FLORENCE COMPETITION PROGRAMME - ANNUAL TRAINING 2018/2019,THIRD EDITION

THIRD RESIDENTIAL BLOCK IN FLORENCE: MERGERCONTROL

Pier Luigi Parcu | European University Institute

Sala Europa

Villa Schifanoia, Via Boccaccio 121 - Florence

11-13 APRIL 2019

PROGRAMME

11 APRIL09.00 - 10.30 Market concentration and horizontal merger analysis

Frank Maier-Rigaud | NERA Economic Consulting

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break in Sala Bandiere

11.00 - 12.30 Vertical integration: theories of harm and efficienciesFrank Maier-Rigaud | NERA Economic Consulting

12.30 - 13.30 Lunch in Sala Villetta

13.30 - 15.00 Multi-jurisdictional merger notifications: challenges in notification andcomplianceClara Ingen-Housz | Saint Gobain

15.00 - 15.30 Coffee break in Sala Bandiere

15.30 - 17.00 Structural v. behavioural remedies in merger control: a comparative perspectiveClara Ingen-Housz | Saint Gobain

17.00 - 17.30 Discussion mock case Block 2Pier Luigi Parcu | European University InstituteMarco Botta | European University Institute

20.00 - 22.00 Dinner

12 APRIL09.00 - 10.30 Economic methods to estimate market concentration and anti-competitive harm

in merger analysisStefano Trento | Compass Lexecon

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break in Sala Bandiere

11.00 - 12.30 Challenges in the application of substantial lessening of competition test: “gapcases” in merger controlStefano Trento | Compass Lexecon

12.30 - 13.30 Lunch in Sala Villetta

13.30 - 15.00 Merger control and cross-border firms’ consolidation in the telecom and energyindustriesRoberto Alimonti | Oxera

15.00 - 15.30 Coffee break in Sala Bandiere

15.30 - 17.00 Case studyRoberto Alimonti | Oxera

17.00 - 19.00 Guided tour

13 APRIL ADVANCED COMPETITION SEMINAR: ASSESSING INNOVATIONTHEORIES OF HARM IN EU MERGER CONTROL

09.00 - 09.15 WelcomePier Luigi Parcu | European University Institute

09.15 - 10.00 IntroductionAlessandra Rossi | University of Chieti-Pescara

10.00 - 10.30 Coffee break in Sala Bandiere

10.30 - 12.15 Roundtable discussion

Roberto Alimonti | Oxera

Clara Ingen-Housz | Saint Gobain

Frank Maier-Rigaud | NERA Economic Consulting

Michele Polo | Bocconi University

Stefano Trento | Compass Lexecon

12.15 - 12.30 Concluding remarksGiorgio Monti | European University Institute