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Competition policy enforcement as a driver for growth

This one-day workshop will address the relationship between competition policy enforcement and economic growth. The workshop will bring together top-level speakers from institutions, academia and business. Three thematic panels are envisaged: enforcement in the ‘knowledge economy’, financial markets and network industries. A concluding round-table will focus on international convergence on competition policy enforcement. See also […]

Date: Feb 18 - Topic: Digital economy and innovation

This one-day workshop will address the relationship between competition policy enforcement and economic growth. The workshop will bring together top-level speakers from institutions, academia and business. Three thematic panels are envisaged: enforcement in the ‘knowledge economy’, financial markets and network industries. A concluding round-table will focus on international convergence on competition policy enforcement.

See also blog post ‘Why competition policy matters for growth?‘

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9:00 – 9:15 Welcome by Guntram Wolff, Bruegel and Introduction by Mario Mariniello, Bruegel

9:15 – 10:45 Panel 1 – Fostering Growth Enforcing Competition Policy in the Knowledge Economy

Chair: Reinhilde Veugelers, Bruegel

  • Paul Seabright, Toulouse School of Economics
  • Massimo Motta, European Commission, DG COMP
  • Mathew Heim, Qualcomm

10:45 – 11:00 Break

11:00 – 12:30 Panel 2 – Fostering Growth Enforcing Competition Policy in Financial Markets

Chair: Alex Barker, Financial Times

  • Gert-Jan Koopman, European Commission, DG COMP
  • Patrick Legros, ULB and ECARES
  • Jordi Gual, La Caixa

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 14:15 Keynote speech: Joaquin Almunia, Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Competition

Q&A – Moderator: Guntram Wolff, Bruegel

14:15 – 15:45 Panel 3 – Fostering Growth Enforcing Competition Policy in Network Industries

Chair: John Fingelton, CEO, Fingelton Associates

  • Tommaso Valletti, Imperial College
  • Linsey McCallum, European Commission, DG COMP
  • Philip Malloch, Teliasonera

15:45 – 16:15 Break

16:15 – 18:30 Roundtable – Fostering Growth through International Convergence in Competition Policy Enforcement

Chair: Mario Mariniello

  • John Davies, OECD
  • Carles Esteva-Mosso, European Commission, DG COMP
  • Bruce Lyons, ESRC Centre for Competition Policy
  • Julia Holtz, Google
  • Eduardo Perez Motta, Former President of Federal Competition Commission of Mexico
  • Hassan Qaqaya, Chief, Competition and Consumer Policies Branch, DITC / UNCTAD

18:30 – 18:40 Concluding remarks: Mario Mariniello, Bruegel

18:40 – 19:30 Reception

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