International Conference on the Interface between Competition Policy & Law and Business Strategy
Magnolia, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi,
25-26 November 2009
Agenda
| Day One: Wednesday, 25 November 2009 |
| 0900-0930 |
Registration
|
| 0930-1030 |
Opening Remarks
Mukesh Kacker, Director General, CUTS Institute for Regulation & Competition
Special Address
Dhanendra Kumar, Chairman, Competition Commission of India
Keynote Address and Release of “Competition Law in India – A Toolkit”
Salman Khurshid, Hon’ble Minister (Independent Charge) for Corporate Affairs
Vote of Thanks
Pradeep S. Mehta, Secretary General, CUTS International
|
| 1030-1100
|
Break
|
| 1100-1300 |
Competition Analysis for Strategic Advantage
Business strategy & competition issues in different types of market structures
How varying considerations of efficiency (productive, dynamic, allocative and
transactional) affect competition cases related to (a) abuse of dominance (b)
agreements and (c) combinations?
Understanding the “market” from Competition Law Perspective: How the ‘relevant
market’ is defined under competition analysis? What are product and geographic
market definitions?
How will the market power be assessed under Competition Act 2002? What does it
imply for business strategy of an enterprise?
With respect to anti-competitive agreements – a) what are appreciable adverse effects
on competition? and b) what is substantial lessening of competition?
Chair: S. L. Rao, Chairman, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore
Eduardo Perez Motta, Chairman, Federal Competition Commission of Mexico
Allan Fels, Dean, Australia & New Zealand School of Government
TCA Anant, Professor, Delhi School of Economics
Shubhashis Gangopadhyay, Managing Trustee, India Development Foundation
|
| 1300-1400 |
Lunch |
| 1400-1600 |
Interface between Competition Policy & Law and Business Strategy
• Facets of business strategies impacted and not impacted by the Indian Competition
Act
• Key business strategy issues under the three pillars of Competition Act 2002 namely,
anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominance, combinations.
• What challenges do treatment under Competition Act 2002 of issues such as ,joint
ventures, IPRs, etc pose to business strategy considerations?
• Importance of effective competition compliance programmes
• How can interaction between Competition Commission of India and sectoral
regulators affect businesses?
Chair: Geeta Gouri, Member, Competition Commission of India
Jitesh Khosla, Officer on Special Duty, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
Ajit Ranade, Principal Economist, Aditya Birla Group of Companies*
Mike Yeh, Asia Lead-Competition, Microsoft Corporation
Amit Kapur, Partner, J. Sagar Associates
Ravi Singhania, Managing Director, Singhania & Partners
Raghav Narsalay, India Lead, Accenture Institute for High Performance |
| 1600-1630 |
Break |
| 1630-1830 |
Dealing with Abuse of Dominance under New Competition Regime in
India: Guidance for Companies with Large Market Share/s
• Understanding the meaning of dominant market position – When (under what
circumstances) can a company be called as a dominant player? Which factors to be
taken into account to determine “dominant position”?
• What constitutes “abuse” of dominant position??
• Which abusive conducts the Indian Competition Act specifically seeks to regulate??
• What types of pricing (particularly predatory, dynamic pricing, non-price
monopolization) can attract penalties under the Indian Competition Act 2002??
• How inappropriate scrutiny of dominant entities by a Competition Authority can exert
adverse impact on investment decisions and other business conducts in an economy??
• How can competition authorities adopt appropriate scrutiny of dominance in new
technology sectors??
• How can Competition Commission of India (CCI) provide certainty and predictability
while regulating abuse of dominance?
Chair: Harish Salve, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India*
S. Chakravarthy, Former Member, MRTP Commission
Yannis S. Katsoulacos, Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business
David Matthew, Assistant Director, NERA Economic Consulting
M. M. Sharma, Head – Competition Law & Policy, Vaish Associates, Advocates |
| Day Two: Thursday, 26 November 2009 |
| 0900-1100 |
Competing and Collaborating in Market Place: Dealing with
Anti-Competitive Agreements
• How does Competition Act 2002 provisions affect sourcing strategy of an enterprise?
• What kind of horizontal agreements a company can and cannot enter into?
• Which vertical agreements are supposed to cause “applicable adverse effects on
competition”?
Chair: Scott Davenport, Chief Economist, Department of Industry & Investment,
Government of New South Wales, Australia
Pradeep S. Mehta, Secretary General, CUTS International
K. K. Sharma, Director General, Competition Commission of India
Pallavi Shroff, Partner, Amarchand Mangaldas
Manas Chaudhuri, Head, Competition Law & Policy, J. Sagar Associates
|
| 1100-1130 |
Break
|
| 1130-1330
|
Combating Cartels: Issues and Challenges
• What are the factors which facilitate collusion?
• How competition law approaches cartels?
• Provisions regulating cartels in the Indian Competition Act – leniency and individual
liability provisions
• Standards of proof – market data versus hard evidence
• International experiences in dealing with Cartels
Chair: L. Mansingh, Chairperson, Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board
Kirti Kumar Mehta, Former Principal Advisor – International Issues, Cartels, Competition
Directorate-General, European Commission
Shohaeb Ahmed, Director (Commercial), Steel Authority of India Limited
M. K. Venu, Managing Editor, The Financial Express
G. R. Bhatia, Head, Competition Law, Luthra & Luthra Law Offices
|
| 1330-1430 |
Lunch
|
| 1430-1630 |
Cross-border Competition Issues
• Jurisdictional issues (for example regarding cross-border
takeovers)
• International cooperation on competition issues
• Trade and competition interface
Chair: R. Gopalan, Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Government of India*
Sharad Bhansali, Managing Partner, APJ-SLG Law Offices
Samir Gandhi, Economic Laws Practice
R. S. Ratna, Professor, Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
Patrick Krauskopf, Zurich University ZHAW, Switzerland |
| 1630-1700 |
Break |
| 1700-1730 |
ClosingSummary of Discussion
Navneet Sharma, Fellow, CUTS Institute for Regulation & Competition
The Agenda Ahead
Pradeep S. Mehta, Secretary General, CUTS International
Vote of Thanks
Mukesh Kacker, Director General, CUTS Institute for Regulation & Competition
* To be confirmed |
