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13TH ANNUAL COMPETITION LAW AND ECONOMICS WORKSHOP23–24 OCTOBER 2015

Theme: Applying competition law and economics to the ‘real world’.

Crowne Plaza AdelaideSouth Australia, Australia

For more information visitUniSABusinessSchool.edu.au/CLEACCC.gov.au/about-us/conferences-events


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INVITATIONOn behalf of the School of Law at the University of South Australia Business School and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission we would like to extend an invitation to you to participate in the 13th Annual Competition Law and Economics Workshop, to be held at the Crowne Plaza Adelaide from Friday 23 to Saturday 24 October this year.

The Workshop provides a unique opportunity to bring together competition law and the economic principles underlying competition policy. It connects key influencers and stakeholders both nationally and internationally.

The Workshop acts as a forum for discussion and networking, and this year the intersection of competition law and economics will be at the forefront of the Workshop’s agenda with a focus on international experiences and practical application to the ‘real world’.

We look forward to seeing you in Adelaide in October.

Professor Marie Wilson Rod Sims Pro Vice-Chancellor (Business and Law) Chairman University of South Australia Business School Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

The 13th Annual Competition Law and Economics Workshop is supported by

Business School


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Title Name Position Organisation

Elizabeth Avery Partner Gilbert + Tobin Lawyers

Professor Caron Beaton-Wells Director of Studies: Competition and Consumer Law The University of Melbourne

Peter Campbell Partner HWL Ebsworth Lawyers

Sarah Court Commissioner Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

Dr Lilla Csorgo Chief Economist, Competition Commerce Commission, New Zealand

Professor Kevin Davis Professor of Finance The University of Melbourne

The Hon. John Doyle AC QCFormer Chief Justice Supreme Court of South AustraliaVice-Chair and Public Member Australian Press Council

Dr Geoff Edwards Vice President Charles River Associates, Sydney

Dr John Fingleton Chief Executive Officer Fingleton Associates

Gabrielle Ford Acting General Manager, Agricultural Enforcement and Engagement Unit

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

The Hon. Justice Andrew Greenwood Judge Federal Court of Australia

Beth Griggs Head of Energy Market Regulation AGL Energy

Tim Grimwade Executive General Manager, Legal and Economic Division


Professor George A. Hay Charles Frank Reavis Sr. Professor of Law, and Professor of Economics Cornell University Law School

Assoc. Professor Deborah Healey Director: Corporate and Commercial,

LLM Programme University of New South Wales

Professor Wendy Lacey Dean and Head of School: Law School of Law, University of South Australia Business School

Anne Mustow Legal Manager Bunnings Group Limited

Wendy Peter General Counsel, Legal and Economic Division


Bill Reid Partner Ashurst

SPEAKERS AND PANELLISTS


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Title Name Position Organisation

Rod Sims Chairman Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

The Hon. Justice Lyn Stevens QC Judge Court of Appeal, New Zealand

Simon Uthmeyer Partner DLA Piper

Professor WANG XiaoyeProfessor of Law Chinese Academy of Social SciencesDistinguished Professor Hunan University

Dr Philip Williams AM Chairman Frontier Economics

Professor Marie Wilson Pro Vice Chancellor: Business and Law

University of South Australia Business School

Dr Graeme Woodbridge Specialist Economic Advisor Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

The Hon. Justice David Yates Judge Federal Court of Australia

Natalie Yeung Partner Slaughter and May, Hong Kong

Dr ZHOU Lixia (Nell) Assistant Professor University of International Business and Economics

SPEAKERS AND PANELLISTS


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PROGRAM OF EVENTSApplying competition law and economics to the ‘real world’

Friday 23 October

9:00 am Registration

9:30 –

9:40 am

Introduction: the 13th Annual Competition Law and Economics WorkshopSarah Court, Australian Competition and Consumer CommissionProfessor Marie Wilson, University of South Australia Business School

9:40 –

10:30 am

Opening: the direction of competition policy in Australia Rod Sims, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

10:30 –

11:00 am

Keynote Address by Professor WANG Xiaoye, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Hunan UniversitySeven years of implementation of China’s Anti-Monopoly Law: achievements and challenges.

11:00 am Morning tea

11:30 –

12:45 pm

Session: International perspectivesThe issues dominating overseas debates on competition law, economics and policy.

Dr Lilla Csorgo, New Zealand Commerce CommissionDr Geoff Edwards, Charles River AssociatesProfessor George A. Hay, Cornell University Law School

Moderator: Dr John Fingleton, Fingleton Associates

12:45 pm Lunch

1:30 –

2:45 pm

Session: Mergers International mergers in practice, a case study: the 2013 acquisition by Thermo Fisher of Life Technologies.

Elizabeth Avery, Gilbert + Tobin LawyersDr Lilla Csorgo, New Zealand Commerce CommissionGabrielle Ford, Australian Competition and Consumer CommissionNatalie Yeung, Slaughter and May

Moderator: Peter Campbell, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers

2:45 pm Afternoon tea

3:15 –

4:15 pm

Session: Business The experience of being regulated and investigated.

Beth Griggs, AGL Energy Anne Mustow, Bunnings Group Limited

Moderator: Sarah Court, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

Program continued over page

Thursday 22 October

5:30 pm –

7:00 pm

Welcome Evening at the University of South Australia School of Law, Law Building, Hindley Street


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Saturday 24 October

9:00 –

10:30 am

Session: Economics Using economic expert and empirical evidence in competition cases, Australia and abroad.

Dr Geoff Edwards, Charles River AssociatesProfessor George A. Hay, Cornell University Law SchoolDr Philip Williams AM, Frontier Economics

Moderator: Simon Uthmeyer, DLA Piper

10:30 am Morning tea

11:00 –

11:30 am

Session: Competition in the banking sector Perspectives from the Financial System Inquiry.

Professor Kevin Davis, The University of Melbourne

Moderator: Professor Wendy Lacey, School of Law, University of South Australia Business School

11:30 –

12:30 pm

Session: Judicial perspective

The Hon. Justice Andrew Greenwood, Federal Court of AustraliaThe Hon. Justice Lyn Stevens QC, New Zealand Court of AppealThe Hon. Justice David Yates, Federal Court of Australia

Moderator: Professor Wendy Lacey, School of Law, University of South Australia Business School

12:30 pm Lunch

1:15 –

2:25 pm

Session: Emerging issues for 2016 - part two The emerging competition law and economic issues for 2016;• Disruptive competition: Case study – taxi industry• Misuse of market power and the effects test• Concerted practices: how should Australia apply any new law

Professor Caron Beaton-Wells, The University of MelbourneDr John Fingleton, Fingleton AssociatesBill Reid, AshurstDr ZHOU Lixia (Nell), University of International Business and Economics

Moderator: Tim Grimwade, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

2:25 –

2:30 pm

CloseSarah Court, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

4:15 –

5:00 pm

Session: Emerging issues for 2016 - part oneThe emerging competition law and economic issues for 2016;• Application of competition law to government bodies• Failing firms and the exit counterfactual: how the Australian Competition and Consumer

Commission should respond to mergers involving exiting firms

Associate Professor Deborah Healey, University of New South WalesDr Graeme Woodbridge, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

Moderator: Wendy Peter, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

6:30 –

10:30 pm

Dinner at the Adelaide Festival Centre, King William Street

After-dinner speaker The Hon. John Doyle AC QC

PROGRAM OF EVENTSApplying competition law and economics to the ‘real world’

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