Which competition policy for regulated industries? Governance and sector-specific perspectives
05 September 2008–06 September 2008, 9:00 am–5:00 pm
Event Information
Open to
- All
Organiser
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Centre for Law, Economics & Society
Location
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Bentham House, Bloomsbury, London
Conference programme
DAY ONE | |
Roundtable 1:Ìý Setting the stage: An optimal competition policy for network industries: issues for small and developing economies Chairman: Ismail Hakki Karakelle (Member of the Board, Turkish Competition Authority) | |
³§±è±ð²¹°ì±ð°ù²õ:Ìý The New Economics of Network Industries with Applications to Competition Policy Prof. David Evans (LECG, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø)Ìý | Ìý |
Setting the Stage: Regulatory Challenges for Small Market Economies in Network Industries Prof. Michal Gal (University of Haifa, NYU) | Ìý |
Regulation and Competition Policy: Issues and Challenges in Developing CountriesÌý Dr. Ioannis Kessides (World Bank) | Ìý |
Discussants:Ìý Dr. Ioannis Kokkoris (Office of Fair Trading, IMEDIPA) | Ìý |
Network Access: Which Competition Policy for Regulated IndustriesÌý Dr. Pinar Bagci (Case Associates | Ìý |
Roundtable 2:Ìý Regulatory design: the evolution of the institutional framework and regulatory techniques: implications for competition policyÌý Chairman: Prof. Osman Sevaioglu (Middle East Technical University) | |
³§±è±ð²¹°ì±ð°ù²õ:Ìý The Evolution of Regulatory Frameworks & TechniquesÌý Dr. Ioannis Lianos (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø, IMEDIPA) & Javier Tapia (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø, OFGEM) | Ìý |
Regulatory design and evolutionÌý Prof. Stephen Littlechild (Judge Business School, Cambridge) | Ìý |
Regulatory design: the evolution of the institutional framework and regulatory techniques Prof. Alexandre de Streel (University of Namur) | Ìý |
Discussant:Ìý Halil Baha Karabudak (Advisor to the Chairman, Turkish Competition Authority) | Ìý |
Roundtable 3:Ìý The interaction between regulation and competition law in regulated industries Chairman: Prof. Valentine Korah (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø) | |
Speakers: | Ìý |
The interaction between regulation and competition law in network industries(with particular emphasis on energy and telecom markets)Ìý Kris Dekeyser (Director, EU Commission) | Ìý |
The Emergence of Regulatory Antitrust? Diana Guy (Deputy Chairman, Competition Commission, UK) | Ìý |
Regulatory reform and competition: How to push the agenda forwardÌý Alberto Heimler (Director, Italian Competition Authority) | Ìý |
Interaction between Regulation and Competition Law in Regulated IndustriesA French PerspectiveÌý Prof. Laurence Idot (Univ. Paris II Pantheon-Assas, Institute of Competition Law) | Ìý |
Discussants: | Ìý |
Alden Abbott (Associate Director, Federal Trade Commission, US) | Ìý |
Ilmutluhan Selcuk (Herguner & Bilgen & Ozeke) | Ìý |
Roundtable 4:Ìý Anticompetitive state intervention: the evolution of standards and remediesÌý Chairman: Prof. Laurence Idot (Univ. Paris II Pantheon-Assas, Institute of Competition Law) | |
³§±è±ð²¹°ì±ð°ù²õ:Ìý Regulatory Impact Analysis And Competition Assessment: A Crucial Tool To Deal With Anticompetitive State InterventionÌý Yasar Tekdemir (Expert,Turkish Competition Authority)Ìý | Ìý |
Two richly entwined European plants: state action and private coordination Ian Forrester (White & Case) | Ìý |
Telmex: a little (competition) learning is a dang’rous thingÌý Dr. Philip Marsden (BIICL, OFT) | Ìý |
Discussants:Ìý Golden Shares: Lawful implementation of special rights in favor of the state or an anticompetitive means of maintaining control over privatized companies? Manolis Kasotakis (Lampadarios Law Offices) | Ìý |
Regulatory remedies imposed by a Competition authority Ioannis Biblis (Shell) | Ìý |
DAY TWO | |
Workshop 1:Ìý Competition policy issues in the media and telecom sector Chairman: Alden Abbott (Associate Director, Federal Trade Commission, US) | |
³§±è±ð²¹°ì±ð°ù²õ:Ìý Margin Squeezes in Telecoms Dr Cento Veljanovski (Case Economics) | Ìý |
Competition policy issues in the media and telecom sectorÌýMatthijs Visser (RBB Economics)Ìý** speaker change | Ìý |
Price Squeezes: LinkLine V Pacific Bell Alden Abbott (Associate Director, Federal Trade Commission, US) | Ìý |
Discussants:Ìý Bostjan Makarovic (Head of Telecommunications Division, APEK, Slovenian Electronic Communications Regulatory Authority)Ìý | Ìý |
Tying & Bundling in Telecom Sector in SloveniaÌý Andrej Fatur (Kings College London) | Ìý |
Competition Policy Issues in the media & telecoms sectorÌý Ioannis Dryllerakis (Dryllerakis & Associates) | Ìý |
Workshop 2:Ìý Competition policy issues in the financial services sectorÌý Chairman: Vassela Antonov (Bulgarian Competition Authority) | |
³§±è±ð²¹°ì±ð°ù²õ:Ìý Regulation of the interchange fees in credit card systems Judge Frederic Jenny (OECD, Cour de Cassation, OFT) | Ìý |
Dr. Ridvan Cabukel (Vice-President, Savings Deposit Insurance Fund - TMSF) | Ìý |
Competition policy issues in the financial services sector inÌýTurkey Gonenc Gurkaynak (ELIG) | Ìý |
Discussant:Ìý Competition Law, Regulation and the interchange fee: Turkish ExperienceÌý Dr. Oguzkan Guzel (Guner Hukuk Burosu) | Ìý |
Workshop 3:Ìý Competition policy issues in the energy sectorÌý Chairman: Dr. Michael Thomadakis (Vice-Chairman, Greek Regulatory Authority for Energy) | |
³§±è±ð²¹°ì±ð°ù²õ:Ìý Dr. Jorge Padilla (LECG) | Ìý |
Competition policy issues in the energy sector Dr. Claes Bengtsson (European Commission, DG Competition) | Ìý |
Competition Through Regulation: The case of Turkey Dr. Fuat Oguz (Baskent University) | Ìý |
Discussants:Ìý Competition policy issues in the energy sector: the case of Greece Dr. Xenofon Paparrigopoulos (PI Partners) | Ìý |
Dr. Alan Riley (City University, London) | Ìý |
Restructuring in the Turkish electricity industry: Competition policy and market designÌý Dr. Izak Atiyas (Sabanci University) | Ìý |
Workshop 4:Ìý Competition policy issues in the post and transport sectorsÌý Chairman: Judge Frederic Jenny (OECD, Cour de Cassation, OFT) | |
³§±è±ð²¹°ì±ð°ù²õ:Ìý Competition Law and Transport Markets Prof. John Kallaugher (Latham & Watkins, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø)Ìý | Ìý |
Self-assessment vs Block exemption: The new competition regime for shipping trades Dr. Nikolaos Farantouris (University of Piraeus) | Ìý |
Postal services and the postal market: Towards full market openingÌý Dr. George Katapodis (Izmir University) | Ìý |
Discussants:Ìý Railway Liberalisation in Europe and Privatisation in GermanyÌý Dr. Florian Wagner Von Papp (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø) | Ìý |
Dr. Pinar Artiran (Istanbul Bilgi University) | Ìý |