13th ANNUAL COMPETITION LAW AND ECONOMICS WORKSHOP 23 24 October 2015 Crowne Plaza, Adelaide UniSABusinessSchool.edu.au/CLE accc.gov.au/conferences 1
Invitation On behalf of the School of Law at the University of South Australia Business School and the Australian Competition and 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 The 13th Annual Competition Law and Economics Workshop is supported by Business School 2
Speakers and panellists 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 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 QC Former Chief Justice Vice-Chair and Public Member Supreme Court of South Australia Australian Press Council Dr Geoff Edwards Vice President Charles River Associates, Sydney Dr John Fingleton Chief Executive Officer Fingleton Associates Gabrielle Ford Director, Merger Investigations The Hon. Justice Andrew Greenwood Federal Court of Australia Beth Griggs Head of Energy Market Regulation AGL Energy Professor Assoc. Professor Tim Grimwade George A. Hay Deborah Healey Executive General Manager, Legal and Economic Division Charles Frank Reavis Sr. Professor of Law, and Professor of Economics Director: Corporate and Commercial, LLM Programme Professor Wendy Lacey Dean and Head of School: Law Cornell University Law School University of New South Wales 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 Rod Sims Chairman The Hon. Justice Lyn Stevens QC Court of Appeal, New Zealand 3
Speakers and panellists Title Name Position Organisation Simon Uthmeyer Partner DLA Piper Professor Xiaoye Wang Distinguished Professor Hunan University Dr Philip Williams AM Chairman Frontier Economics Professor Marie Wilson Pro Vice Chancellor: Business and Law Dr Graeme Woodbridge Specialist Economic Advisor University of South Australia Business School The Hon. Justice David Yates Federal Court of Australia Natalie Yeung Partner Slaughter and May, Hong Kong Dr Lixia Zhou Assistant Professor University of International Business and Economics 4
Program of events Applying competition law and economics to the real world Thursday 22 October 5:30 pm 7:00 pm Welcome Evening at the University of South Australia School of Law, Law Building, Hindley Street Friday 23 October 9:00 am Registration 9:30 9:40 am 9:40 10:30 am 10:30 11:00 am Introduction: the 13th Annual Competition Law and Economics Workshop Sarah Court, Professor Marie Wilson, University of South Australia Business School Opening: the direction of competition policy in Australia Rod Sims, Keynote Address by Professor Xiaoye Wang, Hunan University Seven years of implementation of China s Anti-Monopoly Law: achievements and challenges. 11:00 am Morning tea 11:30 12:45 pm Session: International perspectives The issues dominating overseas debates on competition law, economics and policy. Dr Lilla Csorgo, New Zealand Commerce Commission Dr Geoff Edwards, Charles River Associates Professor George A. Hay, Cornell University Law School 12:45 pm Lunch Moderator: Dr John Fingleton, Fingleton Associates 1:30 2:45 pm Session: Mergers International mergers in practice, a case study: the 2013 acquisition by Thermo Fisher of Life Technologies. 2:45 pm Afternoon tea Elizabeth Avery, Gilbert + Tobin Lawyers Dr Lilla Csorgo, New Zealand Commerce Commission Gabrielle Ford, Natalie Yeung, Slaughter and May Moderator: Peter Campbell, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers 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, Program continued over page 5
Program of events Applying competition law and economics to the real world 4:15 5:00 pm Session: Emerging issues for 2016 - part one The emerging competition law and economic issues for 2016; Failing firms and the exit counterfactual: how the Consumer Commission should respond to mergers involving exiting firms Application of competition law to government bodies Associate Professor Deborah Healey, University of New South Wales Dr Graeme Woodbridge, Moderator: Wendy Peter, 6:30 10:30 pm Dinner at the Adelaide Festival Centre, King William Street After-dinner speaker The Hon. John Doyle AC QC 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 Associates Professor George A. Hay, Cornell University Law School Dr Philip Williams AM, Frontier Economics 10:30 am Morning tea Moderator: Simon Uthmeyer, DLA Piper 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 Australia The Hon. Justice Lyn Stevens QC, New Zealand Court of Appeal The Hon. Justice David Yates, Federal Court of Australia 12:30 pm Lunch Moderator: Professor Wendy Lacey, School of Law, University of South Australia Business School 1:15 2:15 pm 2:15 2:30 pm Session: Emerging issues for 2016 - part two The emerging competition law and economic issues for 2016; Concerted practices: how should Australia apply any new law Misuse of market power and the effects test Disruptive competition: Case study taxi industry Professor Caron Beaton-Wells, The University of Melbourne Dr John Fingleton, Fingleton Associates Bill Reid, Ashurst Dr Lixia Zhou, University of International Business and Economics Moderator: Tim Grimwade, Close Sarah Court, 6