14th International Conference on Competition
Hamburg, Germany April 26-28, 2009
GRAND ELYSEE
Hamburg
Conference Agenda
Sunday, 26 April 2009
from 13.00 h
Registration at Hotel GRAND ELYSEE, Hamburg
Programme of social events
15.00 h
City and harbour sightseeing tour
Evening programme18.00 h
Dinner on board the museum ship "Cap San Diego"
Monday, 27 April 2009
from 09.00 h
Registration at Hotel GRAND ELYSEE, Hamburg
10.00 h
Opening of the 14th International Conference on Competition
Dominant Companies - The Thin Line between Regulation and Competition Law
Opening address
Dr Bernhard Heitzer;
President of the Bundeskartellamt
10.15 h
Welcoming address
Carsten Frigge; State Councillor of the Authority for Economic Affairs and Labour of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
10.30 h
Speech
Dr Walther Otremba;
State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology
11.00 h
Coffee break
11.30 h
Speech
Professor Dr Justus Haucap;
Chairman of the Monopolies Commission
12.00 h
Speech
Dr Wulf Bernotat;
CEO, E.ON AG
12.30 h
Lunch
14.00 h
Panel I:
Release from Regulatory Control - When and How?
Moderator
Dr Karen Horn;
Head of the Berlin office of the Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln
Statements
Ralph Dommermuth;
CEO, United Internet AG
Matthias Kurth; President of the Federal Network Agency
René Obermann; CEO, Deutsche Telekom AG
Dr A. Jorge Padilla; Managing Director, LECG Corporation
Professor Dr Jacques Steenbergen;
Director General, Belgian Competition Authority
15.30 h
Coffee break
16.00 h
Panel discussion
19.30 h
Evening programme at Restaurant Suellberg, Hamburg
Reception
Dinner
Tuesday, 28 April 2009
09.30 h
Speech
Neelie Kroes;
Member of the European Commission
10.00 h
Panel II:
"Dominant Company" – What Now? Consequences of a Categorisation under Competition Law
Moderator
Dr Frank Montag;
Chairman of the Competition Lawyers' Association
Statements
Stefan H. Lauer;
Member of the Executive Board, Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Philip Lowe; Director General for Competition, European Commission
Louise Pentland; Chief Legal Officer and Senior Vice President for Legal and IPR, Nokia Corporation
Professor Dr Manuel Sebastiăo; President of the Competition Authority, Portugal
Margret Suckale;
Member of the Executive Board, DB Mobility Logistics AG
Chair of Forschungsinstitut für Wirtschaftsverfassung und Wettbewerb e.V.
(FIW)
11.30 h
Coffee break
12.00 h
Panel discussion
13.00 h
Closing speech
Dr Bernhard Heitzer;
President of the Bundeskartellamt
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