Conference on Competion Law and Policy – Bucharest, June 28-29th, 2012. UPDATE: Topics & Panelists
27.06.2012 | JURIDICE.ro

Romanian Competition Council and the Center for Studies in Competition Law of Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest Conference on Competion Law and PolicyFaculty of Law, University of Bucharest Media partner: JURIDICE.ro >> Sponsors << For more information visit the IMEDIPA website.
For registration use the form on bottom of page. Thursday, June 28th, 2012 8.30 am Registration 8.45 – 9.30 Introduction – Keynote speech 9.30 – 11.00 Plenary session – Recent developments in Romanian Competition Law 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break 11.30 – 13.00 Plenary session (continued) – Recent developments in Romanian Competition Law followed by a question and answer session with the public 13.00 – 14.00 Lunch break (buffet) 14.00 – 16.00 Panel 3: Concurrent session -Distribution agreements |
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14.00 – 16.00 Panel 4: Concurrent session – Pricing practices and Abuse of a dominant position in EU and Romanian Competition Law
Chair: Philip Marsden (Office of Fair Trading, BIICL)
Panellists
– Jacquelyn MacLennan (White & Case, Brussels)
– Anca Chirita (Durham University Law School)
– Peter Davis (Compass Lexecon, London)
– Viktoria Mertikopoulou (Hellenic Competition Commission)
– Georgeta Harapcea (Managing Associate, Head of Competition Practice, NNDKP, Bucharest)
Friday, June 29th, 2012
9.00 – 11.00 Panel 5: Plenary session – Roundtable – Cartels, Sanctions and Remedies in competition law
Chair: Assimakis Komninos (White & Case, IMEDIPA)
Panellists
– Andreas Stephan (UEA)
– Angelina Mileva (Bulgarian Competition Authority)
– Ioannis Lianos (UCL, IMEDIPA)
– Sorin David (University of Bucharest, Faculty of Law; David Si Baias Law Firm, Bucharest)
– Carmen Peli (Peli Filip Law Firm, Bucharest)
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break
11.30 – 13.00 Panel 6: Concurrent session – Case study – the application of competition law to the energy sector
Chair: Ioannis Kokkoris (University of Reading, IMEDIPA)
Panellists
– Peter Alexiadis (Gibson Dunn, Brussels)
– Oana Brotac (INPPA, Bucharest)
– Adriana Almasan (University of Bucharest, Faculty of Law)
– Anastasios Antoniou (Anastasios Antoniou LLC, Limassol)
11.30 – 13.00 Panel 7: Concurrent session – Case study – the application of competition law to the telecoms sector
Chair: Jacques Steenbergen (Chairman, Belgium Competition Commission)
Panellists
– Cento Veljanovski (Case Associates, London)
– Andrej Fatur (Fatur Law Firm, Ljubljana)
– Eleni Karaoli (Cypriot Commission for Protection of Competition)
– Marius Saceanu (Romanian telecom regulator (ANCOM)
– Milena Horvat (Orange Romania) tbc
– Anca Jurcovan (Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii, Bucharest)
13.00- 14.30 Lunch break
14.30 – 16.15 Panel 8 Concurrent session – The interaction between public and private enforcement (fines, damages) in competition law enforcement: the regional experience and lessons from Europe and the US
Chair: Laurence Idot (University of Paris II, French Competition Authority)
Panellists
– Kerem Cem Sanli (Bilgi University, Istanbul)
– Assimakis Komninos (White & Case, IMEDIPA)
– Veljko Milutinovic (Megatrend University, Belgrade; European University Institute)
– Valentin Mircea (Romanian Competition Council)
– Tibor Szanto (Allen & Overy, Budapest)
14.30 – 16.15 Panel 9 Concurrent session – The role and function of economic analysis in competition law enforcement and substantive standards/efficiencies in merger control
Chair: Ioannis Lianos (UCL, IMEDIPA)
Panellists
– Frederic Jenny (Chairman, OECD Competition Committee; Judge, Cour de Cassation, France)
– Peter Davis (Compass Lexecon, London)
– Danijel Stevanovic (Schoenherr Law Firm, Belgrade)
– Ioannis Kokkoris (University of Reading, IMEDIPA)
– Ugur Akgun (CRA, London)
16.15 – 16.45 Coffee break
16.45 – 18.45 Panel 10 – Plenary session – Compliance strategies and competition law followed by a Q&A session
Chair: Frederic Jenny (Chairman, OECD Competition Committee; Judge, Cour de Cassation, France)
Panellists
– Emmanuel Dryllerakis (Dryllerakis & Associates, Athens)
– Livia Constantinescu (DLA Piper, Bucharest)
– Spyros Mello (Coca Cola CCH)
– Gönenç Gurkaynak (ELIG, Istanbul)
19.00 End of the conference
For more information on the conference and the speakers, visit the IMEDIPA website.