
Programme
Registration & Breakfast
8:45OPENING KEYNOTE SPEECH
09.15J. Howard BEALES III | Emeritus Professor of Strategic Management and Public Policy, George Washington University School of Business, Washington D.C. (bio)
#1 ANTITRUST AND LEGISLATION
9:45Economy-wide legislation, or targeted legislation, have seen recent developments from Senator Klobuchar’s original proposals to the House of Representatives’ proposals. In addition, antitrust legislation versus regulation can be enforced against emerging economy-wide competition problems versus the imposition of regulations for specific industries.
Bilal SAYYED | Senior Adjunct Fellow, TechFreedom, Washington D.C (bio)
Andrew GAVIL | Professor of Law, Howard University | Senior of Counsel, Crowell & Moring (bio)
Sean HEATHER | Senior Vice President, International Regulatory Affairs & Antitrust, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington D.C (bio)
Moderator : Randy STUTZ | Vice President of Legal Advocacy, American Antitrust Institute, Washington D.C (bio)
Coffee Break
11:15#2 LEGISLATIVE PROCESS : ROLE OF CONGRESS VS. ROLE OF THE FTC
11:45The authority of Congress and the FTC’s rulemaking power may be debated, particularly from a UDAP versus UMC perspective. In addition, there are questions and issues regarding conflicts of law between administrative and existing case law and jurisdictional conflicts regarding the application of FTC rules only by the FTC.
Alden ABBOTT | Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center, George Mason University, Former General Counsel, FTC, Washington D.C (bio)
Marina LAO | Professor, Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, NJ (bio)
Maureen OHLHAUSEN | Partner, Baker Botts, Washington D.C (bio)
Richard PIERCE | Professor of Law, George Washington University, Washington D.C. (bio)
Moderator : Aurélien PORTUESE | Director of Antitrust & Innovation Policy, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, Washington D.C. (bio)
BOOK PRESENTATION : RULEMAKING AUTHORITY OF THE US FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
13:15Edited by Daniel A. Crane, with a Foreword by J. Howard Beales III & Timothy J. Muris, this timely new publication draws on the experience of lawyers and academics, including practitioners with backgrounds at the FTC, to address the myriad questions raised by the prospect of notice-and-comment rulemaking to make major changes in antitrust law.
With essays by : Alden F. Abbott , Jonathan M. Barnett, Corbin Barthold, Neil Chilson, James C. Cooper, Daniel A. Crane, Marina Lao, Aaron L. Nielsen, Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Richard J. Pierce, Jr., James F. Rill, Ben Rossen, Berin Szóka, and Henry Su.
Read the Foreword and browse the Table of Contents here.
Lunch
13:30pm#3 FTC RULEMAKING VS. ENFORCEMENT : A COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS
14:30The UMC’s general rule-making efforts entail certain risks, such as the risk of hindering pro-competitive business activities or specific rules that may for example affect exclusive contracts.
Jonathan BARNETT | Professor, University of Southern California (bio)
James RILL | Senior Counsel, Baker Botts, Washington D.C (bio)
Aaron NIELSON | Professor, Brigham Young University, Provo (bio)
Henry SU | Partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, Washington D.C (bio)
Moderator : Lisa KIMMEL | Senior Counsel, Crowell & Moring, Washington D.C (bio)
Coffee break
16:00#4 UMC RULEMAKING : WHAT BUSINESS IMPACT ?
16:30The development of rules on unfair competition methods may lead to certain impacts on business, such as chilling effects or the creation of certain uncertainties. In addition, the UMC leads to industry-specific concerns about development, supply chains and innovation.
Neil CHILSON | Senior Research Fellow, Stand Together | Charles Koch Institute, Arlington (bio)
Berin SZOKA | President & Founder, TechFreedom, Washington D.C (bio)
Koren WONG-ERVIN | Partner, Axinn, Washington D.C. (bio)
Moderator : Krisztian KATONA | Vice President of Global Competition and Regulatory Policy, CCIA, Washington D.C (bio)
Reception
18:00*to be confirmed
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Panel 1 : Antitrust and Legislation
Panel 2 : Legislative Process : Role of Congress vs. Role of the FTC
Panel 3 : FTC Rulemaking vs. Enforcement : A Cost/Benefit Analysis
Panel 4 : UMC Rulemaking : What Business Impact ?
1. Dirk Auer, Geoffrey Manne, The error costs of loyalty discounts, February 2022
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