ELEVENTH ANNUAL COMPETITION LAW, ECONOMICS & POLICY CONFERENCE

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1 ELEVENTH ANNUAL COMPETITION LAW, ECONOMICS & POLICY CONFERENCE DATE: 30 August - 1 September 2017 VENUE: Gordon Institute of Business Sciences THEME: The Future of Competition Policy Tuesday, 29 August h30 16h00 08h30 17h00 Joint seminar co-hosted by Competition Commission and National Treasury Side-line event - BRICS Meeting Wednesday, 30 August h30 09h00 09h00 16h00 16h00 18h00 Arrival and registration of workshop / conference delegates Joint Workshop co-hosted by Competition Commission and CRESSE Networking Cocktail Reception Thursday, 31 August h30 17h00 Arrival and registration of conference delegates 11 th Annual Competition Law, Economics and Policy Conference of the Competition Commission and Competition Tribunal Friday, 1 September h30 16h00 Arrival and registration of conference delegates 11 th Annual Competition Law, Economics and Policy Conference of the Competition Commission and Competition Tribunal 16h00 19h00 Networking Cocktail Reception

2 Joint Workshop co-hosted by the Competition Commission and CRESSE Wednesday, 30 August 2017 TIME TOPIC PRESENTER 08h30 09h00 09h00 09h15 Professor Nicola Kleyn (Gordon Institute of Business Sciences) Liberty Mncube (Competition Commission) Welcome 09h15 10h15 Tembinkosi Bonakele (Competition Commission) Year in Review 10h15 10h45 10h45 12h00 12h00 13h15 13h15 14h15 John Connor, Emeritus Professor, Purdue University Kai-Uwe Kuhn, Professor, University of East Anglia Forensic Economics: Calculation of Cartel Damages and Presenting Them to the Judiciary Information Exchange 14h15-15h30 15h30 16h00 Marc Ivaldi, Professor, Toulouse School of Economics Competition For-versus-On the Rail in the Long Distance Passenger Market Economic Efficiency and Political Capture in Public Service Contracts 16h00-17h15 Ariel Ezrachi, Slaughter and May Professor of Competition Law, Oxford University Cartels and criminalisation 17h30 19h00 COCKTAIL RECEPTION 2

3 Eleventh Annual Competition Law, Economics & Policy Conference Thursday, 31 August h30 09h30 Welcome Hardin Ratshisusu, Deputy Commissioner, Competition Nicola Kleyn, Gordon Institute of Business Sciences, University of Pretoria Tembinkosi Bonakele, Commissioner, Competition 09h30 10h00 10h00 10h30 10h30 11h00 Opening Hon Ebrahim Patel, Minister of Economic Development Republic of South Africa Signing of MoU with Fair Trading Commission Seychelles Ariel Ezrachi, Director of the Centre for Competition Law and Policy, Oxford University BIG DATA, ALGORITHMS AND COLLUSION PANEL DISCUSSION Big Data, Internet of things, Algorithms and Competition Law: Threats and opportunities for developing countries : Norman Manoim, Chairperson of the Competition Tribunal 11h00 12h30 Speakers: Cristina Caffarra, Vice President and Head of European Competition Practice, CRA Ania Thiemann, Global Relations Manager, OECD Marc Ivaldi, Professor, Toulouse School of Economics Alon Lits, General Manage: Sub-Saharan Africa, Uber Kai-Uwe Kuhn, Professor, University of East Anglia 12h30 12h45 Parallel 1A: Parallel 1B: 12h45 13h45 13h45 14h30 Chair: Mike Holland Discussant: John Connor Willem H. Boshoff & Rossouw van Jaarsveld Analysing Cartel Episodes: A Markov-Switching Application John Oxenham, Michael -James Currie & Charl van der Merwe Follow-On Damages for Anticompetitive Conduct: A need for Legislative Intervention Chair: Bukhosibakhe Majenge Discussant: Ariel Ezrachi Vellah Kedogo Kigwiri Cross-border Competition Enforcement in Africa: Developments and Challenges Mfundo Ngobese and Alex Kühn Regional competition enforcement: Co-operation between SADC competition authorities in the investigation of cross-border cartels 14h30-15h00 John Connor, Emeritus Professor, Purdue University International Cartels and Enforcement,

4 15h00-16h15 PANEL DISCUSSION International Cartels and Enforcement, : Yasmin Carrim, Full-Time Member, Competition Tribunal Speakers: Hassan Qaqaya, Professor, Melbourne Law School Andrey Tenishev, Head: Anti-Cartels Department, Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation David Unterhalter SC, Advocate, Advocates Group 621 Thula Kaira, Competition & Regulatory Policy Consultant Makgale Mohlala, Divisional Manager :Cartels, Competition Commission 16h15-16h30 Parallel 2A: Parallel 2B: Chair: Discussant: Joseph Walser Sarah Truen & Ronald Tateiwa Competition Policy and Innovation: What Does Evidence in South Africa Show Chair: Nompucuko Nontombana Discussant: Nicola Theron Annemieke van der Beek FinTech and competition law: FinTech as driver of competition? 16h30 17h30 Gabriel garang Atem Ayiik Ndumiso Ndlovu Policy Perspectives on Competition and Inclusive Growth within East Africa Community Uber vs Metre Taxis: A Competition Issue or Regulation Nightmare Pierre M. Horna David & Goliath: How young competition agencies can succeed in fighting cross-border cartels Itumeleng Lesofe Finding the right balance between the enforcement of competition law and the protection of intellectual property rights Friday, 1 September h30 10h30 10h30 11h00 Word of Welcome to the Deputy President Introduction of key note Speaker Key note speaker Tembinkosi Bonakele, Commissioner, Competition Hon Ebrahim Patel, Minister of Economic Development Republic of South Africa David Makhura, Premier of Gauteng Hon Cyril Ramaphosa, Deputy President, Republic of South Africa Parallel 3A: Parallel 3B: 11h00 12h00 Chair: Reena Das Nair Discussant: Marc Ivaldi Helanya Fourie & Paul WJ de Bijl Race to the Top: Does Competition in the DSL Market Matter for Fibre Penetration Chair: Rietsie Badenhorst Discussant: Willem Boshoff Ryan Hawthorne Price discrimination in markets for mobile services in South Africa: do low income subscribers pay less? 4

5 Lukasz Grzybowski; Julienne Liang & Christine Zulehner Bundling Consumer Retention and Entry: Evidence from Fixed Broadband Market Simone Maciel Cuiabano; Joao Carlos Nicolini de Moraes & Lucas Pinha Application of Time Series Techniques in Relevant Market Delimination Fatima Fiandeiro Promoting Competition and Affordability in South Africa's Mobile Broadband Market Genna Robb and Pamela Mondliwa SOEs and competition: reflections on South Africa s experiences in telecommunications and energy 12h00 13h00 13h00 13h30 William Kovacic, Professor of Global Competition Law and Policy, George Washington University CONCENTRATION AND WHAT CAN COMPETITION LAW DO ABOUT IT? : Enver Daniels, Deputy Chairperson, Competition Tribunal 13h30 14h30 14h30 15h00 Dennis Davis, Judge President, Competition Appeal Court Hon Ebrahim Patel, Minister of Economic Development Republic of South Africa Hon Floyd Shivambu, Deputy President, Economic Freedom Fighters Enoch Godongwane, Chairperson, Economic Transformation Committee (ANC) Closing Remarks: Norman Manoim, Chairperson of the Competition Tribunal NETWORKING SESSION 5