44th Annual Conference
on International Antitrust Law and Policy
and Pre-Conference Events
Antitrust Economics Workshop
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The workshop will feature economic experts and leading antitrust practitioners speaking on key topics. The morning sessions, organized with support from Brattle, are “Perspectives on Digital Markets: Platforms, Parity and Pricing in the United States, Europe, and Beyond” and “A Conversation with Nobel Laureate Daniel McFadden” moderated by FCLI Director James Keyte. Following a networking lunch, the afternoon sessions, organized with support from CompassLexecon, will address “State-of-the-Art Economic Analysis of Mergers” and “Current Trends in Merger Enforcement Policy.” Download workshop agenda.
Global Practitioners Workshop
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
NEW PROGRAM: Conducted under the Chatham House Rule, the Global Practitioners Workshop will feature a networking lunch and two sessions on practical issues — “Protectionism and National Interest in Merger Enforcement” moderated by Cal Goldman of Goodmans LLP (Canada) and “Patent Licensing in a Multijurisdictional Environment” moderated by Ingrid Vandenborre of Skadden Arps (Brussels). Each session will feature a 30-minute panel discussion followed by roundtable discussions with inclusive audience participation at each table with 15 minutes for discussion and 15 minutes for reporting. Both sessions will conclude with 15 minutes for panelists’ observations and an overall Q&A with participants. Download workshop agenda.
Conference
Thursday – Friday, 14 – 15 September 2017
Day 1 | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., reception immediately following
Day 2 | 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Join antitrust agency heads, senior officials from antitrust authorities, leading attorneys from law firms and in-house legal departments, academics, and students of competition law from around the globe for one of the premier international conferences in antitrust law and policy. Panel topics include the future of antitrust in the United States; e-commerce and privacy, "must-have" content and the antitrust playing field in media and sports, and insights from in-house counsel. Download conference agenda.
Schedule and speakers are subject to change.
