Presentations The Hague

Competition and Innovation Policy

9:00 – 9:15

Introductory addresses

  • Paul Lugard, Vice-Chair of the ICC Commission on Competition
  • Jaap de Keijzer, Member of the Board of the Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa)

9:15 – 10:45

Panel 1: The role of competition policy in supporting innovation and economic growth

Moderator: Anne Riley, Associate General Counsel, Shell International

Commentators:

  • Rachel Brandenburger, Special Advisor, International, Antitrust Division, US Department of Justice
  • Seonghoon Jeon, Non-Standing Commissioner for the Korea Fair Trade Commission
  • Eduardo Pérez Motta, Chairman of the Federal Commission on Competition, Mexico
  • Vanimala Chetty, Director, Vani Chetty Competition Law Ltd.
  • Eleanor Fox, Walter J. Derenberg Professor of Trade Regulation, New York University School of Law

10:45 – 11:15 Break

11:15 – 12:45

Panel 2: Unilateral conduct analysis: implications for innovation and consumer welfare

Moderator: James F. Rill, Senior Counsel, Baker Botts LLP

Commentators:

  • Fernando M. Furlan, Chairman of the Competition and Antitrust Council (CADE), Brazil
  • Randolph W. Tritell, Director, Office of International Affairs, US Federal Trade Commission
  • Calvin S. Goldman, Partner, Blake, Cassels, & Graydon LLP
  • Paul Lugard, Former Head of Antitrust Philips and Assistant Professor of Law at Tilburg Institute of Law and Economics (TILEC)

12:45 – 13:00

Closing address

  • Michael D. Blechman, Vice-Chair of the ICC Commission on Competition