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The importance of competition regulation is now globally recognized. In India also, a modern competition law is being implemented since May 2009. Many issues are emerging in practically every area of competition regulation. The world is changing at an unprecedented rate, with certain markets growing exponentially, certain products acquiring huge value, defying understanding within the traditional market and regulatory frameworks, also making application of traditional competition regulation tools very difficult.
Realizing the importance of competition law, Shaping Tomorrow organized an International Conference on Competition Regulation & Competitiveness on 5th February, 2015 in partnership with IIM, Kashipur and the leading Indian law firm AZB & Partners. The conference discussed the way forward for supporting a robust competition regulation framework in India. Shaping Tomorrow also organized an International Roundtable on its own on 6th February, 2016, on various dimensions of competition law.
The Conference was a 2-days afffair from 5th February 2016 to 6th February 2016. The first day consisted of presentations and discussions. And the second day was a round table. The complete agenda of the 2-days Conference is as follows :
5 February, 2016 [VENUE: The Lalit New Delhi] :
Registration : 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM Session-I - Inaugural Session - Overview of Competition Regulation in India 09:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Welcome Address : Dr. Gautam Sinha, Director, IIM Kashipur, India
Theme Address : Anurag Goel, Founder "Shaping Tomorrow" & Former Member CCI
Report Presentation/ Address : Ajay Bahl, Partner, AZB & Partners
Keynote Address : Frederic Jenny, Chairman, OECD Competition Law & Policy Committee
Chair Address : Devender Kumar Sikri, Chairperson, CCI Inaugural Address by Chief Guest P.K. Sinha, IAS, Cabinet Secretary
Vote of Thanks AZB & Partners
Tea/Coffee Break : 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Session-II - Theme - Analyzing & Regulating High-Tech Markets & Markets of Tomorrow: Ned for New Tools? 11:20 AM - 12:30 PM
Chair : Dr. Gautam Sinha, Director, IIM, Kashipur
Keynote Address : John Davies, Head of Competition Division, OECD
Panelists : Ashish Chandra, General Counsel, Snap Deal India. Mahesh Uppal, Owner, ConFirst (India) Pvt Ltd & Telecommunications Consultant
Moderator : Anupam Sanghi, Anupam Sanghi & Associates Questions and Answers
Session-III - Theme - Jurisprudence Development (Anti-Competitive Agreements): Issues & Implications 11:20 AM - 12:30 PM
Chair : Pradeep S. Mehta, Secretary General, CUTS International
Keynote Address : Marc Raysen, co-founder, Reysen Competition Advice & Advocacy (RCCA)
Panelists : Devdas Baliga, Genral Counsel Vice President - Legal, Coca Cola India & South West Asia Trine Osen Bergqvist, Deputy Head of Abuse and Vertical Restraints Unit, Swedish Competition Authority.
Moderator : Dr. Seema Gaur, Economic Adviser, Office of EA, DIPP
Questions and Answers
Lunch Break : 01:40 PM - 02:30 PM
Session-IV - Theme : urisprudence Development (Abuse of Dominance): Issues & Implications 02:30 PM - 03:40 PM
Chair : Dr. Geeta Gouri, Former Member, CCI
Keynote Address : Ramji Srinivasan, Senior. Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Panelists : Nicholas Franczyk, Federal Trade Commission, U.S.A Ruchit Patel, Partner, Ropes & Gray, UK
Moderator : Samir Gandhi, AZB & Partners Questions and Answers
Tea/Coffee Break : 03:40 PM - 04:00 PM
Session-V - Valedictory Ssssion - Theme - Institutional Development : Context, Issues, Way Forward 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Chair : Anurag Goel, Founder "Shaping Tomorrow" &Former Member CCI
Keynote Address : Professor William Kovacic, George Mason University, Washington, D.C.
Guest of Honour : Rajat Kathuria, Director ICRIER M.S. Sahoo, Member, CCI Valedictory Address – Chief Guest Rajeev Kher, Member, COMPAT
Vote of Thanks Safal Batra, Asst. Professor, IIM Kashipur
6 February, 2016 [VENUE: The Lalit New Delhi] :
International Round Table on Competition Law 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Discussion on Various Dimensions of Competition Law Various crucial dimensions of competition law that seeks to maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct through public and private enforcement, were discussed in this Round Table session. The discussion was convened to realize the potential of competition regulation to enhance innovation, consumer welfare and economic growth.
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Speakers : Dr. Gautam Sinha Director, IIM, Kashipur He delivered the Welcome Address in Session I (Inaugural Session) and was the chair in Session II (Analyzing & Regulating High-Tech Markets & Markets of Tomorrow: Need for New Tools?).  Anurag Goel Founder "Shaping Tomorrow" &Former Member CCI He delivered the Theme Address in Session I (Inaugural Session) and was the chair in the Valedictory Session (Institutional Development : Context, Issues, Way Forward).  Ajay Bahl Partner, AZB & Partners Mr. Bahl presented the Report on Competition Regulation and Competitiveness in India in Session I (Inaugural Session).  Devender Kumar Sikri Chairperson, CCI He delivered the Inaugural Address in Session I (Inaugural Session) by highlighting both the 'mission' and 'vision' of the 'regulating body'.  Frederic Jenny Chairman, OECD Competition Law and Policy Committee He delivered the Key Note Address in Session I (Inaugural Session), covering a wide gamut of issues including the macro-economic effects of competition law, & its enforcement, and the enabling policies.  John Dvies Head of Competition Division, OECD He delivered the Key Note Address in Session II (Analyzing & Regulating High-Tech Markets & Markets of Tomorrow: Need for New Tools?) by comparing the short term vis-a-vis long term concerns of competition authorities.
There were various other imminent and highly recognized speakers who delivered speeches, presentations and papers in the sessions of the conference :
Participants :The Conference was attended by 103 delegates (invites only). These participants were highly recognized and imminent people. The participants who joined the conference were from Competition Commission of India (CCI), Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB) , IIM Kashipur, Lexis Nexis, AZB & Partners, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, etc. |