IBA/UBA CONFERENCE. 1st CIS Competition Law Conference
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IBA/UBA CONFERENCE. 1st CIS Competition Law Conference
8-9 December 2011
President Hotel
(12, Hospitalna street, Kiev, Ukraine)
Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA) jointly with International Bar Association (IBA) have the pleasure to invite you to participate in the 1st CIS Competition Law Conference. Recent developments in competition law policy and enforcement in Ukraine and other CIS Countries, to be held on 8-9 December 2011 in Kiev, Ukraine.
Supported by Non-commercial partnership “Competition Support in CIS countries”.
PROGRAMME
Day 1 |
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13:00 - 14:00 | Registration |
14:00 - 14:15 |
Opening of the Conference Welcoming Remarks: Rafael Kuzmin, First Deputy AMCU Chairman — State Commissioner Michael Reynolds, IBA Vice-President Valentyn Zagariya, UBA President Vassily Rudomino, Chairman of Non-Commercial Partnership “Supporting Competition in the CIS” |
14:15 - 14:45 |
Introductory Speech Yuriy Kravchenko, First Deputy AMCU Chairman - State Commissioner, Ukraine “Modern Ukraine's Competition Policy” |
14:45 - 16:15 |
Session 1 -- Latest Developments in Antitrust Enforcement Roundtable with senior officials of AMCU (Ukraine), FAS (Russia), CIS competition authorities, and the European Commission Moderator: Michael Reynolds, IBA Vice-President, Belgium Speakers: Svitlana Moroz, AMCU State Commissioner, Ukraine Pavel Subbotin, Deputy Head of the FAS Russia, Russia Heinrich Hölzler, EU Project (GIZ), Germany Oksana Gvozdilina, Judge of the Supreme Commercial Court of the Russian Federation, Russia |
16:15 - 16:45 |
Coffee |
16:45 - 18:15 |
Session 2 -- Abuse of Dominance: How to Distinguish Anti-Competitive Behaviour from Vigorous Competition Fighting abuse of dominance - a way to effective functioning of markets; abusive conduct dealing with distributors; investigations - EU and UK cases Moderators: Marc Reysen, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Belgium Igor Svechkar, Asters, Ukraine Speakers: Mykola Barash, Director of AMCU Investigation Department, Ukraine Oksana Kondratieva, Legal Alliance Law Firm, Ukraine Tatiana Ignatovskaya, Stepanovski, Papakul & Partners, Belarus Andrea Hamilton, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Belgium |
19:00 |
Reception (Restaurant “Shynok”, 28v Lesia Ukrainka Boulevard) |
Day 2 |
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09:30 - 11:00 |
Session 3 -- Merger Control: Jurisdiction, Procedure, and Substance Legal Framework for Merger Control in Ukraine; merger control in Asian Region and CIS countries; non-compete agreements in M&A transactions Moderator: Vladimir Sayenko, Sayenko Kharenko, Ukraine Speakers: Tetiana Poltavets, Deputy Chief AMCU Concentration and Concerted Practices Office, Ukraine Mannan Kazi, Law & Lawyers, Bangladesh Mariya Nizhnik, Vasil Kisil & Partners, Ukraine Natalia Pleshkova, HP CIS, Ukraine Anna Numerova, Alrud, Russia Suzanne Rab, King & Spalding, UK |
11:00 - 11:30 |
Coffee |
11:30 - 13:00 |
Session 4 -- Cartel Enforcement Fighting international cartels; leniency – development in Ukraine; private competition enforcement Moderator: Aleksei Kot, Antika Law Firm, Ukraine Dimitri Slobodenjuk, Clifford Chance, Germany Speakers: Sergiy Shershun, AMCU State Commissioner, Ukraine Timur Bondarev, Arzinger, Ukraine Oleh Malskyy, Astapov Lawyers, Ukraine Antonina Yaholnik, Baker & McKenzie, Ukraine Roman Syvyi, Galnaftogaz, Ukraine Grigory Chernyshov, White & Case, Russia |
13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch
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14:00 - 14:30 |
Special Guest Prof. Alan Riley, Professor of Law, City Law School, City University, London, UK |
14:30 - 16:00 |
Antitrust Compliance Workshop: How to Get it Right and What Happens if You Don't Moderator: Elena Konovalova, Procter & Gamble Eastern Europe, Ukraine |
16:00 - 16:20 | Closing remarks |
We will be happy to welcome you among the participants of the international conference. In addition, the Ukrainian Bar Association invites you to support the international conference as a partner. Your participation and support will contribute to holding the event at the highest level and will strengthen your company's image as a successful and vibrant business that does not stand apart from initiatives and projects of the Ukrainian Bar Association.
For further information about the UBA international conference and partnership opportunities, please contact Iya Savchenko by phone +380 (44) 492-8848 or e-mail: conference@uba.ua
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