Tuesday, June 2, 2009
09:00 - 16:30
16:30 - 20:30
Registration to the ICN Conference
Main Entrance, Kongresshaus Zurich
19:00 - 21:00
Welcome Reception
Hosted by the Chairman of the Swiss Competition Commission and
co-sponsored by the International Chamber of Commerce
At Festsaal, Kaufleuten, Zurich
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
08:00 - 08:30
Registration and Welcome Coffee
Main Entrance, Kongresshaus Zurich
08:30 - 08:35
Opening of the ConferenceWalter A. Stoffel, Chairman, Swiss Competition Commision
Plenary, Kongresshaus Zurich
08:35 - 09:30
Welcoming AddressesPlenary, Kongresshaus Zurich
Doris Leuthard, Head, Federal Department of Economic Affairs / Federal Councilor
Regine Aeppli, President, Government of the Canton of Zurich
David Lewis, Interim Chair, Steering Group, International Competition Network
Walter A. Stoffel, Chairman, Swiss Competition Commision
09:30 - 11:00
09:30 - 10:20
Market Studies Subgroup: Reviewing experience and learning for the future
Market Studies Showcase
| Moderators: |
René Jansen, Board Member, Netherlands Competition Authority |
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David Miller, Executive Director, Jamaica Fair Trading Commission |
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Kim Sparlund, Deputy Director General, Danish Competition Authority |
Panel Discussion
| Panelists: |
Melanie L. Aitken, Interim Commissioner of Competition, Competition Bureau Canada |
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Thula Kaira, Executive Director, Zambia Competition Commission |
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Dhanendra Kumar, Chairman, Competition Commission of India |
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Anne Perrot, Vice-Chair, Autorité de la Concurrence, France |
10:20 - 11:00
Competition Advocacy Review and Update Subgroup
| Panelists: |
Eduardo Pérez Motta, President, Federal Competition Commission, Mexico |
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HackHyun Kim, Director General, Korea Fair Trade Commission |
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David Anderson, Partner, Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP, Brussels |
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Vladimir Kachalin, Advisor to the Chairman, Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia |
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee/Tea Break
Networking, Coffee Break & Lunch, Kongresshaus Zurich
11:30 - 12:15
Advocacy Working Group, Breakout Session (6 sessions)
Session 1: Institutional directions of competition advocacyWorking Group Room 1, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderator: |
Małgorzata Krasnodębska-Tomkiel, President, Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, Poland |
| Resource Persons: |
Nancy Olson, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice |
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Mirna Pavletic Zupic, Member, Croatian Competition Council |
Session 2: Sectoral dimension of competition advocacyWorking Group Room 2, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderator: |
Markus Lange, Head, Bundeskartellamt, Germany |
| Resource Persons: |
Shuichi Sugahisa, Director, Japan Fair Trade Commission |
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Nigel Caesar, Competition Law Officer, Competition Bureau Canada |
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Clara Guzman, Director, National Competition Commission, Spain |
Session 3: Competition advocacy: ICN Members experience and recommendations for further ICN workWorking Group Room 3, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderator: |
Andrea Appella, Director, U.K. Office of Fair Trading |
| Resource Persons: |
Maria Coppola Tineo, Counsel, U.S. Federal Trade Commission |
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Duane Schippers, Deputy Commissioner, Competition Bureau Canada |
Session 4: Market Studies: Definition, Purpose and PowersWorking Group Room 4, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderator: |
René Jansen, Board Member, Netherlands Competition Authority |
| Resource Person: |
Hannah Priest, Attorney, U.K. Office of Fair Trading |
Session 5: Market Studies: ProcessWorking Group Room 5, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderator: |
Philip Lowe, Director General, European Commission, DG Competition |
| Resource Person: |
Graham Winton, Director, U.K. Office of Fair Trading |
Session 6: Market Studies: EvaluationWorking Group Room 6, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderator: |
Declan Purcell, Member and Director, Irish Competition Authority |
| Resource Person: |
Gianluca Sepe, Senior Lawyer, Italian Competition Authority |
12:15 - 13:30
Lunch
Networking, Coffee Break & Lunch, Kongresshaus Zurich
13:30 - 14:45
13:30 - 13:45
Remarks on Recommended Practices for Merger Analysis
J. Robert Kramer II, Director, U.S. Department of Justice
13:45 - 14:45
Panel: Merger Analysis in Troubled Times
| Moderator: |
Christine A. Varney, Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice |
| Panelists: |
Ali İhsan Çağlayan, Acting Director, Turkish Competition Authority |
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Nadia Calviño, Deputy Director General, European Commission, DG Competition |
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Yuji Kimura, Chief Investigator, Japan Fair Trade Commission |
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Alastair Mordaunt, Director, U.K. Office of Fair Trading |
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Stanley Wong, Member and Director, Irish Competition Authority |
14:45 - 15:45
Merger Working Group, Breakout Session (6 sessions)
Session 1: Merger Analysis in Troubled Times and new Merger Analysis RPsWorking Group Room 1, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderators: |
Michele Pacillo, Economist, Irish Competition Authority |
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Adam Fanaki, Acting Senior Deputy Commissioner of Competition, Competition Bureau Canada |
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Mateusz Blachucki, Chief Expert, Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, Poland |
| Resource Person: |
Ted Henneberry, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, USA |
Session 2: Merger Analysis in Troubled Times and new Merger Analysis RPsWorking Group Room 2, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderators: |
Kai Hooghoff, Lawyer, Bundeskartellamt, Germany |
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Nadine Mouy, Deputy General, Autorité de la Concurrence, France |
| Resource Persons: |
Randall Hofley, Stikeman Elliott LLP, Canada |
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John Taladay, Howrey LLP, USA |
Session 3: Merger Analysis in Troubled Times and new Merger Analysis RPsWorking Group Room 3, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderators: |
Peter Freeman, Chairman, U.K. Competition Commission |
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Eric Tu, International Affairs Officer, Taiwan Fair Trade Commission |
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Nancy Olson, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice |
| Resource Person: |
Jérôme Philippe, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, France |
Session 4: Merger Analysis in Troubled Times and new Merger Analysis RPsWorking Group Room 4, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderators: |
J. Robert Kramer II, Director, U.S. Department of Justice |
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Olavo Chinaglia, Commissioner, Administrative Council for Economic Defence, Brazil |
| Resource Person: |
Paul Gorecki, Economic & Social Research Council, Ireland |
Session 5: Notification & ProceduresWorking Group Room 5, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderators: |
Cynthia Lewis Lagdameo, Counsel, U.S. Federal Trade Commission |
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Paul O'Brien, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice |
| Resource Persons: |
Juergen Schindler, Allen & Overy |
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Dave Poddar, Mallesons Stephen Jaques |
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Omar Wakil, Torys LLP |
Session 6: Notification & ProceduresWorking Group Room 6, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderators: |
Tim Grimwade, Executive General Manager, Mergers Group, Australian Competition & Consumer Commission |
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Daniela Trampert-Paparella, Case Handler, Austrian Competition Authority |
| Resource Persons: |
Robert Schlossberg, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
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Hendrik Bourgeois, General Electric |
15:45 - 16:15
Coffee/Tea Break
Networking, Coffee Break & Lunch, Kongresshaus Zurich
16:15 - 18:00
Special Project (Competition Law in Small Economies), Plenary SessionPlenary, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderator: |
Walter A. Stoffel, Chairman, Swiss Competition Commission |
| Panelists: |
Ronit Kan, Director General, Israel Antitrust Agency |
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Charles Webb, Executive Director, Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority |
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Philip Marsden, Director, British Institute of International and Comparative Law |
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Michal Gal, University of Haifa, NYU Center for Law and Business |
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Alberto Heimler, Advisor, Italian Competition Authority |
18:00 - 20:30
Standing Reception
Hosted by the Swiss Competition Commission and the City of Zurich &
the Canton of Zurich, co-sponsored by the Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht
At Lake Side, Zurich
Thursday, June 4, 2009
08:30 - 09:00
Coffee/Tea Break
Networking, Coffee Break & Lunch, Kongresshaus Zurich
09:00 - 10:00
09:00 - 09:30
Cartel Subgroup 1: Transitioning from an Administrative to a Criminal RegimePlenary, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderator: |
Scott D. Hammond, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice |
| Panelists: |
Ana Paula Martinez, Director, Secretariat of Economic Law of the Ministry of Justice, Brazil |
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Graeme Samuel, Chairman, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission |
09:30 - 10:00
Cartel Subgroup 2: Investigative TechniquesPlenary, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderator: |
John Pecman, Acting Senior Deputy Commissioner of Competition, Competition Bureau Canada |
| Panelists: |
Kirtikumar Mehta, Principal Advisor, European Commission, DG Competition |
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Monique van Oers, Director, Netherlands Competition Authority |
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Simon Williams, Senior Director, U.K. Office of Fair Trading |
10:00 - 11:15
Cartel Working Group, Breakout Session (6 sessions)
Subgroup 1, Session 1: Transitioning to Criminal SanctionsWorking Group Room 1, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderators: |
Scott D. Hammond, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice |
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Ana Paula Martinez, Director, Secretariat of Economic Law of the Ministry of Justice, Brazil |
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Andrew Christopher, Baker & McKenzie |
Subgroup 1, Session 2: Transitioning to Criminal SanctionsWorking Group Room 2, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderators: |
Bruno Lasserre, President, Autorité de la Concurrence, France |
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Simon Williams, Senior Director, U.K. Office of Fair Trading |
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Elizabeth Farina, Law and Economics Consulting Group |
Subgroup 1, Session 3: Transitioning to Criminal SanctionsWorking Group Room 3, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderators: |
Graeme Samuel, Chairman, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission |
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Eduardo Pérez Motta, President, Federal Competiton Commission, Mexico |
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Mario Siragusa, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb |
Subgroup 2, Session 1: Leniency: Maximising Incentives for Reporting and CooperationWorking Group Room 4, Kongresshaus Zurich
Subgroup 2, Session 2: International Cooperation and the Cooperation of SearchesWorking Group Room 5, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderators: |
Sabrina Carron-Roth, Senior Legal Advisor, Swiss Competition Commission |
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John Pecman, Acting Senior Deputy Commissioner of Competition, Competition Bureau Canada |
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Gary Spratling, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher |
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Peter Szolnoky, Section Head, Hungarian Competition Authority |
Subgroup 2, Session 3: Investigative Tool Boxes in Criminal and Civil Regimes: Ways to Optimise DetectionWorking Group Room 6, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderators: |
Olivier Guersent, Director, European Commission, DC Competition |
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Pieter Kalbfleisch, Chairman, Netherlands Competition Authority |
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Monique van Oers, Director, Netherlands Competition Authority |
11:15 - 11:45
Coffee/Tea Break
Networking, Coffee Break & Lunch, Kongresshaus Zurich
11:45 - 12:45
Unilateral Conduct Working Group, Plenary Session
Distinguishing Pro From Anticompetitive Conduct: The Fine Line Between Aggressive Competition and Anticompetitive Foreclosure in Tying and Discounting Cases
Plenary, Kongresshaus Zurich
11:45 - 11:50
Introductory Remarks
Jon Leibowitz, Chairman, U.S. Federal Trade Commission
11:50 - 12:45
Panel Discussion
| Moderator: |
Markus Lange, Section Head, Bundeskartellamt, Germany |
| Panelists: |
Damien Neven, Chief Economist, European Commission, DG Competition |
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Shlomi Parizat, Chief Economist, Israel Antitrust Authority |
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Simon Roberts, Chief Economist, South Africa Competition Commission |
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Renata Hesse, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati |
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Jorge Padilla, Law and Economics Consulting Group |
12:45 - 13:45
Lunch
Networking, Coffee Break & Lunch, Kongresshaus Zurich
13:45 - 15:00
Unilateral Conduct Working Group, Breakout Session (6 sessions)
Session 1:Working Group Room 1, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderator: |
Richie Hutton, New Zealand Commerce Commission |
| Resource Person: |
Kai Hooghoff, Legal Adviser, Bundeskartellamt, Germany |
Session 2:Working Group Room 2, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderator: |
Deborah Platt Majoras, General Counsel, The Procter & Gamble Company |
| Resource Persons: |
Ernst Ferdinandusse, Principal Administrator, European Commission |
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Stephanie Yon, International Adviser, Autorité de la Concurrence, France |
Session 3:Working Group Room 3, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderator: |
Gianluca Sepe, Senior Lawyser, Italian Competition Authority |
| Resource Persons: |
Charles Webb, Executive Director, Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority |
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Michael Blechman, Kaye Scholer, LLP |
Session 4:Working Group Room 4, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderator: |
Anne Purcell White, Assistant Chief, U.S. Department of Justice |
| Resource Persons: |
Frank Montag, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
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Paolo Palmigiano, BT Group plc |
Session 5:Working Group Room 5, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderator: |
Shuichi Sugahisa, Director, Japan Fair Trade Commission |
| Resource Persons: |
Alden Abbott, Associate Director, U.S. Federal Trade Commission |
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Marcel Meinhardt, Lenz & Staehelin |
Session 6:Working Group Room 6, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderator: |
Justus Haucap, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg |
| Resource Persons: |
Martine Dagenais, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Competition Bureau Canada |
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Eleanor M. Fox, New York University School of Law |
15:00 - 16:00
15:00 - 15:50
CPI Subgroup 1Plenary, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderator: |
Olavo Chinaglia, Commissioner, Administrative Council for Economic Defence, Brazil |
| Panelists |
Philip Lowe, Director General, European Commission, DG Competition |
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Maria Coppola Tineo, Counsel, U.S. Federal Trade Commission |
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Barış Ekdi, Competition Expert, Turkish Competition Authority |
15:50 - 16:00
CPI Subgroup 2Plenary, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Speaker: |
Russell Damtoft, Associate Director, U.S. Federal Trade Commission |
16:00 - 16:25
Coffee/Tea Break
Networking, Coffee Break & Lunch, Kongresshaus Zurich
16:25 - 17:45
Competition Policy Implementation Working Group, Breakout Session (5 sessions)
CPI Subgroup 1, Session 1: Institutional SettingWorking Group Room 1, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderator: |
Jungwon Song, Section Head, Korean Fair Trade Commission |
| Resource Persons: |
Fabien Zivy, Head of Staff of the President, Autorité de la Concurrence, France |
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Shan Ramburuth, Commissioner, South African Competition Commission |
CPI Subgroup 1, Session 2: Compliance with remedies and sanctions – design, monitoring compliance and enforcement of decisionsWorking Group Room 2, Kongresshaus Zurich
CPI Subgroup 1, Session 3: Ex-post evaluation – macro evaluation – broad evaluation; impact in consumers; what are the benefits the agencies’ decision give to society (assessment)Working Group Room 3, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderator: |
Barış Ekdi, Competition Expert, Turkish Competition Authority |
| Resource Persons: |
Celina Escolan, President, El Salvador Superintendency of Competition |
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John Fingleton, CEO, U.K. Office of Fair Trading |
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Kazuhiko Takeshima, Chairman, Japan Fair Trade Commission |
CPI Subgroup 2, Session 1: The assessment of technical assistance needs of developing agenciesWorking Group Room 5, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderator: |
Joszef Sarai, Section Head, Hungarian Competition Authority |
| Resource Persons: |
Vladimir Kachelin, Assistant to the Head, Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation |
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Hilary Jennings, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
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George Lipmile, United Nations Commission on Trade and Development |
CPI Subgroup 2, Session 2: ICN experience-sharing in cyberspace: the on-line discussion forumWorking Group Room 6, Kongresshaus Zurich
| Moderator: |
Mariana Tavares, Section Head, Portuguese Competition Authority |
| Resource Persons: |
Kenneth Smith Ramos, Director General, Federal Competition Commission, Mexico |
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Russel Damtoft, Associate Director, U.S. Federal Trade Commission |
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Eleanor M. Fox, New York University School of Law |
17:45 - 18:00
Confirmation of ICN Steering Group: 2009-2011 (ICN members only)
Plenary, Kongresshaus Zurich
18:00 - 23:00
Dinner on the Mountain (ICN conference attendees and companions)
Hosted by the Swiss Competition Commission
At Uto Kulm, Zurich
Friday, June 5, 2009
08:30 - 09:00
Coffee/Tea Break
Networking, Coffee Break & Lunch, Kongresshaus Zurich
09:00 - 12:15
“Interactive ICN – Maximising Network Effects”
Panel and Plenary Sessions on Vice-Chairs’ present and future work and ideas for assisting and supporting member agencies
Plenary, Kongresshaus Zurich
09:00 - 10:45
“Interactive ICN – Maximising Network Effects”
Panel Discussion
| Moderator: |
Philip Collins, Chairman, U.K. Office of Fair Trading |
| Panelists: |
William E. Kovacic, ICN Vice-Chair for Outreach; Commissioner, U.S. Federal Trade Commission |
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Eduardo Pérez Motta, ICN Vice-Chair of International Coordination; President, Commission on Competition, Mexico |
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Kazuhiko Takeshima, ICN Vice-Chair of Advocacy and Implementation; Chairman, Japan Fair Trade Commission |
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Eleanor M. Fox, New York University School of Law |
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Tommy Deza Sandoval, Legal Adviser, Sala de Defensa de la Competencia, Peru |
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Chuan Leong Lam, Chairman, Competition Commission of Singapore |
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David Miller, Executive Director, Jamaica Fair Trading Commission |
10:45 - 11:15
Coffee/Tea Break
Networking, Coffee Break & Lunch, Kongresshaus Zurich
11:15 - 12:15
“Interactive ICN – Maximising Network Effects”
Plenary Session & Discussion, Continued
Plenary, Kongresshaus Zurich
12:15 - 13:15
Report Back, Adoption of Work and Future Work plans (including presentation from the Egyptian Competition Authority on 2009 Cartel workshop)
Plenary, Kongresshaus Zurich
13:15 - 13:45
Closing CeremonyPlenary, Kongresshaus Zurich
Walter A. Stoffel, Chairman, Swiss Competition Commission
David Lewis, Interim Chair, Steering Group, International Competition
Fevzi Özkan, Vice President, Turkish Competition Authority
13:45 - 14:45
Lunch
Networking, Coffee Break & Lunch, Kongresshaus Zurich
15:00 - 18:00
Sightseeing Tour Zurich (ICN conference attendees and companions; limited Registration)
Main Entrance, Kongresshaus Zurich