The Portuguese Competition Authority (PCA) hosted over 300 participants at the III Lisbon Conference on Competition Law and Economics, held on the 14th and 15th of January, 2010.
Two dozen internationally renowned experts presented studies and reflected on some of the most relevant fields in competition law and economics such as two-sided markets, energy, intellectual property and competition policy enforcement in times of crisis.
This PCA initiative welcomed participants from a wide range of areas, including politics and business, regulators, members of the judiciary, lawyers, academics and journalists. Notwithstanding the strong presence of Portuguese participants, the Lisbon Conference was attended by experts from over 20 countries.
The III Lisbon Conference emerged as a platform for the exchange of ideas and experiences on the various aspects of the defence and promotion of competition, contributing to the dissemination of a competition culture.
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Agenda
III Lisbon Conference on Competition Law and Economics
Venue: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation - Lisbon
14th - 15th January 2010
Thursday, 14th January 2010
9h00 - 10h00 Opening Ceremony - Signing of Protocol of Technical Cooperation between the Brazilian Competition Policy System (BCPS) and the PCA
- José Vieira da Silva, Minister of the Economy, Innovation and Development
- Mariana Tavares de Araújo, Secretary of Economic Law of Brazil
- Rui Vilar, President, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
- Manuel Sebastião, President, Portuguese Competition Authority (PCA)
10h00 - 12h00 Panel I: Two-Sided Markets: A challenge for competition policy and regulation?
Moderator: Vítor Bento CEO, SIBS Forward Payment Solutions
Speakers
- Professor Michael Katz Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
- Dr David Evans Lecturer, University of Chicago
Executive Director, Jevons Institute for Competition and Economics
Visiting Professor, University College London - Sir Christopher Bellamy Senior Consultant, Linklaters, LLP
12h00 - 12h30 Guest Speaker: Robust Competition Decisions - the Quest for the Holy Grail
- Peter Freeman Chairman, UK Competition Commission
14h00 - 16h00 Panel II: Energy Markets: To what extent can competition, security of supply and environmental protection be reconciled?
Moderator: Mariana Tavares de Araújo Secretary of Economic Law, Brazil
Speakers
- Professor James Bushnell University of California Energy Institute, Berkeley
- Professor Frank Wolak Department of Economics, Stanford University
- Céline Gauer Head of Unit - Antitrust: Energy and Environment,
European Commission - DG Competition
16h15 - 18h00 Panel III: Competition Policy in Times of Crisis: which enforcement practices best fit the principles?
Moderator: Luís Pais Antunes Partner, PLMJ - A. M. Pereira, Sáragga Leal, Oliveira Martins, Júdice e Associados, Sociedade de Advogados, RL
Speakers
- William E. Kovacic Commissioner, US Federal Trade Commission
- Dr. Carl Baudenbacher President of the EFTA Court
- Professor Lars-Hendrik Röller President, European School of Management and Technology (ESMT)
Friday, 15th January 2010
09h30 - 10h00 Philip Lowe Director General, DG Competition, European Commission
10h00 - 13h30 Panel IV: Intellectual Property and Competition - complementary policies? The case of the software and pharmaceutical industries
Moderator: Professor Luís Cabral IESE Business School
Speakers
- Professor Frank Lichtenberg Graduate School of Business, Columbia University
- Eric Morgan de Rivery Partner, Jones Day, Paris/Brussels
- Professor Richard Gilbert Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley
- Julia Holtz Senior Competition Counsel - EMEA, China, India, Google UK Limited
- Jean Yves Art Associate General Counsel, Microsoft
- David Schmidt Assistant Director, Bureau of Economics, US Federal Trade Commission
15h00 - 17h00 Panel V: Competition Policy and Single Firm Conduct: Recent developments in the EU and the US. What consequences in terms of enforcement actions?
Moderator: Frédéric Jenny Chairman, OECD Competition Committee
Speakers
- Damien Neven Chief Competition Economist, European Commission - DG Competition
- Thomas O. Barnett Partner, Covington & Burling LLP
- Bo Vesterdorf Senior Consultant, Plesner, Copenhagen and Herbert Smith, LLP, London
17h00 Closing Ceremony