Building “Friends of Competition” in India
Thursday, 24th November, 2011
Jacaranda I, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
DRAFT AGENDA
| 0900-0930 Hrs. |
Registration, tea/Coffee and networking |
| 0930-1045 Hrs. |
Speakers
Welcome address
Pradeep S Mehta, Chairman, CUTS Institute for Regulation and
Competition
Key Challenges in Enforcement of Competition Law in India
Ashok Chawla, Chairman, Competition Commission of India
Competition Policy Reforms in Australia
Peter Varghese, Australian High Commissioner to India
Keynote Address
Creating Friends of Competition: the Role of Stakeholders
William Kovacic, Professor, George Washington University
Inaugural Address
The Comprehensive Need for Implementing an Effective
Competition Regime
M Veerappa Moily, Minister of Corporate Affairs
Vote of Thanks
Bhaskar Chatterjee, Director General, IICA |
| 1045-1115 Hrs. |
Tea break |
| 1115-1300 Hrs. |
Competition Law and Competition Policy
Chair: Dhanendra Kumar, Chairman, Committee for National
Competition Policy
Speakers:
Engaging Civil Society in Competition Reforms: Experiences from
the Developing World
Pradeep S Mehta, Chairman, CUTS Institute for Regulation &
Competition
Competition Issues and Public Pain
S.N. Dhingra, Member, Competition Commission of India
Role of Evidence in Competition Reforms: The Australian
Experience
Allan Fels, former Chairman, Australian Competition and Consumer
Commission
Engaging in Competition Policy Discourse: the Industry
Perspective
Mohit Raizada, Vice President, IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd.
Questions and answers
|
| 1300-1400 Hrs. |
Lunch break
|
| 1400-1600 Hrs. |
Expanding the Frontiers of Competition
Chair: William Kovacic, Professor, George Washington University
Speakers:
Creating Competition Culture: Australian Experience
Alan Fels, ANZ School of Governance
Sectoral Regulators and Stakeholder Engagement
Yashwant S Bhave, Chairperson, AERA
Engaging in Competition Policy Discourse: the SME Perspective
Mahendra Swarup, President, Indian Venture Capital Association
(IVCA)
Infusing Competition Culture at State and sub-State Level – A
Public Procurement Perspective
Sandeep Verma, Director, Ministry of Defence
Mainstreaming Concerns of Common Men in Competition Law
A.K. Chauhan, Director General, Competition Commission of India
Questions and answers
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| 1600 – 1630 Hrs. |
Tea
|
| 1630-1730 Hrs. |
Valedictory Session:
Welcome
Bhaskar Chatterjee, Director General, IICA
Speakers
William Kovacic, Professor, George Washington University
Alan Fels, ANZ School of Governance
Dhanendra Kumar, Chairman, Committee for National Competition
Policy
Valedictory address:
R.P.N. Singh, Minister of State for Corporate Affairs
Vote of Thanks
Pradeep S Mehta, Chairman, CUTS Institute for Regulation &
Competition
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