.20 – 9.25     9.25 – 10.00		Merger Working Group Panel Discussion   Remarks on Prospects for Convergence Moderator: Thomas O. Barnett, Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice   Introduction of Merger Program Moderator: Philip Collins, Chairman UK Office of Fair Trading   Panelists: Maria Coppola Tineo, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Chair of the Notification & Procedures subgroup                 Joseph Winterscheid, an NGA from McDermott Will & Emery LLP, USA                John Evans, Manager of Policy Division, Irish Competition Authority
10.00 – 10.30		Coffee/ Tea Break
10.30 – 12.30     10.30 – 11.00                                 11.00 – 11.45                            11.45 – 12.30		Merger Working Group Breakout Session   Halls 3 Tolstloy, 4 Mussorgsky:  Discussion on definition of a covered transaction project and on  implementation of the ICN Recommended Practices on nexus to the reviewing jurisdictions and objective notification thresholds Moderators: Graciela Ortiz, President of the Competition Chamber of INDECOPI                    Tim Holland, Deputy General Manager, Mergers and Asset Sales, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission                        Halls  1 Chekhov, 2 Pushkin, 5 Glinka, 6 Tchaikovsky: Interactive session to examine current experience with implementation of the ICN Recommended Practices to date and to discuss ways of promoting increased conformity. Moderators:  Frank Montag, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Germany                    Ronit Kan, General Director, Israel Antitrust Authority                    Dr. Paul Gorecki, Member, Mergers Division, Irish Competition Authority                    Peter Freeman, Chairman, UK Competition Commission   Halls 1 Chekhov, 2 Pushkin, 3 Tolstly, 4 Mussorgsky, 5 Glinka, 6 Tchaikovsky : Discussion will revolve around issues raised in the April 2007 Merger Workshop and will draw on the Merger Guidelines Workbook and Remedies Study for guidance Moderators: Graciela Ortiz, President of the Competition Chamber of INDECOPI                   Tim Holland, Deputy General Manager, Mergers and Asset Sales, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission                   Peter Freeman, Chairman, UK Competition Commission                   Frank Montag, NGA and Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Germany                   Ronit Kan, General Director, Israel Antitrust Authority                   Dr. Paul Gorecki, Member, Mergers Division, Irish Competition Authority                       Halls 1 Chekhov, 2 Pushkin, 3 Tolstly, 4 Mussorgsky, 5 Glinka, 6 Tchaikovsky: Discussion on prospects for convergence and future work of the Merger Working Group Moderators: Graciela Ortiz, President of the Competition Chamber of INDECOPI                   Tim Holland, Deputy General Manager, Mergers and Asset Sales, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission                   Peter Freeman, Chairman, UK Competition Commission                   Frank Montag, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Germany                   Ronit Kan, General Director, Israel Antitrust Authority                   Dr. Paul Gorecki, Member, Mergers Division, Irish Competition Authority
12.30 – 13.30		Lunch
13.30 – 15.30     13.30 – 13.45         13.45 – 14.35                       14.35 – 15.30		Cartel Working Group Panel Discussion   Presentation of the ICN cartel WG work products and achievements for 2006-2007 Moderator: Philip Lowe,  Director General DG Competition, European Commission   Panel on international co-operation in cartel investigations Moderator: Patrick Krauskopf,  Deputy Director, Secretariat, Competition Commission of Switzerland                Panellists:   Scott Hammond, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice USA                   Denyse MacKenzie, Senior Deputy Commissioner, Criminal Matters Branch, Competition Bureau, Canada                   Andreas Mundt, Head of Section, General Competition Law Issues, Bundeskartellamt, Germany                   Mariana Tavares, Legal Officer, Anticompetitive Practices Department, Competition Authority of Portugal   Panel on case selection and prioritisation Moderator: Mark Pearson, Executive General Manager, Enforcement and Compliance Division, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Panellists: Carolyn Galbreath, Member & Director, Cartels Division, The Competition Authority Ireland                 Barbara Lee, Executive Director, Fair Trading Commission, Jamaica
15.30 – 16.00		Coffee/ Tea Break
16.00 – 18.00		Cartel Working Group Breakout Session   Halls 1-6: International co-operation in cartel investigations                   Negotiated settlements in cartel cases                 Case selection and prioritization   Hall 5 Glimka Moderator: Kirtikumar Mehta, Director for Cartels, European Commission, DG Competition Resource persons: Geoff Thorn, General Manager, New Zealand Competition Commission                             Edward Hand, Chief, Foreign Commerce Section, US Department of Justice                             Mark Pearson,  Executive General Manager, Australia Competition & Consumer Commission   Hall 4 Mussorsky Moderator:  Cholsoo Han, Director General of  Competition Policy Bureau Korea Fair Trade Commission Resource persons: Mariana Tavares, Legal Officer Portugal Competition Commission                            Graham Reynolds, Partner, Osler, Hoskin & Hartcourt, Canada                            Denyse MacKenzie, Senior Deputy Commissioner of Competition/ Criminal Matters Branch, Canadian Competition Bureau   Hall 3 Tolstoy Moderator: Peter Szolnoky, Head of Cartel Unit, Hungary Office of Economic Competition Resource persons: Steve Ryan, Member of staff of the International relations unit, European Commission, DG Competition                             Jim Griffin, Partner, King & Spalding LLP, USA                             Carolyn Galbreath,, Director, Cartels Division, Ireland Competition Authority   Hall 1 Chekhov Moderator: Mr Klaus Becher, legal advisor, DaimlerChrysler, Germany Resource persons: Patrick Krauskopf,  Vice-Director, Switzerland Competition Commission                            Gary Spratling, Dibson, Dunn and Crutcher, LLP, NGA – USA                            Paul Malric-Smith, Head of cartel invistigation unit nB 1, European Commission, DG Competition     Hall 2 Pushkin Moderator: Mariana Tavares de Araujo, Presidency's Advisor, Brazil, SDE Resource persons: Scott Hammond, US Department of Justice                             Barbara Lee, Executive Director, Jamaica FTC          Hall 6 Tchaikovsky Moderator: Bruno Lasserre, President, France, Competition Council Resource persons: Shelley Rowe, Senior Competition Law Officer / Criminal Matters Branch, Canadian Competition Bureau                  Flavio Laina, Deputy Head of cartel invistigation Unit nB 3, European Commission, DG Competition
19.00		Reception in the name of Moscow Government Manor “SAFISA”
Friday, 1st June 2007
8.30 - 9.00		Coffee/Tea
09.00 – 10.30		Competition and Development Panel Discussion   Moderator: Alberto Heimler, Director,  Directorate for Research and Institutional Relations, Italian Competition Authority  Panellists: Igor Artemiev, Head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation Ferenc Vissi, Consultant, Vissi Consulting LLC, Hungary Shyam Khemani, Advisor, Competition Policy, The World Bank Group Current State of the Competition Policy in Mexico Eduardo Perez Motta, Chairman, Mexican Federal Competition Commission David Lewis Chairperson  of the Competition Tribunal of South Africa Blanca Rodriguez Galindo, Head of the International Relations Unit at the Directorate General of Competition, Commission of the European Union Vladimir Kachalin, Assistant to the Head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation Philip Collins, Chairman UK Office of Fair Trading
10.30 – 12.00		Implementation Panel Discussion   Moderator: Guillaume Cerutti,, Directeur Général, Direction Générale de la Concurrence et la Consommation et de la Répression des Fraudes, France Panellists: Abel Moreira Mateus, President of the Portuguese Competition Authority and a Professor of Economics at New University of Lisbon                Ana Paula Martinez, Director of Competition, Deputy secretary of Economic Law of the Secretariat of Economic Law, the Ministry of Justice, Brazil                Antonio Catricala, Chairman, Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, Italy                Andrey Tsyganov, Deputy Head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation                Sia Aik Kor, Director of Legal and Enforcement, Competition Commission of Singapore                Omar Wakil,  Partner, Torys LLP, NGA from Canada
12.00 – 12.15		Coffee/ Tea Break
12.15 -13.30		Confirmation of ICN Steering Group - 2007-2009 Moderator: Sheridan Scott, Chair of the International Competition Network   Report Back, Adoption of Work, and Future Work Plans Moderator: Sheridan Scott, Chair of the International Competition Network   Unilateral Working Group Rapporteur: Elizabeth Kraus, Deputy Director for International Antitrust, Federal Trade Commission, USA Future Work: Felix Engelsing, Head of the International Section of the Bundeskartellamt and Co-chair of the ICN Unilateral Conduct Working Group and the ICN Subgroup on Dominance   CPI Working Group: Rapporteur: Shanker Singham – Lawyer, Chairman, International Roundtable for Trade and Competition Policy, USA Future Work: Elizabeth Farina, President, Council for Economic Defence, Brazil.   Merger Working Group: Rapporteur: Peter Freeman, Chairman, UK Competition Commission Future Work: Thomas O. Barnett, Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice   Cartel Working Group: Rapporteur: Ewoud Sakkers, Head of cartel invistigation unit nB 4, European Commission - DG Competition Future Work: Jozsef Sarai, Head of Internationl Section, Hungarian Competition Authority
13.30 – 14.00		Closing Ceremony   Igor Artemiev, Head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service? The Russian Federation Sheridan Scott, Chair of the International Competition Network Kazuhiko Takeshima, Chairman of the Japan Fair Trade Commission
14.00 – 15.00		Lunch/Meeting of the Steering Group
15.00 – 18.00		TAСIS International Conference “Development of Competition Legislation: Russia and EC” Radisson SAS Slavyanskaya   Download the program