IMEDIPA presents its 6th international conference

in Bucharest

under the auspices of the Romanian Competition Council and the Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest

 Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest

Conference Language: English

Thursday, June 28th, 2012

8.30 am Registration

8.45 - 9.30 Introduction – Keynote speech

Bogdan Chiritoiu (Chairman, Romanian Competition Council)

Ioannis Lianos (UCL, IMEDIPA)

Adriana Almasan (Vice-dean, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Law)

Bogdan Olteanu, Deputy Governor, National Bank of Romania

9.30 - 11.00 Plenary session - Recent developments in Romanian Competition Law

Chair: Sorin David (University of Bucharest, Faculty of Law; David Si Baias Law Firm, Bucharest)

Panellists

Valentin Mircea (Romanian Competition Council)

Adriana Almasan (University of Bucharest, Faculty of Law)

Raluca Vasilache (Tuca, Zbarcea & Asociatii, Bucharest)

Florina Tanase (Vodafone Romania)

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

Chair: Valentin Mircea (Romanian Competition Council)

Panellists

Alina Lacatus (DLA Piper, Bucharest)

Gheorghe Oprescu (Polytechnical Institute of Bucharest)

Sorin David (University of Bucharest, Faculty of Law; David Si Baias Law Firm, Bucharest)

Silviu Stoica (Partner & Head of Competition & Antitrust Practice, Popovici Nitu & Asociatii, Bucharest)

13.00 - 14.00 Lunch break (buffet)

14.00 - 16.00 Panel 3: Concurrent session -Distribution agreements

Chair: Valentine Korah (UCL)

Panellists

Laurence Idot (University of Paris II, French Competition Authority)

Paul Lugard (Tilburg University, Royal Philips International)

Lucian Miulescu (Corporate Affairs Director of Auchan Romania)

Bernhard Swoboda (Trier University)

Marius Stefana (Senior Consultant, Competition Practice, NNDKP, Bucharest)

Adrian Manolache (Şerban & Asociaţii, Bucharest)

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)

Cătălina Dobre (Romanian telecom regulator (ANCOM)

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)

Luke Haasbeek (DG Competition, European Commisison)

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)

Daniela Eleodor (Competition Inspector, The Foreign Relations and Communications Directorate, Romanian Competition Council)

19.00 End of the conference

 For registrations in ROMANIA, please use the following website: http://www.juridice.ro/204760/conference-on-competion-law-and-policy-bucharest-june-28-29th-2012.html

 For more information on the conference and the speakers, visit the conference website at http://www.imedipa.com/portfolio/6th-international-imedipa-conference/