Programme
8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:45 Opening speeches
Jasminka Pecotić Kaufman (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business; Chair of Organising and Programme Committee)
Siniša Petrović (University of Zagreb-Faculty of Law, Vice-Dean; President, Croatian Competition Law and Policy Association)
Mirta Kapural (Member of the Croatian Competition Council)
Oliver Kesar (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business, Vice-Dean)
Damir Boras (University of Zagreb, Rector)
H.E. W. Robert Kohorst (US Ambassador to Croatia)
Nataša Mikuš Žigman (State Secretary, Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts of the Republic of Croatia - On behalf of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia)
9:45-11:15 Keynote speeches
William Kovacic (George Washington University, USA) - 30 Years After the Wall: Evaluating the Competition Law Experience in Central and Eastern Europe
Kati Cseres (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) - From Europeanization to Harmonization: Authorities Powers and Priorities
11:15-11:45 Coffee break
11:45-13:00 Panel 1
Moderator: Siniša Petrović (University of Zagreb, Croatia)
Marek Martyniszyn (Queen's University Belfast, UK) - From a Developing to a Developed Economy: On a Competition System in the Making and the Case of Poland
Jasminka Pecotić Kaufman (University of Zagreb, Croatia) - On the Development of (Not So) New Competition Systems - Findings from an Empirical Study
Umut Aydin (Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile, Chile) - Attitudes Towards Cartels in Chile: Where Do We Stand in Terms of Competition Culture?
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Panel 2
Moderator: Marco Botta (Max Planck Institute for Competition and Innovation, Munich, Germany)
Maciej Bernatt (University of Warsaw, Poland) - Illiberal Populism and Antitrust - Impact Scenarios
Alexandr Svetlicinii (University of Macau, China) - Antitrust Enforcement against SOEs in the CEE Member States
Dubravka Akšamović (University of Osijek, Croatia) - Judicial review in competition cases: Winning and losing arguments before the High Administrative Court of the Republic of Croatia
Vlatka Butorac Malnar & Ivana Kunda (University of Rijeka, Croatia) - Damages Claims for Infringements of Art 101 and 102 TFEU before EU Accession
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-16:15 Book presentation (J. Pecotić Kaufman, V. Butorac Malnar, D. Akšamović, Competition Law in Croatia, Kluwer Law International, 2019), by Professor K. Cseres
16:15-18:00 Selected papers presentation
Moderator: Tea Jagić (DG CONNECT/HAKOM)
Ondrej Blažo (Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia) - Proper, Transparent and Just Prioritization Policy as a Challenge for National Competition Authorities and Enforcement of Competition Law
Ákos Réger (Allegro Consulting) & András Horváth (Hegymegi-Barakonyi and Partner Baker & McKenzie Attorneys-at-Law) - Abuse of Dominance in the Case Law of the Hungarian Competition Authority – A Historical Overview
Dijana Marković-Bajalović (University of East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) - The EU Competition Enforcement Model – Which Lessons For Candidate Countries?
Avdylkader Mucaj (PhD candidate, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia) - Competition Law Framework and Institutional Design in Kosovo
Veljko Smiljanić (Karanović & Partners, Belgrade, Serbia) & Kevin Rihtar (Karanović & Nikolić, Ljubljana, Slovenia) - Institutional Design, Efficiency and Due Process: Lessons from Slovenia and Serbia
Dino Gliha (Attorney-at-Law, PhD candidate, University of Zagreb, Croatia) - Development of Refusal to License Copyright Under Article 102 TFEU with a View on Methods of Evaluation and Enforcement in the Croatian Legal System
Day 1
12 December 2019
International academic conference
"Challenges to the Enforcement of Competition Rules in Central and Eastern Europe"
Day 2
13 December 2019
Policy Event
"Competition Policy Enforcement in the Digital Economy: Recent Developments"
9:00-9:30 Registration
09:30-09:45 Welcome
Jasminka Pecotić Kaufman (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business; Chair of Organising and Programme Committee)
09:45-11:00 Keynote speeches
William Kovacic (George Washington University, USA) - Fit for Purpose? Competition Law Institutions and Digital Dynamism
Mirta Kapural (Member of the Croatian Competition Council) - Speech
11:00-12:15 Panel 1
Moderator: Marijana Liszt (Liszt & Partners Law Firm, Zagreb, Croatia)
Nikola Popović (HAKOM, Croatia) – Governance of Digital Ecosystems
Pedro Gonzaga (OECD) – Competition Policy in Digital Markets: Main Challenges for Competition Authorities and Recent OECD Findings
Álvaro Garcia Delgado (European Commission-DG COMP) – Interactions Between Competition and Regulation in the Digital Field
12:15-13:15 Lunch
13:15-14:45 Panel 2
Moderator: Mario Krka (Divjak Topić & Bahtijarević Law Firm, Zagreb, Croatia)
Viktoria H.S.E. Robertson (University of Graz, Austria) – The Relevant Market Goes Digital
Ramsi Woodcock (University of Kentucky, USA) – Data-Driven Pricing and the Second Dimension of Market Power
Thibault Schrepel (University of Utrecht, The Netherlands) – Real Dynamic Collusion Using Blockchain
Stefan Thomas (Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany) - Harmful Signals: Cartel Prohibition and Oligopoly Theory in the Age of Machine Learning
14:45-15:15 Coffee break
15:15-16:45 Panel 3
Moderator: Mislav Bradvica (Bradvica Marić Wahl Cesarec Law Firm, Zagreb, Croatia)
Marko Brgić (Croatian Competition Agency) - Antitrust Enforcement in Digital Era: Thinking Outside the Box
Stefan Ruech (Austrian Competition Authority) – David vs. Goliath? - Dealing with the Challenges in the Digital Economy from the Perspective of the Austrian Federal Competition Authority
Marco Botta (Max Planck Institute for Competition and Innovation, Munich, Germany) - German Facebook Case: Interaction Between Competition Policy, Consumer Protection and Data Protection
Mario Denni (Italian Competition Authority) - The ICA's Investigation Against Amazon: What Is the Theory of Harm?
16:45-17:00 Concluding remarks
Jasminka Pecotić Kaufman (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Ecomics and Business; Chair of Organising and Programme Committee)
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