Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, CONFERENCES: NYU Law, Concurrences Review to host antitrust conference on emerging economies, (Sep 29, 2015)
Organizations Mentioned:New York University
By Greg Hammond, J.D.
New York University School of Law (NYU Law) and Concurrences Review are hosting “Antitrust in Emerging and Developing Economies: Africa, Brazil, China, India, Mexico…,” a conference that will be held on Friday, October 23, 2015, at NYU Law. The conference will explore the issues raised by implementing and enforcing antitrust rules in developing countries.
Welcome remarks will be provided by NYU Law Vice Dean Kevin Davis, followed by introductory remarks by NYU Law professor Eleanor M. Fox. Columbia University professor Joseph Stiglitz will then present “Antitrust Policy in Emerging and Developing Economies” in conversation with Eduardo Pérez-Motta. The remaining panels include the following topics: “Setting the Stage: State Involvement in a Market Economy”; “Antitrust, IP, and High Tech: What’s Good for Innovation and Development”; “Competition Policy for Pharmaceuticals: Access, Abuse and Incentives”; “Mergers: Public Interest, Industrial Policy, and Remedies”; and “International Enforcement: What Helps or Hurts Development.”
A Keynote address will be presented by Non-Executive Director of the U.K. Competition Markets Authority Board William E. Kovacic, and a closing conversation will be conducted by Dennis Davis, President of the South African Competition Appeal Court, and NYU Law professor Harry First.
Other panelists include: Francis W. Kariuki, Director General of the Competition Authority of Kenya; Susan Ning; Jonathan Orszag; Simon Roberts; George Cary; Kirti Gupta; H. Stephen Harris, Jr.; R. Ian McEwin; Aditya Bhattacharjea; Thomas Cheng; C. Scott Hemphill; Carlos Mena Labarthe, Head of the Mexican Competition Authority Investigative Authority; George Cary; Samir Gandhi; Mark Gidley; Simon Roberts; Mariana Tavares de Araújo; and FTC Director Randolph W. Tritell.
Additional information and online registration are available here.
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